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

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) declared a — dividend on Wednesday, November 20th,Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a dividend of 0.0875 per share on Monday, March 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 10.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EMD opened at $9.98 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.89. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a 1-year low of $8.89 and a 1-year high of $10.33.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Company Profile

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.