Edgar Filing: Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

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: December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2015

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

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Distribution Policy

November 30, 2015

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”), acting pursuant to a Securities and Exchange Commission exemptive order and with the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), has adopted a plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plan, the Fund currently distributes $0.18 per share on a monthly basis.

The fixed amount distributed per share is subject to change at the discretion of the Fund’s Board. Under the Plan, the Fund will typically distribute most or all of its available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund may also distribute long term capital gains and short term capital gains and return capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board, except for extraordinary distributions and potential distribution rate increases or decreases to enable the Fund to comply with the distribution requirements imposed by the Code. In addition, the Fund may distribute more than its income and net realized capital gains, and therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that a shareholder invested in the Fund is paid back to that shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The amounts and sources of distributions reported to shareholders during the fiscal year are only estimates and are not provided for tax or financial reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax or financial reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the year and are subject to change.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. The Fund’s total return performance on net asset value is presented in its financial highlights table. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Fund’s Plan without prior notice if it deems such action to be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Fund’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. The Fund is subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on its ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, investments in foreign securities, foreign currency fluctuations and changes in the Code. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete description of its risks.

Table of Contents


Shareholder Letter		2

Summary of Portfolio Holdings		4

Growth of $10,000 Investment		5

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		6

Statement of Investments		7

Statement of Assets & Liabilities		14

Statement of Operations		15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets		16

Statement of Cash Flows		17

Financial Highlights		18

Notes to Financial Statements		19

Summary of Dividend Reinvestment Plan		29

Additional Information		30

Trustees & Officers		32

Benchmark Descriptions		36


Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Shareholder Letter
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Dear Investor,

The Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (“EDF” or “Fund”) seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation. The Fund invests in fixed income securities and related instruments that are economically tied to emerging markets (“EM”) countries, including sovereign external debt, local currency debt (non-U.S. dollar), and corporate debt from EM issuers.

Our investment thesis is straightforward - despite periods of high market volatility, we believe EM debt markets continue to offer attractive investment opportunities for total return investors. That investment thesis has been tested during the 12-month period ended November 30, 2015 that is covered in this report. Macroeconomic volatility combined with some local developments in key emerging countries has created an extremely challenging environment, especially for local currency denominated EM sovereign debt. Nonetheless, we believe most EM countries maintain prudent debt levels and substantially lower fiscal deficits relative to the developed world. Furthermore, in this era of near-zero interest rates and quantitative easing in the developed world, the majority of EM countries are pursuing orthodox monetary policies, in our view. In addition, EM debt still offers higher yields than advanced economy debt, even though EMs have better fundamentals in most cases, based on our analysis.

We believe that a key advantage we have in managing EDF is the latitude to adjust the risk in the portfolio based on our fundamental economic and credit views, as well as our assessment of the macroeconomic environment. Our investment process focuses on allocating to three distinct sectors of EM debt - hard currency sovereigns, local currency sovereigns and corporates - each of which tend to behave differently in various macroeconomic environments.

In addition, we can vary the amount of leverage used by the Fund depending on our confidence in our return expectations. In general, we employ leverage to seek higher returns. However, when uncertainty rises, and with it greater perceived risks, we can also reduce leverage so that the Fund has less exposure to EM risk.

Performance Review

The total return on net asset value (NAV) of EDF for the twelve months ending November 30, 2015 was -9.27% (net of expenses). For the same period, the Fund maintained an average discount to its NAV of 6.99%⁽¹⁾. Market tracking indices for the three sectors of EM debt⁽²⁾ — external sovereign debt, local currency debt and corporate debt — delivered total returns of 0.24%, -18.14% and 0.58%, respectively, during the reporting period. December 2014 generated the largest negative monthly returns of the reporting period as the market reacted to the collapse in oil prices following the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting countries (“OPEC”) meeting at the end of the prior month. For the balance of the fiscal year, external sovereign debt and corporate debt investors struggled with the trade-off between concerns about growth prospects and the compelling valuations available in these market segments. Local currency debt market performance was negatively impacted by extreme exchange rate weakness relative to the U.S. dollar, combined with developments in key countries, notably Brazil and China.

Our decision to maintain our holdings in the short duration U.S. dollar-denominated debt of Venezuela contributed to our returns during the period. In previous shareholder letters, we’ve outlined our conviction that Venezuela is highly motivated to continue servicing its debt despite relatively weak oil prices. Venezuela distributed coupon, amortization and maturity payments in excess of $5 billion during the period, further affirming its commitment to debt service. In addition to our positioning in Venezuela, our overweight position in Argentina was a strong positive contributor during the period. Our positions in local currency sovereign debt were the largest detractors from absolute returns. Corporate exposure also detracted, while hard currency sovereign debt exposure enhanced returns during the period.

Our allocation to local currency denominated sovereign debt ranged between 15% and 24% during the period with our average monthly allocation approximately 23%. This allocation is substantially below our long-term allocation to local currency debt. We continue to believe that local currency sovereign debt should provide the highest risk-adjusted total returns in the EM universe. Those returns will, however, likely be accompanied by the highest level of volatility, in our view. Local currency returns seem particularly sensitive to changes in assumptions about economic growth. When we have greater visibility of accelerating growth in EM countries, we currently expect that we will increase our allocation to local currency sovereign debt, although we may in our discretion decide not to increase this allocation.

Throughout the reporting period, leverage consisted primarily of short-term reverse repurchase agreements through which the Fund borrowed funds by selling securities under the obligation to repurchase them at a later date at a fixed price. The implied borrowing costs of the repurchase agreements averaged approximately 0.65% per annum for the period ended November 30, 2015. The level of gross leverage reached a maximum of 33.3% of total assets on February 2, 2015 and a minimum of 26.9% on May 8, 2015. By the end of the reporting period, leverage was 28.1%. The Fund’s management team varied borrowing levels to reflect the team’s outlook on EM risk, increasing borrowings when it felt opportunities had improved and reducing borrowings when, in the team’s judgment, macroeconomic risks had risen. The Fund uses various derivative instruments to implement its strategies. These derivatives are utilized to manage the Fund’s credit risk, interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk. These derivative positions may increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to these risks. At the end of the reporting period the


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Shareholder Letter
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Fund had net exposure to these derivatives of slightly less than $1.7 million. Over the course of the reporting period these derivative positions generated net realized gains of approximately $6.2 million, partially offset by $1.0 million in unrealized depreciation for a net increase in operations of $5.2 million. We plan to continue to utilize derivative instruments to implement our strategies related to credit risk, interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.

Market Review and Outlook

In our view, the total returns for EM indices for the reporting period were driven by a combination of events in developed markets, country and company-specific news in some emerging markets, and valuations.

Macroeconomic developments in advanced economies are important inputs into our assessment of the outlook for EM debt returns. The impact of developments outside the emerging markets on emerging market valuations has been a critical variable in the performance of emerging market assets since the end of the 2008 financial crisis. These factors, including weaker-than-expected economic growth, a strong US dollar and falling oil prices weighed on the Fund’s performance throughout this twelve month period. The Fund’s investments in local currency denominated sovereign debt were the segment most negatively impacted by these factors. In our view, foreign exchange rates of emerging market currencies are extremely sensitive to changes in GDP growth expectations. Those growth expectations experienced significant volatility in recent months.

Despite these headwinds from advanced economies, our fundamental positive views on emerging markets are intact. We continue to believe that many EM country growth rates will improve in the next 12 to 18 months. In our view, expectations for improved U.S. growth combined with sharp depreciation of emerging market currencies will support EM growth in the months ahead. But we believe this process will take time as investor skepticism will likely linger after this period of poor emerging markets performance. Government debt levels and deficits in most EM countries remain at healthy levels, particularly compared to the U.S., Japan and many developed European countries, in our view. We believe investors will ultimately focus on the relative strengths of EM fundamentals and the compelling valuations that have been created over the past year.

In the past, we have detailed some of the key risks to our constructive outlook for emerging market debt. Today, those risks seem to emanate from both developed and emerging market countries. The likelihood of increases in U.S. interest rates, the ongoing political and religious strife in the Middle East, weak growth in Europe and the potential for China’s growth rate to fall short of expectations are all potential risks. However, our base case return scenarios for EM debt over the coming year remain positive. Our view derives from a disciplined investment process in which we review the ability and willingness of borrowers to repay their debts. We also assess whether current prices of emerging market bonds, currencies, local interest rates and equities reflect adequate compensation for risk within the current macroeconomic environment. Based on this process, we continue to believe that EM debt returns will be among the highest returns in the fixed income markets.

Other general risks of the Fund relate to our use of leverage and also to the longer-term prospects for a rise in global interest rates. Stone Harbor attempts to mitigate the risk of loss of principal due to the possibility of a general rise in global interest rates through our investment process that determines sector and country allocations, as well as security selection. We seek to reduce interest rate sensitivity during periods of rising interest rates. Notwithstanding these efforts, rising interest rates would increase the Fund’s cost of leverage and could also decrease the value of its portfolio securities, adversely affecting Fund performance.

We continue to believe that investing in EDF may offer an attractive means of capitalizing on further improvements in credit quality in EM. We thank you for your confidence in our ability to invest in these volatile markets and look forward to reporting on EDF in six months.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Thomas K. Flanagan

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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Performance on a market value basis, or at market price, will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund dividends.

