Fixed income team

Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Strategy

Multi-Asset exposure to the growth opportunity of emerging markets

Strategy overview

Investment Approach
Bottom-up high-conviction ideas are used to build the portfolio. Proprietary ESG analysis and process embeds ESG risk management in portfolio construction

Investment Opportunity
Core solution for EM exposure, seeking to tap into the best opportunities across the investment universe

Investment Universe
Full EM opportunity set, covering equities and local and hard sovereign bonds

Target Return
Outperform the performance comparison index (net of fees) over a full market cycle

Grant Webster
Portfolio Manager

The role the strategy can play in portfolios

Holistic exposure to emerging markets

Provides access to a wide range of opportunities across the EM universe in a single portfolio

Lower volatility EM market exposure

Designed to provide managed exposure to emerging markets

Exposure to long-term growth drivers

Systematic approach seeks out the best ideas across the entire EM universe

Cost-effective and efficient solution

Bottom-up approach selects individual best ideas to achieve desired asset allocation, avoiding excessive trading

Investment Philosophy

01

We are active managers and believe the large disparity of returns between countries provides opportunities for outperformance

02

We believe that a multi-asset approach should lower overall volatility and improve risk-adjusted returns

03

Following our Compelling ForcesTM approach can provide a sustainable, repeatable way to invest successfully in this space

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The investment team and its structure is as important as the process

Performance

Portfolio & Holdings

Date as of 30/04/2026
Strategy NAV %
Index NAV %
US Dollar
28.41
New Taiwan Dollar
14.28
South Korean Won
11.64
Hong Kong Dollar
9.19
Indian Rupee
5.98
Brazilian Real
4.74
Malaysian Ringgit
4.34
South African Rand
4.12
Mexican Peso
3.05
Chinese Renminbi
3
Hungarian Forint
2.5
Chilean Peso
1.83
Singapore Dollar
1.25
Thai Baht
1.14
Polish Zloty
0.94
Other
3.61
Based on a related portfolio within the strategy with substantially similar objectives, policies and strategies as those of the services being offered. The portfolio may change significantly over a short space of time. This is not a buy, sell or hold recommendation for any particular security. For further information on Indices and Specific Portfolio Names, please reference the sections here.

Why Ninety One for Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Strategy

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Our EM heritage gives us a rich and differentiated perspective on this diverse opportunity set

02

We have a tried and tested investment process designed for the asset class

03

We aim to stay ahead of an evolving universe through our proprietary innovation to deliver strong client outcomes

04

We are thought leaders in EM and provide clients with insights on key events and their investment impact, proprietary research and ESG information

Key facts

  • Asset Subclass

    Multi-Asset Growth

  • Currency

    USD

  • Inception date

    01/01/2012

  • Team

    Fixed income team

  • Geographical Focus

    Emerging Markets

  • ESG Classification

    ESG Integration

  • Comparative Benchmark

    50% MSCI Emerging Markets/25% JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified Net/25% JPM EMBI Global Diversified

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