Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22473

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Adam J. Shapiro, Esq.

c/o Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP

31 West 52nd Street, 16th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Name and address of agent for service)

With copies To:

Michael G. Doherty, Esq.

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 623-2577

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: June 1, 2013 – August 31, 2013


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

   Statement of Investments
   August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount*

    

Market Value

(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 76.03%

             

Argentina - 0.37%

             

City of Buenos Aires Argentina

   USD      9.950 %     03/01/2017         1,249,000      $  1,136,590  (1) 
             

 

 

 

Brazil - 16.22%

             

Brazil Loan Trust 1

   USD      5.477 %     07/24/2023         3,668,234        3,732,428  (1) 

Nota Do Tesouro Nacional:

             
   BRL      10.000 %     01/01/2014         1,749,000         733,450  
   BRL      10.000 %     01/01/2017         29,120,000        11,632,847  
   BRL      10.000 %     01/01/2021         44,260,000        16,868,966  
   BRL      10.000 %     01/01/2023         47,030,000        17,533,953  
             

 

 

 
                50,501,644  
             

 

 

 

Croatia - 0.53%

             

Croatian Government:

             
   USD      6.625 %     07/14/2020         948,000        988,290  (2) 
   USD      6.375 %     03/24/2021         658,000        671,160  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                1,659,450  
             

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 3.08%

             

Dominican Republic International Bond:

             
   USD      7.500 %     05/06/2021         3,983,000        4,281,725  (2)(3) 
   USD      5.875 %     04/18/2024         5,653,000        5,313,820  (1)(3) 
             

 

 

 
                9,595,545  
             

 

 

 

El Salvador - 0.12%

             

Republic of El Salvador

   USD      7.750 %     01/24/2023         334,000        367,400  (2) 
             

 

 

 

Hungary - 2.13%

             

Republic of Hungary:

             
   GBP      5.000 %     03/30/2016         223,000        350,762  
   EUR      6.000 %     01/11/2019         455,000        627,434  
   USD      6.250 %     01/29/2020         2,186,000        2,262,510  (3) 
   USD      5.375 %     02/21/2023         3,600,000        3,402,036  (3) 
             

 

 

 
                6,642,742  
             

 

 

 

Indonesia - 3.95%

             

Inter-American Development Bank

   IDR      0.000 %     08/20/2015         62,090,000,000        4,610,498  (4) 

Republic of Indonesia:

             
   USD      6.875 %     01/17/2018         4,833,000        5,267,970  (2)(3) 
   USD      4.875 %     05/05/2021         2,600,000        2,424,500  (2)(3) 
             

 

 

 
                12,302,968  
             

 

 

 

Iraq - 2.43%

             

Republic of Iraq

   USD      5.800 %     01/15/2028         9,416,000        7,579,880  (2)(3) 
             

 

 

 


     

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount*

    

Market Value
(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

Ivory Coast - 1.03%

             

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

   USD      5.750 %     12/31/2032         3,745,000       $ 3,201,975  (2)(3)(5) 
             

 

 

 

Mexico - 7.90%

             

Mexican Bonos:

             
   MXN      8.500 %     12/13/2018         105,610,000         8,990,988   
   MXN      8.000 %     06/11/2020         81,030,000         6,761,136   
   MXN      8.000 %     12/07/2023         73,900,000         6,207,613   
   MXN      10.000 %     12/05/2024         21,200,000         2,052,323   
   MXN      7.500 %     06/03/2027         3,537,000         284,633   
   MXN      8.500 %     05/31/2029         3,366,000         289,166   
             

 

 

 
                24,585,859   
             

 

 

 

Morocco - 0.49%

             

Moroccan Government

   USD      4.250 %     12/11/2022         1,750,000         1,515,937  (1) 
             

 

 

 
             

Nigeria - 1.49%

             

Nigerian Government Bond

   NGN      15.100 %     04/27/2017         613,000,000         3,926,878   

Republic of Nigeria

   USD      6.375 %     07/12/2023        
698,000
  
     708,470  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                4,635,348   
             

 

 

 

Panama - 0.17%

             

Republic of Panama

   USD      8.125 %     04/28/2034         424,000         542,720   
             

 

 

 

Russia - 1.68%

             

Russian Federation:

             
   USD      12.750 %     06/24/2028         1,953,000         3,324,982  (2)(3) 
   USD      7.500 %     03/31/2030         1,649,500         1,905,173  (2)(3)(5) 
             

 

 

 
                5,230,155   
             

 

 

 

