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Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Strategy

Fundamentally driven value investing in the best EM corporate debt opportunities

Strategy overview

Investment Approach
Rigorous approach to bottom-up selection, driven by views of global sector specialists. Proprietary ESG analysis and process embeds ESG risk management into portfolio construction

Investment Opportunity
To take advantage of mispricing and inefficiency in the EM corporate debt universe, which can provide a source of value over time

Investment Universe
Broad and diverse range of EM corporate bonds

Victoria Harling
Portfolio Manager
Alan Siow
Portfolio Manager
Team
Portfolio Manager

The role the strategy can play in portfolios

Access to a fast-growing market

Asset class has grown by over US$ 1 trillion in the last decade; now larger than the US high-yield and EM hard currency sovereign markets

Broad and diversified EM exposure

Provides access to a broad range of opportunities, spanning sectors and regions

A complement to DM credit

Seeks to benefit from EM corporate debt's higher spread and superior risk/return profile for comparable DM credit quality

Access to EM's high yield pick up

Aims to provide total returns from both capital appreciation and coupon payment, and harness EM's yield pick up

Investment Philosophy

01

We are fundamentally driven value investors. We take a global sector approach, which we believe, combined with a regional perspective overlay, deepens our analysis

02

A detailed bottom-up analysis of companies is essential to managing the downside risk of EM corporate debt and assess value

03

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

04

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

Performance

Portfolio & Holdings

Date as of 30/04/2026
Strategy
Index
AAA
AA
0.3
A
7
BBB
35.2
BB
31.9
B
18.2
CCC
2.4
CC
0.9
C
0.4
D
0.4
Not Rated
0.1
Cash and near cash
3.2
*Bond ratings are Ninety One approximations.
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 Corporate Debt Strategy

01

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

02

Our systematic and disciplined approach identifies a wide range of opportunities and mitigates a number of potential risks

03

We have an experienced professional team dedicated to EM credit

04

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

Strategy literature

Key facts

  • Asset Subclass

    Credit

  • Currency

    USD

  • Inception date

    01/05/2011

  • Team

    Fixed income team

  • Geographical Focus

    Emerging Markets

  • ESG Classification

    Enhanced Integration

  • Comparative Benchmark

    JPMorgan CEMBI Broad Diversified

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