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Emerging-market closed-end funds

Funds with emerging-market mandates — equity and debt — including single-country funds for China, India, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and Brazil. Discounts in this group are often wide and volatile. 6 funds in this view. Classification uses the fund’s mandate and its latest reported country allocation; where providers differ, ours is labelled “rules” and can be reviewed.

GlobalInternational (ex-U.S.)Developed-marketEmerging-marketFrontier-marketRegionalSingle-countryAllEquityFixed income
Largest
  • FAXabrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund$1.1B
  • EMDWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund$852M
  • EDDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund$396M
  • TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund$395M
  • MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund$165M
Widest discounts
  • MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund-12.43%
  • EMDWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund-12.37%
  • TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund-10.87%
  • EDDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund-8.11%
  • EDFVirtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund-5.73%
Best 1y NAV TR
  • TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund+22.16%
  • EDDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund+13.90%
  • EDFVirtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund+13.59%
  • MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund+5.51%
  • EMDWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund+4.41%
Highest TTM yield
  • TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund19.28%
  • EDFVirtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund16.11%
  • FAXabrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund15.32%
  • EDDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund13.45%
  • EMDWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund12.13%

All funds

FundPrem/discPrice vs. assetsZ (1y)TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo)ExpensesAnnual costLeverageBorrowingNet assetsFund size▼1y NAV TR1y asset return3y NAV TR3y asset return (per yr)CategoryCategory
FAX abrdn Asia-Pacific Income FundNAV unavailable—15.32%——$1.1B——Taxable Bonds
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund12.37% discount-3.4012.13%2.91%0.03%$852M+4.41%+14.13%Taxable Bonds
EDD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund8.11% discount-1.1013.45%——$396M+13.90%+15.19%Taxable Bonds
TEI Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund10.87% discount-2.4619.28%——$395M+22.16%+23.15%Taxable Bonds
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund12.43% discount-2.528.70%——$165M+5.51%+12.91%Taxable Bonds
EDF Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund5.73% discount-2.2716.11%——$157M+13.59%+23.26%Taxable Bonds

Country exposure across these funds

funds with ≥3% in the country, latest N-PORT

Argentina · 4 funds · avg 10.1%Mexico · 4 funds · avg 8.0%South Africa · 4 funds · avg 7.7%Colombia · 3 funds · avg 6.3%Egypt · 3 funds · avg 5.8%Luxembourg · 2 funds · avg 9.1%Kazakhstan · 2 funds · avg 6.6%Indonesia · 2 funds · avg 5.8%India · 2 funds · avg 5.7%Cayman Islands · 2 funds · avg 5.4%EC · 2 funds · avg 4.5%Nigeria · 2 funds · avg 4.2%Türkiye · 2 funds · avg 4.0%United Kingdom · 2 funds · avg 3.7%Kenya · 2 funds · avg 3.2%Malaysia · 1 funds · avg 9.2%UZ · 1 funds · avg 7.9%Brazil · 1 funds · avg 7.6%Singapore · 1 funds · avg 6.4%AO · 1 funds · avg 5.4%

Country allocation is issuer domicile as reported, not currency exposure. Currency hedging is shown only where a fund discloses it.