Fixed income strategies

Carmignac Portfolio Credit

Global marketArticle 6
Share Class

LU2020612904

Key documents
Asset Allocation
Bonds93.5 %
Other6.5 %
Data as of:  Apr 30, 2025.
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Recommended Minimum Investment Horizon
3 years
Cumulative Performance since launch
+ 35.0 %
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+ 41.7 %
+ 22.6 %
+ 8.0 %
From 16/08/2019
To 07/05/2025
Calendar Year Performance 2024
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+ 2.8 %
+ 12.3 %
+ 3.9 %
- 11.3 %
+ 12.6 %
+ 9.9 %
Net Asset Value
135.00 $
Asset Under Management
1 829 M €
Yield to Maturity30/04/2025
6.6 %
SFDR - Fund Classification

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Data as of:  May 7, 2025.
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Carmignac Portfolio Credit 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:  Apr 30, 2025.
Fund management team
[Management Team] [Author] Verle Pierre

Pierre Verlé

Head of Credit, Co-Head of Fixed Income, Fund Manager

Market environment

  • April was marked by high volatility and renewed risk aversion on the bond and equity markets. The Trump administration's announcement of new tariffs reignited fears of a recession in the US and disruptions to global production chains.- Despite Donald Trump's backtracking on the main tariff measures (temporarily reduced to 10%, except for China), a crisis of confidence took hold among investors, who deserted US assets (the dollar and Treasury bonds).
  • In the US, the yield curve steepened, with the 2-year rate falling by -28 basis points compared with -5 basis points for the 10-year rate, as the market now anticipates four rate cuts by the Federal Reserve between now and the end of the year.
  • The picture was the same in the eurozone, where the German 2-year rate fell by -36 basis points compared with -29 basis points for the 10-year rate, completely erasing the previous month's correction linked to the announcement of investment plans in Germany.
  • Risk aversion was high in April following the introduction of tariffs, which led to a +100 bp widening on the Itraxx Xover index at the beginning of the month, before tightening just as sharply after the Trump administration's reversal. As a result, the Itraxx Xover index recorded only a moderate widening of +22bp over the month.

Performance commentary

  • The Fund underperformed its benchmark in April, penalized by lower modified duration in an environment of sharply falling yields in the eurozone.- Despite the surge in volatility in April, we remain confident in the ability of our main investment themes to outperform, such as financial bonds and the energy sector.
  • During April, we reduced our exposure to investment grade issuers that had outperformed in order to build up dry powder that can be redeployed on primary market opportunities in the future.
  • Finally, we are maintaining exposure to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are performing steadily.

Outlook strategy

  • We continue to focus on our core investment themes through a selection of high-yield bonds, energy, financials, and our CLO selection.- In addition, in this volatile environment, we have benefited from the widening of credit spreads to partially take profits on our market hedging strategies, which now account for 14.8% of the Fund's net assets.
  • After years of weakness due to abundant liquidity and low capital costs, default rates are expected to return to more normal levels, which we see as a catalyst for creating real idiosyncratic opportunities.
  • Finally, the portfolio's high carry (over 6.6%) and attractive credit valuations should mitigate short-term volatility and help generate medium- to long-term performance.

Performance Overview

Data as of:  May 7, 2025.
​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.The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
Source: Carmignac at 09/05/2025

Carmignac Portfolio Credit Portfolio overview

Below is an overview of the composition of the portfolio.

Asset Allocation

Data as of:  Apr 30, 2025.
Bonds93.5 %
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Derivatives Operations3.9 %
Equities2.7 %
Credit Default Swap-14.7 %
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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:  Apr 30, 2025.
Modified Duration3.6
Yield to Maturity6.6 %
Average Coupon6.0 %
Number of Issuers247
Number of Bonds338
Average RatingBBB-
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

Fund Management Team
[Management Team] [Author] Verle Pierre

Pierre Verlé

Head of Credit, Co-Head of Fixed Income, Fund Manager

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