All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
EMD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EMD returned +11.85% over the past year and +2.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 14, 1992, EMD is up +133.93% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.56%/yr, and is currently −3.73% below its real total-return high on Feb. 18, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 6, 2026
| Mon 1992-12-14💬 to Thu 2026-08-06 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMD × |
+133.93%
+2.56%/yr |
+3.21%/yr
R2=0.683 |
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| Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt NYSE Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1992-12-14💬 to Thu 2026-08-06 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EMD × |
$10,000.00
1992-12-14 |
$23,392.55
2026-08-06 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EMD × | +2.53% | +11.85% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EMD × |
−3.73%
on 2026-08-06 from 2026-02-18 peak |
−56.84%
on 1998-09-14 from 1993-12-03 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-06 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMD × | +11.85% |
+29.78% +13.92%/yr |
+50.22% +14.53%/yr |
+3.84% +0.76%/yr |
+23.06% +2.10%/yr |
| Year | EMD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.53% |
| 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 | +11.92% |
| 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 | −20.87% |
| 2007 | +3.64% |
| 2006 | +5.86% |
| 2005 | −3.65% |
| 2004 | +3.77% |
| 2003 | +47.82% |
| 2002 | −0.84% |
| 2001 | +7.16% |
| 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% |
