Fixed income strategies
Carmignac Portfolio Flexible Bond
Luxembourg SICAV sub-fundGlobal marketSRI Fund Article 8Share Class
LU0336084032
A flexible solution aiming to capture bond opportunities globally
- A conviction-driven Fund aiming to seize global bond markets opportunities while systematically hedging the currency risk.
- An investment process based on a top-down asset allocation and a bottom-up implementation of interest rate and credit strategies.
Key documents
Asset Allocation
Bonds70.5 %
Other29.5 %
Data as of: 31 Dec 2024.
Risk Indicator
2/7
Recommended Minimum Investment Horizon
3 years
Cumulative Performance since launch
Cumulative Performance 10 YearsCumulative Performance 5 YearsCumulative Performance 3 YearsCumulative Performance 12 Months
+ 32.9 %
+ 13.6 %
+ 11.1 %
+ 2.6 %
+ 5.8 %
To 14/01/2025
Calendar Year Performance 2015Calendar Year Performance 2016Calendar Year Performance 2017Calendar Year Performance 2018Calendar Year Performance 2019Calendar Year Performance 2020Calendar Year Performance 2021Calendar Year Performance 2022Calendar Year Performance 2023Calendar Year Performance 2024
- 0.7 %
+ 0.1 %
+ 1.7 %
- 3.4 %
+ 5.0 %
+ 9.2 %
0.0 %
- 8.0 %
+ 4.7 %
+ 5.4 %
Net Asset Value
1328.84 €
Asset Under Management
1 603 M €
Market
Global market
SFDR - Fund Classification
Article
8
Data as of: 31 Dec 2024.
Data as of: 14 Jan 2025.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2019/2088 is a European regulation that requires asset managers to classify their funds as either 'Article 8' funds, which promote environmental and social characteristics, 'Article 9' funds, which make sustainable investments with measurable objectives, or 'Article 6' funds, which do not necessarily have a sustainability objective. For more information please refer to https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/2088/oj.
Carmignac Portfolio Flexible Bond fund performance
Take a look at the Fund's performance supported by our Fund managers’ market commentary and strategy insight.Our monthly comments
Data as of: 31 Dec 2024.Fund management team
![[Management Team] [Author] Rigeade Guillaume](https://carmignac.imgix.net/uploads/NextImage/0001/18/%5BManagement-Team%5D-Rigeade-Guillaume.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=fill&w=3840)
Guillaume Rigeade
Co-Head of Fixed Income, Fund Manager
![[Management Team] [Author] Eliezer Ben Zimra](https://carmignac.imgix.net/uploads/NextImage/0001/18/%5BManagement-Team%5D-Ben-Zimra-Eliezer.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=fill&w=3840)
Eliezer Ben Zimra
Fund Manager
Performance commentary
- Our strategy delivered a positive absolute and relative performance against its reference index in a rising interest rate environment.- In such market configurationt, our short positions on the long end of the euro and US yield curves were the best contributors to fund's performance this month. - The main negative contributor to the fund's performance was our exposure to emerging debt, which suffered from the rise in rates. We slightly increased our exposure to this segment by integrating a new position in Argentina sovereign debt.- Finally, we gradually increased our exposure to short-term US and euro rates during December, as rates rose, briging our modified duration to 1.5.
Outlook strategy
- We continue to operate in an environment of resilient economic growth thanks to the expensive policies of governments on both sides of the Atlantic.- The portfolio is focused on the short end of euro and US yield curves, which offer potential for appreciation, whereas the longer maturities are likely to suffer from abundant supply in 2025.- The disinflation dynamic seems to be running out of steam at end of 2024, while the market continues to assume that inflation will return below the central banks' sustainable target.- Based on these observations, we are maintaining a cautious stance on the portfolio's interest-rate sensitivity, while deploying a yield-curve steepening strategy and a marked appetite for inflation products.
Performance Overview
Data as of: 14 Jan 2025.Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). Morningstar Rating™ : © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; may not be copied or distributed; and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
Source: Carmignac at 15/01/2025
Carmignac Portfolio Flexible Bond Portfolio overview
Below is an overview of the composition of the portfolio.Geographical Breakdown
Data as of: 31 Dec 2024.| Europe | 63.7 % |
| North America | 11.9 % |
| Latin America | 10.4 % |
| Eastern Europe | 6.4 % |
| Africa | 2.9 % |
| Middle East | 2.8 % |
| Asia | 1.0 % |
| Asia-Pacific | 1.0 % |
| Total % of bonds | 100.0 % |
Europe63.7 %
 Italy | 15.2 % |
 United Kingdom | 7.4 % |
 France | 7.0 % |
 Grèce | 6.8 % |
 Ireland | 5.4 % |
 Spain | 4.3 % |
 Austria | 2.7 % |
 Germany | 2.6 % |
| Norvège | 2.6 % |
 Netherlands | 1.7 % |
 Portugal | 1.4 % |
 Switzerland | 1.4 % |
 Belgium | 1.3 % |
| Suède | 1.1 % |
 SanMarino | 1.0 % |
 Finland | 1.0 % |
 Andorra | 0.8 % |
Key figures
Below are the key figures for the Fund, which will give you a clearer idea of the Fund's management and bond positioning.Exposure Data
Data as of: 31 Dec 2024.Modified Duration1.5
Yield to Maturity5.3 %
Average Coupon4.2 %
Number of Issuers159
Number of Bonds203
Average RatingBBB-
Yield to Maturity (YTM) is the estimated annual rate of return expected on a bond if held until maturity and assuming all payments made as scheduled and reinvested at this rate. For perpetual bonds, the next call date is used for computation. Note that the yield shown does not take into account the FX carry and fees and expenses of the portfolio. The portfolio’s YTM is the weighted average individual bonds holdings' YTMs within the portfolio.
The strategy in a nutshell
Discover the Fund’s main features and benefits through the words of the Fund Managers.Fund Management Team
Guillaume Rigeade
Co-Head of Fixed Income, Fund Manager
Eliezer Ben Zimra
Fund Manager
Eliezer and myself are managing this strategy with the objective to offer investors a flexible and diversified investment solution investing across fixed income markets, while hedging the currency risk.
Guillaume Rigeade
Co-Head of Fixed Income, Fund Manager
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