Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (XEDFX)
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EDF: Emerging Markets Are Getting Riskier, But This Fund Is Handling It Well
The Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund offers a 13.16% yield by investing primarily in emerging market bonds. EDF's portfolio is diversified across sovereign and corporate bonds in both local and hard currencies, with recent shifts favoring sovereign hard currency bonds. The surge in oil prices has weakened the outlook for emerging market currencies and local currency bonds.
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Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund Profile
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Overview
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund that is both launched and managed by Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP. This fund specifically targets the fixed income markets in emerging market countries worldwide. Its primary investment focus lies in sovereign debt obligations, corporate debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, and securities issued by supranational organizations. Additionally, the fund diversifies its portfolio by investing in floating rate commercial loans and securitized loan participations.
The management of Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund involves thorough analysis, taking into account various factors that can affect the performance of its investments, including liquidity, volatility, tax implications, interest rate sensitivity, counterparty risks, and economic factors. Currency exchange rates and technical market considerations also play a crucial role in portfolio construction. To measure performance, the fund benchmarks its portfolios against prominent indices such as the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR Index, the JPMorgan CEMBI Broad Diversified Index, and the JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Composite TR Index. Formed on December 22, 2010, the fund is based in the United States.
Products and Services
- Sovereign Debt Obligations: Investments in bonds issued by emerging market governments, which generally offer higher yields due to the associated risks compared to developed markets.
- Corporate Debt Securities: Engagement in bonds issued by corporations in emerging markets, providing a varied portfolio with different credit qualities and yield potentials.
- Structured Notes: Customized financial instruments that yield returns based on the performance of underlying assets while offering varying levels of risk and reward.
- Convertible Securities: Investments in bonds or preferred stocks that can be converted into a predetermined number of common shares, allowing for equity participation.
- Securities Issued by Supranational Organizations: Deploying capital in debt instruments offered by global entities, which help finance multi-nation projects and often carry lower default risk.
- Floating Rate Commercial Loans: Financing that offers variable interest rates, which can help mitigate risks associated with rising interest rates.
- Securitized Loan Participations: Investing in financial instruments that are backed by cash flows from a pool of loans, allowing for diversification across different regimes and borrower types.
