Sandra Crowl, CAIA Member of the Investment Committee 1
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond Investment Philosophy 2
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: An Unconstrained Approach to Face Current Fixed Income Challenges Interest Rate Strategies 1st quartile over 1, 2 and 5 years Wide modified duration [-4; +10] Credit Spread Strategies Average minimum rating: BBB- Currency Strategies Performance driver & Risk management tool 1 WIDE MODIFIED DURATION RANGE 2 FLEXIBLE ALLOCATION 3 FREE FROM GEOGRAPHICAL AND SECTOR CONSTRAINS -4 +10 Credit and currencies Short Long Developed & Emerging Markets Morningstar Rating : November 2017 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 reference to a ranking 3 or prize, is no guarantee of the future results of the UCITS or the manager.
Unique Approach, Reflecting our Fixed Income Philosophy 1) TOP-DOWN 2) BOTTOM-UP 3) RISK MANAGEMENT Central macro-economic scenario Fundamental economic analysis Quantitative and qualitative view on markets Identifying potential strategies Implementation of strategies through a flexible and active approach Bond picking Instrument selection Alpha strategies Portfolio construction in line with our macro views + Full use of risk management tools and correlation studies Main limits (on top of standard UCITS limits) Modified duration: [-4; +10] Contingent convertible bonds: Max 20% Credit derivatives: Max. 10% Structured credit: Max 10% Average minimum rating: BBB- Distressed securities: Max 5% 4
Global, Non-benchmarked and Flexible Approach 10 8 6 4 2 0-2 We actively manage our exposure to performance drivers according to our macro scenario Overall modified duration -4 04/10 04/11 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17 50 40 30 20 10 0-10 -20-30 FX exposure and cash equivalent can be used to manage risks Japanese Yen Exposure 04/10 04/12 04/14 04/16 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 04/10 04/11 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17 EM government bonds (% of total assets) 5 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Cash and bonds < 1 year (% of total assets) -10% 04/10 04/11 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17 Sources: Top: Carmignac, 07/12/2017 Bottom: Carmignac, 30/11/2017
Track Record and Recent Performances 6
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: Contribution to Performance from a Wide Range of Drivers Since Arrival of Charles Zerah Performance drivers from 26/02/2010 to 30/12/2016 (in %) Rates Strategies 18.89 G4 Sovereigns 4.51 Peripheral Sovereigns 9.14 Oceania Sovereigns 1.64 Emerging Sovereigns 5.13 Others -1.53 Credit Strategies 18.65 Financials 7.75 Energy & Materials 5.97 Consumer Discretionary 1.67 CDS Hedges 1.21 Structured Credit 0.29 Others 1.76 Currency Effect 12.80 US Dollar 12.20 Japanese Yen 3.92 Emerging currencies -1.97 Others* -1.35 Net Performance 50.34 7 + + + Peripheral sovereign bonds (Ex: Italy, Spain) Financial credit, led by contingent convertibles and subordinated Developed currencies strategies (Ex: US Dollar, Japanese Yen) Emerging market currencies (Ex: BRL) A EUR Share Class *Including among others AUD, CAD, CHF and GBP Source: Carmignac, 30/12/2016. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding applicable entrance fee due to the distributor. The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: 2017 Performance (in %) Fund Ref. ind Rates Strategies 2.56 1.33 G4 Sovereigns -0.70 Peripheral Sovereigns 1.16 Oceania Sovereigns -0.08 Emerging Sovereigns 2.42 Others -0.24 Credit Strategies 3.22 0.00 Financials 1.74 Energy & Materials 0.58 Consumer Discretionary 0.03 Structured Credit 0.79 CDS Hedges -0.08 Others 0.16 Currency Effect -5.68-7.49 US Dollar -3.06 Yen -0.77 AUD, CAD & NZD 0.13 EM -1.43 GBP -0.22 Others -0.33 Net Performance 0.10-6.16 8 1y volatility*: 2.9% A EUR Share class Source: Carmignac, 29/12/2017 *Volatility calculation based on weekly returns **JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index (JNUCGBIG), coupon reinvested Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding applicable entrance fee acquired to the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: Strong Long Term Track Record 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 5-Year Performance as at 30/11/2017 Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond +21.35% (1) Global Bond Morningstar Category +9.89% (3) Reference Indicator (2) +9.51% 95 90 85 80 5 years Overall Morningstar rating (1) A EUR Share Class (2) JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index (JNUCGBIG), coupon reinvested (3) Morningstar Rating : November2017 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. Source: Carmignac, 30/11/2017. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding applicable entrance fee due to the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. 9
The Strength of an Unconstrained Approach 112 110 108 Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond vs. Reference indicator from 31/12/2015 to 29/12/2017 Opportunistic stance to unearth performance drivers across the globe Profiting from rising rates? Yes, we can! Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond A Eur Acc +9.57% (1) 106 104 102 100 98 A change in regime successfully managed through our flexible and unconstrained approach Reference Indicator -1.84% (2) (1) A EUR Share Class (2) JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index (JNUCGBIG), coupon reinvested Source: Carmignac, 29/12/2017 Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding applicable entrance fee due to the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations 10
A Fund that Provides Decorrelation to Traditional Market Indices and enables Diversification Correlation matrixes over Charles Zerah tenure, March 2010 Major Equity Indices 1 2 3 4 5 6 Major Fixed Income Indices 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Carmignac Pf Unconstrained Global Bond A EUR Acc 1,00 1 Carmignac Pf Unconstrained Global Bond A EUR Acc 1,00 2 MSCI World NR EUR 0,09 1,00 2 JPM EMBI Global Diversified Hedge EUR TR -0,07 1,00 3 MSCI Europe NR EUR -0,11 0,85 1,00 3 BBgBarc Euro Agg Bond TR EUR 0,47 0,40 1,00 4 S&P 500 TR EUR 0,17 0,95 0,67 1,00 4 BofAML Global High yield TR Hdg EUR -0,22 0,72 0,17 1,00 5 MSCI Japan NR EUR 0,23 0,68 0,48 0,61 1,00 5 BBgBarc Gbl Agg Corp TR Hdg EUR 0,31 0,72 0,72 0,59 1,00 6 MSCI EM NR EUR -0,02 0,67 0,62 0,55 0,43 1,00 6 Citi WGBI Hdg EUR 0,59 0,33 0,84-0,08 0,67 1,00 11 Source: Carmignac, 31/10/2017 Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding applicable entrance fee due to the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. The performance refers to share class A EUR acc.
