Carmignac makes its China New Economy equity strategy available to european investors

In line with our long-term commitment to make available to its clients and retail investors asset classes and products mostly reserved to institutional investors, Carmignac is pleased to announce the China New Economy equity strategy is now available to European investors. It mainly invests in Chinese New Economy companies with a strong focus on disruption, innovation, mega trends, and structural reforms.

Carmignac is launching a fund for European investors aiming at replicating its China New Economy equity strategy, which is to date only available in France. This strategy returned an attractive performance of +93% in 2020, compared to +19% for its reference indicator (MSCI Daily TR Net China USD, converted into EUR), and +27% for its Morningstar Greater China Equity category. Thanks to this performance, the strategy ranked first in its category¹ .

The fund which implements a socially responsible approach is managed by Haiyan Li-Labbé, a seasoned portfolio manager focusing on the Greater China equity markets, and who is already co-managing the emerging flagship equity fund, Carmignac Emergents. Haiyan Li-Labbé has a strong expertise and track record in investing in Greater China with high contribution of Chinese stock selection to all Carmignac equity portfolios. Her deep local knowledge and her strong ties to understand domestic dynamics allows her to identify the companies displaying the most attractive and sustainable long-term growth prospects within the Chinese New Economy.

The reference to the Chinese “New Economy" reflects the manager's desire to invest in sustainable growth themes and sectors of the Greater China economy. Notably, this includes sectors linked to "sustainable" consumption, healthcare, education, low-carbon energy and technological innovation, such as e-commerce, and Internet which benefit from the increasing purchasing power and improving living standards of Chinese households. The Fund also seeks to minimize its environmental impact by reducing its carbon footprint by 5% annually and is classified under Article 8 of the SFDR EU.

Haiyan Li-Labbé declared: “Carmignac has developed a strong expertise on emerging and Chinese markets since its inception in 1989. Since then, we have been concentrating our efforts on selecting Chinese equities that display attractive long-term growth opportunities. The Chinese equity market has changed dramatically as the local economic base has moved from being mainly export-industry-led to focusing on innovation. The Carmignac China New Economy fund is investing with a high level of selectivity to identify high potential companies with a focus on sustainability. Our investment philosophy aims at allowing our clients benefit from the country’s economic growth and long-term structural trends.”

As of today, the fund Carmignac Portfolio China New Economy is registered in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.