Slovenia - 1.60%

             

Republic of Slovenia

   USD      5.500 %     10/26/2022         5,397,000         4,972,202  (2)(3) 
             

 

 

 

South Africa - 7.00%

             

Republic of South Africa:

             
   ZAR      13.500 %     09/15/2015         26,070,000         2,868,199   
   ZAR      8.000 %     12/21/2018         83,340,000         8,264,348   
   ZAR      7.250 %     01/15/2020         105,100,000         9,922,352   
   ZAR      6.750 %     03/31/2021         7,380,000         669,957   
   ZAR      7.000 %     02/28/2031         920,000         73,860   
             

 

 

 
                21,798,716   
             

 

 

 

Turkey - 11.12%

             

Republic of Turkey:

             
   TRY      6.500 %     01/07/2015         2,560,000         1,213,382   
   TRY      8.300 %     06/20/2018         6,410,000         3,010,477   
   USD      7.000 %     03/11/2019         2,095,000         2,314,975  (3) 
   USD      7.500 %     11/07/2019         795,000         899,344   
   TRY      10.500 %     01/15/2020         15,700,000         7,947,222   
   USD      5.625 %     03/30/2021         349,000         353,799   
   USD      5.125 %     03/25/2022         1,668,000         1,611,705   


     

Currency

    

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount*

    

Market Value

(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

Turkey (continued)

             

Republic of Turkey: (continued)

             
     USD         6.250 %     09/26/2022         2,578,000       $ 2,681,120  (3) 
     TRY         7.100 %     03/08/2023         19,770,000         8,029,261   
     USD         3.250 %     03/23/2023         845,000         696,069   
     USD         7.375 %     02/05/2025         3,480,000         3,797,550  (3) 
     USD         6.875 %     03/17/2036         2,072,000         2,084,950  (3) 
             

 

 

 
                34,639,854   
             

 

 

 

Ukraine - 3.63%

             

Financing of Infrastructure - Projects State Enterprise

     USD         9.000 %     12/07/2017         649,000         614,927  (1) 

Ukraine Government:

             
     USD         6.875 %     09/23/2015         2,000,000         1,940,000  (1) 
     USD         6.250 %     06/17/2016         3,630,000         3,353,213  (2)(3) 
     USD         9.250 %     07/24/2017         2,335,000         2,294,138  (2)(3) 
     USD         7.750 %     09/23/2020         212,000         187,090  (2) 
     USD         7.500 %     04/17/2023         3,383,000         2,900,922  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                11,290,290   
             

 

 

 

Venezuela - 11.09%

             

Republic of Venezuela:

             
     USD         5.750 %     02/26/2016         755,500         682,783  (2) 
     USD         13.625 %     08/15/2018         518,000         559,440  (2) 
     USD         7.750 %     10/13/2019         8,740,000         7,144,950  (2)(3) 
     USD         12.750 %     08/23/2022         20,727,400         20,571,944  (2)(3) 
     USD         11.750 %     10/21/2026         2,600,700         2,353,634  (2) 
     USD         9.250 %     09/15/2027         243,000         195,615   
     USD         11.950 %     08/05/2031         3,358,600         3,035,335  (2)(3) 
             

 

 

 
                34,543,701   
             

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS

                236,742,976   
             

 

 

 

(Cost $269,724,421)

             

BANK LOANS - 0.54%(6)

             

Indonesia - 0.54%

             

PT Bumi Tranche A

     USD         15.000 %     01/18/2014         2,324,754         929,904  (7) 

PT Bumi Tranche B

     USD         15.000 %     01/18/2014         1,855,452         742,183  (7) 
             

 

 

 
                1,672,087   
             

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS

                1,672,087   
             

 

 

 

(Cost $4,180,207)

             

CORPORATE BONDS - 42.61%

             

Argentina - 0.21%

             

Capex SA

     USD         10.000 %     03/10/2018         913,000         652,795  (1) 
             

 

 

 

Azerbaijan - 0.57%

             

State Oil Company

     USD         5.450 %     02/09/2017         1,699,000         1,781,826   
             

 

 

 


     

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount*

    

Market Value

(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

Brazil - 4.28%

             

Andrade Gutierrez International SA

   USD      4.000 %     04/30/2018         666,000       $ 617,299  (1) 

Banco do Brasil SA:

             
   USD      3.875 %     10/10/2022         357,000         300,772   
   USD      6.250 %     12/31/2049         2,300,000         1,798,313  (1)(3)(8) 

BR Malls International Finance Ltd.

