Equity strategies

Carmignac Emergents

French mutual fund (FCP)Emerging marketsSRI Fund Article 9
Share Class

FR0010149302

Grasping the most promising opportunities within the emerging universe
  • A concentrated and high conviction portfolio seeking high alpha generation across the diversified emerging market universe.
  • A Fund focused on selecting high-quality companies that offer attractive long-term growth prospects, with sound financials and sustainable profitability.
Asset Allocation
Equities96.5 %
Other3.5 %
Data as of:  30 Aug 2024.
Risk Indicator
4/7
Recommended Minimum Investment Horizon
5 years
Cumulative Performance since launch
+ 661.1 %
+ 48.5 %
+ 31.1 %
- 14.3 %
+ 0.6 %
From 03/02/1997
To 17/09/2024
Calendar Year Performance 2023
+ 5.8 %
+ 5.2 %
+ 1.4 %
+ 18.8 %
- 18.6 %
+ 24.7 %
+ 44.7 %
- 10.7 %
- 15.6 %
+ 9.5 %
Net Asset Value
1160.30 €
Asset Under Management
884 M €
Market
Emerging markets
SFDR - Fund Classification

Article

9
Data as of:  17 Sep 2024.
​Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). 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.

Carmignac Emergents 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:  30 Aug 2024.
Fund management team
[Management Team] [Author] Hovasse Xavier

Xavier Hovasse

Head of Emerging Equities, Fund Manager
[Management Team] [Author] Li-Labbe Haiyan

Haiyan Li-Labbé

Fund Manager

Market environment

  • Emerging markets retreated in August, suffering from weakness in China, Korea and Mexico.

  • In China, domestic markets were down, in the wake of the publication of PMI Manufacturing index in contraction territory and subdued new bank loans data, underlining weak demand.

  • Rising trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing didn't help, with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers seeing their export tariffs to the EU increase compared to those imposed on Tesla vehicles manufactured in China.

  • Indian markets also retreated after their solid rebound of the previous few weeks, on the back of profit-taking due to high valuations and a lacklustre earnings season.

  • In Latin America, markets were mixed: Brazil was up as fears of fiscal slippage eased, while Mexico was down due to the judicial reform that is increasing political uncertainty in the country, just one month before the new Congress takes office.

Performance commentary

  • Against this backdrop, the fund was down, but outperformed its reference indicator.

  • The fund was penalized by the weakness of its Chinese (VIPShop) and Mexican (Banorte, Vesta) holdings.

  • By contrast, we benefited from the excellent performance of our eCommerce stocks, led by Mercadolibre. The stock hit an all-time high following the publication of solid results.

  • Despite the downturn in Indian bank Kotak, our selection of Indian stocks proved resilient, with ICICI Lombard, Embassy and our new holding FirstCry enrolling among our main contributors over the month.

  • Finally, our Taiwanese technology stocks (Lite-on, Taiwan Semiconductor) and our Brazilian holdings (Eletrobras) also underpinned performance.

Outlook strategy

  • Emerging economies should benefit from structural trends such as artificial intelligence, nearshoring and the new commodity cycle.

  • Nevertheless, in the shorter term, we remain cautious in view of the global economic slowdown and the US presidential election.

  • We maintain a concentrated portfolio with balanced exposure, combining high-visibility quality stocks (Asian Tech, India) with companies in less attractive markets whose valuations are clearly attractive, especially when corporate governance gives us confidence (China, Brazil).

  • Over the month, we took advantage of the weakness of the Indian markets to strengthen our exposure to the country by initiating two new positions: FristCry, an online sales platform for newborn and children's products, and Nexus Select, a real estate investment trust company (REIT) specializing in the leasing of shopping malls, offices and hotel complexes.

  • We remain confident in our current portfolio and our top ten holdings, for which we are very comfortable with company fundamentals, governance and valuations.

Performance Overview

Data as of:  17 Sep 2024.
​Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). 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.​From 01/01/2013 the equity index reference indicators are calculated net dividends reinvested.
Source: Carmignac at 19/09/2024

Carmignac Emergents Portfolio overview

Below is an overview of the composition of the portfolio.

Geographical Breakdown

Data as of:  30 Aug 2024.
Asia79.4 %
Latin America19.1 %
Eastern Europe1.6 %
Total % Equities100.0 %
Asia79.4 %
cnChina
21.9 %
inIndia
20.7 %
krSouth Korea
16.6 %
twTaiwan
13.5 %
hkHong Kong
2.8 %
myMalaysia
2.2 %
sgSingapore
1.7 %

Key figures

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

Exposure Data

Data as of:  30 Aug 2024.
Equity Investment Weight96.5 %
Net Equity Exposure96.5 %
Number of Equity Issuers35
Active Share84.1 %

The strategy in a nutshell

Discover the Fund’s main features and benefits through the words of the Fund Managers.
Fund Management Team
[Management Team] [Author] Hovasse Xavier

Xavier Hovasse

Head of Emerging Equities, Fund Manager
[Management Team] [Author] Li-Labbe Haiyan

Haiyan Li-Labbé

Fund Manager
For over 30 years, Carmignac has been a pioneer in emerging markets. The combination of our fundamental financial analysis and our extra-financial approach, strengthened over the years, enables us to navigate emerging markets through our dedicated strategy.
[Management Team] [Author] Hovasse Xavier

Xavier Hovasse

Head of Emerging Equities, Fund Manager
View Fund's characteristics
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. The portfolios of Carmignac funds may change without previous notice.
The reference to a ranking or prize, is no guarantee of the future results of the UCIS or the manager.
The Fund is a common fund in contractual form (FCP) conforming to the UCITS Directive under French law.

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