Carmignac Sécurité: 35 years of regular returns and limited volatility
In 1989, Edouard Carmignac launched Carmignac Sécurité, a flexible,
non-benchmarked fixed income fund aiming to deliver consistent returns while maintaining a strong emphasis on downside risk management. 35 years later, Carmignac Sécurité remains loyal to its core philosophy which is as relevant today as it was in 1989.
Source: Carmignac, Morningstar, 28/03/2024.
Evolving to pursue the same mission since 1989
When Edouard Carmignac launched the Fund, his vision was to provide investors with a conservative solution able to deliver regular returns with limited volatility.
Over the past 35 years the Fund remained loyal to its core philosophy while demonstrating its ability to adapt to the ever-changing market environment by:
Broadening the investment universe
- Inclusion of bonds and other debt securities denominated in euros.
- Expanded allocation to high yield segment: 10% in private issuers and 10% in sovereigns.
Reinforcing risk management
- Active implementation of hedging strategies.
- Established minimum average rating for holdings in the Fund “investment grade”.
- Enlarged modified duration range from -3 to 4.
Strengthening expertise
- Reinforced credit expertise with a team dedicated to the asset class.
For 35 years, we have maintained our active and conviction-driven approach, while being able to adapt to different market configurations. This is what we want to continue offering to investors.
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A philosophy which proved its relevance over the years
Carmignac Sécurité’s flexible investment style allowed the Fund to withstand the various major crises of the past decades:
Cumulative Performance of Carmignac Sécurité since inception to 28/03/2024
Source: Carmignac. Cumulative performance from the Fund’s launch on 26/01/1989 to 28/03/2024 and for the reference indicator from 31/12/1998 to 28/03/2024. (1) Reference indicator: ICE BofA ML 1-3 Year All Euro Government Index (Coupons reinvested). Until 31 December 2020, the reference indicator was the Euro MTS 1-3 years (since 31/12/1998 – date of creation of the Euro and the Euro MTS 1-3 years index). Performances are presented using the chaining method. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor), where applicable. The return may increase or decrease resulting from currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
A positive outlook for Carmignac Sécurité
The new interest rate environment has created opportunities. With yield to maturity of 4.7%3 as at 28/03/2024, a level rarely seen since the great financial crisis of 2008, we believe Carmignac Sécurité offers attractive performance potential over the next 12 months and therefore an attractive entry point.
While carry will be one of the main sources of performance over the coming months, Carmignac Sécurité also has a wide range of tools at its disposal to boost performance and benefit from the expected interest rate cuts by central banks from June 2024 onwards, and - managing the risks - in line with our convictions:
- Active duration management to navigate a rate environment that is likely to remain volatile, while positioning the portfolio for a cutting rate cycle.
- Credit assets offering an attractive source of carry which currently represents two thirds of the portfolio, with a focus on defensive segments (mainly highly rated short-dated bonds where we favour energy, financials, and CLOs).
- Money market instruments which provide an attractive source of carry with limited risk and enable the fund to seize opportunities.
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- Recommended minimum investment horizon
- 2 years
- Risk indicator*
- 2/7
- SFDR - Fund Classification**
- Article 8
*Risk Scale from the KID (Key Information Document). Risk 1 does not mean a risk-free investment. This indicator may change over time. **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.
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Fees
- Entry costs
- 1,00% of the amount you pay in when entering this investment. This is the most you will be charged. Carmignac Gestion doesn't charge any entry fee. The person selling you the product will inform you of the actual charge.
- Exit costs
- We do not charge an exit fee for this product.
- Management fees and other administrative or operating costs
- 1,11% of the value of your investment per year. This estimate is based on actual costs over the past year.
- Performance fees
- There is no performance fee for this product.
- Transaction Cost
- 0,24% of the value of your investment per year. This is an estimate of the costs incurred when we buy and sell the investments underlying the product. The actual amount varies depending on the quantity we buy and sell.
Performance
| Carmignac Sécurité | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | -3.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -4.8 | 4.1 |
| Reference Indicator | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -4.8 | 3.4 |
| Carmignac Sécurité | + 1.1 % | + 1.1 % | + 0.9 % |
| Reference Indicator | + 0.2 % | - 0.1 % | - 0.0 % |
Source: Carmignac at 31 Oct 2024.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor).
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