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Market Tracking Indices include External Sovereign debt: J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified; Local Currency debt: J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified; and Corporate debt: J.P. Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Summary of Portfolio Holdings
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


Fund Details
Market Price		$12.86
Net Asset Value (NAV)		$14.55
Premium/(Discount)		(11.62%)
Current Distribution Rate⁽¹⁾		16.80%
Net Assets (in millions)		$230

Country Allocation (as a % of total net assets⁽³⁾ Country Breakdown	%
Venezuela		15.18%
Mexico		14.81%
Brazil		14.76%
Russia		11.73%
South Africa		9.06%
Argentina		8.83%
Turkey (Includes ETF)		8.44%
Ivory Coast		5.91%
Colombia		5.09%
Ecuador		4.64%
El Salvador		4.16%
Indonesia		4.01%
Chile (Includes ETF)		3.90%
Iraq		3.83%
Kazakhstan		2.70%
Ghana		2.44%
Nigeria		1.62%
Angola		1.58%
Jamaica		1.52%
Israel		1.21%
Zambia		0.95%
Peru		0.86%
Guatemala		0.73%
India		0.65%
Kenya		0.58%
Macau		0.51%
Sri Lanka		0.36%
Costa Rica		0.35%
Ethiopia		0.29%
Panama		0.25%
Gabon		0.24%
Honduras		0.24%
Total		131.43%
Liabilities in Excess of Assets		-31.43%
Total Net Assets		100.00%

Security Type Allocation⁽²⁾

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Sector Allocation⁽²⁾
Sovereign Local			34.7%
Sovereign External			37.5%
Corporate			20.5%
Equity			3.3%
Cash & Equivalents/U.S. Treasuries			4.0%


Regional Breakdown⁽²⁾
Latin America	54.9	%
Europe	16.7	%
Africa	16.7	%
Asia	4.0	%
Middle East	3.7	%
Cash & Equivalents/U.S. Treasuries	4.0	%


Sovereign Local Currency Breakdown⁽²⁾
Mexican Peso	7.1	%
Brazilian Real	6.9	%
South African Rand	6.6	%
Turkish New Lira	4.6	%
Russian Ruble	3.5	%
Colombian Peso	3.3	%
Indonesian Rupiah	2.7	%
Total	34.7	%

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Current Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s current annualized monthly distribution divided by the Fund’s current market price. The Fund’s monthly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital in order to maintain a level distribution.

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Based on managed assets and investment manager’s sector classifications including derivative exposure. For purposes of this example, managed assets include total net assets plus any borrowings attributed to the use of reverse repurchase agreements and the notional values of credit default swaps and interest rate swaps as described on pages 12 and 13.

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Country refers to country of primary risk exposure, as determined by Stone Harbor. In certain instances, a security’s country of incorporation may be different from its country of risk.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Growth of $10,000 Investment
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Indices: EMBI Global Diversified, CEMBI Broad Diversified, and GBI-EM Global Diversified (Please refer to page 36 for detailed benchmark descriptions).

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Total Returns as of November 30, 2015 (Inception Date December 22, 2010)


	6 Month		One Year		Three Year		Since Inception (Annualized)
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund – NAV		-6.41%		-9.27%		-4.11%		0.67%
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund – Market Price		-17.33%		-16.38%		-9.35%		-2.73%
J.P. Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified		-1.99%		0.58%		2.58%		4.82%
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified		-0.64%		0.24%		1.70%		5.79%
J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified		-9.63%		-18.14%		-8.62%		-2.74%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance shown. Total return is calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) in the specified period. The calculation assumes that all income dividends, capital gain and return of capital distributions, if any, have been reinvested and includes all fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or broker commissions or sales charges in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will vary, and shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Total returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized. Index returns do not include the effects of sales charges or management fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund dividends.

An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market price yield and NAV will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a onetime public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are traded in the open market through a stock exchange. NAV is equal to total assets attributable to common shareholders less total liabilities divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets

Income Fund

Report of Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”), including the statement of investments, as of November 30, 2015, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period December 22, 2010 (inception) to November 30, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund as of November 30, 2015, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period December 22, 2010 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Denver, Colorado

January 28, 2016


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015


	Currency	Rate			Maturity Date		Principal Amount*		Market Value Expressed (in U.S. $)

SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 73.00%
Angola - 0.10%
Republic of Angola	USD		9.500	%		11/12/2025		236,000	$	237,180⁽¹⁾


Argentina - 5.60%
Republic of Argentina:
	USD		7.000	%		04/17/2017		9,363,225		9,185,844⁽²⁾
	USD		6.000	%		03/31/2023		2,500,000		3,100,000⁽³⁾
	EUR		0.000	%		12/15/2035		740,000		79,944
	USD		0.000	%		12/15/2035		2,037,189		210,340
	EUR		2.260	%		12/31/2038		509,052		299,845⁽³⁾

										12,875,973


Brazil - 12.17%
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional	BRL		0.000	%		01/01/2018		65,755,000		12,460,989⁽⁴⁾
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional	BRL		10.000	%		01/01/2021		44,260,000		9,263,601
Republic of Brazil:
	USD		8.250	%		01/20/2034		3,104,000		3,266,960
	USD		7.125	%		01/20/2037		3,095,000		2,963,462

										27,955,012


Colombia - 4.09%
Bogota Distrio Capital	COP		9.750	%		07/26/2028		8,000,000,000		2,769,955⁽⁵⁾
Republic of Colombia:
	COP		10.000	%		07/24/2024		11,600,000,000		4,102,367
	COP		7.750	%		09/18/2030		8,800,000,000		2,531,462

										9,403,784


Costa Rica - 0.35%
Republic of Costa Rica:
	USD		4.375	%		04/30/2025		500,000		424,687⁽¹⁾
	USD		7.000	%		04/04/2044		431,000		376,317⁽¹⁾

										801,004


El Salvador - 4.16%
Republic of El Salvador:
	USD		7.750	%		01/24/2023		829,000		833,663⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾
	USD		8.250	%		04/10/2032		3,242,000		3,165,003⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾
	USD		7.650	%		06/15/2035		3,735,000		3,368,503⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾
	USD		7.625	%		02/01/2041		2,450,000		2,182,031⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾

										9,549,200


Ethiopia - 0.29%
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	USD		6.625	%		12/11/2024		708,000		660,918⁽¹⁾


Gabon - 0.24%
Republic of Gabon	USD		6.950	%		06/16/2025		643,000		555,552⁽¹⁾


Ghana - 2.44%
Republic of Ghana:
	USD		7.875	%		08/07/2023		1,000,000		855,000⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾
	USD		8.125	%		01/18/2026		4,181,000		3,553,850⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
	USD		10.750	%		10/14/2030		1,125,000		1,185,187⁽¹⁾

										5,594,037


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015


	Currency	Rate			Maturity Date		Principal Amount*		Market Value Expressed (in U.S. $)
Honduras - 0.24%
Republic of Honduras	USD		8.750	%		12/16/2020		494,000	$	554,515⁽⁵⁾


Indonesia - 3.74%
Republic of Indonesia:
	IDR		7.000	%		05/15/2022		86,600,000,000		5,771,622
	IDR		5.625	%		05/15/2023		46,600,000,000		2,820,622

										8,592,244


Iraq - 1.16%
Republic of Iraq	USD		5.800	%		01/15/2028		3,649,000		2,663,770⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾


Ivory Coast - 5.91%
Ivory Coast Government:
	USD		5.375	%		07/23/2024		467,000		422,635⁽¹⁾
	USD		5.750	%		12/31/2032		14,604,000		13,158,204^(2)(5)(6)

										13,580,839


Jamaica - 1.40%
Jamaican Government:
	USD		7.625	%		07/09/2025		2,069,000		2,257,796⁽²⁾
	USD		6.750	%		04/28/2028		947,000		963,573

										3,221,369


Kenya - 0.58%
Republic of Kenya	USD		6.875	%		06/24/2024		1,452,000		1,326,402⁽¹⁾


Mexico - 7.35%
Mexican Bonos:
	MXN		6.250	%		06/16/2016		11,637,000		712,386
	MXN		8.000	%		06/11/2020		46,740,000		3,129,995
	MXN		10.000	%		12/05/2024		169,790,000		13,035,676

										16,878,057


Nigeria - 1.62%
Republic of Nigeria:
	USD		6.750	%		01/28/2021		2,021,000		1,983,106⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾
	USD		6.375	%		07/12/2023		1,859,000		1,749,784⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

										3,732,890


Panama - 0.25%
Republic of Panama	USD		8.125	%		04/28/2034		424,000		564,980


Russia - 4.79%
Russian Federation	RUB		7.050	%		01/19/2028		872,504,000		10,999,209


South Africa - 8.90%
Republic of South Africa	ZAR		10.500	%		12/21/2026		260,000,000		20,443,188


Sri Lanka - 0.36%
Republic of Sri Lanka	USD		6.125	%		06/03/2025		890,000		833,708⁽¹⁾


Turkey - 6.17%
Republic of Turkey:
	TRY		8.300	%		06/20/2018		9,010,000		2,956,684
	TRY		10.500	%		01/15/2020		15,700,000		5,467,313


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015


	Currency	Rate			Maturity Date		Principal Amount*		Market Value Expressed (in U.S. $)
Turkey (continued)
Republic of Turkey: (continued)
	TRY		7.100	%		03/08/2023		19,770,000	$	5,754,728

										14,178,725


Venezuela - 0.14%
Republic of Venezuela	USD		13.625	%		08/15/2018		518,000		322,120⁽⁵⁾


