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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

EMD
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SEC CIK
0001227862

No open-market purchases or sales by Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 99 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $213.5M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Four kinds of short-selling data, each measuring something different:

  • Short interest: shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of a settlement date. FINRA publishes it twice a month, about eight business days after the settlement date.
  • Daily short volume: shares sold short each day in off-exchange trades reported to FINRA. It counts trades, not open positions, and is published the next day.
  • Fails-to-deliver: shares not delivered by the settlement date. The SEC publishes them twice a month, about two weeks late.
  • ATS (dark pool) volume: weekly volume on alternative trading systems and other off-exchange venues. FINRA publishes it two to four weeks after the week.

More in the glossary.

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet bought back, from FINRA, on every settlement date in the last two years.

Short interest
42.7K
Shares, settlement Oct 30, 2026
Change
+8.14K
+23.5% vs. Oct 15, 2026
Days to cover
1.00
Short interest ÷ average daily volume
Average daily volume
347.0K
Shares, as reported by FINRA
Short interest by settlement date
Oct 31, 2024: 34,128 sharesNov 15, 2024: 23,761 sharesNov 29, 2024: 103,675 sharesDec 13, 2024: 76,943 sharesDec 31, 2024: 17,652 sharesJan 15, 2025: 30,472 sharesJan 31, 2025: 38,579 sharesFeb 14, 2025: 44,252 sharesFeb 28, 2025: 67,185 sharesMar 14, 2025: 27,125 sharesMar 31, 2025: 76,918 sharesApr 15, 2025: 50,701 sharesApr 30, 2025: 69,249 sharesMay 15, 2025: 90,030 sharesMay 30, 2025: 85,231 sharesJun 13, 2025: 49,969 sharesJun 30, 2025: 91,918 sharesJul 15, 2025: 104,785 sharesJul 31, 2025: 89,204 sharesAug 15, 2025: 84,480 sharesAug 29, 2025: 93,850 sharesSep 15, 2025: 51,661 sharesSep 30, 2025: 88,906 sharesOct 15, 2025: 89,932 sharesOct 31, 2025: 137,797 sharesNov 14, 2025: 134,518 sharesNov 28, 2025: 120,008 sharesDec 15, 2025: 103,985 sharesDec 31, 2025: 150,642 sharesJan 15, 2026: 71,219 sharesJan 30, 2026: 92,757 sharesFeb 13, 2026: 148,459 sharesFeb 27, 2026: 154,286 sharesMar 13, 2026: 154,751 sharesMar 31, 2026: 92,990 sharesApr 15, 2026: 157,229 sharesApr 30, 2026: 199,415 sharesMay 15, 2026: 129,111 sharesMay 29, 2026: 127,912 sharesJun 15, 2026: 89,282 sharesJun 30, 2026: 116,939 sharesJul 15, 2026: 128,485 sharesJul 31, 2026: 256,574 sharesAug 14, 2026: 183,436 sharesAug 31, 2026: 273,726 sharesSep 15, 2026: 143,715 sharesSep 30, 2026: 30,627 sharesOct 15, 2026: 34,574 sharesOct 30, 2026: 42,713 shares
