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EMD

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD

101 hedge funds and large institutions have $202M invested in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 29

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 101 (+1)

0.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.75% → 35.37% (-0.38%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221M → $202M (-$18.8M)

Holders
101
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
38
Reduced
29
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$4.19M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.58M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.44M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$918K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$784K

Top Sellers

1
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
-$4.3M
2
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
-$4.14M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.98M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.78M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$88.5M +$417K +38,893 +0.4%
Raymond James Financial
2
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$9.48M +$4.19M +390,885 +68%
Pathstone Holdings
3
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$8.89M -$4.14M -385,806 -30%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$8.19M -$314K -29,300 -3%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$7.77M -$1.58M -146,944 -16%
PCM
6
Penserra Capital Management
California
$7.46M +$778K +72,575 +11%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$7.37M -$3.98M -370,766 -33%
Allspring Global Investments
8
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$5.23M -$4.3M -400,753 -43%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.13M +$918K +85,592 +20%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.12M +$784K +73,079 +16%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.16M +$302K +28,119 +7%
AAM
12
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.61M -$996K -92,884 -20%
RC
13
Rareview Capital
Nevada
$2.88M -$65.1K -6,068 -2%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.84M +$108K +10,107 +4%
Cohen & Steers
15
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.65M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.62M +$505K +47,135 +21%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2M +$243K +22,686 +13%
IWC
18
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$1.48M -$65.3K -6,090 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.45M +$1.58M +147,568 New
IAS
20
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$1.38M +$428K +39,871 +40%
UCI
21
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$1.34M +$506K +47,226 +53%
WAM
22
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.32M +$1.44M +134,125 New
AWM
23
Ariadne Wealth Management
California
$1.19M – – –
DADC
24
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.04M -$39.6K -3,692 -3%
SF
25
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$959K -$133K -12,441 -11%
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EMD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

101 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $202M — down 8.5% from $221M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EMD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial, adding an estimated $4.19M. The largest seller was Allspring Global Investments, cutting an estimated $4.3M.

  • 101 institutional investors held Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) as of Q1 2026, up from 100 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $202M of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q1 2026, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q1 2026 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q1 2026 was Raymond James Financial, an estimated $4.19M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q1 2026 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $4.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.