Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. filings document closed-end fund governance and shareholder voting matters. Recent definitive proxy statements cover the annual meeting, election of Class II directors to the board, and ratification of the independent registered public accountant.
The filing record identifies the Fund as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company managed by Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC and subadvised by Western Asset Management Company, LLC and certain foreign-based affiliates. The disclosures also frame board oversight, common-share voting, and service-provider governance for the Fund.
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. ownership disclosure: Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC report collective beneficial ownership of 6.5% of the issuer's common stock as of 03/31/2026. The filing lists shared dispositive power of 3,797,116 and 3,785,253 shares respectively and is submitted as Amendment No. 4 to a Schedule 13G/A.
WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. filed an initial insider ownership report identifying Kim Stout as a reporting person in the role of CCO/Subadviser. The filing does not list any reportable transactions, and no derivative positions are summarized in this Form 3.
EMD filed an annual Form N-CEN for registered investment companies. The submission lists administrative fund details and service providers and discloses $13,402.31000000 in aggregate brokerage commissions paid during the reporting period. The report also itemizes principal transactions with counterparty totals such as $52,600,021.35000000 and $223,557,301.43000000.
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. filed its annual Form N-CSR for the year ended December 31, 2025, reporting net assets of $653,222,775 and an NAV of $11.24 per share. The Fund returned 17.50% on NAV and 23.22% on market price for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
The Board maintains a managed distribution policy paying $0.0950 per share monthly; distributions for the year totaled $1.11 per share, including $0.34 treated as return of capital. The Fund used leverage (loan outstanding $215.0M) and had net investment income of $48.45M and net realized loss of $6.77M.
Morgan Stanley and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC filed Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13G for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD), reporting passive beneficial ownership. They disclose 5,638,576 shares beneficially owned, representing 9.7% of the common stock as of 09/30/2025.
The filing lists shared voting power of 693,305 shares and shared dispositive power of 5,638,576 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. definitive proxy statement excerpt presents the matters for shareholder vote, including election of three Class II directors and ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The document lists director biographies, committee memberships and oversight responsibilities (many directors oversee 21 portfolios in the fund complex), prior experience at Franklin Templeton/Legg Mason and other firms, and aggregate equity security figures shown (examples include 5,440,238 (9.31%), 3,103,090 (5.3%), 5,142,350 (8.70%)). It explains that abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as represented at the meeting but will not be treated as votes cast and therefore will not affect the outcome of the ratification proposal. Voting instructions and proxy return options are provided in ballot format.
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. definitive proxy statement excerpt presents the matters for shareholder vote, including election of three Class II directors and ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The document lists director biographies, committee memberships and oversight responsibilities (many directors oversee 21 portfolios in the fund complex), prior experience at Franklin Templeton/Legg Mason and other firms, and aggregate equity security figures shown (examples include 5,440,238 (9.31%), 3,103,090 (5.3%), 5,142,350 (8.70%)). It explains that abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as represented at the meeting but will not be treated as votes cast and therefore will not affect the outcome of the ratification proposal. Voting instructions and proxy return options are provided in ballot format.
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. insider filing shows no holdings. Jeffrey Masom, identified as "Director- Subadviser," filed an initial ownership report on the fund’s shares. The filing states that no non-derivative or derivative securities of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. are beneficially owned, meaning Masom reports no direct or indirect ownership position in the fund’s stock or related derivative securities.