Investment Views 12
Central Bank Liquidity Injections have Peaked Annual change in the balance sheets of the main central banks ($ billion) 3,000 Projections 16 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0-500 -1,000 14 12 10 8 6 4 In trillion of dollars FED ECB BOJ PBOC Total G4 overall stock 13 Source: Carmignac, 31/10/2017
Manufacturing PMI output index (st. dev. from mean) Eurozone Recovery: Solid and Broad-Based Manufacturing PMI output index (standard deviation from mean) Eurozone World ex EZ 14 Source: Markit, Macrobond, BNP Paribas, September 2017
Germany: Yields Are Disconnected from Fundamentals German 10-year yield +2 standard deviations +1 standard deviation Fair value Market value -1 standard deviation -2 standard deviations Source: Carmignac, 31/10/2017 15
Risk Management: We Are Keeping Our Hedges Against a Rise in European Core Yields 5 4 Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond 3 2 Fund's total modified duration 1 0-1 -2-3 Modified duration to core European rates -4-5 12/16 01/17 02/17 03/17 04/17 05/17 06/17 07/17 08/17 09/17 10/17 11/17 12/17 12/17 16 Source: Carmignac, 04/01/2018
Italy: Benefitting from the Eurozone Catch-Up 1% Real GDP growth rate (qoq) Italy 60 Manufacturing PMI Italy 0% 55-1% 50-2% 12/10 12/11 12/12 12/13 12/14 12/15 12/16 45 11/14 05/15 11/15 05/16 11/16 05/17 14% 12% 10% 8% Unemployment rate Italy Yield spread versus German 10-year (%) Ireland 0.21% Spain 1.04% Portugal 1.54% 6% 12/10 12/11 12/12 12/13 12/14 12/15 12/16 Italy 1.41% Greece 3.19% 17 Source: Bloomberg, 08/01/2018
Greece: Progress Should Bring the Risk Premium Down 55 Manufacturing PMI Greece 50 45 40 35 30 10/14 04/15 10/15 04/16 10/16 04/17 10/17 Unemployment rate Greece 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 01/04 10/05 07/07 04/09 01/11 10/12 07/14 04/16 Yield spread versus German 10-year (%) Ireland 0.21% Spain 1.04% Portugal 1.54% Italy 1.41% Greece 3.19% 18 Source: Left: Bloomberg, 31/10/2017 Right: Bloomberg, 08/01/2018
Credit 19
Liquidity Changes will Pressure Spreads CB securities purchases ($bn) vs US IG credit spread 12m chg (bp) Total CB Purchases $ IG 12m bp change Spread widening 20 Source: Citi Research, Why buying on impulse is soon regretted - The wave of credit driving markets has peaked, June 2017. National central banks, Citi research, Yield Book
Credit: Some Opportunities Remain on Contingent Convertible Bonds Matthew Williams Financials Analyst 600 500 Eurozone credit spread (in bps) Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCo Bonds) index 400 300 200 High-yield corporate bonds index 100 21 Source: Bloomberg, Merrill Lynch, 22/11/2017
Credit: European CLOs, a Broken Asset Class Florian Viros Credit Analyst CLO Spread vs itraxx Xover index % of loss-making tranches over the past 20 years EURO CLO 2.0,BBB EURO CLO 2.0, BB In Bps 1200 EURO CLO 2.0, B itraxx Crossover Global CLOs 1000 EMEA ABS,CMBS & RMBS Baa Aaa 800 US CMBS 600 Global CDOs (ex CLOs) 400 Global Structure Finance 200 0 US Sub-prime RMBS 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 22 Sources: Left: Bloomberg, Citi Global Markets, 30/09/2017 Right: Goldman Sachs, November 2015
Emerging Market Debt 23
Emerging Debt: Valuations are More Attractive than in 2013 6.0% Differential between nominal in emerging* and developed countries 5.5% 5.0% 4.5% 4.0% 3.5% «Taper tantrum» 3.0% 24 *Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay Source: EM Advisors, 11/12/2017
Emerging Market Debt: Inflation is Converging toward DM 10 DM vs. EM Consumer Price Index (Annual YoY %) 8 Emerging Economies CPI (Annual YoY %) 6 4 2 0-2 Developed Economies (OECD) CPI (Annual YoY %) 25 Source: Bloomberg, 30/09/2017
Currencies 26
Currencies: Euro Still Undervalued 1.60 EUR/USD vs. fair value 1.50 1.40 1.30 1.20 1.10 Fair value EUR/USD EUR/USD current price 1.00 0.90 0.80 27 Basket of European currencies used before the introduction of the euro Source: Carmignac, 30/09/2017
Underweight 10-15% Currencies: Long-Term Investors Have Readjusted Their Views on the Euro but Not Their Positions Asset allocation in euro as % Weight of euro forex reserves as % of forex reserves 45% 85% 30 28-800bn below peak 40% US investors (LHS) 80% 26 24 22 35% 20 30% 25% 2007 Eurozone investors (RHS) 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 75% 70% 18 16 14 12 10 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 28 Sources: LHS: Deutsche Bank; IMF CIPS, 31/08/2017 Data from surveys carried out by the IMF. RHS: Deutsche Bank; Bloomberg Finance LP; IMF CIPS, 31/08/2017
Currencies: Long Positioning on the Euro Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond net exposure to the euro 100% Euro exposure EUR/USD 1.20 80% 1.15 60% 1.10 40% 20% 1.05 0% 1.00 29 Source: Carmignac, Bloomberg, 04/01/2018
Australia household debt service ratio (%) Canada household debt service ratio (%) Currencies: Long Dollar versus AUD & CAD AUD Households Face a Heavy Debt Burden if Rates Rise Actual debt service ratio Market-implied rates 2004 tightening Rapid tightening Constant rates The Same Applies for CAD Actual debt service ratio Market-implied rates 2004 tightening Rapid tightening Constant rates 30 Sources: Morgan Stanley, FX Strategy Liquidity Drives Returns, November 2017
Conclusion Upside risk to European safe haven yields and the Euro Convergence of spreads on peripheral especially Italian and Greek government bonds Attractive risk premium on emerging market debt 31
Positioning 32
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: Portfolio Construction Peripheral gov. bonds: 433 bp Italy 224 bp Spain 78 bp Portugal 66 bp Greece 65 bp Credit: 75 bp Financial 20 bp Others 55 bp Structured Credit 4% Emerging market debt: 155 bp LATAM: 54 bp Including Brazil 18 bp Mexico 15 bp Argentina 13 bp OTHERS: 101 bp Including Turkey 22 bp India 18 bp Romania 17 bp Core gov. bonds: -559 bp Austria 83 bp EUR Swap Curve 5 bp Australia 3 bp US -62 bp Germany -588 bp Cash & T-Bills: 9% Total modified duration: 1.04 33 NB: the list of portfolio composition is not exhaustive Source: Carmignac, 04/01/2018
Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: Portfolio Construction Carmignac P. Unconstrained Global Bond: net currency exposure EUR JPY BRL INR MXN IDR USD CLP GBP HUF CAD CZK Zar CHF AUD -0.1-1.5-4.5-5.7 3.9 3.6 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0 0 14.9 86.1 34 Portfolio composition can be changed anytime Source: Carmignac, 04/01/2018
APPENDIX 35
Charles ZERAH Fund Manager Global Fixed Income 2010 Carmignac 2004-2009 Credit Agricole Asset Management, London Head of Emerging Market bonds 1999-2004 Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management, Paris Senior Fund Manager, Emerging Market bonds 1995-1999 Axa Investment Managers, Paris Junior Fund Manager, Emerging Market bonds 1995 Master in Banking and Finance DESS in Finance, University of Paris II Panthéon Assas 36
A Reinforced Team to Face Challenging Fixed Income Markets and to Boost Alpha Generation Portfolio Managers Rose Ouahba Head of Fixed Income Charles Zerah Fund Manager Keith Ney Fund Manager Carlos Galvis Fund Manager Julien Cheron Fund Manager Carmignac Patrimoine AUM: 22 742M Carmignac Court Terme AUM: 323M Analysts by performance driver Carmignac Portfolio Carmignac Sécurité Unconstrained AUM: 13 974M Global Bond AUM: 1 046M Carmignac Portfolio Emerging Patrimoine AUM: 826M Carmignac Portfolio Capital Plus AUM: 1 837M Carmignac Portfolio Capital Plus AUM: 1 837M Credit EM Debt Curve Multi-strategy Pierre Verlé Head of Credit Joseph Mouawad EM FI & Currencies Analyst Mattia Parolari Curve Analyst Nader Awada Multi-strategy Analyst Alexandre Deneuville Credit Analyst Florian Viros Credit Analyst James Blanning Quantitative Analyst 37 Source: Carmignac, 30/11/2017
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