   USD      8.500 %     01/21/2049         1,018,000         1,023,090  (1) 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

   USD      5.750 %     10/27/2021         1,500,000         1,398,262  (2) 

ESAL GmbH

   USD      6.250 %     02/05/2023         3,001,000         2,715,905  (1)(3) 

General Shopping Finance Ltd.

   USD      10.000 %     11/09/2015         648,000         560,520  (1) 

Hypermarcas SA

   USD      6.500 %     04/20/2021         1,500,000         1,521,562  (1) 

Minerva Luxembourg SA

   USD      7.750 %     01/31/2023         1,786,000         1,740,234  (1) 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   USD      6.750 %     10/01/2022         444,000         435,120  (1) 

Samarco Mineracao SA

   USD      4.125 %     11/01/2022         883,000         738,961  (1) 

Tonon Bioenergia SA

   USD      9.250 %     01/24/2020         550,000         478,500  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                13,328,538   
             

 

 

 

Chile - 0.45%

             

CFR International SpA

   USD      5.125 %     12/06/2022         500,000         457,500  (1) 

GeoPark Latin America Ltd. Agencia en Chile

   USD      7.500 %     02/11/2020         950,000         957,125  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                1,414,625   
             

 

 

 

China - 2.48%

             

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.:

             
   USD      11.125 %     02/23/2018         750,000         841,031  (1) 
   USD      11.125 %     02/23/2018         900,000         1,009,238  (2) 
   USD      7.500 %     01/10/2023         349,000         324,570  (1) 

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.:

             
   USD      8.875 %     03/19/2018         1,200,000         1,179,000  (1) 
   USD      10.250 %     01/08/2020         1,545,000         1,490,925  (2) 

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co. Ltd.:

             
   USD      4.500 %     11/12/2020         366,000         367,954  (2) 
   USD      4.500 %     11/12/2020         1,791,000         1,800,564  (1) 

Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd.

   USD      3.125 %     04/24/2023         798,000         715,503  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                7,728,785   
             

 

 

 

Colombia - 1.09%

             

Bancolombia SA

   USD      5.125 %     09/11/2022         1,257,000         1,115,587   

Emgesa SA ESP

   COP      8.750 %     01/25/2021         911,000,000         498,408  (1) 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP:

             
   COP      8.375 %     02/01/2021         500,000,000         269,282  (2) 
   COP      8.375 %     02/01/2021         1,030,000,000         554,720  (1) 

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

   USD      5.125 %     03/28/2023         1,084,000         966,251  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                3,404,248   
             

 

 

 


    

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal
Amount*

    

Market Value
(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

India - 1.29%

             

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV

   USD      5.125 %     03/11/2023         1,500,000       $ 1,274,062  (1) 

ICICI Bank Ltd.

   USD      6.375 %     04/30/2022         1,000,000         910,000  (2)(8) 

Vedanta Resources PLC:

             
   USD      6.000 %     01/31/2019         1,000,000         911,875  (1) 
   USD      8.250 %     06/07/2021         500,000         473,750  (1) 
   USD      7.125 %     05/31/2023         500,000         433,750  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                4,003,437   
             

 

 

 

Indonesia - 1.53%

             

Berau Coal Energy Tbk PT

   USD      7.250 %     03/13/2017         800,000         737,500  (2) 

Indo Energy Finance II BV

   USD      6.375 %     01/24/2023         594,000         469,260  (1) 

Pertamina Persero PT

   USD      4.300 %     05/20/2023         1,857,000         1,526,036  (1) 

PT Adaro Indonesia

   USD      7.625 %     10/22/2019         1,935,000         2,026,913  (2) 
             

 

 

 
                4,759,709   
             

 

 

 

Jamaica - 0.68%

             

Digicel Group Ltd.

   USD      8.250 %     09/30/2020         2,000,000         2,133,750  (1) 
             

 

 

 

Kazakhstan - 5.47%

             

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC:

             
   USD      7.000 %     05/05/2020         2,715,000         2,993,288  (2)(3) 
   USD      6.375 %     04/09/2021         208,000         219,960  (1) 
   USD      4.400 %     04/30/2023         10,650,000         9,505,125  (1)(3) 
   USD      5.750 %     04/30/2043         584,000         478,880  (1) 

Zhaikmunai LP

   USD      7.125 %     11/13/2019         3,700,000         3,824,875  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                17,022,128   
             

 

 

 

Macau - 0.30%

             

MCE Finance Ltd.

