Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

Frequently Asked Questions About EDF

What does EDF invest in?

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It primarily invests in sovereign debt obligations, corporate debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, securities issued by supranational organizations, floating rate commercial loans, and securitized loan participations. The fund focuses on factors such as liquidity, volatility, tax implications, interest rate sensitivity, counterparty risks, economic factors, currency exchange rates, and technical market considerations to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR Index, the JPMorgan CEMBI Broad Diversified Index, and the JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Composite TR Index. Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund was formed on December 22, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.

What is the expense ratio of EDF?

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) charges an expense ratio of 3.13%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is EDF's dividend yield?

EDF's trailing-twelve-month yield is 16.36%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

How big is EDF?

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) manages $141.3M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is EDF actively managed or an index fund?

EDF's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was EDF launched?

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (EDF) launched in December 2010 and is managed by the fund issuer.