The Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Bond Fund (VSHAX) is a mutual fund that focuses on investing in fixed-income securities issued by emerging market countries. This fund aims to provide investors with exposure to the potential growth and diversification benefits of emerging market debt. Managed by Virtus Investment Partners, the fund utilizes a bottom-up approach to select bonds from a variety of emerging market countries, with a focus on credit quality and risk management. The "A" in the ticker symbol indicates that this fund is the "A" share class, which typically has a front-end sales charge. Overall, VSHAX offers investors the opportunity to access the potential returns of emerging market bonds while also managing risk through a diversified portfolio.