Zambia - 0.95%
Republic of Zambia:
	USD		5.375	%		09/20/2022		204,000		157,386⁽⁵⁾
	USD		8.500	%		04/14/2024		935,000		812,048⁽¹⁾
	USD		8.970	%		07/30/2027		1,396,000		1,207,540⁽¹⁾

										2,176,974


TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS										167,701,650

(Cost $186,601,290)

BANK LOANS - 0.27%
Indonesia - 0.27%
PT Bakrie & Brothers TBK	USD		0.000	%		11/25/2014		2,515,676		628,919⁽³⁾


TOTAL BANK LOANS										628,919

(Cost $1,006,270)

CORPORATE BONDS - 48.78%
Angola - 1.48%
Puma International Financing SA	USD		6.750	%		02/01/2021		3,393,000		3,409,965⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾


Argentina - 3.23%
YPF SA:
	USD		8.750	%		04/04/2024		1,803,000		1,782,716⁽¹⁾
	USD		8.500	%		07/28/2025		5,807,000		5,632,790⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

										7,415,506


Brazil - 2.59%
CIMPOR Financial Operations BV	USD		5.750	%		07/17/2024		1,500,000		997,419⁽¹⁾
ESAL GmbH	USD		6.250	%		02/05/2023		3,001,000		2,895,965⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
GTL Trade Finance Inc.	USD		7.250	%		04/16/2044		1,000,000		750,000⁽¹⁾
Minerva Luxembourg SA	USD		7.750	%		01/31/2023		505,000		504,394⁽¹⁾
Votorantim Cimentos SA	USD		7.250	%		04/05/2041		1,000,000		815,500⁽¹⁾

										5,963,278


Chile - 1.60%
GeoPark Latin America Ltd. Agencia en Chile	USD		7.500	%		02/11/2020		1,660,000		1,176,749⁽¹⁾
VTR Finance BV	USD		6.875	%		01/15/2024		2,600,000		2,504,580⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

										3,681,329


Colombia - 1.00%
Emgesa SA ESP	COP		8.750	%		01/25/2021		911,000,000		294,595⁽¹⁾
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP:
	COP		8.375	%		02/01/2021		500,000,000		159,318⁽⁵⁾
	COP		8.375	%		02/01/2021		1,030,000,000		328,194⁽¹⁾
Millicom International Cellular SA	USD		6.625	%		10/15/2021		1,458,000		1,413,968⁽¹⁾
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.	USD		5.125	%		03/28/2023		364,000		111,020⁽¹⁾

										2,307,095


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015


	Currency	Rate			Maturity Date		Principal Amount*		Market Value Expressed (in U.S. $)
Ecuador - 4.64%
EP PetroEcuador via Noble Sovereign Funding I Ltd. (L+5.63)	USD		5.957	%		09/24/2019		12,914,526	$	10,654,484^(2)(5)(7)


Guatemala - 0.73%
Comcel Trust via Comunicaciones Celulares SA	USD		6.875	%		02/06/2024		2,000,000		1,675,400⁽¹⁾


India - 0.65%
Greenko Dutch BV	USD		8.000	%		08/01/2019		450,000		477,196⁽⁵⁾
Vedanta Resources PLC:
	USD		6.000	%		01/31/2019		235,000		179,479⁽¹⁾
	USD		8.250	%		06/07/2021		675,000		501,066⁽¹⁾
	USD		7.125	%		05/31/2023		500,000		340,000⁽¹⁾

										1,497,741


Israel - 1.21%
B Communications Ltd.	USD		7.375	%		02/15/2021		2,539,000		2,770,684⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾


Jamaica - 0.12%
Digicel Group Ltd.	USD		8.250	%		09/30/2020		312,000		272,610⁽¹⁾


Kazakhstan - 2.70%
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC	USD		6.375	%		04/09/2021		1,300,000		1,335,815⁽¹⁾
Zhaikmunai LLP	USD		7.125	%		11/13/2019		5,700,000		4,873,500⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

										6,209,315


Macau - 0.51%
MCE Finance Ltd.	USD		5.000	%		02/15/2021		935,000		869,550⁽¹⁾
Studio City Finance Ltd.	USD		8.500	%		12/01/2020		300,000		298,156⁽¹⁾

										1,167,706


Mexico - 7.46%
America Movil SAB de CV	MXN		6.000	%		06/09/2019		85,000,000		5,145,581
Cemex Finance LLC	USD		9.375	%		10/12/2022		2,000,000		2,143,500⁽¹⁾
Metalsa SA de CV	USD		4.900	%		04/24/2023		2,268,000		2,002,848⁽¹⁾
Mexichem SAB de CV:
	USD		6.750	%		09/19/2042		2,250,000		2,182,500⁽¹⁾
	USD		5.875	%		09/17/2044		1,000,000		872,500⁽¹⁾
Petroleos Mexicanos	USD		5.625	%		01/23/2046		393,000		329,137⁽¹⁾
Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV	USD		8.250	%		11/07/2021		2,305,000		2,209,919⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Southern Copper Corp.	USD		6.750	%		04/16/2040		2,500,000		2,243,750⁽²⁾

										17,129,735


Peru - 0.86%
Cia Minera Ares SAC	USD		7.750	%		01/23/2021		2,000,000		1,970,000⁽¹⁾


Russia - 6.94%
Evraz Group SA	USD		6.750	%		04/27/2018		2,000,000		2,031,200⁽¹⁾
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA	USD		9.250	%		04/23/2019		8,075,000		9,134,844⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾
Rosneft Oil Co. via Rosneft International Finance Ltd.	USD		4.199	%		03/06/2022		1,421,000		1,293,110⁽¹⁾
Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA	USD		5.900	%		10/17/2022		1,955,000		1,930,562⁽¹⁾
Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC	USD		7.748	%		02/02/2021		630,000		660,713⁽⁵⁾
VimpelCom Holdings BV	USD		5.200	%		02/13/2019		900,000		901,125⁽¹⁾

										15,951,554


South Africa - 0.16%
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.	USD		5.750	%		01/26/2021		375,000		357,600⁽⁵⁾


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015

Counterparty

Currency

Rate

Maturity
Date

Principal
Amount/Shares*

Market Value
Expressed (in U.S. $)

Venezuela - 12.90%

Petroleos de Venezuela SA:

USD

5.125%

10/28/2016

1,151,633

904,032

USD

5.250%

04/12/2017

21,291,700

12,349,186⁽²⁾

USD

8.500%

11/02/2017

26,091,467

16,378,918⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾

29,632,136

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

112,066,138

(Cost $128,989,124)

CREDIT LINKED NOTES - 4.81%

Iraq - 2.67%

Republic of Iraq

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

JPY

2.816%

01/01/2028

1,233,566,768

6,137,771⁽⁷⁾

Venezuela - 2.14%

Petroleos De Venezuela (L+5.00)

Credit Suisse First Boston

USD

5.319%

12/20/2016

8,700,000

4,923,605⁽⁷⁾

TOTAL CREDIT LINKED NOTES

11,061,376

(Cost $18,729,564)

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 4.57%

iShares^® MSCI Chile Capped ETF

USD

N/A

162,851

5,282,886

iShares^® MSCI Turkey ETF

USD

N/A

135,893

5,206,061

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

10,488,947

(Cost $12,880,208)

Total Investments - 131.43%

301,947,030

(Cost $348,206,456)

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (31.43)%

(72,203,914)⁽⁸⁾

Net Assets - 100.00%

229,743,116

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


Currency Abbreviations:
BRL	-	Brazilian Real
COP	-	Colombian Peso
EUR	-	Euro
IDR	-	Indonesian Rupiah
JPY	-	Japanese Yen
MXN	-	Mexican Peso
RUB	-	Russian Ruble
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 $66,946,324, which represents approximately 29.14% of net assets as of November 30, 2015.

⁽²⁾

On November 30, 2015, securities valued at $126,044,346 were pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

⁽³⁾

Security is in default and therefore is non-income producing.

⁽⁴⁾

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


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015

⁽⁵⁾

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 November 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of those securities was $69,836,329, which represents approximately 30.40% of net assets.

⁽⁶⁾

Step bond. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of November 30, 2015.

⁽⁷⁾

Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of November 30, 2015.

⁽⁸⁾

Includes cash which is being held as collateral for derivatives.


Common Abbreviations:
BV	-	Besloten Vennootschap is the Dutch term for private limited liability company.
ESP	-	Empresa de Servicios Publicos is the Colombian term for Public Service Company.
ETF	-	Exchange Traded Fund.
GmbH	-	Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung is the German term for a company with limited liability.
JSC	-	Joint Stock Company.
L	-	LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate).
LLC	-	Limited Liability Company.
LLP	-	Limited Liability Partnership.
Ltd.	-	Limited.
MSCI	-	Morgan Stanley Capital International.
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.
SA de CV	-	A variable capital company.
SAB de CV	-	A variable capital company.
SAC	-	Sociedad Anonima Abierta is the Peruvian term used for a publicly traded corporation.
SOC	-	(South Africa) State owned company.
TBK	-	Terbuka is the Indonesian term for limited liability company.

