485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2012.

1933 Act File No. 333-141345

1940 Act File No. 811-22037

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 11	x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 13	x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

Stone Harbor Investment Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

31 West 52nd Street, 16th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 548-1022

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:

John M. Loder

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Registrant, Stone Harbor Investment Funds, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 under the Securities Act and Amendment No. 13 under the 1940 Act to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 15^th day of October, 2012.

STONE HARBOR INVESTMENT FUNDS

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Peter J. Wilby

    Peter J. Wilby

    President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 14^th day of October, 2011.

SIGNATURE	TITLE	DATE
/s/ Peter J. Wilby	President	October 15, 2012
/s/ James J. Dooley*	Chief Financial Officer	October 15, 2012
/s/ Alan Brott*	Trustee	October 15, 2012
/s/ Heath B. McLendon*	Trustee	October 15, 2012
/s/ Thomas W. Brock*	Trustee	October 15, 2012
/s/ Patrick Sheehan*	Trustee	October 15, 2012

* By: /s/ Adam J. Shapiro

    Attorney-In-Fact

    October 15, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund

Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment)

Shareholder Fees Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund	Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	none	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses That You Pay Each Year as a Percentage of the Value of Your Investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund		Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Management Fees		0.50%	0.50%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee		none	0.25%	[1]
Other Expenses		0.12%	0.12%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.63%	0.88%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[3]	(0.07%)	(0.07%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[3]	0.56%	0.81%

Example

This example helps you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. After one year, the example does not take into consideration the Adviser’s current agreement to waive fees. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class Shares	57	195	344	779
Distributor Class Shares	83	274	481	1,077

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in High Yield Debt Securities. “High Yield Debt Securities” include fixed income securities and derivative instruments (including, but not limited to, spot and currency contracts, futures, options and swaps) rated below investment grade (or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”)). These types of securities and instruments are commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds” and may include, among other things, bonds, debentures, notes, equipment trust certificates, commercial paper, commercial loans, preferred stock and other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. High Yield Debt Securities also include securities or other instruments whose return is based on the return of high yield securities, including derivative instruments and instruments created to hedge or gain exposure to the high yield markets. The Fund may invest in High Yield Debt Securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities). The Fund’s investments may include, among other things, asset-backed securities, depositary receipts, mortgage-related securities (including transferable private issuer mortgage-backed securities), non-publicly traded securities, payment-in-kind bonds, securities issued by supranational organizations, structured notes, convertible securities, inflation-protected and other index-linked securities, interest-only securities, step-up securities and zero coupon bonds. Although the Fund is not limited in the types of derivatives it can use, the Fund currently expects that its derivatives investments will consist primarily of the following instruments and transactions: futures, options, swaps, credit linked notes and credit default swaps. The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent. The Fund seeks capital appreciation through industry selection, sector selection and security selection.

Maturity and Duration. The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 3 and 7 years. However, the Fund’s average duration may be outside this range, and the Fund may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio, which may adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Credit Risk – The issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s counterparties may have their credit rating down graded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest, principal or other amounts owed to the Fund, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income.
• Interest Rate Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall if interest rates rise.
• High Yield Securities Risk – High yield securities and securities of similar quality (whether or not rated), because of their speculative nature, price sensitivity, potential illiquidity and greater risk of default, present added risks compared to investing in other types of securities.
• Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.
• Derivatives Risk – The value of the Fund’s derivative investments may fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment.
• Managed Portfolio Risk – The Adviser’s investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the Fund to incur losses.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for Institutional Class shares. The table shows how the Fund’s performance for the periods indicated compared with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Institutional Share Class Annual Returns

Best Quarter – Ended June 30, 2009 – 12.07%
Worst Quarter – Ended December 31, 2008 – -13.85%

The Fund’s Institutional Class calendar year-to-date return as of June 30, 2012 was 6.95%.

Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2011

Average Annual Total Returns Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class Shares	3.39%	6.83%	Aug. 16, 2007
Institutional Class Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions	(0.01%)	3.70%
Institutional Class Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	2.73%	4.03%
Citigroup High Yield Market Capped Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	5.75%	8.38%

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Because Distributor Class shares were not outstanding during the periods shown, performance for that class is not shown.

[1] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

[2] The Fund's shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the other funds in which the Fund invests (Acquired Funds). The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.

[3] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 0.55% and 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

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Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Sep. 28, 2012

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Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	Stone Harbor Investment Funds
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 30, 2012
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund FUND SUMMARY
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
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Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
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Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses That You Pay Each Year as a Percentage of the Value of Your Investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	September 30, 2013
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	60.00%
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This example helps you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. After one year, the example does not take into consideration the Adviser’s current agreement to waive fees. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities. “Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities” include fixed income securities and derivative instruments (including, but not limited to, spot and currency contracts, futures, options and swaps) that economically are tied to countries with emerging securities markets or whose performance is linked to those countries’ markets, economies or ability to repay loans. Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities may be denominated in non-U.S. currencies or the U.S. dollar. A security or instrument is economically tied to an emerging market country if it is principally traded on the country’s securities markets or 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. Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities also include derivatives and other instruments used to hedge or gain exposure to emerging securities markets (for example, futures or other derivatives whose return is based on specific emerging markets securities or indices). Although the Fund is not limited in the types of derivatives it can use, the Fund currently expects that its derivatives investments will consist primarily of the following instruments and transactions: futures, options, swaps, credit linked notes and credit default swaps. The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent. The Fund’s investment adviser, Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Adviser”), has broad discretion to identify and invest in countries that it considers to be emerging securities markets. The Fund considers “emerging market countries” to include countries identified by the World Bank Group as being “low income countries” or which are included in a J.P. Morgan emerging market bond index. It is anticipated that the Fund will focus most of its investments in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and/or the developing countries of Europe. The Fund’s investments may include, among other things, sovereign debt securities, corporate debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, securities issued by supranational organizations, floating rate commercial loans, securitized loan participations, Rule 144A securities and derivatives related to these types of securities. The Fund seeks capital appreciation through country selection, sector selection and security selection. The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means that it can invest a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer or in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds.” Maturity and Duration. The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. However, the Fund’s average duration may be outside this range, and the Fund may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio, which may adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. Emerging Markets Securities Risk – In addition to the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities generally, emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange restrictions and an issuer’s unwillingness or inability to make principal or interest payments on its obligations. Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability. Currency Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies or whose return is linked to those currencies, it is especially susceptible to this risk. Interest Rate Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall if interest rates rise. Derivatives Risk – The value of the Fund’s derivative investments may fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment. Credit Risk – The issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s counterparties may have their credit rating down graded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest, principal or other amounts owed to the Fund, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income. High Yield Securities Risk – High yield securities and securities of similar quality (whether or not rated), because of their speculative nature, price sensitivity, potential illiquidity and greater risk of default, present added risks compared to investing in other types of securities. Managed Portfolio Risk – The Adviser’s investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the Fund to incur losses. Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for Institutional Class shares. The table shows how the Fund’s performance for the periods indicated compared with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for Institutional Class shares. The table shows how the Fund’s performance for the periods indicated compared with a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	Institutional Share Class Annual Returns
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter – Ended June 30, 2009 – 17.64% Worst Quarter – Ended December 31, 2008 – -12.89% The Fund’s Institutional Class calendar year-to-date return as of June 30, 2012 was 6.79%.
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns For the periods ended December 31, 2011
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Because Distributor Class shares were not outstanding during the periods shown, performance for that class is not shown.
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund | Institutional Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.60%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.72%	[1]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	74
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	230
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	400
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	894
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(20.21%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	43.19%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	15.69%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	5.68%
Year to Date Return, Label	rr_YearToDateReturnLabel	calendar year-to-date return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2012
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn	6.79%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	17.64%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(12.89%)
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.68%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	10.21%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 16, 2007
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund | Distributor Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.60%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%	[2]
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.97%	[1]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	99
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	309
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	536
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,189
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Institutional Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	3.31%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	7.29%
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Institutional Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	3.70%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	7.03%
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund | JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	7.35%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	9.35%

[1] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 0.75% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

[2] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment)

Shareholder Fees Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	none	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses That You Pay Each Year as a Percentage of the Value of Your Investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund		Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Management Fees		0.60%	0.60%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee		none	0.25%	[1]
Other Expenses		0.12%	0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[2]	0.72%	0.97%

Example

This example helps you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. After one year, the example does not take into consideration the Adviser’s current agreement to waive fees. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class Shares	74	230	400	894
Distributor Class Shares	99	309	536	1,189

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities. “Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities” include fixed income securities and derivative instruments (including, but not limited to, spot and currency contracts, futures, options and swaps) that economically are tied to countries with emerging securities markets or whose performance is linked to those countries’ markets, economies or ability to repay loans. Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities may be denominated in non-U.S. currencies or the U.S. dollar. A security or instrument is economically tied to an emerging market country if it is principally traded on the country’s securities markets or 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. Emerging Markets Fixed Income Securities also include derivatives and other instruments used to hedge or gain exposure to emerging securities markets (for example, futures or other derivatives whose return is based on specific emerging markets securities or indices). Although the Fund is not limited in the types of derivatives it can use, the Fund currently expects that its derivatives investments will consist primarily of the following instruments and transactions: futures, options, swaps, credit linked notes and credit default swaps. The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent.

The Fund’s investment adviser, Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Adviser”), has broad discretion to identify and invest in countries that it considers to be emerging securities markets. The Fund considers “emerging market countries” to include countries identified by the World Bank Group as being “low income countries” or which are included in a J.P. Morgan emerging market bond index. It is anticipated that the Fund will focus most of its investments in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and/or the developing countries of Europe. The Fund’s investments may include, among other things, sovereign debt securities, corporate debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, securities issued by supranational organizations, floating rate commercial loans, securitized loan participations, Rule 144A securities and derivatives related to these types of securities. The Fund seeks capital appreciation through country selection, sector selection and security selection.

The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means that it can invest a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer or in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds.”

Maturity and Duration. The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. However, the Fund’s average duration may be outside this range, and the Fund may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio, which may adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Emerging Markets Securities Risk – In addition to the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities generally, emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange restrictions and an issuer’s unwillingness or inability to make principal or interest payments on its obligations.
• Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.
• Currency Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies or whose return is linked to those currencies, it is especially susceptible to this risk.
• Interest Rate Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall if interest rates rise.
• Derivatives Risk – The value of the Fund’s derivative investments may fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment.
• Credit Risk – The issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s counterparties may have their credit rating down graded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest, principal or other amounts owed to the Fund, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income.
• High Yield Securities Risk – High yield securities and securities of similar quality (whether or not rated), because of their speculative nature, price sensitivity, potential illiquidity and greater risk of default, present added risks compared to investing in other types of securities.
• Managed Portfolio Risk – The Adviser’s investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the Fund to incur losses.
• Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for Institutional Class shares. The table shows how the Fund’s performance for the periods indicated compared with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Institutional Share Class Annual Returns

Best Quarter – Ended June 30, 2009 – 17.64%
Worst Quarter – Ended December 31, 2008 – -12.89%

The Fund’s Institutional Class calendar year-to-date return as of June 30, 2012 was 6.79%.

Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2011

Average Annual Total Returns Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class Shares	5.68%	10.21%	Aug. 16, 2007
Institutional Class Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions	3.31%	7.29%
Institutional Class Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	3.70%	7.03%
JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	7.35%	9.35%

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Because Distributor Class shares were not outstanding during the periods shown, performance for that class is not shown.

[1] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

[2] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 0.75% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

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Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund
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Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund | Distributor Class Shares
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Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Institutional Class Shares
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1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	(3.08%)
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Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Institutional Class Shares
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1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	(0.91%)
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Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund | JP Morgan Global Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	(1.76%)
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[1] The Fund's shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the other funds in which the Fund invests (Acquired Funds). The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.