Short interest in EMD by settlement date
Settlement dateShort interestChangeChange %Avg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 202642.7K+8.14K+23.5%347.0K1.00
Oct 15, 202634.6K+3.95K+12.9%284.0K1.00
Sep 30, 202630.6K−113.1K−78.7%239.3K1.00
Sep 15, 2026143.7K−130.0K−47.5%204.9K1.00
Aug 31, 2026273.7K+90.3K+49.2%159.2K1.72
Aug 14, 2026183.4K−73.1K−28.5%147.6K1.24
Jul 31, 2026256.6K+128.1K+99.7%189.5K1.35
Jul 15, 2026128.5K+11.5K+9.9%179.8K1.00
Jun 30, 2026116.9K+27.7K+31.0%159.0K1.00
Jun 15, 202689.3K−38.6K−30.2%182.7K1.00
May 29, 2026127.9K−1.20K−0.9%196.3K1.00
May 15, 2026129.1K−70.3K−35.3%205.5K1.00
Apr 30, 2026199.4K+42.2K+26.8%186.6K1.07
Apr 15, 2026157.2K+64.2K+69.1%226.0K1.00
Mar 31, 202693.0K−61.8K−39.9%296.0K1.00
Mar 13, 2026154.8K+465+0.3%251.0K1.00
Feb 27, 2026154.3K+5.83K+3.9%222.9K1.00
Feb 13, 2026148.5K+55.7K+60.1%242.1K1.00
Jan 30, 202692.8K+21.5K+30.2%278.2K1.00
Jan 15, 202671.2K−79.4K−52.7%234.9K1.00
Dec 31, 2025150.6K+46.7K+44.9%274.6K1.00
Dec 15, 2025104.0K−16.0K−13.4%173.9K1.00
Nov 28, 2025120.0K−14.5K−10.8%184.7K1.00
Nov 14, 2025134.5K−3.28K−2.4%258.4K1.00
Oct 31, 2025137.8K+47.9K+53.2%171.2K1.00
Oct 15, 202589.9K+1.03K+1.2%176.4K1.00
Sep 30, 202588.9K+37.2K+72.1%223.5K1.00
Sep 15, 202551.7K−42.2K−45.0%168.4K1.00
Aug 29, 202593.8K+9.37K+11.1%173.5K1.00
Aug 15, 202584.5K−4.72K−5.3%144.4K1.00
Jul 31, 202589.2K−15.6K−14.9%176.6K1.00
Jul 15, 2025104.8K+12.9K+14.0%184.4K1.00
Jun 30, 202591.9K+41.9K+84.0%176.1K1.00
Jun 13, 202550.0K−35.3K−41.4%144.1K1.00
May 30, 202585.2K−4.80K−5.3%168.2K1.00
May 15, 202590.0K+20.8K+30.0%163.3K1.00
Apr 30, 202569.2K+18.5K+36.6%176.8K1.00
Apr 15, 202550.7K−26.2K−34.1%326.7K1.00
Mar 31, 202576.9K+49.8K+183.6%158.0K1.00
Mar 14, 202527.1K−40.1K−59.6%227.8K1.00
Feb 28, 202567.2K+22.9K+51.8%364.2K1.00
Feb 14, 202544.3K+5.67K+14.7%174.2K1.00
Jan 31, 202538.6K+8.11K+26.6%176.4K1.00
Jan 15, 202530.5K+12.8K+72.6%169.0K1.00
Dec 31, 202417.7K−59.3K−77.1%260.8K1.00
Dec 13, 202476.9K−26.7K−25.8%152.8K1.00
Nov 29, 2024103.7K+79.9K+336.3%198.7K1.00
Nov 15, 202423.8K−10.4K−30.4%210.1K1.00
Oct 31, 202434.1K−13.3K−28.0%235.1K1.00

