Ashmore Emerging Markets Blended Debt Fund

Fund overview

Emerging Markets debt is a complex and often overlooked asset class, shaped by diverse sovereign and corporate credit profiles, shifting policy settings and varying degrees of market liquidity. This complexity creates opportunities for skilled active managers to add value.
The Fund invests in the Ashmore SICAV Emerging Markets Total Return Fund (Underlying Fund), which in turn invests in sovereign bonds, quasi-sovereign bonds and corporate bonds denominated in local currencies, as well as US dollars and other major currencies.

The Fund’s objective is to deliver investment returns from a highly diversified global Emerging Markets blended debt portfolio while providing Australian investors with a regular income stream.

Ashmore’s approach to Emerging Markets debt rests on three core beliefs:

• A dedicated focus on Emerging Markets, giving the team superior issuer access and depth of insight
• Active management that draws on research and analysis to identify market inefficiencies
• A value driven philosophy that targets discrepancies between valuation and fundamentals

A disciplined, team-based and investment committee-driven process is central to how Ashmore manages risk and pursues consistent returns across market cycles.

Fund features

• Access to Emerging Markets debt in an Australian dollar fund, an asset class that can be difficult for individual investors to reach directly
• A blended debt strategy that offers investors a broad exposure the Emerging Markets debt universe
• Credit analysis that considers both an issuer’s willingness to pay and its ESG risk profile
• Ashmore’s Emerging Markets debt team has navigated market cycles, crises and regime changes; the firm credits its strong track record to an active, fundamental process with a strong focus on liquidity
• An experienced investment team with more than 30 years managing dedicated Emerging Markets debt strategies