Fixed income strategies

Carmignac Portfolio EM Debt

Emerging marketsArticle 8
Share Class

LU2427320903

Exploit fixed income opportunities across the entire emerging universe
  • Access a wide range of performance drivers across the emerging universe: local debt, external debt and currencies.
  • A conviction-driven and non-benchmarked philosophy to uncover the attractive opportunities emerging markets have to offer.
  • Environmental, social and governance approach integrated into the investment process.
Key documents
Asset Allocation
Bonds90 %
Other10 %
Data as of:  Oct 31, 2025.
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Recommended Minimum Investment Horizon
3 years
Cumulative Performance since launch
+ 25.1 %
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+ 33.7 %
+ 8.9 %
From 31/12/2021
To 04/12/2025
Calendar Year Performance 2024
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+ 16.1 %
+ 5.5 %
Net Asset Value
125.07 $
Asset Under Management
399 M €
Modified Duration 31/10/2025
6.7
SFDR - Fund Classification

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Data as of:  Dec 4, 2025.
​Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor).
The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
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Carmignac Portfolio EM Debt fund performance

Take a look at the Fund's performance supported by our Fund managers’ market commentary and strategy insight.

Our monthly comments

Data as of:  Nov 28, 2025.
Fund management team

Alessandra ALECCI

Fund Manager

Market environment

  • The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown allowed economic data to be released again, giving investors more visibility. Expectations for a rate cut in December were very volatile. They fell below 50% after hawkish comments and strong increases in services prices, before rising again above 70% at the end of the month following more dovish remarks from the New York Fed President.
  • In the United States, recent data showed a mixed picture. Activity in the services sector improved, with the ISM at 52.4, while manufacturing remained in contraction at 48.7. The labor market also sent mixed signals, with job creation above expectations but more announced layoffs and slightly higher unemployment. Consumer spending weakened, with lower retail sales and softer household confidence.
  • In this context, the US yield curve steepened, with the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields falling by 8 bps and 6 bps respectively, while German yields moved in the opposite direction, rising by 6 bps on both the 2-year and the 10-year. Credit generally performed well, with the iTraxx Xover tightening by 10 bps to 256 bps, while European IG credit lagged, pressured both by rising rates and a very heavy primary market supply throughout the month.
  • In November, monetary policy decisions continued to diverge across emerging markets. Brazil left its policy rate unchanged, maintaining its pause for a third consecutive meeting, while Bank Indonesia also kept its rate steady. By contrast, Mexico cut its rate by 25 bps to 7.25% as part of its ongoing easing cycle, and South Africa lowered its rate by 25 bps to 6.75% following its first reduction since mid-year. This environment supported emerging-market debt, benefiting hard-currency bonds from the easing in U.S. yields and especially local-currency markets from accommodative monetary policies.
  • On the currency front, November saw mixed performances across emerging markets. Latin American currencies such as the Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Argentine peso, as well as Central European currencies including the Hungarian forint and Czech koruna, outperformed against the U.S. dollar. In contrast, several Asian currencies notably the Indonesian rupiah, New Taiwan dollar and South Korean won modestly underperformed over the month.

Performance commentary

  • Over the month, the Fund delivered a positive performance, however slightly below its reference indicator.
  • The fund’s hard-currency sovereign exposure slightly weighed on performance, particularly our position in Egypt this month, as well as our credit protection due to a tightening in spreads.
  • Our local rate strategies contributed positively to performance, driven by our long position in South Africa, Brazilian and Poland rates. On the other hand, our exposure to Colombian rates weighed on performance.
  • On the currency front, the Fund benefited from its Latin American currency exposures, such as the Chilean and Colombian pesos, along with its exposure to the South African rand.

Outlook strategy

  • In the context of easing inflation, diverging monetary policies, persistent geopolitical risks, and the end of the US government shutdown, we expect central banks to maintain an accommodative bias. We therefore keep a relatively high modified duration, around 650 basis points, through a balanced exposure to local and hard-currency bonds.
  • We maintain our exposure to local debt, favoring countries with high real yields such as Poland, South Africa, the Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as Brazil and Peru in Latin America, while reducing our exposure to Colombia. Conversely, we hold short positions in developed markets, particularly the United States and Japan.
  • Regarding hard-currency emerging debt, we continue to favor high-yield issuers, maintaining diversified exposure to countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Egypt, and Turkey, which offer attractive yields despite solid fundamentals and therefore appear mispriced by the market.
  • Although the credit segment continues to offer attractive carry, particularly in the energy and financial sectors, we have reinforced our credit hedges through the iTraxx Crossover index, given tight spread valuations.
  • Finally, we remain cautious on currencies, slightly increasing our significant exposure to the euro and modestly raising our allocation to the US dollar. We also hold selective positions in emerging-market currencies, particularly those of commodity exporters in Latin America (Chilean peso, Brazilian real) and Africa (South African rand), while maintaining exposure to certain Asian currencies (Indonesian rupiah, Kazakhstani tenge).

Performance Overview

Data as of:  Dec 4, 2025.
​Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor).
Until 31/12/2023, the reference indicator was JP Morgan GBI – Emerging Markets Global Diversified Composite Unhedged EUR Index (JGENVUEG). Performances are presented using the chaining method.
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The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
Source: Carmignac at 06/12/2025

Carmignac Portfolio EM Debt Portfolio overview

Below is an overview of the composition of the portfolio.

Asset Allocation

Data as of:  Oct 31, 2025.
Bonds90 %
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Derivatives Operations10 %
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Key figures

Below are the key figures for the Fund, which will give you a clearer idea of the Fund's management and bond positioning.

Exposure Data

Data as of:  Oct 31, 2025.
Modified Duration6.7
Yield to Maturity6.9 %
Average Coupon6.5 %
Number of Issuers58
Number of Bonds84
Average RatingBB+
Yield to Maturity (YTM) is the estimated annual rate of return expected on a bond if held until maturity and assuming all payments made as scheduled and reinvested at this rate. For perpetual bonds, the next call date is used for computation. Note that the yield shown does not take into account the FX carry and fees and expenses of the portfolio. The portfolio’s YTM is the weighted average individual bonds holdings' YTMs within the portfolio.

The strategy in a nutshell

Discover the Fund’s main features and benefits through the words of the Fund Managers.
Fund Management Team

Alessandra ALECCI

Fund Manager
The Fund is best suited for fixed income investors looking for higher returns than those offered by developed markets, by taking advantage of the emerging universe potential.

Alessandra ALECCI

Fund Manager
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