Asset Management Vontobel Fund Emerging Markets Corporate Bond This document was produced for Institutional clients, for distribution in LUX CHE DEU ESP FIN FRA ITA SWE SGP / April 2018
Four reasons to invest in the Vontobel Fund Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Multitude of countries, industries and companies offer true diversification to any portfolio Tried and tested value approach offers stable and recurring income, enhanced by specific event-driven stories Deep knowledge of issuers and their decision makers allows us pick bottom-up ideas decorrelated from the broader market and global interest rates Asset class with the lowest volatility and duration within emerging markets 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION Vontobel Fund Emerging Markets Corporate Bond LAUNCH DATE REFERENCE INDEX 13.11.2015 JPM CEMBI Broad Diversified SHARE CLASS I USD SHARE CLASS TYPE ISIN CODE TER* TRANSACTION COSTS** Cap INSTITUTIONAL LU1305089796 0.78 % 0.79 % * per 31.08.2017 ** per 19.01.2018
Why invest in emerging market corporate bonds The size of the emerging market corporate debt universe comes as a surprise to many investors. At 2 trillion US dollars, the emerging market corporate bond universe is twice the size of US dollar denominated emerging sovereigns 2. With an average rating of BBB-, the credit quality of the corporates is better than their sovereign counterparts 3. With the multitude of countries, industries as well as unique issuers in different phases of the economic cycle, there is a broad set of opportunities available, providing a combination of favorable yield and income. As the growth differential versus developed markets increasing in the emerging markets favor, this space is set to rise further. The main story though is the prolific inefficiencies in the emerging corporate bond space which makes it an active manager s paradise. We take advantage of these inefficiencies by complementing our tried and tested value-driven strategies with event-driven opportunities. As contrarian, bottom-up investors, we actively seek stories which other managers avoid. What s more, we exploit the situations that they sometimes provoke! These trades are highly rewarding, truly diversified strategies, but above all, decorrelated from the broader markets because price action is issuer specific. In a nutshell, pure, uncorrelated and idiosyncratic alpha! In emerging market corporates there are always bonds that offer income and capital gains for an active manager who knows where to look. Wouter Van Overfelt, Senior Portfolio Manager 1 JPM CEMBI Broad Diversified vs JPM EMBIG Diversified 2 JPM EM Corporate Technicals: Supply and Bond Stock Trends 3 JPM 2018 Outlook Living on the edge of tomorrow
Why us Disciplined and repeatable investment process incorporating both contrarian and value approaches Seasoned investment team led by highly experienced portfolio managers with strong track records. Optimal team structure, enabling proactive early idea generation and implementation into client portfolios Historically, consistent superior risk-adjusted returns versus peer group
Opportunities & risks Opportunities Broad diversification across numerous securities Possible extra returns through single security analysis and active management Gains on invested capital possible Use of derivatives for hedging purposes may increase subfund s performance and enhance returns Bond investments offer interest income and capital gains opportunities on declining market yields Investments in foreign currencies might generate currency gains Gains through participating in the growth potential of emerging markets are possible Risks Limited participation in the potential of single securities Success of single security analysis and active management cannot be guaranteed It cannot be guaranteed that the investor will recover the capital invested Derivatives entail risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit fluctuations, illiquidity and volatility. Interest rates may vary, bonds suffer price declines on rising interest rates. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to currency fluctuations Investments in emerging markets may be affected by political developments, currency fluctuations, illiquidity and volatility.
Portfolio Managers Wouter Van Overfelt Senior Portfolio Manager Joined Vontobel in 2013 as Portfolio Manager in the Emerging Market Bonds team Head Business Control, Central Portfolio Management unit Gaz de France 2012 to 2013 Senior Credit Risk Modeller and member of the Credit Portfolio Modelling and Pricing team at Dexia Group from 2010 to 2012 Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst Dexia Asset Management 2008 to 2010 PhD and Master s in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp Sergey Goncharov Portfolio Manager Joined Vontobel in 2016 as Corporate Credit Analyst in the Emerging Market Bonds team Senior Credit Analyst at Sberbank CIB in Moscow from 2011 to 2016 Worked for National Bank Trust in Moscow from 2009 to 2011, analyzing commodity related sectors in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine Master s degree in Economics from the New Economic School in Moscow and a degree in Mathematics from the Moscow State University
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