Fails-to-deliver

Shares that weren't delivered by the settlement date, from the SEC, for the last 30 dates with fails. The price is the previous day's closing price published by the SEC.

Fails-to-deliver in EMD by settlement date
Settlement dateSharesPriceValue
Oct 13, 2026156$9.24$1.44K
Oct 5, 2026163$9.28$1.51K
Oct 2, 20261,921$9.32$17.9K
Sep 23, 2026982$10.03$9.85K
Aug 19, 2026410$10.62$4.35K
Aug 7, 20263$10.59$31.77
Jul 23, 2026829$10.66$8.84K
Jul 22, 2026672$10.69$7.18K
Jun 30, 20262,725$10.80$29.4K
Jun 22, 20268,390$10.64$89.3K
Jun 2, 20262,139$10.50$22.5K
May 29, 202674$10.74$794.76
May 26, 20261$10.42$10.42
May 22, 202617$10.31$175.27
May 21, 2026349$10.45$3.65K
May 20, 2026425$10.31$4.38K
May 19, 2026430$10.42$4.48K
May 18, 2026436$10.48$4.57K
May 1, 20261$10.94$10.94
Apr 30, 202662$10.74$665.88
Apr 21, 202687$10.88$946.56
Mar 10, 2026496$10.36$5.14K
Feb 19, 202623,250$11.30$262.7K
Jan 22, 2026552$10.92$6.03K
Jan 21, 20261,330$10.83$14.4K
Jan 16, 2026384$10.71$4.11K
Jan 14, 20267,961$10.85$86.4K
Jan 13, 202617,893$10.95$195.9K
Jan 12, 20263,735$10.88$40.6K
Jan 9, 20262,878$10.80$31.1K

Daily short volume

Off-exchange short-sale volume, not short interest: shares sold short each day in trades reported to FINRA, for the last 30 trading days.

The short volume ratio isn't a sentiment gauge: market makers sell short to fill buy orders and to hedge, so short sales are usually about half of off-exchange volume.

Off-exchange short volume in EMD by trade date
Trade dateShort volumeShort exemptOff-exchange volumeShort volume ratio
Nov 10, 202667,7021,474137,21149.3%
Nov 9, 202636,65826090,49640.5%
Nov 6, 202659,2470103,05057.5%
Nov 5, 202647,1290149,23331.6%
Nov 4, 202658,66532135,42443.3%
Nov 3, 202660,0210123,38448.6%
Nov 2, 202677,735217161,70548.1%
Oct 30, 202674,696250134,68355.5%
Oct 29, 202646,7240223,90420.9%
Oct 28, 202675,4552,035173,26743.5%
Oct 27, 202627,5991,25078,20035.3%
Oct 26, 202630,7440182,83016.8%
Oct 23, 202669,2540206,16933.6%
Oct 22, 202697,8190255,00438.4%
Oct 21, 202656,3800104,52953.9%
Oct 20, 202669,2910151,30945.8%
Oct 19, 202651,9143100,59851.6%
Oct 16, 2026242,0833,117670,69836.1%
Oct 15, 202654,7740164,73933.2%
Oct 14, 202626,0030156,92516.6%
Oct 13, 202665,1690176,61836.9%
Oct 12, 202647,465300143,06633.2%
Oct 9, 202634,8170115,39430.2%
Oct 8, 202668,4260197,30534.7%
Oct 7, 202679,4361,014240,83133.0%
Oct 6, 202633,3780137,34124.3%
Oct 5, 202666,0130308,15321.4%
Oct 2, 202621,1980125,17716.9%
Oct 1, 202659,3340167,56835.4%
Sep 30, 202685,1390229,06037.2%

ATS (dark pool) volume

Weekly volume on alternative trading systems (ATS) and other off-exchange (OTC) venues, from FINRA, for the last 12 weeks. ATS share is ATS volume ÷ (ATS + OTC volume), not a share of all trading.

Weekly ATS and OTC volume in EMD
Week ofTierATS sharesATS tradesOther OTC sharesOther OTC tradesATS share
Oct 5, 2026T2223,1601,648776,2171,64322.3%
Sep 28, 2026T2166,7181,223624,9691,86321.1%
Sep 21, 2026T2120,437931553,5651,44717.9%
Sep 14, 2026T2227,5561,409659,1071,63525.7%
Sep 7, 2026T2122,767736434,8941,17922.0%
Aug 31, 2026T2135,4361,095316,5121,37430.0%
Aug 24, 2026T295,038705353,6421,09321.2%
Aug 17, 2026T2106,045638392,96298221.3%
Aug 10, 2026T275,526635427,8881,31315.0%
Aug 3, 2026T282,470723363,0871,15718.5%
Jul 27, 2026T2113,4211,010341,6971,30524.9%
Jul 20, 2026T2184,9841,510406,5231,10131.3%