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"TCW's EM Income Fund outperformed by 137bps in Q2 2026, driven by high yield selection and overweights in Ukraine, Egypt, and Argentina. The managers are constructive on EM debt given superior fundamentals versus Developed Markets, elevated real yields, and expected dollar weakness."
The TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund returned 6.00% net in Q2 2026, outperforming its benchmark by 137bps, driven primarily by security selection in high yield and overweight positioning in Ukraine, Egypt, and Argentina. The managers maintain a constructive outlook on EM debt, emphasizing that the asset class benefits from stronger macroeconomic fundamentals than Developed Markets, including healthier fiscal trajectories, lower public debt burdens, and more disciplined monetary policy frameworks. Real yields across EM remain meaningfully above those in Developed Markets, providing attractive income and historically strong return drivers. The fund increased its high yield overweight to +14.58% and added exposure to Egypt, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Lebanon, India, and Saudi Arabia. Key risks include geopolitical uncertainty, dollar strength, and political volatility in select markets like Senegal. The managers view the US dollar as structurally overvalued and expect gradual weakness over the medium term, which would support local currency debt returns. They believe elevated real yields, improving fundamentals, and increasing country-level dispersion create a favorable environment for active management across both hard and local currency markets.
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