
Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution: Letter from the Fund Managers - Q3 2025
Over the third quarter of the year, Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution delivered a performance of +2.36% compared with +0.28% for its reference indicator. Year-to-date, the fund’s performance stands at +13.50% versus +1.61% for its reference indicator.
Market environment
The third quarter saw continued disinflation in Europe, while U.S. inflation showed some difficulty in maintaining its downward trend. U.S. macroeconomic data confirmed a slight slowdown, largely due to uncertainties generated by Donald Trump’s initiatives. China’s economy continued to weaken as consumer confidence deteriorated, while Europe moved in a fragmented fashion, with Spain in Olympic shape and both Germany and France in the infirmary.
This economic backdrop translated into a generally positive market environment, supported by sluggish global growth and contained inflation. Interest rates fell slightly in the United States and rose modestly in Germany, allowing equity markets to continue their upward trajectory — in some cases quite strongly, such as in emerging markets. The euro–dollar exchange rate ended the quarter roughly where it began. Industrial commodities and fossil fuel prices declined, precious metals surged, and five-year inflation expectations ticked up slightly. On the markets, it was a “bad news is good news” or “no news is good news” atmosphere — not necessarily the best environment for a strategy aiming to benefit from rising inflation.
Performance review
Nevertheless, with a quarterly performance for the fund of +2.36% versus +0.28% for its reference indicator1, our Fund managed to stand out, thanks mainly to its strong exposure to equity markets (gross contribution of +1.6%), particularly toward the end of the period when focus shifted to emerging markets, and especially to China. Commodities were the second performance driver (+1.03% gross), led notably by gold. Inflation swaps represented the third performance contributor, adding +0.55% gross. Other asset classes (interest rate and currency markets) made marginal contributions, in both directions.
It is worth noting that, in a market environment not perceived as inflationary, certain commodities and inflation swaps (reflecting expected inflation) substantially contributed to the Fund’s performance. Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution was thus able to accompany traditional diversified portfolios in an environment that, on paper, was much more favourable to them than to our Fund. Since the start of the year, the Fund has risen by +13.5% versus +1.6% for its reference indicator, with a particularly contained volatility of 5.1%, underscoring its ability to withstand intermediate disinflationary phases.
Our positioning & prospects
Every decision or inclination from Donald Trump since the commencement of his second presidency has been inflationary.
In the United States, the halting of immigration, the imposition of tariffs, the desire to weaken the dollar or take control of the Fed, and fiscal support for an economy that hardly needs it — all these are inflationary forces. Prioritizing Main Street over Wall Street is inflationary. Elsewhere, forcing Germany and Europe to rearm, encouraging China to consume more and overproduce less — these too are inflationary.
The first half of 2026 will likely see tax cuts, deregulation, and restocking activity in the United States, all of which will give the economy another boost, even as the labour supply has shrunk due to the end of immigration. The early part of next year could therefore mark the beginning of a second wave of inflation.
Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution is already positioned for this scenario, with nearly 5 points of duration in five-year U.S. and European inflation swaps, direct or indirect exposure to commodities of around 25%, zero duration in bond markets, 30% exposure to the U.S. dollar — which will temporarily benefit from the improved growth differential in favour of the U.S. versus the rest of the world — and a proven ability to quickly shift to a negative equity exposure, currently around 45%, mostly outside the United States.
The managers of Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution are firmly ready for inflation’s return!
Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution I EUR Acc
- Periodo minimo di investimento consigliato
- 5 anni
- Livello di rischio*
- 3/7
- Classificazione SFDR**
- Articolo 6
*Scala di Rischio del KID (documento contenente le informazioni chiave). Il rischio 1 non significa che l'investimento sia privo di rischio. Questo indicatore può evolvere nel tempo. **Regolamento SFDR (Regolamento relativo all’informativa sulla sostenibilità nel settore dei servizi finanziari) 2019/2088. La classificazione SFDR dei Fondi può evolvere nel tempo.
Principali rischi del Fondo
Costi
- Costi di ingresso
- Non addebitiamo una commissione di ingresso.
- Costi di uscita
- Non addebitiamo una commissione di uscita per questo prodotto.
- Commissioni di gestione e altri costi amministrativi o di esercizio
- 1,11% del valore dell'investimento all'anno. Si tratta di una stima basata sui costi effettivi dell'ultimo anno.
- Commissioni di performance
- 20,00% quando la classe di azioni supera l'Indicatore di riferimento durante il periodo di performance. Sarà pagabile anche nel caso in cui la classe di azioni abbia sovraperformato l'indice di riferimento ma abbia avuto una performance negativa. La sottoperformance viene recuperata per 5 anni. L'importo effettivo varierà a seconda del rendimento del tuo investimento. La stima dei costi aggregati di cui sopra include la media degli ultimi 5 anni o dalla creazione del prodotto se inferiore a 5 anni.
- Costi di transazione
- 0,50% del valore dell'investimento all'anno. Si tratta di una stima dei costi sostenuti per l'acquisto e la vendita degli investimenti sottostanti per il prodotto. L'importo effettivo varierà a seconda dell'importo che viene acquistato e venduto.
Performance
| Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution | +13,5 | +3,2 | −0,1 |
| Indice di riferimento | +1,6 | +1,9 | +0,0 |
| Carmignac Portfolio Inflation Solution | +12,2% | - | +9,2% |
| Indice di riferimento | +2,0% | - | +2,0% |
Fonte: Carmignac al 30 set 2025.
Data primo NAV : 15/12/2023.
Le performance passate non sono un'indicazione delle performance future. Le performance sono calcolate al netto delle spese (escluse eventuali commissioni di ingresso applicate dal distributore). L'investimento nel Fondo potrebbe comportare un rischio di perdita di capitale.
Il rendimento può aumentare o diminuire a causa delle fluttuazioni valutarie, per le azioni non coperte da copertura valutaria.
Indice di riferimento: Eurostat Euro HICP ex Tobacco index