OUTSTANDING FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS


Counterparty	Foreign Currency	Contracted Amount**	Purchase/Sale Contract	Settlement Date	Current Value		Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
Goldman Sachs & Co.	BRL	120,706,644	Purchase	02/10/2016	$	30,494,105	$	2,973,210

							$	2,973,210


Goldman Sachs & Co.	BRL	120,706,644	Sale	02/10/2016	$	30,494,105	$	(2,754,379)

							$	(2,754,379)

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

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS


Counterparty	Interest Rate			Acquisition Date		Value
Bank of America		0.000	%		11/25/2015		$	4,630,115
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		12/10/2014			2,977,275
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		03/03/2015			3,222,400
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.850	%		03/09/2015			10,271,200
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		03/09/2015			1,798,000
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		07/07/2015			4,398,045
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		07/09/2015			798,368
Credit Suisse First Boston		1.000	%		10/26/2015			2,062,944
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.850	%		10/26/2015			2,260,726
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.900	%		10/26/2015			6,667,418
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		10/26/2015			1,954,000
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.500	%		11/06/2015			2,986,070
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.750	%		11/24/2015			1,012,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Investments
		November 30, 2015

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (continued)


Counterparty	Interest Rate			Acquisition Date		Value
Credit Suisse First Boston		0.600	%		11/30/2015		$	12,358,500
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.900	%		09/28/2015			7,622,125
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.850	%		09/28/2015			3,994,200
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.750	%		09/28/2015			6,804,300
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.900	%		09/29/2015			2,433,446
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.850	%		09/29/2015			2,232,024
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.950	%		09/29/2015			1,340,696
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.		0.000	%		09/30/2015			2,368,298
Nomura Securities		0.650	%		12/12/2014			5,622,750

							$	89,814,900

All agreements can be terminated by either party on demand at value plus accrued interest.

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS ON SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS ISSUE - SELL PROTECTION⁽⁹⁾


				Implied Credit
				Spread at					Upfront
Reference		Fixed Deal		November 30,	Notional				Premiums		Unrealized
Obligations	Counterparty	Receive Rate	Maturity Date	2015⁽¹⁰⁾	Amount⁽¹¹⁾		Market Value		Received		Appreciation

Petroleos de Venezuela	Credit Suisse First Boston	5.000%	06/20/2016	37.659%	$	3,847,000	$	619,076	$	1,163,718	$	544,642

							$	619,076	$	1,163,718	$	544,642

⁽⁹⁾

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.

⁽¹⁰⁾

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.

⁽¹¹⁾

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.

INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS


Pay/Receive								Unrealized
Floating Rate	Clearing House	Floating Rate	Expiration Date	Notional Amount	Fixed Rate	Market Value		Appreciation

Receive	Chicago Mercantile Exchange	3 month LIBOR	02/06/2025	$ 53,200,000	1.975%	$	320,583	$	320,583

						$	320,583	$	320,583


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets

Income Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

November 30, 2015


ASSETS:
Investments, at value⁽¹⁾	$	301,947,030
Cash		5,612,031
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swap contracts		544,642
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts		2,973,210
Receivable for investments sold		31,267,826
Deposits with brokers for credit default swap contracts		590,000
Deposits with brokers for interest rate swap contracts		1,485,972
Deposits with brokers for reverse repurchase agreements		2,689,000
Interest receivable on credit default swap contracts		37,401
Interest receivable		7,311,853
Prepaid and other assets		39,091

Total Assets		354,498,056


LIABILITIES:
Payable for reverse repurchase agreements		89,814,900
Interest payable on reverse repurchase agreements		228,060
Payable due to brokers for reverse repurchase agreements collateral		3,543,000
Swap premium received		1,163,718
Payable for investments purchased		26,700,759
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts		2,754,379
Variation margin payable on interest rate swap contracts		80,354
Payable to adviser		273,048
Payable to administrator		44,938
Other payables		151,784

Total Liabilities		124,754,940

Net Assets	$	229,743,116


NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Paid-in capital	$	342,900,438
Distribution in excess of net investment income		(11,868,576)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, credit default swap contracts, written options, interest rate swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions		(56,009,494)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, credit default swap contracts, interest rate swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		(45,279,252)

Net Assets	$	229,743,116


PRICING OF SHARES:
Net Assets	$	229,743,116
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, par value of $0.001 per share authorized)		15,791,688

Net assets value, offering and redemption price per share	$	14.55


⁽¹⁾ Cost of Investments	$	348,206,456


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Operations
		For the Year Ended November 30, 2015


INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest	$	40,464,535
Dividends		241,889

Total Investment Income		40,706,424


EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fees		3,650,106
Interest on reverse repurchase agreements		756,658
Administration fees		558,265
Custodian fees		103,981
Professional fees		131,175
Printing fees		24,223
Trustee fees		18,275
Transfer agent fees		21,165
Insurance fees		23,269
Other		52,526

Total Expenses		5,339,643

Net Investment Income		35,366,781


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
Investments		(66,937,745)
Credit default swap contracts		194,487
Written options		1,283,093
Interest rate swap contracts		(739,980)
Forward foreign currency contracts		1,586,958
Foreign currency transactions		(632,855)

Net realized loss		(65,246,042)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
Investments		1,529,391
Credit default swap contracts		643,330
Interest rate swap contracts		320,583
Forward foreign currency contracts		(2,008,145)
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		218,101

Net change in unrealized appreciation		703,260

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments		(64,542,782)

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	(29,176,001)


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statements of Changes in Net Assets


For the year ended November 30	2015		2014


OPERATIONS:
Net investment income	$	35,366,781	$	32,342,746
Net realized loss on investments, credit default swap contracts, written options, interest rate swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and foreign currency transactions		(65,246,042)		(15,253,580)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, credit default swap contracts, interest rate swap contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies		703,260		553,698

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(29,176,001)		17,642,864


DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
From net investment income		(5,221,010)		(29,928,098)
From tax return of capital		(28,889,035)		(4,169,364)

Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders		(34,110,045)		(34,097,462)


CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Net asset value of common shares issued to stockholders from reinvestment of dividends		–		209,227

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions		–		209,227


Net Decrease in Net Assets		(63,286,046)		(16,245,371)


NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period		293,029,162		309,274,533

End of period (including distribution in excess of net investment income of $(11,868,576) and $(2,270,673))	$	229,743,116	$	293,029,162


OTHER INFORMATION:
Share Transactions:
Beginning shares		15,791,688		15,781,701
Shares issued as reinvestment of dividends		–		9,987

Shares outstanding - end of period		15,791,688		15,791,688


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Statement of Cash Flows
		November 30, 2015


CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net decrease in net assets from operations	$	(29,176,001)
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:		(42,697,205)
Purchase of investment securities		(256,732,571)
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities		308,978,920
Purchased options transactions		(2,008,994)
Proceeds from sale of option contracts		5,912,100
Premiums received from written options transactions		1,822,464
Premiums paid from closing written options transactions		(437,912)
Net sale of short-term investment securities		4,894,885
Net amortization of discounts and accretion of premiums		(8,291,272)
Net realized (gain)/loss on:
Investments		66,937,745
Written options		(1,283,093)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on:
Investments		(1,529,391)
Credit default swap contracts		(643,330)
Interest rate swap contracts		(320,583)
Forward foreign currency contracts		2,008,145
Decrease in deposits with brokers for credit default swap contracts, interest rate swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and forward foreign currency contracts		1,451,028
Decrease in dividends and interest receivable		2,847,515
Increase in prepaid and other assets		(15,673)
Increase in payable due to brokers for credit default swap contracts, interest rate swap contracts, reverse repurchase agreements, and forward foreign currency contracts		1,093,000
Increase in variation margin payable on interest rate swap contracts		80,354
Decrease in payable to adviser		(82,002)
Decrease in payable to administrator		(67,527)
Decrease in other payables		(45,723)
Decrease in interest due on reverse repurchase agreements		(150,240)

Net cash provided by operating activities		95,241,844


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Decrease in reverse repurchase agreements		(56,941,280)
Cash distributions paid		(34,110,045)

Net cash used in financing activities		(91,051,325)


Net increase in cash		4,190,519

Cash, beginning balance		1,421,512
Cash, ending balance	$	5,612,031


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for interest on reverse repurchase agreements:	$	906,898


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Financial Highlights
		For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented.


For the Year Ended November 30	2015			2014		2013		2012		2011⁽¹⁾

Net asset value - beginning of period	$	18.56		$	19.60	$	23.61	$	22.03	$	23.88
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income⁽²⁾		2.24			2.05		1.67		2.20		1.99
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments		(4.09)			(0.93)		(3.52)		1.54		(1.99)
Total income/(loss) from investment operations		(1.85)			1.12		(1.85)		3.74		–

Less distributions to common shareholders:
From net investment income		(0.33)			(1.90)		(1.90)		(2.16)		(1.80)
From net realized gains		–			–		(0.26)		–		–
From tax return of capital		(1.83)			(0.26)		–		–		–
Total distributions		(2.16)			(2.16)		(2.16)		(2.16)		(1.80)

Capital share transactions:
Common share offering costs charged to paid-in capital		–			–		–		–		(0.05)
Total capital share transactions		–			–		–		–		(0.05)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Asset Value		(4.01)			(1.04)		(4.01)		1.58		(1.85)
Net asset value - end of period	$	14.55		$	18.56	$	19.60	$	23.61	$	22.03

Market price - end of period	$	12.86		$	17.80	$	18.55	$	24.70	$	22.38


Total Return - Net Asset Value⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾		(9.27%)			6.03%		(8.37%)		17.71%		(0.47%)
Total Return - Market Price⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾		(16.38%)			7.45%		(17.10%)		21.22%		(3.41%)

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in millions)	$	230		$	293	$	309	$	371	$	343
Ratio of expenses to average net assets		2.13%	⁽⁵⁾		2.07%		1.88%		1.83%		1.76%	⁽⁶⁾
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets		14.08%			10.42%		7.43%		9.59%		8.90%	⁽⁶⁾
Ratio of expenses to average managed assets⁽⁷⁾		1.46%	⁽⁵⁾		1.44%		1.42%		1.40%		1.45%	⁽⁶⁾
Portfolio turnover rate		89%			97%		157%		122%		157%

Borrowings at End of Period
Aggregate Amount Outstanding (in millions)	$	90		$	137	$	120	$	134	$	93
Asset Coverage Per $1,000	$	4		$	3	$	4	$	4	$	5

⁽¹⁾

The fund was incepted on December 22, 2010.

⁽²⁾

Calculated using average shares throughout the period.

⁽³⁾

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common share at the opening on the first day and a sale at closing on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions, if any, and are not annualized.

⁽⁴⁾

Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

⁽⁵⁾

Includes borrowing costs of 0.30% to average net assets and 0.21% to average managed assets.

⁽⁶⁾

Annualized.

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Average managed assets represent net assets applicable to common shares plus average amount of borrowings during the period.


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust 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 23, 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 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, which 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 financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The policies are in conformity with GAAP. The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. 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. Credit default swaps are priced by an independent pricing service based off of the underlying terms of the swap. 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. Over-the-counter traded derivatives (primarily swaps and foreign currency options) are priced by an independent pricing service. Derivatives which are cleared by an exchange are priced by such exchange. Foreign currency positions including forward currency contracts are priced at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

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.


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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 November 30, 2015:


Investments in Securities at Value^*	Level 1 - Quoted and Unadjusted Prices		Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs		Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Sovereign Debt Obligations	$	–	$	167,701,650	$	–	$	167,701,650
Bank Loans		–		–		628,919		628,919
Corporate Bonds		–		112,066,138		–		112,066,138
Credit Linked Notes		–		–		11,061,376		11,061,376
Exchange Traded Funds		10,488,947		–		–		10,488,947
Total	$	10,488,947	$	279,767,788	$	11,690,295	$	301,947,030


Other Financial Instruments^**
Assets
Credit Default Swap Contracts	$	–	$	544,642	$	–	$	544,642
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts		–		2,973,210		–		2,973,210
Interest Rate Swap Contracts		–		320,583		–		320,583
Liabilities
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts		–		(2,754,379)		–		(2,754,379)
Total	$	–	$	1,084,056	$	–	$	1,084,056


*		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 in or out of Levels 1 and 2 during the year ended November 30, 2015. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all levels at the end of the reporting period. Transfer of securities from Level 2 to Level 3 occurred primarily due to the lack of observable market data due to decreased market activity or information for these securities.

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, 2014		Accrued discount/ premium		Realized Gain/(Loss)*			Change in Unrealized Appreciation*			Sales Proceeds			Transfer into Level 3		Balance as of November 30, 2015		Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) still held at November 30, 2015
Bank Loans	$	754,703	$	–	$	–		$	(125,784	)	$	–		$	–	$	628,919	$	(125,784	)
Credit Linked Notes		7,858,355		133,853		(92,821	)		(945,122	)		(816,494	)		4,923,605		11,061,376		(3,352,342	)
Total	$	8,613,058	$	133,853	$	(92,821	)	$	(1,070,906	)	$	(816,494	)	$	4,923,605	$	11,690,295	$	(3,478,126	)

^*	Realized gain/(loss) and change in unrealized appreciation are included in the related amounts on the investment in the Statement of Operations.

All level 3 investments have values determined utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment.

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).


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

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.

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 liquidity risk, market risk, interest rate risk and the risk that the counterparty will be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations under the note.

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.

While some loans are collateralized and senior to an issuer’s other debt securities, other loans may be unsecured and/or subordinated to other securities. Some senior loans, such as bank loans, may be illiquid and generally tend to be less liquid than many other debt securities.

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. Loans may not be considered “securities,” and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Fund either delivers collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., foreign currency exchange contracts, securities with extended settlement periods, and swaps) or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements), the Fund will segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount that is required to be physically segregated for the benefit of the counterparty. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit cash or securities as collateral for certain investments. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits with brokers” or “Payable due to brokers”, respectively. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose is noted on the Statement of Investments.

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


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

Total Assets (defined in Note 4) 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 delivers a security in exchange for cash to a financial institution, the counterparty, with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same or substantially the same security at an agreed upon price and date. The Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest payments, if any, made on the security delivered to the counterparty during the term of the agreement. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made by the Fund to counterparties are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by the Fund to counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statement of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, the Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund. The Fund will segregate assets determined to be liquid to cover its obligations under reverse repurchase agreements. As all agreements can be terminated by either party on demand, face value approximates fair value at November 30, 2015. This fair value is based on Level 2 inputs under the three-tier fair valuation hierarchy described above. For the year ended November 30, 2015, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $113,728,006 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.65%.

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.

Distributions to Shareholders: The Fund intends to make a level dividend distribution each month to Common Shareholders. The level dividend rate may be modified by the Board of Trustees from time to time. Any net capital gains earned by the Fund are distributed at least annually. Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date. A portion of the Fund’s distributions made for a taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. This may occur, for example, if the Fund’s distributions exceed its “earnings and profits” for the taxable year or because certain foreign currency losses may reduce the Fund’s income. This recharacterization may be retroactive. A return of capital will generally not be taxable, but will reduce a shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares and therefore result in a higher gain or lower loss when the shareholder sells the shares.

Federal and Other Taxes: No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies.

The Fund evaluates tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have more than a 50 percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.

As of and during the year ended November 30, 2015, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

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 its 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.

Derivatives are also subject to the risk of possible regulatory changes, which could adversely affect the availability and performance of derivative securities, make them more costly and limit or restrict their use by the Fund, which could prevent the Fund from implementing its investment strategies and adversely affect returns.

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 closed, 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 closed.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets & Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

Foreign Currency Options: The Fund may write or purchase foreign currency options. Purchasing foreign currency options gives the Fund the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell the currency with specified amounts of currency and a rate of exchange that may be exercised by a certain date. Writing foreign currency options gives the counterparty the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell the currency with specified amounts of currency and a rate of exchange that may be exercised by a certain date. These options may be used as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

Currency hedging involves special risks, including possible default by the other party to the transaction, illiquidity and, to the extent the Adviser’s view as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk that the use of hedging could result in losses greater than if they had not been used. In addition, in certain countries in which the Fund may invest, currency hedging opportunities may not be available.

The Fund had the following transactions in written option contracts for the year ended November 30, 2015.


EDF	Notional Amount			Premiums
Balance as of November 30, 2014	$	–		$	–
Options Written		100,000,000			1,822,464
Options Closed		(100,000,000	)		(1,822,464	)
Balance as of November 30, 2015	$	–		$	–

Swap Agreements: The Fund may invest in swap agreements. Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over the counter market (“OTC swaps”) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”). In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps on individual securities or groups or indices of securities for hedging, investment or leverage purposes. In connection with these agreements, securities or cash may be identified as collateral or margin in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest, are recorded daily. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”). Each day the Fund may pay or receive cash, equal to the variation margin of the centrally cleared swap. OTC swap payments received or paid at the beginning of the measurement period represent premiums paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, interest rates, and other relevant factors).

Generally, the basis of the OTC swaps is the unamortized premium received or paid. The periodic swap payments received or made by the Fund are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities. When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any.

Credit Default Swap Contracts: 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 may be difficult to value, are highly susceptible to liquidity and credit risk and generally pay a return to the counterparty only 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.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

Interest Rate Swap Contracts: Interest rate swap agreements involve the exchange by the Fund with another party for their respective commitment to pay or receive interest on the notional amount of principal. Certain forms of interest rate swap agreements may include: (i) interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”, (ii) interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”, (iii) interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels, (iv) callable interest rate swaps, under which the buyer pays an upfront fee in consideration for the right to early terminate the swap transaction in whole, at zero costs and at a predetermined date and time prior to the maturity date, (v) spreadlocks, which allow the interest rate swap users to lock in the forward differential (or spread) between the interest rate swap rate and a specified benchmark, or (vi) basis swaps, under which two parties can exchange variable interest rates based on different segments of money markets.

The tables below are a summary of the fair valuations of derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure.

Fair Values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities as of November 30, 2015:

Risk Exposure

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
Location

Fair Value

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
Location

Fair Value

Credit Risk (Swap Contracts)

Unrealized appreciation on credit default swap contracts

544,642

Unrealized depreciation on credit default swap contracts

–

Interest Rate Risk (Swap Contracts)^*

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts

320,583

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap contracts

–

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk (Forward Foreign Currency Contracts)

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

2,973,210

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

(2,754,379)

Total

3,838,435

(2,754,379)

*	The value presented includes cumulative gain/(loss) on open interest rate swap contracts; however, the value reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities is only the unsettled variation margin receivable/(payable) as of November 30, 2015.

The number of forward foreign currency contracts, credit default swap contracts, and interest rate swap contracts held at November 30, 2015 is representative of activity during the year ended November 30, 2015.

For the year ended November 30, 2015, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations were as follows:


Risk Exposure	Statement of Operations Location	Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives			Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Exchange Rate Risk (Written Options)	Net realized gain on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation on written options	$	1,283,093		$	–
Exchange Rate Risk (Purchased Options)	Net realized gain on investments/Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments		3,903,107			–
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk (Forward Foreign Currency Contracts)	Net realized gain on forward foreign currency contracts/Net change in unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts		1,586,958			(2,008,145)
Credit Risk (Swap Contracts)	Net realized gain on credit default swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation on credit default swap contracts		194,487			643,330
Interest Rate Risk (Swap Contracts)	Net realized loss on interest rate swap contracts/Net change in unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap contracts		(739,980	)		320,583
Total		$	6,227,665		$	(1,044,232)


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

Offsetting Arrangements: Certain derivative contracts and reverse repurchase agreements are executed under standardized netting agreements. A derivative netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective, and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract. These agreements mitigate counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

The following table presents derivative financial instruments and reverse repurchase arrangements that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements, collateral arrangements or other similar agreements as of November 30, 2015.


Offsetting of Derivatives Assets
November 30, 2015
							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Description	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset In The Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amounts Presented In The Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Financial Instruments Available for Offset^(a)	Cash Collateral Received^(a)		Net Amount Receivable
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts	$	2,973,210	$	–	$	2,973,210	$ (2,754,379)	$	–	$	218,831
Credit Default Swap Contracts		544,642		–		544,642	–		–		544,642
Total	$	3,517,852	$	–	$	3,517,852	$ (2,754,379)	$	–	$	763,473


Offsetting of Derivatives Liabilities
November 30, 2015
							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Description	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset In The Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amounts Presented In The Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Financial Instruments Available for Offset^(a)	Cash Collateral Pledged^(a)		Net Amount Payable
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts	$	2,754,379	$	–	$	2,754,379	$ (2,754,379)	$	–	$	–
Reverse Repurchase Agreements		89,814,900		–		89,814,900	(89,814,900)		–		–
Total	$	92,569,279	$	–	$	92,569,279	$ (92,569,279)	$	–	$	–

^(a)

These amounts are limited to the derivatives asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

3. TAX BASIS INFORMATION

Tax Basis of Distributions to Shareholders: Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain was recorded by the Fund.

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal years ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 was as follows:


	2015		2014
Ordinary Income	$	5,221,010	$	29,928,098
Return of Capital		28,889,035		4,169,364
Total	$	34,110,045	$	34,097,462

Components of Distributable Earnings on a Tax Basis: As of November 30, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015


Accumulated Capital Loss			$ (53,733,250)
Unrealized Depreciation			(58,342,313)
Cumulative Effect of Other Timing Difference*			(1,081,759)
Total			$ (113,157,322)

*	Other temporary differences primarily due to timing consist of mark-to-market on forward foreign currency contracts and amortization of credit default swap expenses

The tax components of distributable earnings are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from the composition of net assets reported under GAAP. Accordingly, for the period ended November 30, 2015, certain differences were reclassified. These differences were primarily due to the reclassification of foreign currency gain/loss for tax purposes and the amounts reclassified did not affect net assets.

The reclassifications were as follows:


Fund	Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Net Investment Income/(Loss)			Accumulated Net Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund	$	–	$	(39,743,674	)	$	39,743,674

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: At November 30, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Gross appreciation on investments (excess of value over tax cost)	$	1,977,699
Gross depreciation on investments (excess of tax cost over value)		(61,300,186)
Net appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) of foreign currency and derivatives		980,174
Net unrealized depreciation	$	(58,342,313)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes	$	361,269,517

Post-Enactment Capital losses deferred to next tax year were as follows:


Fund	Short-Term		Long-Term
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund	$	19,767,559	$	29,216,542

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund has elected to defer to the period ending November 30, 2016 capital losses recognized during the period December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015 in the amount of $4,749,149.

4. ADVISORY FEES, TRUSTEE FEES, ADMINISTRATION FEES, CUSTODY FEES AND TRANSFER AGENT FEES

The Adviser receives a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily value of the Fund’s total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage used) minus the Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than Fund liabilities incurred for any leverage) (“Total Assets”).

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) serves as administrator to the Fund. Under the administration agreement, ALPS is responsible for calculating the net asset value of the common shares and generally managing the administrative affairs of the Fund. ALPS receives a monthly fee based on the average daily value of the Fund’s Total Assets.

The Bank of New York Mellon served as the Fund’s custodian until the transition to State Street Bank and Trust Company on December 8, 2014. Computershare, Inc. serves as the Fund’s transfer agent.

Through December 31, 2014, the Fund paid each Trustee who is not a director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Investment Adviser, a fee of $2,500 per quarter and $250 for each additional meeting of the Board of Trustees in which that Trustee participated. The Fund also reimbursed independent Trustees for travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such meetings. Effective January 1, 2015, the Fund, along with the Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund and the Stone Harbor Investment Funds (collectively, the “Stone Harbor Fund Complex”) paid each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Investment Adviser or any of its affiliates an aggregate fee of $84,000 per year. These fees are allocated over the Stone Harbor Fund Complex based on the average net assets of each fund. Interested Trustees (as defined below)


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Notes to Financial Statements
		November 30, 2015

of the Trust are not compensated by the Stone Harbor Fund Complex. All Trustees are reimbursed for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred to attend such meetings. Officers of the Fund do not receive compensation for performing the duties of their office.

5. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) during the year ended November 30, 2015, were as follows:


Purchases		Sales
$ 310,003,865		$ 356,848,185

6. INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that may contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

7. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-07, “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent).” This is an update to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient.

ASU 2015-07 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those annual periods, with retrospective application for all periods presented. Management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2015-07 will have a material effect on the financial statements or disclosures of the Fund.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

Summary of Dividend

Reinvestment Plan

November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Unless the registered owner of Common Shares elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare (the “Plan Administrator”), all dividends declared on Common Shares will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Administrator for shareholders in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), in additional Common Shares. Common Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all dividends and other distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the Common Shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee) by the Plan Administrator as dividend disbursing agent. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Such notice will be effective with respect to a particular dividend or other distribution (together, a “Dividend”). Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on behalf of Common Shareholders and may re-invest that cash in additional Common Shares.

The Plan Administrator will open an account for each Common Shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such Common Shareholder’s Common Shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a Dividend payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares. The Common Shares will be acquired by the Plan Administrator for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized Common Shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding Common Shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the NYSE or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commissions per Common Share is equal to or greater than the NAV per Common Share, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the NAV per Common Share on the payment date; provided that, if the NAV is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per Common Share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the NAV per Common Share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases.

In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any Dividend, the Plan Administrator will have until the last business day before the next date on which the Common Shares trade on an “ex-dividend” basis or 30 days after the payment date for such Dividend, whichever is sooner (the “Last Purchase Date”), to invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired in Open-Market Purchases. It is contemplated that the Fund will pay monthly income Dividends. If, before the Plan Administrator has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per Common Share exceeds the NAV per Common Share, the average per Common Share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the NAV of the Common Shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Administrator is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Administrator may cease making Open-Market Purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at the NAV per Common Share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the NAV is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per Common Share, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date for purposes of determining the number of shares issuable under the Plan.

The Plan Administrator maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Administrator on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Administrator will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the participants.

In the case of Common Shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Administrator will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.

There will be no brokerage charges with respect to Common Shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends. Participants that request a sale of Common Shares through the Plan Administrator are subject to brokerage commissions.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.

All correspondence or questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator at 1-866-390-3910.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Additional Information
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

FUND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available (1) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or (2) they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).

PROXY VOTING

The policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held by the Fund are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-206-0791, or (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-206-0791, or (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

SENIOR OFFICER CODE OF ETHICS

The Fund files a copy of its code of ethics that applies to the Fund’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, with the SEC as an exhibit to its annual report on Form N-CSR. This will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PRIVACY POLICY

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”) has adopted the following privacy policies in order to safeguard the personal information of the Fund’s customers and consumers in accordance with Regulation S-P as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fund officers are responsible for ensuring that the following policies and procedures are implemented:

The Fund is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information they collect and will handle personal customer and consumer information only in accordance with Regulation S-P and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations⁽¹⁾. The Fund will ensure: (a) the security and confidentiality of customer records and information; (b) that customer records and information are protected from any anticipated threats and hazards; and (c) that customer records and information are protected from unauthorized access or use.

The Fund conducts its business affairs through its trustees, officers and third parties that provide services pursuant to agreements with the Fund. The Fund does not have any employees. It is anticipated that the trustees and officers of the Fund who are not employees of service providers will not have access to customer records and information in the performance of their normal responsibilities for the Fund.

The Fund may share customer information with its affiliates, subject to the customers’ right to prohibit such sharing.

The Fund may share customer information with unaffiliated third parties only in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-P. Pursuant to this policy, the Fund will not share customer information with unaffiliated third parties other than as permitted by law, unless authorized to do so by the customer.

Consistent with these policies, the Fund adopts the following procedures:

The Fund will determine that the policies and procedures of its affiliates and Service Providers are reasonably designed to safeguard customer information and only permit appropriate and authorized access to and use of customer information through the application of appropriate administrative, technical and physical protections.

The Fund will direct each of its Service Providers to adhere to the privacy policy of the Fund and to their respective privacy policies with respect to the Fund’s customer information and to take all action reasonably necessary so that the Fund is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S-P, including, as applicable, the development and delivery of privacy notices and the maintenance of appropriate and adequate records.

Each Service Provider is required to promptly report to the officers of the Fund any material changes to its privacy policy before, or promptly after, the adoption of such changes.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Additional Information
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

⁽¹⁾

Generally, shares of the Fund are held through financial intermediaries which are not considered “customers” of the Fund for purposes of Regulation S-P.

This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase its common shares in the open market.

Information on the Fund is available at www.shiplpcef.com or by calling the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at 1-866-390-3910.

SPECIAL RISKS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY

With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet and the dependence on computer systems to perform necessary business functions, the Fund and its service providers are susceptible to operational and information security risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events. Cyber attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruption. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites. Cyber security and other operational and technology failures or breaches of the Fund’s service providers (including, but not limited to, the Adviser, the administrator, the transfer agent and the custodian) or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, delays or mistakes in the calculation of the Fund’s NAV or other materials provided to shareholders, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent such cyber attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in place by its service providers, financial intermediaries and issuers in which the Fund invests.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Fund enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Funds’ Adviser, shareholder service provider, custodian, transfer agent and administrator, who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or “third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Fund.

Neither the Fund’s original or any subsequent prospectus or statement of additional information, any press release or shareholder report or any contracts filed as exhibits to the Fund’s registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Fund and any investor, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by applicable federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Trustees & Officers
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees approves all significant agreements between the Fund and the persons or companies that furnish services to the Fund, including agreements with its distributor, investment adviser, administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The day to day operations of the Fund are delegated to the Fund’s Adviser and administrator.

The name, age and principal occupations for the past five years of the Trustees and officers of the Fund are listed below, along with the number of portfolios in the Fund complex overseen by and the other directorships held by each Trustee. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without a charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-699-8158.


INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Name and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office And Length of Time Served⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee⁽³⁾	Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Alan Brott 1942 Class I	Chairman of the Audit Committee; Trustee	Trustee: Since 2010 Term Expires: 2018	Columbia University - Associate Professor, 2000-Present; Consultant, 1991-Present.	10	Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund, Grosvenor Registered Multi-Strategy Fund, Man FRM Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund, Excelsior Private Markets Fund II, Excelsior Private Markets Fund III, Excelsior Venture Partners III and UST Global Private Markets.
Heath B. McLendon 1933 Class II	Trustee	Trustee: Since 2010 Term Expires: 2016	Retired; formerly Citigroup — Chairman of Equity Research Oversight Committee (retired December 31, 2006).	10	Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund.
Patrick Sheehan 1947 Class III	Trustee	Trustee: Since 2010 Term Expires: 2017	Retired; formerly, Citigroup Asset Management-Managing Director and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, 1991-2002.	10	Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund.
Glenn Marchak 1956 Class II	Trustee	Trustee: Since 2015 Term Expires: 2016	Chairman of Audit Committee, Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (February 2013 to Present), Chairman of Audit Committee, Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (December 2010 – Present); Chairman of Audit Committee, Atlanta Equity Advisors/Resolvion (January 2010 –September 2014)	10	Stone Harbor Investment Funds, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund, Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. and Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Trustees & Officers
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

INTERESTED TRUSTEE


				Number of
				Portfolios in
	Position(s)	Term of Office And	Principal	Fund Complex
Name and Year	Held with	Length of Time	Occupation(s)	Overseen by	Other Directorships
of Birth⁽¹⁾	the Fund	Served⁽²⁾	During Past 5 Years	Trustee⁽³⁾	Held by Trustee
Thomas K.	Chairman and	Trustee: Since	Since April 2006, Portfolio Manager	10	Stone Harbor
Flanagan*	Trustee	2012	of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006,		Investment Funds,
1953			Managing Director and Senior		Stone Harbor
Class I		Term Expires:	Portfolio Manager for emerging		Emerging Market Total
		2018	markets debt portfolios at Salomon		Income Fund.
			Brothers Asset Management Inc.;
			joined Salomon Brothers Asset
			Management Inc. in 1991.

OFFICERS


Name and Year		Term of Office And
of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Length of Time Served⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Peter J. Wilby 1958	President and Chief Executive Officer	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Chief Investment Officer of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Chief Investment Officer — North American Fixed Income at Citigroup Asset Management; joined Citigroup or its predecessor firms in 1989.
Pablo Cisilino 1967	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since July 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from June 2004 to July 2006, Executive Director for Sales and Trading in Emerging Markets at Morgan Stanley Inc.; prior to June 2004, Vice President for local markets and FX sales and trading, Goldman Sachs; joined Goldman Sachs in 1994.
James E. Craige 1967	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for emerging markets debt portfolios at Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.; joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. in 1992.
David Griffiths 1964	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Senior Portfolio Manager and economist responsible for market opportunity analysis, hedging and alternative asset allocation strategies; joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited in 1993.
David A. Oliver 1959	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since June 2008, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from 1986 to June 2008, Managing Director in Emerging Market sales and trading at Citigroup.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Trustees & Officers
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


OFFICERS (CONTINUED)

Name and Year		Term of Office And
of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Length of Time Served⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
William Perry 1962	Executive Vice President	Since 2012	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since September 2012, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from August 2010 to August 2012, Emerging Markets Corporate Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management; prior to 2010, Managing Director/Portfolio Manager in the Global Special Opportunities Group for Latin American Special Situations at J.P. Morgan/Chase.
David Scott 1961	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Managing Director and Head of Traditional Investment Group responsible for the global bond portfolios at Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited; joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited in 1983.
Thomas Reynolds 1960	Principal Financial and Accounting Officer	Since April 2014	Since February 2008, Controller of Stone Harbor; from February 2006 to February 2008, Vice President of Portfolio Administration for Goldman Sachs Asset Management; from 1991 to 2006, Citigroup Asset Management.
Amanda Suss 1969	Treasurer	Since April 2014	Since July 2011, Senior Finance Associate of Stone Harbor; from May 2000 to July 2006, Director of Business Operations at Citigroup Asset Management; from April 1994 to April 2000, Mutual Fund Accounting Manager at Smith Barney Asset Management.
Adam J. Shapiro 1963	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary	Since 2010	Since April 2006, General Counsel of Stone Harbor; from April 2004 to March 2006, General Counsel, North American Fixed Income, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.; from August 1999 to March 2004, Director of Product and Business Development, Citigroup Asset Management.
Jeffrey S. Scott 1959	Chief Compliance Officer	Since 2010	Since April 2006, Chief Compliance Officer of Stone Harbor; from October 2005 to March 2006, Director of Compliance, New York Life Investment Management LLC; from July 1998 to September 2005, Chief Compliance Officer, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Trustees & Officers
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


OFFICERS (CONTINUED)

Name and Year		Term of Office And
of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Length of Time Served⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Gina Meyer 1980	Assistant Treasurer	Since July 2013	Since August 2013, Assistant Treasurer, RiverNorth Funds; since November 2012, Fund Controller for ALPS Fund Services, Inc.; from January 2011 to October 2012, Manager of Fund Accounting for Jackson National Asset Management; from August 2008 to January 2011, Supervisor of Fund Accounting for Jackson National Asset Management.
Vilma V. DeVooght 1977	Assistant Secretary	Since February 2015	Vice President, Senior Counsel, ALPS, since 2014; Associate Counsel, First Data Corporation 2012 to 2014; Legal Counsel, Invesco 2009 to 2011; Secretary Centaur Funds.

*	Mr. Flanagan is an interested person of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) (an “Interested Trustee”) because of his position with the Adviser.

⁽¹⁾

The business address of each Trustee and Officer of the Fund is c/o Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, 31 West 52^nd Street, 16^th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

⁽²⁾

Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. Officers are typically elected every year, unless an officer earlier retires, resigns or is removed from office.

⁽³⁾

The term “Fund Complex” as used in this table includes the Fund and the following registered investment companies: Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund, Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Stone Harbor Investment Grade Fund, Stone Harbor Strategic Income Fund, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund, Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Blend Fund and Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund. As of November 30, 2015, the Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Blend Fund had not commenced operations.


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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund		Benchmark Descriptions
		November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


Index		Description
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified		The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified (EMBI Global Diversified) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging markets sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, and Eurobonds. The index limits the weights of those index countries with larger debt stocks by only including specified portions of these countries’ eligible current face amounts outstanding. The countries covered in the EMBI Global Diversified are identical to those covered by the EMBI Global.
J.P. Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified		The J.P. Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified tracks total returns of U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by corporate entities in emerging market countries and consists of an investable universe of corporate bonds. The minimum amount outstanding required is $350 mm for the CEMBI Broad Diversified. The CEMBI Broad Diversified limits the weights of those index countries with larger corporate debt stocks by only including a specified portion of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.
J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified		The J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure. The weightings among the countries are more evenly distributed within this index.


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LOGO

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP

31 W. 52nd Street 16th Floor

New York, New York 10019

ADMINISTRATOR & FUND ACCOUNTANT

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

TRANSFER AGENT

Computershare, Inc.

480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, NJ 07310

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

LEGAL COUNSEL

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Deloitte & Touche LLP

555 17th Street, Suite 3600

Denver, Colorado 80202

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a)

The Registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions on behalf of the Registrant.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

During the period covered by this Report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.

(d)

During the period covered by this Report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provision of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above were granted.

(e)

Not Applicable.

(f)

The registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 12(a)(1) hereto.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has as least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The Board of Trustees has designated Alan Brott as the Registrant’s “audit committee financial expert.” Mr. Brott is “independent” as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

Mr. Brott has significant public accounting experience, including significant experience as a partner at a public accounting firm.

Item 4. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

(a)

Audit Fees: The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2014 and November 30, 2015 professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $68,000 and $69,500, respectively.

(b)

Audit-Related Fees: The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2014 and November 30, 2015 for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 and $0, respectively.

(c)

Tax Fees: The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2014 and November 30, 2015 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $5,040 and $5,195, respectively.

(d)

All Other Fees: The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2014 and November 30, 2015 for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 and $0, respectively.

(e)(1)

All services to be performed by the Registrant’s principal auditors must be pre-approved by the Registrant’s audit committee.

(e)(2)

No services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f)

Not applicable.

(g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2014 and November 30, 2015 by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $0 and $0, respectively.

(h)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

(a)	The Registrant has a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is comprised of the following members:

Alan Brott, Chairman

Heath McLendon

Patrick Sheehan

Glenn Marchak

(b)	Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Attached as Exhibit 12(c), is a copy of the Registrant’s proxy voting policies and procedures.

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)(1)


Name and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office And Length of Time Served⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Peter J. Wilby Birth Year: 1958	President and Chief Executive Officer	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Chief Investment Officer of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Chief Investment Officer — North American Fixed Income at Citigroup Asset Management; joined Citigroup or its predecessor firms in 1989.
Pablo Cisilino Birth Year: 1967	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since July 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from June 2004 to July 2006, Executive Director for Sales and Trading in Emerging Markets at Morgan Stanley Inc.; prior to June 2004, Vice President for local markets and FX sales and trading, Goldman Sachs; joined Goldman Sachs in 1994.
James E. Craige Birth Year: 1967	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for emerging markets debt portfolios at Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.; joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. in 1992.


Kumaran Damodaran, PhD Birth Year: 1972	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund, since July 2015 Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from 2012 to 2015, Lead Emerging Markets Macro Portfolio Manager for GLG Partners. From 2008 to 2012, Executive Vice President and Emerging Markets Portfolio Manager at PIMCO. Prior to PIMCO, Senior Vice President and Trader in Latin American Local Market Rate Derivatives at Lehman Brothers for over five years.
David Griffiths Birth Year: 1964	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Senior Portfolio Manager and economist responsible for market opportunity analysis, hedging and alternative asset allocation strategies; joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited in 1993.
David A. Oliver Birth Year: 1959	Executive Vice President	Since 2010	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since June 2008, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from 1986 to June 2008, Managing Director in Emerging Market sales and trading at Citigroup.
William Perry Birth Year: 1962	Executive Vice President	Since 2012	Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since September 2012, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; from August 2010 to August 2012, Emerging Markets Corporate Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management; prior to 2010, Managing Director/Portfolio Manager in the Global Special Opportunities Group for Latin American Special Situations at JPMorgan/Chase.

David Scott

Birth Year: 1961

Executive Vice President

Since 2010

Co-portfolio manager of the Fund; since April 2006, Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor; prior to April 2006, Managing Director and Head of Traditional Investment Group responsible for the global bond portfolios at Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited; joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited in 1983.

(a)(2) As of November 30, 2015, the Portfolio Managers listed above are also responsible for the day-to-day management of the following:


	Registered Investment Companies			Other Pooled Investment Vehicles			Other Accounts
Portfolio Manager	# of Accounts	Total Assets		# of Accounts	Total Assets		# of Accounts	Total Assets
Peter Wilby, CFA	11		6,728,004,984	26¹		11,348,701,024	80²		19,027,237,388
Pablo Cisilino	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893
James Craige, CFA	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893
Kumaran Damodaran, PhD	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893
David Griffiths	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893
David Oliver, CFA	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893
William Perry	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893
David Scott	8		6,003,115,427	16¹		10,534,928,673	64²		16,377,593,893

# of Accounts does not include investors in Stone Harbor’s pooled vehicles.

¹Four accounts invested in Stone Harbor’s pooled investment vehicles of combined total market value $358,372,443 are subject to a performance-based advisory fee. One segregated account of total market value $341,458,285 is also subject to a performance-based fee.

²Four segregated accounts of total market value $3,405,254,350 are subject to a performance-based fee.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

Potential Conflicts of Interest

Potential conflicts of interest may arise when one of the Fund’s portfolio managers has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more other funds or other accounts, as is the case for the portfolio managers listed in the table above.

The Investment Manager and the Fund have adopted compliance policies and procedures that are designed to address various conflicts of interest that may arise for the Investment Manager and the individuals that it employs. For example, the Investment Manager seeks to minimize the effects of competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by assigning portfolio managers to manage funds and accounts that share a similar investment style. The Investment Manager has also adopted trade allocation procedures that are designed to facilitate the fair allocation of limited investment opportunities among similarly-

managed funds and accounts. There is no guarantee, however, that the policies and procedures adopted by the Investment Manager and the Fund will be able to detect and/or prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may appear.

These potential conflicts include:

Allocation of Limited Time and Attention. A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple funds and/or accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those funds and/or accounts. As a result, the portfolio manager may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as might be the case if he or she were to devote substantially more attention to the management of a single fund. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where funds and/or accounts overseen by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies.

Allocation of Limited Investment Opportunities. If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple funds and/or accounts, the opportunity may be allocated among these several funds or accounts, which may limit a fund’s ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity.

Pursuit of Differing Strategies. At times, a portfolio manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the funds and/or accounts for which he or she exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds and/or accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the portfolio manager may place separate transactions for one or more funds or accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment or benefit of one or more other funds and/or accounts.

Selection of Brokers/Dealers. Portfolio managers may be able to select or influence the selection of the brokers and dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for the funds and/or account that they supervise. In addition to executing trades, some brokers and dealers provide portfolio managers with brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), which may result in the payment of higher brokerage fees than might have otherwise been available. These services may be more beneficial to certain funds or accounts than to others. Although the payment of brokerage commissions is subject to the requirement that the portfolio manager determine in good faith that the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided to the fund, a portfolio manager’s decision as to the selection of brokers and dealers could yield disproportionate costs and benefits among the funds and/or accounts that he or she manages.

Use of Leverage. During periods in which the Fund is using leverage, the fees paid to the Investment Manager, which may directly or indirectly affect the portfolio manager’s compensation, for investment advisory services will be higher than if the Fund did not use leverage because the fees paid will be calculated on the basis of the Fund’s Total Assets, including assets attributable to any Borrowings and/or to any Preferred Shares, which may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to leverage the Fund or to leverage using strategies that increase the Investment Manager’s fee.

Variation in Compensation. A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to the portfolio manager differ among the funds and/or accounts that he or she manages. If the structure of the Investment Manager’s management fee and/or the portfolio manager’s compensation differs among funds and/or accounts (such as where certain funds or accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the portfolio manager might be motivated to help certain funds and/or accounts over others. The portfolio manager might be motivated to favor funds and/or accounts in which he or she has an interest or in which the investment advisor and/or its affiliates have interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain or raise assets under management or to enhance the portfolio manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the portfolio manager to lend preferential treatment to those funds and/or accounts that could most significantly benefit the portfolio manager.

Related Business Opportunities. The Investment Manager or its affiliates may provide more services (such as distribution or recordkeeping) for some types of funds or accounts than for others. In such cases, a portfolio manager may benefit, either directly or indirectly, by devoting disproportionate attention to the

management of fund and/or accounts that provide greater overall returns to the Investment Manager and its affiliates.

(a)(3) Portfolio Manager Compensation as of November 30, 2015.

The Investment Manager is 100% employee owned, which gives its personnel a direct stake in the success of the firm. In addition to a share in firm ownership, this compensation program includes a salary commensurate with experience and a performance-based bonus.

The overall compensation structure for the Fund’s portfolio managers is based on three components: (a) base remuneration; (b) discretionary performance-based bonus; and (c) profit participation.

Portfolio managers are compensated on pre-tax investment performance versus both the applicable benchmark and peer group as measured on a one-, three- and five-year horizon equally weighted. For these purposes, the benchmark for the Fund is a blend of the J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Bond Index, the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Bond Index and the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index. Analysts are compensated on credit performance versus the applicable benchmark for the same periods. All employees will also participate in firm profit-sharing.

(a)(4) Dollar Range of Securities Owned as of November 30, 2015.


		Dollar Range of the Registrant’s Securities
Portfolio Managers		Owned by the Portfolio Managers
Peter J. Wilby, CFA		$500,001 - $1,000,000
Pablo Cisilino		$100,001 - $500,000
James E. Craige, CFA		$500,001 - $1,000,000
Kumaran Damodaran		$0
David Griffiths		$0
Angus Halkett		$0
David A. Oliver, CFA		$100,001 - $500,000
William Perry		$0
David Scott		$0

(b) Not applicable.

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

None.

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2) of Regulation S-K, or this Item.

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a)

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

(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, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Registrant’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 of Form N-CSR, is attached hereto as Exhibit 12(a)(1).

(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.Cert.

(a)(3) None.

(b) A certification for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906Cert.

(d) Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Order granting relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, dated October 12, 2011, the form of Section 19(a) Notices to Beneficial Owners are attached hereto as Exhibit 12(d).

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 and Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer

Date:		February 8, 2016

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.


Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

By:		/s/ Peter J. Wilby
		Peter J. Wilby
		President and Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer

Date:		February 8, 2016


By:		/s/ Thomas M. Reynolds
		Thomas M. Reynolds
		Principal Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer

Date:		February 8, 2016