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- 0.2 %
+ 9.1 %
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+ 6.9 %
+ 13.0 %
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+ 0.1 %
Net Asset Value
166.9 €
Asset Under Management
532 M €
Market
European market
SFDR - Fund Classification
Article
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Data as of: 16 May 2024.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Performances are net of fees (excluding possible entrance fees charged by the distributor). The return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, for the shares which are not currency-hedged.
Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities fund performance
Take a look at the Fund's performance supported by our Fund managers’ market commentary and strategy insight.
Our monthly comments
Data as of: 30 Apr 2024.
Fund management team
Malte Heininger
Delegated Fund Manager, White Creek Capital LLP
Market environment
The escalation of tension in Israel, lukewarm macroeconomic data and persistent inflation made investors very defensive in April, and global equities suffered. Higher-than-expected inflation figures pushed bond yields up further and delayed US rate cuts, which even left European investors wondering about the ECB’s own timing. Risk premia and equity volatility skyrocketed as a result, and investors’ confidence quickly evaporated. This uncertainty led to big swings on the market, which investors found difficult to manage. The technology sector hit turbulence after ASML and TSMC reversed the trend for microprocessor companies by suggesting that demand may keep slowing for longer than expected.
Performance commentary
In April, the fund posted a negative performance, driven by our Long book. On the Technology side, our semi-conductor positions suffered from the cautious demand comments made by ASML and TSMC. On the Financials side, Adyen suffered from a 15% stock drop on the day of its earnings. The company’s solid results were overshadowed by a compression of its take rate, which exacerbated investor’s skepticism. We had a large performance contribution from our position in Prada, as Miu Miu continues on a strong growth trajectory. On the Short side, our Shorts in Nike and Lululemon continued to do well, as the demand for activewear seems to be stagnating. We also made a positive contribution from our short position in Straumann, which reported a slowdown in consumer demand for dental implants in its key US markets.
Outlook strategy
The net exposure of the strategy remains in the low thirties; and our gross exposure stayed stable above 200%. As fundamentals are back at driving stock prices, we continued to reinforce our convictions on both the long and short side and our portfolio is back to a normal level of convictions. On the long side of the book, our portfolio in our Core Long book has been stable with strong convictions in Prada in the Luxury sector, Daimler in the Automotive space, IMI in the Chemicals space and several positions in the Technology sector like ASML, Hynix or SAP; as well as some defensive positions like Novo Nordisk and Deutsche Telekom. On the short side, we continue to find many new names in the Consumer, Industrials and Healthcare spaces with poor balance sheets and deteriorating fundamentals, bringing tightened margins and profit warnings. Overall, we keep strong convictions in our Core Long book and have sized up these positions accordingly. We feel the current environment is quite conducive to our conviction-led portfolio.
Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg SA in its capacity as the Management Company for Carmignac Portfolio, has delegated the investment management of this Sub-Fund to White Creek Capital LLP (Registered in England and Wales with number OCC447169) from 2nd May 2024. White Creek Capital LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with FRN:998349.
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Carmignac Portfolio is a sub-fund of Carmignac Portfolio SICAV, an investment company under Luxembourg law, conforming to the UCITS Directive.
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Market environment
The escalation of tension in Israel, lukewarm macroeconomic data and persistent inflation made investors very defensive in April, and global equities suffered. Higher-than-expected inflation figures pushed bond yields up further and delayed US rate cuts, which even left European investors wondering about the ECB’s own timing. Risk premia and equity volatility skyrocketed as a result, and investors’ confidence quickly evaporated. This uncertainty led to big swings on the market, which investors found difficult to manage. The technology sector hit turbulence after ASML and TSMC reversed the trend for microprocessor companies by suggesting that demand may keep slowing for longer than expected.