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"Elevated real yields, resilient domestic demand, and trade surpluses driven by artificial intelligence exports support active exposure to fundamentally sound emerging market sovereign bonds amid early signs of structural US dollar weakness."
Invesco Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund Class A shares posted a net return of -1.28% in the third quarter of 2026, underperforming the JP Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified Index benchmark return of -0.94% and bringing year-to-date net performance to -0.35%. Underperformance was driven by adverse interest rate positioning and foreign currency exposure, with duration exposure in Hungary, South Africa, and Mexico proving to be the primary detractors. These losses were partially cushioned by positive relative interest rate contributions in Chile and India, alongside constructive foreign currency positioning in the Brazilian real. Cash and cash equivalents stood at 3.8% of net assets, with sovereign emerging market debt comprising 91.4% and an effective duration of 4.73 years. Macroeconomic conditions reflected a fragmented emerging markets regime characterized by resilient domestic demand, steady labor markets, and trade terms reshaped by elevated energy prices. Upward commodity pressure sparked by Middle East friction was partly mitigated by reduced trade uncertainty following a US-China trade truce, while strong artificial intelligence export demand supported external trade balances across select economies. The investment team highlights that elevated nominal and real interest rates furnish emerging market central banks with substantial policy flexibility, positioning the asset class favorably against an early-stage structural weakening cycle in the US dollar. Portfolio allocation remains tilted toward sovereign issuers exhibiting credible monetary frameworks, attractive real yields, and healthy external balances. Top country allocations include Colombia at 11.7%, Mexico at 10.8%, Malaysia at 9.8%, and South Africa at 9.8%, with Indonesia at 8.8% and Poland at 8.3%. In Brazil, although upcoming presidential election dynamics and fiscal deliberations are injecting near-term volatility, the strategy maintains a constructive medium-term posture supported by supportive external accounts and substantial real yields.
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