   USD      5.000 %     02/15/2021         1,000,000         930,000  (1) 
             

 

 

 

Malaysia - 1.27%

             

Petroliam Nasional BHD

   USD      7.625 %     10/15/2026         3,175,000         3,953,796  (2)(3) 
             

 

 

 

Mexico - 2.20%

             

Cemex Finance LLC

   USD      9.375 %     10/12/2022         2,000,000         2,125,000  (1) 

Cemex SAB de CV:

             
   USD      9.000 %     01/11/2018         679,000         726,106  (2) 
   USD      9.000 %     01/11/2018         1,041,000         1,113,219  (1) 
   USD      9.500 %     06/15/2018         2,000,000         2,177,550  (1) 

Metalsa SAB de CV

   USD      4.900 %     04/24/2023         768,000         706,080  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                6,847,955   
             

 

 

 

Nigeria - 1.33%

             

Afren PLC

   USD      10.250 %     04/08/2019         3,641,000         4,141,637  (1)(3) 
             

 

 

 


    

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal
Amount*

    

Market Value
(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

Peru - 1.46%

             

Cia Minera Milpo SAA

   USD      4.625 %     03/28/2023         682,000       $ 603,570  (1) 

Corp. Azucarera del Peru SA

   USD      6.375 %     08/02/2022         352,000         336,160  (1) 

Inkia Energy Ltd.

   USD      8.375 %     04/04/2021         3,000,000         3,209,025  (1)(3) 

Volcan Cia Minera SAA

   USD      5.375 %     02/02/2022         431,000         402,985  (1) 
             

 

 

 
                4,551,740   
             

 

 

 

Russia - 7.17%

             

Alfa Bank OJSC Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC

   USD      7.500 %     09/26/2019         2,750,000         2,897,812  (1)(3) 

EuroChem Mineral & Chemical Co. OJSC via EuroChem GI Ltd.

   USD      5.125 %     12/12/2017         525,000         513,844  (1)(3) 

Evraz Group SA

   USD      6.750 %     04/27/2018         1,500,000         1,443,750  (1) 

Far East Capital Ltd. SA

   USD      8.000 %     05/02/2018         3,250,000         2,900,625  (1) 

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA:

             
   USD      9.250 %     04/23/2019         1,637,000         1,960,308  (2) 
   USD      4.375 %     09/19/2022         750,000         671,250  (1) 
   USD      7.288 %     08/16/2037         2,375,000         2,443,281  (2)(3) 

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA:

             
   USD      5.298 %     12/27/2017         1,022,000         1,037,969  (2) 
   USD      7.750 %     05/29/2018         3,000,000         3,341,250  (1)(3) 
   USD      6.000 %     06/03/2021         1,094,000         1,087,162  (2)(8) 

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA

   USD      5.900 %     10/17/2022         455,000         416,894  (1) 

Vimpel Communications Holdings BV

   USD      5.200 %     02/13/2019         900,000         875,250  (1) 

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA:

             
   USD      6.315 %     02/22/2018         720,000         754,200  (2) 
   USD      6.250 %     06/30/2035         337,000         348,374  (2) 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA

   USD      12.250 %     07/15/2017         1,591,875         1,635,651  (1)(9) 
             

 

 

 
                22,327,620   
             

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.31%

             

Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.

   USD      4.875 %     10/07/2020         1,200,000         957,000  (2) 
             

 

 

 

Turkey - 0.53%

             

KOC Holding AS

   USD      3.500 %     04/24/2020         2,000,000         1,655,000  (1) 
             

 

 

 

Ukraine - 2.83%

             

Ferrexpo Finance PLC

   USD      7.875 %     04/07/2016         2,216,000         2,116,280  (1) 

Metinvest BV:

             
   USD      10.250 %     05/20/2015         1,000,000         1,045,000  (2) 
   USD      8.750 %     02/14/2018         1,768,000         1,677,390  (1) 

Mriya Agro Holding PLC

   USD      9.450 %     04/19/2018         2,860,000         2,616,900  (1) 

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine

   USD      9.500 %     09/30/2014         1,370,000         1,351,163   
             

 

 

 
                8,806,733   
             

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates - 0.94%

             

Dubai Holding Commercial Operations MTN Ltd.

