WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MKTS XEMDX
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 95766A101
89
institutional holders
-4 vs Q1 2023
24.3m
shares reported held*
$205.0mreported value*
8 new
27 added
25 reduced
12 sold out
net bought ≈ $4.7m (+547.1k shares)
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.42.
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 92 |
| Q4 2022 | 96 |
| Q1 2023 | 93 |
| Q2 2023 | 89 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Bought or addedCut or sold out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 46 | 39 |
| Q1 2023 | 43 | 39 |
| Q2 2023 | 35 | 37 |
Biggest buyers
| Glovista Investments LLC | New | +467.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +130.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +99.5k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +72.5k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +47.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +37.4k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +31.0k |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +26.1k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC | New | +23.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +22.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | Reduced | -116.2k |
| Almitas Capital LLC | Sold out | -59.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -56.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -40.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -36.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -34.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -31.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -17.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -16.3k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Sold out | -13.0k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution +2.2 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 8.7% |
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7m $101.2m | Added +130.6k |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.7m $14.6m | Added +26.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.0m | Added +72.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 989.0k $8.5m | Reduced -31.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 891.9k $7.7m | Reduced -700 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 693.1k $6.0m | Reduced -36.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 592.4k $5.1m | Added +687 |
| PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. 2.02% of their portfolio | 570.1k $6.5k | Added +13.6k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 538.2k $4.7m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Glovista Investments LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 467.5k $4.0m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 421.7k $3.6m | Added +99.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 398.6k $3.4m | Reduced -56.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 387.5k $3.3m | Added +18.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 297.1k $2.6m | Added +37.4k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 294.2k $2.5m | Added +6.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 289.4k $2.5m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.02% of their portfolio | 262.8k $2.3m | Added +5.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.0k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 200.9k $1.7m | Reduced -116.2k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.4k $1.7m | Added +6.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.9k $1.5m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 146.9k $1.3m | Added +47.4k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.1k $1.1m | Added +2.6k |
| Penn Mutual Asset Management 0.89% of their portfolio | 114.1k $983.4k | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.2k $829.2k | Reduced -900 |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.7k $738.7k | Added +31.0k |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.9k $706.4k | Added +2.6k |
| Camelot Portfolios, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 81.0k $698.2k | Reduced -204 |
| Matisse Capital 0.43% of their portfolio | 80.3k $692.6k | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 74.8k $644.7k | Reduced -1.5k |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 69.4k $597.8k | Reduced -11.4k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.9k $594.0k | Reduced -1.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $432.0k | Unchanged |
| AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.3k $416.4k | Added +1.5k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.8k $394.4k | Added +3.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.7k $394.2k | Added +22.4k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $379.0k | Added +440 |
| Advisor OS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.9k $326.7k | Unchanged |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.5k $323.6k | Reduced -2.5k |
| GOULD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC /CA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.9k $283.9k | Unchanged |
| PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $266.0k | Added +798 |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.3k $246.0k | Unchanged |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $206.2k | New |
| Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 23.2k $198.0k | Reduced -225 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $186.0k | Added +870 |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.2k $175.8k | Added +23 |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.9k $172.0k | New |
| Seed Wealth Management, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 19.9k $171.5k | Unchanged |
| MGO ONE SEVEN LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.3k $157.5k | Added +460 |
| PENSION & WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 17.0k $262.9k | Reduced -6.1k |
| Thrive Wealth Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.9k $145.9k | Unchanged |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $142.7k | Reduced -7.8k |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.4k $141.1k | Reduced -310 |
| JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.1k $139.0k | Unchanged |
| Klingman & Associates, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.6k $117.1k | Unchanged |
| COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $100.6k | Added +678 |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $100.1k | Reduced -6.2k |
| Cetera Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $92.7k | Reduced -1.2k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $91.0k | Reduced -1.8k |
| Waterfront Wealth Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.2k $90.3k | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $86.9k | New |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $86.2k | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $86.2k | Unchanged |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7k $49.5k | Added +91 |
| Spire Wealth Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $44.9k | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $43.1k | Unchanged |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.9k $42.6k | Reduced -34.2k |
| CAROLINAS WEALTH CONSULTING LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5k $30.0k | Added +84 |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2k $27.6k | Unchanged |
| BELLEVUE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7k $23.4k | Unchanged |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $20.0k | Unchanged |
| OLIVER LAGORE VANVALIN INVESTMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0k $17.2k | Unchanged |
| FNY Investment Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4k $12.0k | Unchanged |
| Avion Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $8.0k | Unchanged |
| Elequin Capital, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 952 $8.2k | Reduced -6.6k |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 910 $7.8k | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 810 $7.0k | Unchanged |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 630 $5.4k | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 570 $5.0k | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 528 $4.6k | Reduced -145 |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 448 $3.9k | Unchanged |
| Blue Trust, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 418 $4.0k | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 413 $3.6k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 315 $2.7k | Unchanged |
| Beacon Capital Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161 $1.4k | Added +4 |
| Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137 $1.2k | New |
| Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA 0.01% of their portfolio | 100 $862 | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 20 $172 | Reduced -436 |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |