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
Asset Allocation
Bonds90.9 %
Other9.1 %
Data as of:  Jun 30, 2026.
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Recommended Minimum Investment Horizon
3 years
Cumulative Performance since launch
+ 28.1 %
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+ 23.5 %
+ 9.4 %
From 31/12/2021
To 06/08/2026
Calendar Year Performance 2025
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+ 15.8 %
+ 4.9 %
+ 9.4 %
Net Asset Value
$128.11
Asset Under Management
483 M €
Modified Duration 30/06/2026
6,6
SFDR - Fund Classification

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Data as of:  Aug 6, 2026.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The Fund presents a risk of loss of capital.
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.

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

Lamine BOUGUEROUA

Fund Manager
Source and Copyright: Citywire. Lamine BOUGUEROUA is AA rated by Citywire for his/her rolling three-year risk-adjusted performance across all funds the manager is managing to the June 30, 2026. Citywire Fund Manager Ratings and Citywire Rankings are proprietary to Citywire Financial Publishers Ltd (“Citywire”) and © Citywire 2025. All rights reserved. The reference to a ranking or prize, is no guarantee of the future results of the UCITS or the manager. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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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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:  Jul 31, 2026.
Fund management team

Alessandra ALECCI

Fund Manager

Lamine BOUGUEROUA

Fund Manager
Source and Copyright: Citywire. Lamine BOUGUEROUA is AA rated by Citywire for his/her rolling three-year risk-adjusted performance across all funds the manager is managing to the June 30, 2026. Citywire Fund Manager Ratings and Citywire Rankings are proprietary to Citywire Financial Publishers Ltd (“Citywire”) and © Citywire 2025. All rights reserved. The reference to a ranking or prize, is no guarantee of the future results of the UCITS or the manager. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

Market environment

  • Geopolitical tensions intensified sharply in July as renewed conflict in the Middle East disrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, pushing Brent crude prices close to USD 90 per barrel.
  • The Federal Reserve kept its policy rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting. However, the decision was perceived as more hawkish than expected, with three FOMC members dissenting in favor of an immediate rate hike.
  • Against this backdrop, sovereign yield curves bear steepened on both side of the Atlantic, driven by a stronger rise in long-end yields with US 10-year yield rising 27bps and the German 10-year yield by 37bps. Credit markets also weakened, with the iTraxx Xover widening by 16bps.
  • Emerging market debt posted negative returns in July as higher US Treasury yields outweighed the resilience of credit spreads. Hard currency sovereign debt delivered negative but more resilient-than-expected returns, supported by improving fundamentals, positive flows and strong technicals, with high yield outperforming investment grade. Local currency debt came under pressure, particularly in Eastern Europe, amid higher global bond yields.
  • Emerging market currencies came under pressure in July, particularly across Asia, as renewed geopolitical tensions and higher oil prices weighed on net energy-importing economies. However, a few currencies significantly outperformed, notably Latin American currencies and the South Korean won, that posted solid gains.

Performance commentary

  • Over the month, the Fund delivered a negative performance, broadly in line with its benchmark. While hard currency debt and currencies proved resilient, performance was mainly impacted by local currency debt.
  • Local currency debt was the main detractor from performance as the broad rise in global bond yields weighed on emerging market rates, particularly in Eastern Europe. Our positions in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic were among the largest negative contributors over the month.
  • Despite a challenging environment marked by heightened geopolitical tensions, hard currency debt proved resilient and made a modest positive contribution to performance, supported by our sovereign positions in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire and Venezuela. In addition, selected corporate issuers in the energy sector also contributed positively.
  • Currencies made a modest positive contribution to performance despite most emerging market currencies coming under pressure during the month. Gains were primarily driven by our selection Latin American currencies, notably the Colombian peso and Brazilian real, as well as the South Korean won.

Outlook strategy

  • Against a backdrop of renewed geopolitical tensions and higher sovereign bond yields, we reduced the portfolio's modified duration from 6.6 to 3.4, primarily through local currency debt. Despite this more cautious positioning, we remain constructive on emerging market debt, supported by resilient fundamentals and attractive carry.
  • In local currency debt, we reduced exposure to South African local bonds, given persistent inflationary pressures, the hawkish stance of the central bank and the country’s sensitivity to higher oil prices. We also halved our Brazilian local debt exposure.
  • Hard currency debt remains our highest-conviction investment theme. We maintain our core positions in Côte d'Ivoire, Turkey and Egypt, while preserving credit hedges through high-yield CDS indices and selected sovereign CDS.
  • To protect the portfolio against a higher-for-longer rate environment particularly in developed economies and persistent inflation risks, we maintain our inflation strategies while adding short positions in selected developed market sovereign bonds.
  • In currencies, we increased our euro exposure from 30% to 60%, while maintaining no exposure to the US dollar. During the month, we reduced exposure to Asian currencies, which are more vulnerable as net oil importers, while increasing allocations to selected Latin American and commodity-linked currencies, notably the Kazakh tenge.

Performance Overview

Data as of:  Aug 6, 2026.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The Fund presents a risk of loss of capital.
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 08/08/2026

Carmignac Portfolio EM Debt Portfolio overview

Below is an overview of the composition of the portfolio.

Asset Allocation

Data as of:  Jun 30, 2026.
Bonds90.9 %
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Derivatives Operations8.1 %
Money Market1.0 %
Credit Default Swap-21.3 %
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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:  Jun 30, 2026.
Modified Duration6.6
Yield to Maturity7.3%
Average Coupon7.0%
Number of Issuers59
Number of Bonds87
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.

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