   GBP      6.000 %     02/01/2017         1,900,000         2,914,968   
             

 

 

 


   

Counter Party

  

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal
Amount*

    

Market Value
(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

Venezuela - 6.22%

               

Petroleos de Venezuela SA:

               
     USD      4.900 %     10/28/2014         6,431,610       $ 6,071,440  (3) 
     USD      8.500 %     11/02/2017         11,300,700         10,180,518  (2)(3) 
     USD      12.750 %     02/17/2022         3,200,000         3,108,000  (2)(3) 
               

 

 

 
                  19,359,958   
               

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

                  132,676,248   
               

 

 

 

(Cost $139,043,504)

               

PARTICIPATION NOTES - 2.90%

               

Argentina - 0.37%

               

Hidroelec el Chocon SA

     USD      8.061 %     03/01/2015         1,346,154         1,157,692   
               

 

 

 

Ukraine - 2.53%

               

Ukreximbank Biz Finance PLC

     USD      8.375 %     04/27/2015         8,123,000         7,879,310  (2)(3) 
               

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES

                  9,037,002   
               

 

 

 

(Cost $9,615,958)

               

CREDIT LINKED NOTES - 9.37%

               

Argentina - 0.64%

               

Cablevision SA

 

Deutsche Bank AG London

   USD      9.375 %     02/12/2018         2,715,000         1,995,525  (1) 
               

 

 

 

Brazil - 0.17%

               

Nota Do Tesouro Nacional

 

Citigroup Global Markets

   BRL      10.000 %     01/01/2021         1,400,000         532,023   
               

 

 

 

Colombia - 4.65%

               

Titulos de Tesoreria - Series B

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   COP      7.000 %     05/04/2022         28,600,000,000         14,467,199   
               

 

 

 

Indonesia - 1.09%

               

Republic of Indonesia

 

Deutsche Bank AG London

   IDR      5.625 %     05/15/2023         46,600,000,000         3,394,878   
               

 

 

 

Iraq - 2.82%

               

Republic of Iraq

 

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   JPY      2.520 %     01/01/2028         1,436,581,204         8,778,823  (8) 
               

 

 

 

TOTAL CREDIT LINKED NOTES

                  29,168,448   
               

 

 

 

(Cost $36,613,085)

               


         

Currency

  

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

  

Principal
Amount*

    

Market Value

(Expressed in U.S. $)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 1.36%

                

Brazil - 1.36%

                

iShares® MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund

      USD      N/A      N/A      100,000       $ 4,239,000   
                

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

                   4,239,000   
                

 

 

 

(Cost $4,803,930)

                

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.75%

                

Money Market Mutual Funds - 4.75%

                

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Advantage Fund - Institutional Advantage Shares (7-Day Yield)

      USD      0.00004 %   N/A      14,796,552         14,796,552   
                

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

                   14,796,552   
                

 

 

 

(Cost $14,796,552)

                

Total Investments - 137.56%

                   428,332,313   

(Cost $478,777,657)

                

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (37.56)%

                   (116,954,110)   
                

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.00%

                 $ 311,378,203   
                

 

 

 

 

* The principal amount/shares of each security is stated in the currency in which the security is denominated. See below.

BRL

  

-

  

Brazilian Real

COP

  

-

  

Colombian Peso

EUR

  

-

  

Euro Currency

GBP

  

-

  

Great Britain Pound

IDR

  

-

  

Indonesian Rupiah

JPY

  

-

  

Japanese Yen

MXN

  

-

  

Mexican Peso

NGN

  

-

  

Nigerian Naira

PEN

  

-

  

Nuevo Sol

TRY

  

-

  

New Turkish Lira

USD

  

-

  

United States Dollar

ZAR

  

-

  

South African Rand

 

(1) 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $100,865,195, which represents approximately 32.39% of net assets as of August 31, 2013.

(2) 

Securities were originally issued pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. As of August 31, 2013, the aggregate market value of those securities was $121,181,010, which represents approximately 38.92% of net assets.

(3) 

On August 31, 2013, securities valued at $152,537,669 were pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

(4) 

Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

(5) 

Step bond. Coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of August 31, 2013.


(6) 

Bank loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. All loans carry a variable rate of interest. These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at August 31, 2013. Bank Loans, while exempt from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Floating rate bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.

(7) 

Security is currently in default/non-income producing.

(8) 

Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of August 31, 2013.

(9) 

Pay-in-kind securities.

