Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) Declares $0.09 Dividend

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) declared a dividend on Thursday, January 23rd,investing.com reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th will be paid a dividend of 0.0875 per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 10.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Stock Performance

Shares of EMD opened at $9.81 on Friday. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a twelve month low of $8.89 and a twelve month high of $10.33. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $9.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.86.

About Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc is an open ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe.