Stone Harbor Investment Partners appointed Jared Lou as a portfolio manager on its emerging markets debt team. His hire is effective November 2, 2026. Lou will focus primarily on sovereign hard currency and local currency debt strategies and report to the firm's Investment Oversight Team. He brings more than 14 years of experience in emerging markets debt investing and joins from William Blair Investment Management.
Stone Harbor Investment Partners has launched the Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: VEMY), which is the first actively managed ETF targeting emerging markets high yield debt. The ETF aims to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of sovereign and corporate debt denominated in US dollars. Managed by a skilled team led by James E. Craige, it seeks to capitalize on the economic growth in emerging markets and is expected to pay monthly dividends.