Emerging Market Fixed Income Closed-End Funds List (Multiple Regions / Countries)

NYSE or NASDAQ listed emerging market bond closed-end funds that offer investors exposure to bond markets in multiple emerging market regions and countries:

Emerging Market Bond Closed-End Funds List (Multiple Regions and/or Countries)*

	Closed End Fund	Ticker	Exchange	Manager/Advisor	Inception
1	AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc	AWF	NYSE	AllianceBernstein	1993/07/28
2	Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt	MSD	NYSE	Morgan Stanley Investment Management	1993/07/23
3	Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt	EDD	NYSE	Morgan Stanley Investment Management	2007/04/24
4	Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund	TEI	NYSE	Franklin Templeton Investments	1993/09/23
5	Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund	EDF	NYSE	Virtus Investment Partners	2010/12/22
6	Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc	EMD	NYSE	Franklin Templeton Investments	2003/12/01
7	Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc (Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc)	ESD	Reorganized	Legg Mason Global Asset Management	1993/06/25 - 12/19/2016 Reorganized
8	Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc (Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc)	SBW	Reorganized	Legg Mason Global Asset Management	1993/12/31 - 12/19/2016 Reorganized

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