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Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund – ‘NSAR-A’ for 11/30/14

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 1/29/15  Stone Harbor Emerging Markets… Fd NSAR-A     11/30/14    1:9K                                     ALPS ETF Trust

Semi-Annual Report by an Investment Company   —   Form N-SAR   —   ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NSAR-A      Semi-Annual Report by an Investment Company            8     35K 




SEC Info rendering:  Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR


Form N-SAR
 
Semi-Annual Report by a Closed-End Investment Company
 
Report 
 
      Registrant:   Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income FuList all N-SARs

Semi-Annual Report (at mid-year) for the 1st-half period ended:  11/30/14

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing?  None Found
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant?  Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report?  No
Is this a change to a previous Report?      No
 
Registrant 
 
 1.SEC CIK:      1551040
SEC File #:   811-22716

Telephone #:  303-623-2577
 
 2.Address:      1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
              Denver, CO  80203
 
 3.Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 4.Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 
Funds/Series Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
 7.Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company?  No
 
Investment Adviser 
 
 8.1Name:         Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP
Role:         Adviser
SEC File #:   801-65397
Location:     New York, NY
 
Administrator 
 
10.1Name:         Alps Fund Services, Inc.
SEC File #:   084-05730
Location:     Denver, CO
 
Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent 
 
12.1Name:         Computer Share Trust Co., NA
SEC File #:   085-11340
Location:     Canton, MA
 
Independent Public Accountant 
 
13.1Name:         Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Location:     Denver, CO
 
Custodian 
 
15.1Name:         Euroclear Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Brussels
              Euromarkets

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.2Name:         Citibank Europe plc
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Budapest
              Hungary

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.3Name:         HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Kuala Lumpur
              Malaysia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.4Name:         Hongkong & Shangai Banking Corp.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Bangkok
              Thailand

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.5Name:         Deutsche Bank
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Istanbul
              Turkey

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.6Name:         Standard Bank of South Africa
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Johannesburg
              South Africa

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.7Name:         The Bank of New York
Role:         Custodian
Location:     New York, NY

Type of custody:  Section 17(f)(1) — Bank
 
15.8Name:         Citibank N.A.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Sao Paulo
              Brazil

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.9Name:         Cititrust S.A.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Bogota
              Colombia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.10Name:         ING Bank Slaski S.A.
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Warsaw
              Poland

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.11Name:         Deutsche Bank AG
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Jakarta
              Indonesia

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.12Name:         Stanbic Ibtc Bank plc
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Lagos
              Nigeria

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.13Name:         Deutsche Bank AG
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Seoul
              South Korea

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
15.14Name:         Banco De Chile
Role:         Sub-Custodian
Location:     Santiago
              Chile

Type of custody:  Rule 17f-5 — Foreign Custodian
 
18.Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4?  Yes
 
Family of Investment Companies 
 
19.Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies?  No
 
Portfolio Transactions with Entities Acting as Principals 
 
22.The entities acting as principals with whom the Registrant did the
largest amount of portfolio transactions, based on total value of
principal, during the period:
 
22.1Entity:       Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IRS #:        11-2418191
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)188,116
Registrant’s sales ($000s)170,393
 
22.2Entity:       JP Morgan Chase & Co.
IRS #:        13-2624428
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)98,918
Registrant’s sales ($000s)112,695
 
22.3Entity:       Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
IRS #:        05-0546650
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)98,241
Registrant’s sales ($000s)97,020
 
22.4Entity:       Bank of America Merrill Lynch
IRS #:        94-1687665
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)27,851
Registrant’s sales ($000s)33,356
 
22.5Entity:       Nomura Securities International, Inc.
IRS #:        13-2642206
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)26,850
Registrant’s sales ($000s)18,194
 
22.6Entity:       Goldman Sachs & Co.
IRS #:        13-5108880
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)6,941
Registrant’s sales ($000s)9,022
 
22.7Entity:       Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
IRS #:        13-2655998
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)7,931
Registrant’s sales ($000s)4,278
 
22.8Entity:       Liquidity Finance LLC
IRS #:        33-1227828
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)5,484
Registrant’s sales ($000s)4,420
 
22.9Entity:       BGC Partners, Inc.
IRS #:        13-4063515
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)6,926
Registrant’s sales ($000s)1,340
 
22.10Entity:       HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
IRS #:        13-2650272
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)5,352
Registrant’s sales ($000s)1,236
 
23.Total purchase/sale transactions by the Registrant during the period:
   Aggregate purchases ($000s)483,583
   Aggregate sales ($000s)462,818
 
Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers 
 
24.At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities?  No
 
Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers 
 
26.Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ...............................  No
Receipt of investment research and statistical info ....................  No
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations .........................  No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
  and execution ........................................................  Yes
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................  No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person .........................  No
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
  profits thereon...
    To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
      affiliated person of either ......................................  No
    To the Registrant ..................................................  No
Other ..................................................................  No
 
Investment Company Type 
 
27.Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company?  No, Closed-End
 
Advisory Fee 
 
45.Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period?  Yes
 
46.Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period?  No
 
47.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets?  Yes
 
48.Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
    Single-fee rate:  1.0%
    Step-fee rates:
      For 1st $000s:  0
        Annual rate:  0.0%
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  No
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  No
 
54.Indicated below are whether services were supplied or paid for wholly or
in substantial part by Investment Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) in
connection with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which
the Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:

Provided to the Registrant?
Occupancy and office rental ............................................  Yes
Clerical and bookkeeping services ......................................  Yes
Accounting services ....................................................  No
Services of independent auditors .......................................  No
Services of outside counsel ............................................  No
Registration and filing fees ...........................................  No
Stationery, supplies and printing ......................................  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s interested Directors ...........  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s disinterested Directors ........  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s Officers who aren’t Directors ..  Yes
Reports to current shareholders ........................................  No
Determination of offering and redemption prices ........................  No
Trading department .....................................................  Yes
Prospectus preparation and printing for current shareholders ...........  No
Other ..................................................................  No
 
Miscellaneous Info 
 
55.Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
    Overdrafts?  Yes
    Bank loans?  No
 
56.During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies?  Yes
 
57.Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend?  No
 
Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  No
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $0
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.8

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      0.0
Corporate ...................................    40.2
All other ...................................    94.2

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      5.9%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    6.0
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  No

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  Yes
 
65.In computations of Net Asset Value (NAV) per share, is any part of the
value attributed to instruments identified in Item 64.B (second
question) derived from insurance or guarantees?  No
 
66.Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities?  No
 
67.Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund?  No
 
68.Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
    Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals?  No
    Located primarily in countries other than the United States?  Yes
 
69.Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund?  No
 
Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on equities?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        Yes      No
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  Yes      No
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         Yes      No
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes to both
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes to both
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            Yes to both
Currency exchange transactions?                          Yes to both
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes      No
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes to both
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes      No
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           Yes      No
 
Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)117,785
Sales ($000s):      115,437

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)271,297

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  43%
 
Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  6

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
11,541
Net dividend income .............................................. 215
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
1,424
Administrator fees ............................................... 218
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 9
Custodian fees ................................................... 70
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................ 23
Directors’ fees .................................................. 31
Registration fees ................................................
Taxes ............................................................
Interest ......................................................... 247
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service ..........
Auditing fees .................................................... 33
Legal fees ....................................................... 27
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 19
Total expenses ................................................... 2,101

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   0

Net investment income ($000s):    9,655

Realized capital gains ($000s):   0
Realized capital losses ($000s)3,362

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)19,157

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)8,715

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.9066

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash .............................................................
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements .....
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 244,593
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................ 12,231
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... 345
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 6,707
All other assets ................................................. 7,764
Total assets ..................................................... 271,640

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 221
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
87,327
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 2,029

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 182,063

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   9,613

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $18.94

Total number of shareholder accounts:  3

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)195,523
 
76.Market price per share at period end:  $17.60
 
Additional Disclosures 
 
77.Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)?  No
 
Subsidiaries 
 
78.Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report?  No
 
Sales, Repurchases and Redemptions 
 
86.Sales, repurchases and redemptions of the Registrant’s securities:
 
Common Stock
Sales:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration received ($000s)0
Repurchases:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration paid ($000s):      0

Preferred Stock
Sales:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration received ($000s)0
Repurchases and redemptions:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration paid ($000s):      0

Debt Securities
Sales:
    Principal amount ($000s)0
    Net consideration received ($000s)0
Repurchases and redemptions:
    Principal amount ($000s)0
    Net consideration paid ($000s):      0
 
Securities Outstanding 
 
87.Securities of the Registrant that are registered on a national
securities exchange or listed on Nasdaq:
 
Title of class:  Common
    CUSIP/CINS:  86164W·10·0
        Symbol:  EDI
 
88.Did the Registrant have any of the following outstanding which exceeded
1% of aggregate net assets at any time during the period:

Notes or bonds?     No
Uncovered options?  No
Margin loans?       No
Preferred stock?    No
 
 Signature  Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
/s/      Gina Meyer      
Name:   Gina Meyer
Title:  Assistant Treasurer

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