This bond fund aims to generate the best possible investment returns over a full economic cycle, while respecting risk diversification.
The fund invests across emerging markets mainly in government and quasi-sovereign bonds of diverse qualities with different maturities in various hard currencies. In addition, the fund may have limited exposures to emerging market corporate bonds as well as emerging market currencies. The fund uses derivative financial instruments, primarily for hedging purposes.
The compact and agile investment team of experienced emerging market specialists focuses on spread optimization for a given level of risk. Based on in-depth research and using a proprietary valuation model, the portfolio managers continuously compare the levels of remuneration potential available across issuer qualities, countries, interest rates, currencies, and maturities within the investment universe to identify the most rewarding opportunities, which may be contrarian to mainstream views. To seize them, the team flexibly adapts the portfolio while keeping credit, interest rate and currency risks in check.
Emerging markets debt is not a core allocation for many investors, which leads to cyclical flows, less arbitrage, under researched issuers and more pricing distortions.
These areas are exactly where active managers thrive. As liquidity improves and spreads tighten, high-conviction investors may unlock serious alpha.
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"We have consistently delivered value to our clients by identifying price discrepancies and investing with high conviction."
We take a five-step process that brings together top-down with bottom-up. We develop market thematic and country views and then dive into bottom-up credit selection to improve yields and spread without penalizing the average rating of the portfolio.
By maximizing the payoff/credit risk ratio we aim to find recurring, low risk means of generating excess returns.
Typical behavior during consolidating markets
Typical behavior during rallying markets
Typical behavior in overheating markets
The emerging market bond asset class tends to be driven by short-term news flow, which often takes precedence over fundamentals, resulting in irrational investor behavior. This creates mispricing scenarios which can be exploited by active investors who are able to take a contrarian view when markets behave whimsically.
Despite its perception as an asset class with high volatility and greater risks, emerging market debt (in hard currencies) has historically delivered the best long-term, risk-adjusted returns compared to other traditional asset classes. In comparison – while offering a greater return – emerging market debt volatility has been lower than US and global high-yield bonds. On the risk spectrum, emerging market hard-currency debt sits between traditional fixed-income segments and equities, making it a viable performance-generating addition to a well-diversified portfolio.
Segmented markets and risk aversion offer high return, low volatility and decorrelated opportunities. Our investment philosophy rests on two inefficiencies and sources of performance
The fund is managed by Luc D’hooge who is assisted by the Vontobel Emerging Market Bonds team, comprising of highly experienced portfolio managers with strong track records. They also have at their disposal the full capabilities of the wider Zurich based Fixed Income Boutique. This optimal team structure enables proactive early idea generation and implementation.
All data is as at 28 Feb 2026 unless otherwise indicated.
| 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3 yrs p.a. | 5 yrs p.a. | Since Inception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I USD | 1.4% | 2.6% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 4.6% | 79.6% |
| Index | 1.4% | 2.1% | 13.2% | 11.0% | 3.0% | 61.8% |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I USD | 14.9% | 13.8% | 14.3% | -19.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 14.8% | -6.5% | 17.0% | 12.7% |
| Index | 14.3% | 6.5% | 11.1% | -17.8% | -1.8% | 5.3% | 15.0% | -4.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| Portfolio | Index | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volatility | 6.5% | 5.9% | ||||||
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.4 | |||||||
| Information Ratio | 1.4 | |||||||
| Tracking error | 2.2% | |||||||
| Modified Duration | 6.4 | 6.3 | ||||||
| Yield To Maturity | 7.0% | 5.6% | ||||||
| Average Rating | BB+ | BB+ | ||||||
| Number of positions | 276.0 | 1’050 | ||||||
| Active Share (country, issuer, ISIN) | 45% / 60% / 86% | |||||||
| [3 years annualized] | ||||||||
All data is as at 12 Mar 2026 unless otherwise indicated.