Common Abbreviations:

AS    -    Anonim Sirket is the Turkish term for Incorporation.
BHD    -    Berhad is the Malaysian term for public limited company.
BV    -    Besloten Vennootschap is the Dutch term for private limited liability company.
BVI    -    British Virgin Islands.
ESP    -    Empresa de Servicios Publicos is the Colombian term for Public Service Company.
GmbH    -    Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung is the German term for a company wtih limited liability.
JSC    -    Joint Stock Company.
LLC    -    Limited Liability Company.
LP    -    Limited Partnership.
Ltd.    -    Limited.
MTN    -    Medium Term Note.
OAO    -    Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe Obschestvo is the Russian term for Open Joint Stock Company.
OJSC    -    Open Joint Stock Company.
PLC    -    Public Limited Company.
PT    -    Perseroan terbuka is an Indonesian term for limited liability company.
SA    -    Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.
SAA    -    Sociedad Anonima Abierta is the Peruvian term used for companies with 20 or more shareholders.
SAB de CV    -    A variable capital company.
SpA    -    Societa per Azioni.
Tbk PT    -    Terbuka is the Indonesian term for limited liability company.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

OUTSTANDING FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty   

Foreign

Currency

  

Contracted

Amount**

  

Purchase/Sale

Contract

  

Settlement

Date

  

Current

Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   EUR    5,291,500    Sale    09/20/2013    $  6,993,964      $  45,610  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   JPY    879,690,000    Sale    09/20/2013      8,960,346        23,820  

Citigroup Global Markets

   NGN    1,451,250,000    Purchase    09/18/2013      8,820,580        86,423  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 155,853  
                 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   EUR    4,774,305    Purchase    09/20/2013    $  6,310,368      $ (29,871)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   GBP    67,030    Purchase    09/20/2013      103,859        (238)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   GBP    2,288,300    Sale    09/20/2013      3,545,580        (66,700)  

Citigroup Global Markets

   PEN    26,750,000    Purchase    09/16/2013      9,491,369        (79,293)  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (176,102)  
                 

 

 

 

** The contracted amount is stated in the currency in which the security is denominated.


REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

Counterparty    Interest Rate    Acquisition Date      Value  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.50%    5/8/2013      $ 2,908,863   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.75%    5/20/2013        14,731,718   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.35%    5/20/2013        2,716,434   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.75%    5/21/2013        14,024,000   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.50%    6/10/2013        9,734,336   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.75%    6/10/2013        2,054,800   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.35%    6/12/2013        3,066,480   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.75%    7/22/2013        3,985,500   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.50%    7/25/2013        3,067,499   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.50%    8/2/2013        2,076,014   

Credit Suisse First Boston

   0.35%    8/6/2013        3,773,473   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.65%    5/23/2013        2,497,911   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.45%    5/23/2013        2,823,114   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.60%    5/23/2013        3,117,269   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.45%    6/12/2013        3,953,067   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.55%    6/12/2013        3,814,880   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.75%    6/18/2013        6,146,092   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.65%    6/24/2013        9,191,650   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.50%    6/24/2013        2,635,515   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.75%    6/26/2013        4,664,540   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.45%    6/28/2013        5,077,245   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.25%    6/28/2013        4,890,843   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.75%    6/28/2013        3,635,042   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.75%    7/24/2013        2,440,756   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.70%    8/6/2013        5,875,096   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.75%    8/6/2013        8,403,091   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.40%    8/6/2013        3,163,604   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

   0.25%    8/23/2013        467,826   
          

 

 

 
           $                 134,936,655   
          

 

 

 

All agreements can be repurchased on demand at value plus accrued interest.

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS ON SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS ISSUE - SELL PROTECTION(10)

 

Reference Entity   Counterparty  

Fixed Deal

Receive Rate

  Maturity Date  

Implied Credit

Spread at
August 31,
2013(11)

 

Notional

Amount(12)

    Market Value    

Upfront

Premiums

Received

    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Petroleos de Venezuela

  Credit Suisse   5.000%   03/20/2016   11.166%   $ 19,000,000      $  2,531,623     $ 1,400,165     $ (1,131,458 )
           

 

 

 
            $  2,531,623     $ 1,400,165     $ (1,131,458 )
           

 

 

 


(10)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(11)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on sovereign issues of an emerging country as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(12)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.


Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund    Notes to Statement of Investments
   August 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on September 10, 2010 pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust governed by the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Declaration of Trust”). The Fund commenced operations on December 22, 2010. Prior to that, the Fund had no operations other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 4,188 shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”) in the Fund to the Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Adviser” or “Stone Harbor”) at a price of $23.88 per share. The Fund’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “EDF.”

