About the fund

By investing in the credit of some of the world’s leading companies based in emerging markets, the Fund seeks to offer a higher yield than a portfolio of similarly high quality names based in developed markets.

Reasons to invest

  • Provides access to the growing universe of high quality investment grade emerging market companies
  • We believe these offer a higher yield with lower levels of leverage and better fundamentals than developed peers
  • EM corporate debt can provide diversification benefits to developed market corporate debt portfolio exposure
  • Provides a well-diversified high conviction portfolio built from the bottom up
  • Buys debt denominated in hard currency – reducing currency risk

Objective

Investment objective summary

  • The Fund aims to provide income with the opportunity for capital growth (i.e. to grow the value of your investment) over the long-term.
      • The Fund is actively managed and invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of Investment Grade debt securities (e.g. bonds) issued by Emerging Markets Corporate Borrowers and derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to the price of a debt security) which offer exposure to such debt securities.
      • The Fund promotes environmental and social characteristics in line with Article 8 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The Fund will not invest in certain borrowers. Over time, the Investment Manager may, in accordance with the Fund’s investment policy, apply additional exclusions to be disclosed on the website, as they are implemented.
      Victoria Harling
      Portfolio Manager
      Victoria is Head of Emerging Market Corporate Debt and is responsible for managing the Emerging Market...
      Alan Siow
      Co-Portfolio Manager, All China Bond
      Alan is a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team at Ninety One with responsibility for...

      Performance & returns

      Key facts

      • Domicile

        Luxembourg

      • ISIN

        LU2242753072

      • Risk profile

        2

      • SEDOL

        BNHQFP1

      • CUSIP

        L6S44C261

      • Bloomberg code

        NIOGSAI LX

      • Benchmark

        JPMorgan CEMBI Broad Diversified Investment Grade

      • Morningstar category sector

        Global Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

      • Fund inception date

        31/05/2013

      • Share class inception date

        28/10/2020

      • Minimum investment

        USD3,000 / equivalent approved currency

      • Valuation point

        16:00 New York Time (forward pricing)

      • EU SFDR

        Article 8

      • Ninety One Sustainability Classification

        Enhanced Integration

      Literature

      Portfolio & Holdings

      Date as of 30/04/2023
      Index
      Fund
      AAA
      0.2
      AA
      10.7
      A
      33.8
      BBB
      55.3
      BB
      B
      Cash and near cash
      *Bond ratings are Ninety One approximations.

      Charges

      Maximum initial charge %

      5.00

      Ongoing charge %

      1.61
      The Fund may incur further expenses (not included in the above Ongoing charge) as permitted by the Prospectus.

      Specific fund risks

      Charges from capital

      For Inc-2 and Inc-3 shares classes, expenses are charged to the capital account rather than to income, so capital will be reduced. This could constrain future capital and income growth. Income may be taxable.

      Currency exchange

      Changes in the relative values of different currencies may adversely affect the value of investments and any related income.

      Default

      There is a risk that the issuers of fixed income investments (e.g. bonds) may not be able to meet interest payments nor repay the money they have borrowed. The worse the credit quality of the issuer, the greater the risk of default and therefore investment loss.

      Derivatives

      The use of derivatives may increase overall risk by magnifying the effect of both gains and losses leading to large changes in value and potentially large financial loss. A counterparty to a derivative transaction may fail to meet its obligations which may also lead to a financial loss.

      Emerging market (inc. China)

      These markets carry a higher risk of financial loss than more developed markets as they may have less developed legal, political, economic or other systems.

      Interest rate

      The value of fixed income investments (e.g. bonds) tends to decrease when interest rates rise.

      Liquidity

      There may be insufficient buyers or sellers of particular investments giving rise to delays in trading and being able to make settlements, and/or large fluctuations in value. This may lead to larger financial losses than might be anticipated.

      Distributions & Yields

      Most recent distribution payments
      Distribution amount
      USD0.0809
      Declaration Date
      31 May 2023
      Ex-distribution date
      01 June 2023
      Payable date
      20 June 2023
      Yield data as of 30/04/2023
      Yield %
      5.15
      Adjusted yield %
      5.15

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      It is not an invitation to make an investment nor does it constitute an offer for sale. Any decision to invest in the Fund should be made after reviewing the full offering documentation, including the Prospectus, which sets out the fund specific risks. Fund prices and English language copies of the Prospectus, annual and semi-annual Report & Accounts, Articles of Incorporation and where relevant, the local language copies of the Key Investor Information Documents (KIID) and Key Information Documents (KID), may be obtained from www.ninetyone.com.

      Performance data source: © Morningstar, NAV based, (net of fees, excluding initial charges), total return, in the share class dealing currency. Performance would be lower had initial charges been included as an initial charge of up to 5% (10% for S shares) may be applied to your investment. This means that for an investment of $1,000, where the initial charge equals 5%, $950 ($900 for S shares) would actually be invested in the Fund. Returns to individual investors will vary in accordance with their personal tax status and tax domicile.

      PRIIPs Performance scenarios and Risk Profile SRI data source: Broadridge Ireland Limited.

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