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Total Real Returns

EMD: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

EMD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EMD returned +19.48% over the past year and +1.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 14, 1992, EMD is up +132.49% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.55%/yr, and is currently −4.32% below its real total-return high on Feb. 18, 2026.

Mon 1992-12-14💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
EMD
×
+1.91%
2026-05-29
+19.48%
2026-05-29
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt NYSE Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 1992-12-14💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
EMD
×
+132.49%
+2.55%/yr
+3.20%/yr
(R2=0.678)
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt NYSE Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1992-12-14💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 Start
Value
End
Value
EMD
×
$10,000.00
1992-12-14
$23,249.40
2026-05-29
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt NYSE Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year EMD
2026 (YTD) +1.91%
2025 +20.21%
2024 +13.04%
2023 +8.62%
2022 −25.59%
2021 −6.87%
2020 +5.59%
2019 +23.79%
2018 −15.32%
2017 +11.93%
2016 +15.15%
2015 −5.57%
2014 −1.29%
2013 −16.20%
2012 +21.39%
2011 +7.53%
2010 +12.09%
2009 +49.58%
2008 −20.88%
2007 +3.64%
2006 +5.86%
2005 −3.65%
2004 +3.77%
2003 +47.82%
2002 −0.85%
2001 +7.17%
2000 +3.09%
1999 +1.86%
1998 −34.35%
1997 −10.31%
1996 +26.97%
1995 +9.58%
1994 −37.82%
1993 +29.77%
1992 −3.35%

Drawdowns

Mon 1992-12-14💬 to Fri 2026-05-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
EMD
×
−4.32%
from 2026-02-18 peak
−56.84%
1998-09-14
from 1993-12-03 peak
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt NYSE Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-05-29 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
EMD
×
+19.48% +35.47%
+16.40%/yr
+60.66%
+17.07%/yr
+3.63%
+0.72%/yr
+34.08%
+2.97%/yr
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt NYSE Mutual Fund