Fixed income strategies

Carmignac Portfolio EM Debt

Emerging marketsArticle 8
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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
Data as of:  Dec 31, 2025.
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Recommended Minimum Investment Horizon
3 years
Cumulative Performance since launch
+ 54.2 %
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+ 20.3 %
+ 20.1 %
+ 6.9 %
From 31/07/2017
To 09/02/2026
Calendar Year Performance 2025
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+ 0.8 %
- 10.5 %
+ 28.1 %
+ 9.8 %
+ 3.2 %
- 9.4 %
+ 14.3 %
+ 3.7 %
+ 7.5 %
Net Asset Value
154.21 €
Asset Under Management
436 M €
Modified Duration 31/12/2025
6.4
SFDR - Fund Classification

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Data as of:  Feb 9, 2026.
​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.
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2019/2088. The SFDR classification of the Funds may change over time.

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:  Jan 30, 2026.
Fund management team

Alessandra ALECCI

Fund Manager

Market environment

  • January saw a renewed rise in geopolitical tensions, with the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by the United States, pressure from Donald Trump on European partners to gain control of Greenland, and growing US–Iran tensions amid stalled nuclear talks. This backdrop increased market volatility and supported higher commodity prices, especially energy and precious metals.
  • In the United States, the Federal Reserve kept its policy rate unchanged at 3.75%, its first pause since July amid sustained growth and inflation remaining above target. Late in the month, President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Fed briefly increased market volatility, reflecting concerns over a more hawkish policy stance.
  • Rate markets were volatile, with the US 10-year Treasury yield up 7bps over the month, while the German 10-year yield remained stable. Credit markets stayed resilient despite geopolitics, supported by strong technicals, with iTraxx Xover widening only slightly by around 3bps to 247bps.
  • Emerging debt remained positive despite a pause in most EM central banks’ monetary easing cycles. EM local recorded a sixth straight gain, supported by carry and FX, while hard-currency sovereigns extended their rally for a ninth consecutive month. Performance remained highly dispersed, with strong outperformance in Latin America and South Africa versus weaker results across most of Asia.
  • On currencies, emerging market FX benefited from a softer US dollar in January, a move publicly endorsed by President Trump. In a context of renewed geopolitical tensions and a strong rally in commodities, notably oil and precious metals, commodity-producing currencies such as the Brazilian real, the South African rand and the Chilean peso outperformed, while Asian currencies lagged overall.

Performance commentary

  • Over the month, the Fund delivered a positive performance, outperforming its reference indicator, driven by all performance drivers, with local currency debt as the main driver.
  • The fund strongly benefited from its local currency debt exposure, driven by our long positions in South African, Colombian, and Polish rates.
  • Our exposure to emerging market hard currency debt also contributed positively to performance, notably through our positions in Argentina, Côte d’Ivoire and Ecuador. However, this was partly offset by our positions in Egypt and Turkey.
  • On currencies front, the Fund benefited significantly from exposure to commodity-linked currencies such as the Brazilian real, the South African rand and the Chilean peso.

Outlook strategy

  • In a supportive environment for emerging market debt, driven by strong growth, moderating inflation, and solid fundamentals, we expect central banks to maintain an accommodative bias despite persistent geopolitical risks. We therefore keep a relatively high modified duration, around 620 basis points, through a balanced exposure to local and hard-currency bonds.
  • With local currency debt offering attractive opportunities amid high real rates and easing inflation, we maintain significant exposure to local markets. Our positioning focuses on countries offering elevated real yields, notably South Africa, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as selected Latin American countries such as Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
  • In hard currency sovereign debt, supported by attractive carry, solid technicals, and a favorable macro backdrop, we maintain an overweight exposure to selected high-yield issuers with sound fundamentals and appealing valuations, notably Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa.
  • Credit remains attractive, particularly in the energy and financial sectors. We remain primarily invested in high-yield issuers, especially BB- and B-rated issuers and underweight investment grade credit due to very tight credit spreads. In the context of tight valuations, we continue to have credit protection via the iTraxx Xover.
  • We continue to maintain significant exposure to the euro. In a context of a weakening US dollar and rising commodity prices, we also keep meaningful exposure to emerging market currencies, particularly in Latin America and in commodity-producing countries such as the Chilean peso (CLP), the Colombian peso (COP) and the Brazilian real (BRL).

Performance Overview

Data as of:  Feb 9, 2026.
​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.
Morningstar Rating™ :  © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; may not be copied or distributed; and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
Source: Carmignac at 10/02/2026

Carmignac Portfolio EM Debt Portfolio overview

Below is an overview of the composition of the portfolio.

Asset Allocation

Data as of:  Dec 31, 2025.
Bonds100.7 %
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Derivatives Operations7.8 %
Credit Default Swap-23.9 %
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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:  Dec 31, 2025.
Modified Duration6.4
Yield to Maturity6.9 %
Average Coupon6.4 %
Number of Issuers62
Number of Bonds86
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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