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in emerging markets securities. Emerging markets securities include fixed income securities and other instruments (including derivatives) that are economically tied to emerging market countries, that are denominated in the predominant currency of the local market of an emerging market country or whose performance is linked to those countries’ markets, currencies, economies or ability to repay loans. A security or instrument is economically tied to an emerging market country if it is principally traded on the country’s securities markets or if the issuer is organized or principally operates in the country, derives a majority of its income from its operations within the country or has a majority of its assets within the country.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act. As a result, it can invest a greater portion of its assets in obligations of a single issuer than a “diversified” fund. The Fund may therefore be more susceptible than a diversified fund to being adversely affected by any single corporate, economic, political or regulatory occurrence.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Statement of Investments. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the date of the Statement of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation: Debt securities, including bank loans and linked notes, are generally valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices provided by independent pricing services or brokers that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are generally valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market and are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices as of the close of business of that market. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Money market mutual funds are valued at their net asset value.

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to measure fair value based on the extent of use of “observable inputs” as compared to “unobservable inputs” for disclosure purposes and requires additional disclosures about these valuations measurements. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing a security. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy is summarized as follows:

 

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2

Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability and would be based on the best information available.


The following is a summary of the Fund’s investment and financial instruments based on the three-tier hierarchy as of August 31, 2013:

 

Investments in Securities at Value*   

Level 1 - Quoted

and Unadjusted
Prices

    

Level 2 - Other

Significant

Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 - Significant

Unobservable
Inputs

     Total  

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

   $       $ 236,742,976      $       $ 236,742,976   

Bank Loans

               1,672,087         1,672,087   

Corporate Bonds

             132,676,248                132,676,248   

Participation Notes

             9,037,002                9,037,002   

Credit Linked Notes

          

Argentina

                    1,995,525         1,995,525   

Iraq

                    8,778,823         8,778,823   

Other

             18,394,100                18,394,100   

Exchange Traded Funds

     4,239,000                        4,239,000   

Short Term Investments

     14,796,552                        14,796,552   

Total

   $ 19,035,552       $ 396,850,326      $ 12,446,435       $ 428,332,313   
                                    

    

          

Other Financial Instruments**

                                  

Assets

  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $       $ 155,853      $       $ 155,853   

Liabilities

  

Credit Default Swap

             (1,131,458             (1,131,458

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             (176,102             (176,102

Total

   $       $ (1,151,707   $       $ (1,151,707
   

 

* For detailed country descriptions, see accompanying Statement of Investments.
** Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Statement of Investments. The derivatives shown in this table are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date.

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the period. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all levels at the end of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Investments in Securities  

Balance as of

November 30,
2012

   

Accrued

discount/

premium

 

Realized

Gain/(Loss)

 

Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

    Sales Proceeds    

Balance as of

August 31, 2013

   

Net change in unrealized

appreciation/

(depreciation)
attributable to Level 3
investments

held at

August 31, 2013

 

Bank Loans

    $3,347,070      $—   $(25,882)     $(263,219)        $(1,385,882)        $1,672,087        $(292,615)   

Corporate Bonds

    1,406,659      196,981   (4,156,430)     3,562,010        (1,009,220)        -        -   

Credit Linked Notes

    15,601,328      142,796   207,861     (3,368,292)        (1,809,345)        10,774,348        (3,301,236)   

TOTAL

    $20,355,057      339,777   (3,974,451)     (69,501)        (4,204,447)        $12,446,435        (3,593,851)   
                                                 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

In the event a Board approved independent pricing service is unable to provide an evaluated price for a security or the Adviser believes the price provided is not reliable, securities of the Fund may be valued at fair value as described above. In these instances the Adviser may seek to find an alternative independent source, such as a broker/dealer to provide a price quote, or by using evaluated pricing models similar to the techniques and models used by the independent pricing service. These fair value measurement techniques may utilize unobservable inputs (Level 3).


On at least a quarterly basis, the Adviser presents the factors considered in determining the fair value measurements and presents that information to the Board which meets at least quarterly.

The table below provides additional information about the Level 3 Fair Value Measurements as of August 31, 2013:

 

    

Fair Value at

August 31, 2013

    Valuation Methodology   Unobservable Inputs   Range of Inputs

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

  

     

Bank Loans

  $ 1672,087      Broker Quote   Broker Quote   N/A

Credit Linked Notes

    10,774,348      Broker Quote   Broker Quote   N/A

TOTAL

  $ 12,446,435               
                     

Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practical after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. If applicable, any foreign capital gains taxes are accrued, net of unrealized gains, and are payable upon the sale of such investments. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults on an expected interest payment, the Fund’s policy is to generally halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).

The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Foreign Securities: The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the ability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Credit Linked Notes: The Fund may invest in credit linked notes to obtain economic exposure to high yield, emerging markets or other securities. Investments in a credit linked note typically provide the holder with a return based on the return of an underlying reference instrument, such as an emerging market bond. Like an investment in a bond, investments in credit linked securities represent the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. In addition to the risks associated with the underlying reference instrument, an investment in a credit linked note is also subject to the risk that the counterparty will be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations under the note.

Leverage: The Fund may borrow from banks and other financial institutions and may also borrow additional funds by entering into reverse repurchase agreements or the issuance of debt securities (collectively, “Borrowings”) in an amount that does not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s Total Assets immediately after such transactions. It is possible that following such Borrowings, the assets of the Fund will decline due to market conditions such that this 33 1/3% limit will be exceeded. In that case, the leverage risk to Common Shareholders will increase.

In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells to a financial institution a security that it holds with an agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the risk that the market value of the security sold by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price of the security. The Fund will segregate assets determined to be liquid by the Adviser or otherwise cover its obligations under reverse repurchase agreements. Due to the short term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value at August 31, 2013. This fair value is based on Level 2 inputs under the three-tier fair valuation hierarchy described above. For the nine months ended August 31, 2013, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $110,386,638, at a weighted average interest rate of 0.5981%.

Loan Participations and Assignments: The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, or any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.


The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.

Leverage Risk: Leverage creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV per share and market price of, and dividends paid on, the Common Shares. There is a risk that fluctuations in the interest rates on any Borrowings held by the Fund may adversely affect the return to the Common Shareholders. If the income from the securities purchased with the proceeds of leverage is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the return on the Fund will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to the Common Shareholders as dividends and other distributions will be reduced.

The Fund may choose not to use leverage at all times. The amount and composition of leverage used may vary depending upon a number of factors, including economic and market conditions in the relevant emerging market countries, the availability of relatively attractive investment opportunities not requiring leverage and the costs and risks that the Fund would incur as a result of leverage.

Credit and Market Risk: The Fund invests in high yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involves risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in non-dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations. Investments in derivatives are also subject to credit and market risks.

2. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

Risk Exposure and the Use of Derivative Instruments: The Fund’s investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter in various types of derivatives contracts. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease or change the level or types of exposure to market factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that may make them more attractive for this purpose than equity or debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment; they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors; and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if the Fund were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors.

Market Risk Factors: In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund may seek to use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market risk factors, among others:

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities that tend to have higher yields are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.

Credit Risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-grade bonds.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

Equity Risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in these risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to it net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Fund’s performance.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives.


Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell or close out the derivative in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type below and in the notes that follow.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: The Fund may engage in currency transactions with counterparties to hedge the value of portfolio securities denominated in particular currencies against fluctuations in relative value, to gain or reduce exposure to certain currencies or to generate income or gains. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished.

Credit Default Swaps: The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts for hedging purposes to gain market exposure or to add leverage to its portfolio. When used for hedging purposes, the Fund would be the buyer of a credit default swap contract. In that case, the Fund would be entitled to receive the par (or other agreed upon) value of a referenced debt obligation, index or other investment from the counterparty to the contract in the event of a default by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign issuer, on the referenced debt obligation. In return, the Fund would pay to the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no event of default occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefit from the contract. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments but is obligated to pay upon default of the referenced debt obligation. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

In addition to the risks applicable to derivatives generally, credit default swaps involve special risks because they are difficult to value, are highly susceptible to liquidity and credit risk and generally pay a return to the counterparty in the event of an actual default by the issuer of the underlying obligation, as opposed to a credit downgrade or other indication of financial difficulty.

2. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS (TAX BASIS)

 

At August 31, 2013 the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income purposes were as follows:

 

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

        

Gross appreciation on investments (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 2,463,374   

Gross depreciation on investments (excess of tax cost over value)

     (52,908,718)   

Net unrealized depreciation

     (50,445,344)   
          

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $     478,777,657   
          


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

  (b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications for the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
By:   

/s/ Peter J. Wilby

   Peter J. Wilby
   President/Principal Executive Officer
Date:    October 30, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

  

/s/ Peter J. Wilby

   Peter J. Wilby
   President/Principal Executive Officer

Date:

   October 30, 2013

By:

  

/s/ James J. Dooley

   James J. Dooley
   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer/ Principal Financial Officer

Date:

   October 30, 2013