Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF
VEMY
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- United States of America
- IPO Date
- Dec 13, 2022
- Website
- virtus.com
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- Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (VEMY) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation through opportunistic allocation across a diversified portfolio of emerging market high yield debt securities, including U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign and corporate bonds; high-yield bonds economically tied to emerging market countries; and derivatives and other instruments with similar economic characteristics. The fund employs rigorous fundamental research and active risk management, focusing on attractive individual credits, currencies, interest rates, and yield curves, with top holdings such as Republic of Turkiye 5.950% 01/15/2031 bonds, Republic of Argentina 0.750% 07/09/2030 bonds, and Republic of Ecuador 6.900% 07/31/2030 bonds. Launched on December 12, 2022, and listed on NYSE Arca, VEMY is issued by Virtus ETF Trust II, domiciled in the United States, with investment advisory services provided by Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC, and sub-advisory from Stone Harbor Investment Partners, a division of Virtus specializing in emerging markets debt with over 30 years of experience. The fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking alternative liquid income from high-yield emerging markets fixed income, operating globally across emerging market sovereigns and corporates in regions such as Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia, with approximately 162 holdings, assets under management of around $15 million, a net expense ratio of 0.55%, and a trailing twelve-month dividend yield exceeding 9% paid monthly. Portfolio managers include James E. Craige, CFA (Chief Investment Officer and Head of Emerging Markets), Richard Lange (Emerging Markets Corporate Debt), Stuart Sclater-Booth (Deputy Chief Investment Officer), and Darin Batchman (Emerging Markets Corporate Debt), all with start dates as fund managers in 2022. In recent developments, Stone Harbor Investment Partners, the fund's investment partner, was acquired by Virtus Investment Partners in a transaction that closed in early 2022, enhancing Virtus' multi-boutique platform with Stone Harbor's specialized emerging markets debt expertise, proprietary analytics, ESG framework, and non-U.S. institutional client base while preserving Stone Harbor's investment autonomy. The fund continues to declare consistent monthly distributions, with recent payouts including $0.17499 in November 2025, $0.16405 in October 2025, and a special distribution of $0.89577 in December 2024, reflecting steady income generation amid fluctuating net asset values and market prices since inception.