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Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt I GBP

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt I GBP
Fund-2.47.4-3.21.6-2.1
+/-Cat1.44.4-1.5-0.7-0.9
+/-B’mrk-0.13.1-3.1-2.5-0.9
 
Key Stats
NAV
11/04/2025
 GBP 147.12
Day Change -0.43%
Morningstar Category™ Asia Bond - Local Currency
IA (formerly IMA) Sector Specialist Bond
ISIN LU0497795186
Fund Size (Mil)
11/04/2025
 USD 140.51
Share Class Size (Mil)
11/04/2025
 GBP 0.28
Max Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charge
07/02/2025
  0.98%
Morningstar Research
Analyst Report11/07/2024
Arvind Subramanian, Senior Analyst
Morningstar, Inc

Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt benefits from an experienced management team, but the managers are still developing their joint track record here. This combined with some reservations in the strategy’s country selection capabilities among Asian...

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Morningstar Pillars
People23
Parent24
Process23
Performance
Price
Investment Objective: Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt I GBP
To increase the value of your investment, through income and investment growth. The Fund invests at least two-thirds of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of bonds and other debt securities linked to Asian local debt.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
YTD-1.23
3 Years Annualised1.12
5 Years Annualised1.50
10 Years Annualised3.25
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Ali Bora Yigitbasioglu
13/11/2020
Carrie Liaw
01/05/2018
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Inception Date
09/04/2010

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
JPM JADE Broad Asia Diversified TR USDMarkit iBoxx ALBI TR USD
Portfolio Profile for  Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt I GBP31/03/2025
Fixed Income
Effective Maturity8.57
Effective Duration-
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond199.0036.21162.79
Property0.000.000.00
Cash363.66426.59-62.92
Other0.140.000.14
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt I GBP
Category:  Asia Bond - Local Currency
Category Index:  Markit iBoxx ALBI TR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return4.084.914.79-2.377.43-3.241.64-2.11
+/- Category0.501.24-0.181.404.41-1.54-0.71-0.94
+/- Category Index-1.640.13-1.38-0.083.15-3.07-2.52-0.94
% Rank in Category433265228746798
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-0.43   -0.19-0.28
1 Week2.15   3.493.51
1 Month0.55   1.420.81
3 Months-3.43   0.420.31
6 Months-0.50   0.95-0.60
YTD-1.23   0.740.61
1 Year2.90   0.99-0.28
3 Years Annualised1.12   0.61-1.12
5 Years Annualised1.50   1.390.09
10 Years Annualised3.25   1.08-0.39
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
2025-2.11---
2024-2.40-0.905.020.05
2023-0.72-5.310.502.43
20221.601.773.220.66
2021-4.540.181.650.43
2020-1.238.27-2.380.38
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)31/03/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAverageAverage3 star
5-YearAbove AverageAbove Average4 star
10-YearAbove AverageAverage4 star
Overall*Above AverageAverage4 star
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev6.53 %
3-Yr Mean Return0.81 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.48
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Markit iBoxx ALBI TR USD  Markit iBoxx ALBI TR USD
3-Yr Beta1.111.11
3-Yr Alpha-1.25-1.25
 
Fixed Income Style31/01/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
SizeRel to Cat
Total Market Value (Mil)USD 138
Maturity Distribution %
1 to 329.06
3 to 512.04
5 to 720.42
7 to 106.91
10 to 155.77
15 to 203.26
20 to 305.63
Over 300.14
Effective Maturity8.57
Effective Duration-
Credit Quality Breakdown %     %
AAA6.83   BB0.00
AA22.66   B0.00
A17.66   Below B0.00
BBB45.19   Not Rated7.66
 
Asset Allocation31/03/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond199.0036.21162.79
Property0.000.000.00
Cash363.66426.59-62.92
Other0.140.000.14
Top 10 Holdings31/03/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings0
Total Number of Bond Holdings106
Assets in Top 10 Holdings27.38
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Korea 3 Year Bond Future June 25Korea, Republic Of19.51
Philippines (Republic Of) 6.25%Philippines7.88
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyPictet Asset Management (Europe) SA
Phone+352 467 171-1
Websitewww.am.pictet
Address15, avenue J.F. Kennedy
 Luxembourg   L-1855
 Luxembourg
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date09/04/2010
Fund Advisor(s)
Pictet Asset Management Ltd
Fund ManagerAli Bora Yigitbasioglu
Manager Start Date13/11/2020
Career Start Year1999
Education
University of Cambridge, B.S.
 
Biography
Ali Bora Yigitbasioglu joined Pictet Asset Management in 2019 and is a Senior Investment Manager in the Emerging Market Debt team responsible for global emerging market debt and Asian debt portfolios based in Singapore. Prior to assuming his current role, Ali was a Senior Investment Manager for the Total Return Fixed Income team. Before joining Pictet he was Senior Portfolio Manager in Global Macro at Cambridge Strategy Asset Management in Monaco, responsible for FX and Rates and specialising in Asian markets. Ali graduated in Pure and Applied Maths at Cambridge University, and continued his graduate studies with Distinction at Imperial College in Finance and at Bilkent University in Finance and Econometrics. He completed his PhD in Mathematical Finance at ICMA Centre (Reading) and started his career in London at Lehman Brothers in 2004 as an FX Quantitative Analyst. From 2006 until 2010 he was an EM local rates, and a Hybrid Exotics trader at Lehman Brothers and Dresdner Kleinwort respectively.
Fund ManagerCarrie Liaw
Manager Start Date01/05/2018
Career Start Year2000
Education
Nanyang Technological School, B.S.
 
Biography
Carrie Liaw joined Pictet Asset Management in 2015 and is a Senior Investment Manager responsible for global emerging market debt and Asian debt portfolios based in Singapore. Before joining Pictet Carrie was with the Monetary Authority of Singapore for 15 years and worked in different investment divisions within the Reserve Management Department, including heading up the European Rates and FX divisions. Carrie holds a Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Financial Analysis from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Fund ManagerAlper Gocer
Manager Start Date13/11/2020
Career Start Year1999
Education
London Business School, Master
Bilkent University, BSc
 
Biography
Alper Gocer joined Pictet Asset Management in 2016 and is Head of Emerging Market Sovereign Debt and is lead of our Emerging Local Currency Debt strategies. Prior to joining the team in 2018, he was a Senior Investment Manager in the Total Return Emerging Markets team. Before joining Pictet, Alper was a Portfolio Manager at London Diversified Fund Management within the Global Macro Fund. Prior to LDFM, Alper was a Portfolio Manager at North Asset Management focused on Global Macro trading mainly in Emerging Markets. He began his career as a Quantitative Analyst at Citigroup. Alper has a Masters in Finance from the London Business School and a BSc. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.00%
Max Exit Charge*1.00%
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge1.05%
Ongoing Charge0.98%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial1000000  GBP
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes