TEI - EDF: Strong Recent Performance, But Limited Local Currency Exposure A Weakness
2025-08-15 08:06:43 ET
The Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund ( EDF ) is a very popular closed-end fund among those investors who are seeking to earn a high level of income from the assets that they possess. There is a very good reason for this, as this fund is one of the highest-yielding ones in the market today. As of the time of writing, the Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund boasts a 14.12% yield, which is substantially higher than any of the major domestic or global fixed-income indices:
Index/ETF |
Current Yield |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ( AGG ) |
3.83% |
Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index ( JNK ) |
6.56% |
Vanguard Total World Bond ETF ( BNDW ) |
4.02% |
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares ( BNDX ) |
4.32% |
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index ( EMB ) |
5.12% |