[2] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.00% and 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

[3] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (Fees Paid Directly From Your
Investment)

Shareholder Fees Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund	Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	none	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses That You Pay Each Year as a Percentage of the Value of Your Investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund		Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Management Fees		0.85%	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee		none	0.25%	[1]
Other Expenses		0.47%	0.47%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		1.33%	1.58%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[3]	(0.32%)	(0.32%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[3]	1.01%	1.26%

Example

This example helps you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. After one year, the example does not take into consideration the Adviser’s current agreement to waive fees. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class Shares	103	390	698	1,572
Distributor Class Shares	128	467	830	1,849

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 51% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments. “Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments” are debt instruments, including loans, issued by corporations or other business organizations that are economically tied to an emerging market country. A corporation or other business organization is economically tied to an emerging market country if it issues securities that are principally traded on the country’s securities markets or if it 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. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments also include derivative instruments used for hedging purposes or to otherwise gain or reduce long or short exposure to Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments. For example, the Fund may utilize futures or other derivatives whose return is based on specific Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments or indices of such investments. Although the Fund is not limited in the types of derivatives it can use, the Fund currently expects that its derivatives investments will consist primarily of the following instruments and transactions: futures, options, swaps, credit linked notes and credit default swaps. The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent. The Fund may also invest in sovereign debt securities. The Fund’s investments may be denominated in non-U.S. currencies or in the U.S. dollar.

The Fund considers “emerging market countries” to include countries identified by the World Bank Group as being “low income countries” or which are included in a J.P. Morgan emerging market bond index. It is anticipated that the Fund will focus most of its investments in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and/or the developing countries of Europe. The Fund’s investments may include, among other things, corporate debt securities, sovereign debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, securities issued by supranational organizations, fixed and floating rate commercial loans, loan participations and assignments, private placements, Rule 144A securities, non-U.S. currencies, forward currency contracts and other foreign currency transactions and derivatives related to the types of investments listed herein. The Fund seeks capital appreciation through country selection, issuer selection, industry selection, security selection and currency selection.

The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means that it can invest a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer or in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds.” Such securities may include those that are in default with respect to the payment of principal or interest.

Maturity and Duration. Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Adviser”) normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. However, the Fund’s average duration may be outside this range, and the Fund may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio, which may adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Emerging Markets Securities Risk – In addition to the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities generally, emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange restrictions and an issuer’s unwillingness or inability to make principal or interest payments on its obligations.
• Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.
• Currency Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies or whose return is linked to those currencies, it is especially susceptible to this risk.
• Interest Rate Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall if interest rates rise.
• Derivatives Risk – The value of the Fund’s derivative investments may fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment.
• Credit Risk – The issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s counterparties may have their credit rating downgraded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest, principal or other amounts owed to the Fund, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income.
• High Yield Securities Risk – High yield securities and securities of similar quality (whether or not rated), because of their speculative nature, price sensitivity, potential illiquidity and greater risk of default, present added risks compared to investing in other types of securities.
• Managed Portfolio Risk – The Adviser’s investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the Fund to incur losses.
• Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Because the Fund has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations as of the date of this Prospectus, performance information for the Fund, including a bar chart showing annual returns, has not been included.

[1] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

[2] The Fund's shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the other funds in which the Fund invests (Acquired Funds). The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.

[3] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.00% and 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

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Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	Stone Harbor Investment Funds
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 30, 2012
Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund | Institutional Class Shares
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1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	57
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2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(20.06%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	38.46%
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Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund | Distributor Class Shares
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5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	481
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,077
Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Institutional Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Institutional Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	2.73%
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Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund | Citigroup High Yield Market Capped Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.75%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	8.38%

[1] The Fund's shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the other funds in which the Fund invests (Acquired Funds). The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.

[2] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 0.55% and 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

[3] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

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Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund

Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize total return, which consists of income on its investments and capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment)

Shareholder Fees Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund	Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	none	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses That You Pay Each Year as a Percentage of the Value of Your Investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund		Institutional Class Shares	Distributor Class Shares
Management Fees		0.75%	0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee		none	0.25%	[1]
Other Expenses		0.14%	0.14%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	[2]	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[3]	0.90%	1.15%

Example

This example helps you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. After one year, the example does not take into consideration the Adviser’s current agreement to waive fees. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class Shares	92	287	498	1,107
Distributor Class Shares	117	365	633	1,396

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 161% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND

The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Investments. “Emerging Markets Investments” include fixed income securities and derivative instruments (including, but not limited to, spot and currency contracts, futures, options and swaps) that economically are tied to an emerging market country, which are denominated in the predominant currency of the local market of an emerging market country (an “Emerging Markets Currency”) or whose performance is linked to those countries’ currencies, markets, economies or ability to repay loans. Although under normal circumstances a significant portion of the Fund’s investments will be denominated in Emerging Markets Currencies, Emerging Markets Investments may be denominated in non-Emerging Markets Currencies, including the U.S. dollar. A security or instrument is economically tied to an emerging market country if it is principally traded on the country’s securities markets or 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. Emerging Markets Investments also include Emerging Markets Currencies and derivatives and other instruments used to hedge or gain exposure to emerging securities markets or Emerging Markets Currencies (for example, futures or other derivatives whose return is based on specific emerging markets securities, emerging markets indices or Emerging Markets Currencies). The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent.

The Fund considers “emerging market countries” to include countries identified by the World Bank Group as being “low income countries” or which are included in a J.P. Morgan emerging market bond index. It is anticipated that the Fund will focus most of its investments in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and/or the developing countries of Europe. The Fund’s investments may include, among other things, sovereign debt securities, corporate debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, securities issued by supranational organizations, floating rate commercial loans, securitized loan participations, Rule 144A securities, non-U.S. currencies, forward currency contracts and other foreign currency transactions and derivatives related to these types of investments. The Fund seeks capital appreciation through country selection, sector selection, security selection and currency selection.

In selecting Emerging Markets Investments for investment, Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Adviser”) will apply a market risk analysis contemplating the assessment of various factors, such as liquidity, volatility, tax implications, interest rate sensitivity, counterparty risks, economic factors, currency exchange rates and technical market considerations.

The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means that it can invest a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer or in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds.”

Maturity and Duration. The Adviser normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. However, the Fund’s average duration may be outside this range, and the Fund may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio, which may adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Emerging Markets Securities Risk – In addition to the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities generally, emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange restrictions and an issuer’s unwillingness or inability to make principal or interest payments on its obligations.
• Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.
• Currency Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Because the Fund will normally invest a significant portion of its assets in investments denominated in Emerging Markets Currencies or whose return is linked to those currencies, it is especially susceptible to this risk.
• Interest Rate Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall if interest rates rise.
• Derivatives Risk – The value of the Fund’s derivative investments may fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment.
• Credit Risk – The issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s counterparties may have their credit rating down graded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest, principal or other amounts owed to the Fund, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income.
• High Yield Securities Risk – High yield securities and securities of similar quality (whether or not rated), because of their speculative nature, price sensitivity, potential illiquidity and greater risk of default, present added risks compared to investing in other types of securities.
• Managed Portfolio Risk – The Adviser’s investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the Fund to incur losses.
• Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year for Institutional Class shares. The table shows how the Fund’s performance for the periods indicated compared with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Institutional Share Class Annual Returns

Best Quarter – Ended June 30, 2011 – 0.52%
Worst Quarter – Ended September 30, 2011 – -8.76%

The Fund’s Institutional Class calendar year-to-date return as of June 30, 2012 was 5.92%.

Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2011

Average Annual Total Returns Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund	1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class Shares	(1.46%)	5.82%	Jun. 30, 2010
Institutional Class Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions	(3.08%)	4.07%
Institutional Class Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	(0.91%)	3.96%
JP Morgan Global Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	(1.76%)	6.51%

[1] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.

[2] The Fund's shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the other funds in which the Fund invests (Acquired Funds). The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.

[3] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.00% and 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

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Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 30, 2012
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]	rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees	The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This example helps you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. After one year, the example does not take into consideration the Adviser’s current agreement to waive fees. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments. “Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments” are debt instruments, including loans, issued by corporations or other business organizations that are economically tied to an emerging market country. A corporation or other business organization is economically tied to an emerging market country if it issues securities that are principally traded on the country’s securities markets or if it 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. Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments also include derivative instruments used for hedging purposes or to otherwise gain or reduce long or short exposure to Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments. For example, the Fund may utilize futures or other derivatives whose return is based on specific Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Investments or indices of such investments. Although the Fund is not limited in the types of derivatives it can use, the Fund currently expects that its derivatives investments will consist primarily of the following instruments and transactions: futures, options, swaps, credit linked notes and credit default swaps. The Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent. The Fund may also invest in sovereign debt securities. The Fund’s investments may be denominated in non-U.S. currencies or in the U.S. dollar. The Fund considers “emerging market countries” to include countries identified by the World Bank Group as being “low income countries” or which are included in a J.P. Morgan emerging market bond index. It is anticipated that the Fund will focus most of its investments in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and/or the developing countries of Europe. The Fund’s investments may include, among other things, corporate debt securities, sovereign debt securities, structured notes, convertible securities, securities issued by supranational organizations, fixed and floating rate commercial loans, loan participations and assignments, private placements, Rule 144A securities, non-U.S. currencies, forward currency contracts and other foreign currency transactions and derivatives related to the types of investments listed herein. The Fund seeks capital appreciation through country selection, issuer selection, industry selection, security selection and currency selection. The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means that it can invest a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer or in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities of any credit rating (including unrated securities) and may invest without limit in higher risk, below-investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds.” Such securities may include those that are in default with respect to the payment of principal or interest. Maturity and Duration. Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Adviser”) normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between 2 and 7 years. However, the Fund’s average duration may be outside this range, and the Fund may invest in securities of any duration and maturity.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio, which may adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. Emerging Markets Securities Risk – In addition to the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities generally, emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange restrictions and an issuer’s unwillingness or inability to make principal or interest payments on its obligations. Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability. Currency Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall as a result of changes in exchange rates. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies or whose return is linked to those currencies, it is especially susceptible to this risk. Interest Rate Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may fall if interest rates rise. Derivatives Risk – The value of the Fund’s derivative investments may fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment. Credit Risk – The issuers of the securities in which the Fund invests or the Fund’s counterparties may have their credit rating downgraded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest, principal or other amounts owed to the Fund, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income. High Yield Securities Risk – High yield securities and securities of similar quality (whether or not rated), because of their speculative nature, price sensitivity, potential illiquidity and greater risk of default, present added risks compared to investing in other types of securities. Managed Portfolio Risk – The Adviser’s investment strategies or choice of specific securities may be unsuccessful and may cause the Fund to incur losses. Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	Non-Diversification Risk – Being non-diversified may magnify the Fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	Because the Fund has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations as of the date of this Prospectus, performance information for the Fund, including a bar chart showing annual returns, has not been included.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	Because the Fund has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations as of the date of this Prospectus, performance information for the Fund, including a bar chart showing annual returns, has not been included.
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund | Institutional Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.47%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	0.01%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.33%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.32%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.01%	[2]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	103
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	390
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	698
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,572
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund | Distributor Class Shares
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) on Redemptions	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of exchange price or amount redeemed)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%	[3]
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.47%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	0.01%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.58%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.32%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.26%	[2]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	128
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	467
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	830
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,849

[1] The Fund's shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of the other funds in which the Fund invests (Acquired Funds). The operating expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the financial highlights in the Prospectus) because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in the Acquired Funds.

[2] Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), has agreed to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual expenses, exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.00% and 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Institutional Class shares and Distributor Class shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect through September 30, 2013, may only be terminated before then by the Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, fees and expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund's expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such reduced fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was reduced.

[3] Pursuant to a Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plan for Distributor Class shares, the Fund may pay 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Distributor Class shares. The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value for the current fiscal year. However, that rate may be increased up to 0.50% in subsequent years without shareholder approval.