Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities - April 2025

Data as of 30/04/2025

Published on
13 May 2025
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The Fund posted a +1.33% return for the month of April, net of fees in our F EUR Acc share class. Year-to-Date, the fund is up +2.20%.
In April, the fund posted a positive performance, driven by our Long book and our Hedging.

  • Our Core Longs, suffered from the broader market selloff, as investors’ sentiment stayed negative on the trade tensions between the US and the rest of the world. Prada and Richemont were our worst detractors.
  • Prada, which has been one of our top contributors since we implemented the position in early 2020, was our biggest detractor. The stock dropped 10% during the month on tariffs’ uncertainty and the potential €1.5 billion acquisition of Versace. On April 30th, they reported a 13% increase in Q1 revenue thanks to Miu Miu’s growth, the best sales growth seen so far in the sector. We stay positive on the fundamentals and the execution of the management team and see the stock as significantly undervalued at this level.
  • Our Trading Longs, had a positive contribution to our performance, driven by Deliveroo and Fresenius. Deliveroo released its Q1 trading update with accelerating order growth and received a £2.7bn acquisition offer from DoorDash, the US takeaway food leader. The stock was up about 30% during the month.
  • On the Short side, our Alpha Shorts detracted from performance, as Tech and cyclical stocks rallied mid-month on tariff easing.

Performance - F EUR Acc shareclass

2.20%1.33% 8.23% 4.75% 6.44% 7.08%

YTD attribution by bucket

TRADING LONGS+1.14
RELATIVE VALUE / SPECIAL SITS+0.76
ALPHA SHORTS+0.05
HEDGING-0.99

Source: Carmignac, 30/04/2025. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performance is net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. The fund presents a risk of capital loss.
Monthly attributions and YTD Attribution by bucket are Gross of fees, in euros.
**PM Change on January 1st, 2016. Malte Heininger became Lead Portfolio Manager.

LARGEST SECTOR ALLOCATIONSTechnology & Cons. DiscretionaryCons. Discretionary & Technology
TOP 5 CONTRIBUTORSDeliveroo +75bps; Fresenius +52bps; SAP +26bps; ASM International +25bps LVMH +46bps
TOP 5 DETRACTORSPrada -99bps; Prosus -28bpsCoreweave -22bps; Sterling Infrastructure -18bps; Vertiv -17bps

Notable portfolio moves

  • Long Issuers: 33
  • Long Reinforcements: Fresenius (8.8%), SAP (8.2%)
  • New Longs: Sopra Steria (0.5%), RWE (1.0%)
  • Short Issuers: 54
  • Short Reinforcements: Danish Drug Manufacturer (2.6%)
  • New Shorts: British Publishing (1.3%)
  • Net Exposure: 17%
  • Gross Exposure: 165%
Source: Carmignac, 30/04/2025. Reference to certain securities and financial instruments is for illustrative purposes to highlight stocks that are or have been included in the portfolios of funds in the Carmignac range. This is not intended to promote direct investment in those instruments, nor does it constitute investment advice. The Management Company is not subject to prohibition on trading in these instruments prior to issuing any communication. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities.

Strategy reminder

  • Investment Objective: The fund seeks to achieve a positive absolute return over a 3-year investment horizon through capital growth.
  • A European fundamental long/short strategy.
  • 100% bottom-up and High Conviction: 50 to 70 stocks on average.
  • SFDR Article 8 Strategy2 with a fully integrated SRI & low carbon approach.
  • Dynamic and flexible market exposure: Net Exposure limits [-20%; +50%].
  • An 8-year track record with Malte Heininger as Lead PM.
Other investment restrictions apply. Please refer to the fund documentation for a complete description of the fund. 2SFDR Fund Classification: Article 8 starting 1st January 2022. Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2019/2088. For more information please refer to EUR-lex .

Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities

A high-conviction long/short approach to European equitiesVisit the fund page

Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities F EUR Acc

ISIN: LU0992627298
Recommended minimum investment horizon
3 years
Risk indicator*
4/7
SFDR - Fund Classification**
Article 8

*Risk Scale from the KIID (Key Investor Information Document). Risk 1 does not mean a risk-free investment. This indicator may change over time. **The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2019/2088 is a European regulation that requires asset managers to classify their funds as either 'Article 8' funds, which promote environmental and social characteristics, 'Article 9' funds, which make sustainable investments with measurable objectives, or 'Article 6' funds, which do not necessarily have a sustainability objective. For more information please refer to https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/2088/oj.

Main risks of the fund

Risk associated with the Long/Short Strategy: This risk is linked to long and/or short positions designed to adjust net market exposure. The Fund may suffer high losses if its long and short positions undergo simultaneous unfavourable development in opposite directions.Equity: The Fund may be affected by stock price variations, the scale of which is dependent on external factors, stock trading volumes or market capitalization.Interest Rate: Interest rate risk results in a decline in the net asset value in the event of changes in interest rates.Currency: Currency risk is linked to exposure to a currency other than the Fund’s valuation currency, either through direct investment or the use of forward financial instruments.
The Fund presents a risk of loss of capital.

Fees

ISIN: LU0992627298
Maximum subscription fees paid to distributors
0,00%
Redemption Fees
0,00%
Conversion Fee
0%
Ongoing Charges
1.15%
Management Fees
0,85% MAX
Performance Fees
20,00% of the outperformance if the NAV exceeds the 5-year High Watermark since the beginning of the year

Footnote

Performance

ISIN: LU0992627298
Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities10.016.75.10.37.413.6-5.70.718.02.2
Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities+ 4.7 %+ 6.4 %+ 5.1 %

Source: Carmignac at 30 Apr 2025.
​Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor).

Reference Indicator: -

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