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.
Fundamentally driven value investing in the best investment grade EM corporate debt opportunities
Victoria Harling
Portfolio Manager
Victoria is Chief Investment Officer, Middle East - Fixed Income at Ninety One, and also leads...
Alan Siow
Portfolio Manager
Alan is co-head of Emerging Markets Corporate Debt and co-portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Corporate...
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.
Fundamentally driven value investing in the best investment grade EM corporate debt opportunities
Victoria Harling
Portfolio Manager
Victoria is Chief Investment Officer, Middle East - Fixed Income at Ninety One, and also leads the Emerging Market Corporate Debt team. Victoria has developed one of the largest by AUM and highly respected EM corporate debt capabilities industry-wide including a strong EM Corp Debt insurance solutions business. Within her role, Victoria is responsible for managing our flagship EM Corporate Debt, EM Corporate Investment Grade and EM Transition Debt strategies.
Victoria has been acknowledged for her achievements over several years and regularly ranks in the top 5 and top 10 of the Female Alpha Awards. Having worked in the EM Corporate asset class largely since inception, Victoria has established influential relationships with issuers and stakeholders across the universe. Before she joined Ninety One, Victoria worked on the EM debt trading desk at Nomura International and on the capital markets team at Standard Bank. She also had positions at Rand Merchant Bank, Whitebeam Capital and Henderson Global Investors where she managed long-only and hedge fund EM debt strategies.
Victoria graduated from Leeds University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with Molecular Biology and has passed Level III of the CFA® Charterholder qualification.
Alan Siow
Portfolio Manager
Alan is co-head of Emerging Markets Corporate Debt and co-portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Corporate Debt, Emerging Markets Investment Grade Corporate Debt, Emerging Markets Transition Debt, Asian Dynamic Bond and All China Bond strategies. He also serves as an independent member of the European Credit Opportunities Investment Committee.
Prior to joining the firm, Alan worked at BlueBay Asset Management where he was a portfolio manager specialising in Emerging Markets. From 2008 to 2011 Alan worked at Alchemy Special Situations as an executive responsible for European distressed debt and special situations investing. Prior to Alchemy, Alan was a vice president in fixed income at Citigroup Salomon Smith Barney. Alan started his career at Deloitte in Australia.
Alan graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce, first class honours in Accounting and Finance degree from the University of Western Australia and completed a Masters in Business Administration at INSEAD, France. He also qualified as a Chartered Accountant (Australia and New Zealand).
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top holdings (%)
Portfolio statistics
Fund Duration Contribution
Fund NAV%
Index NAV%
US Dollar
5.7
Euro
Currency positions
US Dollar
Fund Duration Contribution: 5.7%
Fund NAV%: 99.9%
Index NAV%: 100%
Euro
Fund Duration Contribution: 0%
Fund NAV%: 0.1%
Index NAV%: 0%
Geographic breakdown (%)
Mexico
Fund: 11.8%
Index: 4.6%
Latin America
Fund: 39.7%
Index: 0%
Asia
Fund: 23.9%
Index: 0%
Saudi Arabia
Fund: 9.6%
Index: 7.3%
Chile
Fund: 9.1%
Index: 4.8%
Brazil
Fund: 8.9%
Index: 3.2%
Africa
Fund: 5.5%
Index: 0%
Europe
Fund: 2.5%
Index: 0%
U.A.E.
Fund: 8.2%
Index: 5.9%
Hong Kong
Fund: 7.3%
Index: 7.3%
Developed
Fund: 1.8%
Index: 0%
Emerging Markets
Fund: 0%
Index: 85.4%
Peru
Fund: 6.1%
Index: 2.3%
Indonesia
Fund: 5%
Index: 3.7%
Far East ex Japan
Fund: 0%
Index: 12.5%
India
Fund: 4.6%
Index: 3.7%
Colombia
Fund: 3.9%
Index: 0.5%
South Africa
Fund: 3.9%
Index: 4.3%
Malaysia
Fund: 1.7%
Index: 1.6%
Kuwait
Fund: 1.6%
Index: 3.3%
Morocco
Fund: 1.6%
Index: 1.8%
Thailand
Fund: 1.5%
Index: 3.9%
Poland
Fund: 1.4%
Index: 0.5%
Macao
Fund: 1.3%
Index: 2.3%
South Korea
Fund: 1.2%
Index: 7.1%
Qatar
Fund: 1.1%
Index: 5.2%
Spain
Fund: 1.1%
Index: 0%
Other
Fund: 5.1%
Index: 26.7%
Other
Fund: 22.6%
Index: 2.1%
Cash and near cash
Fund: 4%
Index: 0%
Cash and near cash
Fund: 4%
Index: 0%
Maturity profile (%)
0 - 1 year
Fund: 4%
Index: 4.9%
1 - 3 years
Fund: 0.7%
Index: 25.4%
3 - 5 years
Fund: 31.3%
Index: 24.9%
5 - 10 years
Fund: 38.5%
Index: 25.1%
10 - 20 years
Fund: 13.9%
Index: 8.5%
20 years +
Fund: 11.6%
Index: 11.2%
Sector breakdown
Financial
Duration Contribution: 1.3%
NAV %: 31.4%
Utilities
Duration Contribution: 1.3%
NAV %: 22.1%
Metals & Mining
Duration Contribution: 0.7%
NAV %: 8.9%
TMT
Duration Contribution: 0.5%
NAV %: 7.4%
Consumer
Duration Contribution: 0.4%
NAV %: 6.9%
Oil & Gas
Duration Contribution: 0.4%
NAV %: 5%
Real Estate
Duration Contribution: 0.3%
NAV %: 4.9%
Industrial
Duration Contribution: 0.4%
NAV %: 4.1%
Infrastructure
Duration Contribution: 0.3%
NAV %: 3.4%
Pulp & Paper
Duration Contribution: 0.1%
NAV %: 1.9%
Cash
Duration Contribution: 0%
NAV %: 4%
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
High Yield Corporate
-1%
Emerging Market Hard Currency Debt
-1.4%
Investment Grade Corporate
-79.9%
Top holdings (%)
Bank Of East Asia Ltd/the 5.375 May 13 32
2.5%
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd 3.949 Feb 12 30
2.1%
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk Pt 5.25 Apr 10 31
1.8%
Star Energy Geothermal Darajat Ii / Star Energy Geothermal Salak 4.85 Oct 14 38
1.8%
Aldar Properties Pjsc 6.6227 Apr 15 55
1.8%
AIA Group Ltd 5.375 Apr 05 34
1.8%
Saudi Awwal Bank 5.947 Sep 04 35
1.7%
Sitios Latinoamerica SAB DE CV 5.375 Apr 04 32
1.7%
Genm Capital Labuan Ltd 3.882 Apr 19 31
1.7%
Niagara Energy Sac 5.746 Oct 03 34
1.6%
Portfolio statistics
Average credit rating: BBB
Average maturity (years): 8,20
Number of bond holdings: 114
Modified duration (years): 5,70
Yield to maturity (%): 5,86
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