| Portfolio Manager | Luc D'hooge/Dario Scheurer |
|---|---|
| Fund Domicile | Luxembourg |
| Fund Currency | USD |
| Share Class Currency | USD |
| Risk Level | 4.00 (28 Jan 2026) |
| Year End | 31 August |
| Index | J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index |
| Share Class Launch Date | 15 May 2013 |
| Distribution Type | Accumulating |
| Swing Pricing | Yes |
| SFDR Classification | Article 8 |
| Fund Registrations | AT, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, NO, PT, SE, SG |
| Share Class Registrations | AT, CH, DE, ES, FI, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, NO, SE, SG |
| Highest since launch | 179.88 |
|---|---|
| Lowest since launch | 89.62 |
| Fund size in mln. | USD 5,855.24 |
| Share class size in mln. | USD 806.79 |
| Management Fee | 0.55% |
|---|---|
| Max Management Fee | 0.55% |
| TER* | 0.79% (29 Aug 2025) |
| OCF | 0.79% (31 Aug 2025) |
| Luxembourg Taxe d Abonnement | 0.01% |
| ISIN | LU0926439729 |
|---|---|
| Ticker | VEMIUSD |
| CUSIP | L967AK143 |
| Valor | 21343507 |
| Bloomberg | VEMIUSD LX |
| SEDOL | B6T29M3 |
| WKN | A1T96G |
| Investment Manager | Vontobel Asset Management AG, Zürich |
|---|---|
| Depositary | State Street Bank International GmbH (Luxembourg Branch) |
| Management Company | Vontobel Asset Management SA, Luxembourg |
| Swiss Paying Agent | Bank Vontobel AG |
| Swiss Representative | Vontobel Fonds Services AG |
| Share class | Currency | ISIN | Distrib. | Type | Launch date | Management Fee | TER* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH (hedged) | EUR | LU1482064224 | Distributing | Retail | 8 Sep 2016 | 1.10% | 1.41% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AHG (hedged) | CHF | LU2550873801 | Distributing | Institutional | 21 Nov 2022 | 0.40% | 0.60% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AHI (hedged) | CHF | LU1572142336 | Distributing | Institutional | 10 Mar 2017 | 0.55% | 0.82% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AHN (hedged) | CHF | LU2269201294 | Distributing | Retail | 18 Dec 2020 | 0.55% | 0.86% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AHN (hedged) | EUR | LU1684196279 | Distributing | Retail | 5 Oct 2017 | 0.55% | 0.86% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AI | USD | LU1572142179 | Distributing | Institutional | 10 Mar 2017 | 0.55% | 0.79% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AI | EUR | LU1086766554 | Distributing | Institutional | 9 Jul 2014 | 0.55% | 0.79% (29 Aug 2025) |
| AQHNG (hedged) | GBP | LU1991126357 | Distributing | Retail | 20 May 2019 | 0.40% | 0.64% (29 Aug 2025) |
| B | USD | LU0926439562 | Accumulating | Retail | 15 May 2013 | 1.10% | 1.38% (29 Aug 2025) |
| G | USD | LU2122467942 | Accumulating | Institutional | 3 Mar 2020 | 0.40% | 0.57% (29 Aug 2025) |
| H (hedged) | CHF | LU0926440065 | Accumulating | Retail | 15 May 2013 | 1.10% | 1.41% (29 Aug 2025) |
| H (hedged) | EUR | LU0926439992 | Accumulating | Retail | 15 May 2013 | 1.10% | 1.41% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HG (hedged) | EUR | LU2086836165 | Accumulating | Institutional | 6 Dec 2019 | 0.40% | 0.67% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HG (hedged) | CHF | LU2514512818 | Accumulating | Institutional | 7 Sep 2022 | 0.40% | 0.67% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HG (hedged) | GBP | LU2550873983 | Accumulating | Institutional | 21 Nov 2022 | 0.40% | 0.60% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HI (hedged) | EUR | LU0926440222 | Accumulating | Institutional | 15 May 2013 | 0.55% | 0.82% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HI (hedged) | CHF | LU0926440495 | Accumulating | Institutional | 15 May 2013 | 0.55% | 0.82% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HI (hedged) | GBP | LU1700373241 | Accumulating | Institutional | 27 Oct 2017 | 0.55% | 0.82% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HN (hedged) | CHF | LU1683481938 | Accumulating | Retail | 3 Oct 2017 | 0.55% | 0.86% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HN (hedged) | EUR | LU1683488438 | Accumulating | Retail | 12 Oct 2017 | 0.55% | 0.86% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HNG (hedged) | CHF | LU2447966644 | Accumulating | Retail | 22 Mar 2022 | 0.40% | 0.64% (29 Aug 2025) |
| HS (hedged) | CHF | LU1627767111 | Accumulating | Institutional | 21 Jun 2017 | 0.00% | 0.20% (29 Aug 2025) |
| I | USD | LU0926439729 | Accumulating | Institutional | 15 May 2013 | 0.55% | 0.79% (29 Aug 2025) |
| N | USD | LU0926439646 | Accumulating | Retail | 15 May 2013 | 0.55% | 0.83% (29 Aug 2025) |
| S | USD | LU1171709691 | Accumulating | Institutional | 20 Jan 2015 | 0.00% | 0.17% (29 Aug 2025) |
Subject to change, without notice, only the current prospectus or comparable document of the fund is legally binding.
* TER includes performance fee where applicable
All data is as at 28 Feb 2026 unless otherwise indicated.
| Bond | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2% BOAD 13.02.2055 FRN Reg-S Subordinated | 1.8% | |
| 5.875% Saudi Arabia 12.01.2056 Reg-S Senior | 1.6% | |
| 6.625% Cote d'Ivoire 22.03.2048 Reg-S Senior | 1.6% | |
| 3.5% Argentina 09.07.2041 FRN Senior | 1.5% | |
| 5.375% Poland 12.02.2035 Senior | 1.4% | |
| 9.5% Ministry of P Acc D 18.02.2029 Reg-S Senior | 1.2% | |
| 6.75% PEMEX 21.09.2047 Senior | 1.2% | |
| 5.8528% GreenSaif Pip 23.02.2036 Reg-S Senior | 1.1% | |
| 8.875% Ecopetrol 13.01.2033 Senior | 1.1% | |
| 6.5% Colombia 26.11.2038 Senior | 1.1% |
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RISKS
Subject to change, without notice, only the current prospectus or comparable document of the fund is legally binding.
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
Information on how sustainable investment objectives are achieved and how sustainability risks are managed in this Sub-Fund may be obtained here.
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