Emerging Markets Strategy

Investor Outcomes

The Emerging Markets Strategy aims to achieve long-term stable growth, comprised of regular income and capital growth by investing in a range of listed infrastructure securities across a number of infrastructure sub-sectors spread across the emerging markets. 

Key Portfolio Information

Growth of AUD $10,000

29 February 2024

As at 29 February 2024 (returns in AUD)

Performance 1 Month 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Inception4
ClearBridge Emerging Markets Strategy123 4.6% 10.2% 21.4% 11.5% 4.2% 8.4%
S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index - Net Return AUD Unhedged 5.4% 8.6% 10.5% 6.5% -1.1% 2.3%
Excess Returns -0.8% 1.6% 10.9% 5.0% 5.3% 6.1%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index - Net Return AUD 6.3% 5.7% 12.6% -0.7% 3.7% 4.1%

As at 29 February 2024

  • Regulated & Contracted Utilities
  • User Pays Infrastructure
  • Cash
  • Other

As at 29 February 2024

Top 10 Positions Region Sector Weight % Forward Dividend %
CCR SA Latin America Toll Roads 5.5% 2.9%
Equatorial Latin America Electric 5.4% 4.9%
Jasa Marga Asia Pacific Developing Toll Roads 5.4% 1.4%
Rumo Logistica Latin America Rail 5.2% 0.1%
ICTS Asia Pacific Developing Ports 4.8% 0.0%
NTPC LTD Asia Pacific Developing Electric 4.7% 1.9%
Eletrobras Latin America Electric 4.5% 4.4%
Mahanagar Gas Asia Pacific Developing Energy Infrastructure 4.2% 2.0%
Power Grid Asia Pacific Developing Electric 4.0% 1.5%
Daqin Railway Co., Ltd. Class A Asia Pacific Developing Rail 3.8% 6.3%
Portfolio Weighted Average February 2024
Avg Market Capitalisation 19.9bn (AUD)
Div Yield (Forward) Gross 3.6%
5 Yr DPS Growth (p.a.) 9.2%
Avg Stock Gearing (Net Debt/EV) 33.2%
Interest Cover (Historic) 4.7x
EV/EBITDA (Forward) 8.8x

Product commentary

Infrastructure Insights Portfolio Insights
Emerging Markets Strategy February Commentary

Emerging Markets Strategy February Commentary

Strength in Asian equities helped bolster emerging markets infrastructure stocks in February, as they mostly outperformed their western counterparts.

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Infrastructure Insights Video
Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q4 2023

Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q4 2023

In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Daniel Chu outlines the contributors to infrastructure returns in the fourth quarter of 2023, and weighs in on the factors impacting different infrastructure sectors across the globe.

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Infrastructure Insights Video
Infrastructure Opportunities Amid Uncertainty

Infrastructure Opportunities Amid Uncertainty

Watch Portfolio Manager, Nick Langley discuss the drivers of recent listed infrastructure performance and highlight how stabilising real yields and strong company fundamentals are improving the outlook for the asset class.

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Investment Committee

The RARE Emerging Markets Strategy is managed by an experienced investment committee comprising of the following members:

Nick Langley
Nick Langley
Shane Hurst
Shane Hurst
Charles Hamieh
Charles Hamieh
David Pow
David Pow

Institutional Investors

For institutional investors looking for opportunities to invest in global listed infrastructure; please contact us directly.

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Investors outside of Australia and New Zealand

Investors in other parts of the world, will be re-directed to Franklin Templeton who may offer this Strategy through various fund structures dependant on your location.

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Disclaimer

  1. Sources: Internal calculations for the Emerging Markets Strategy. All index data sourced from FactSet. Results over one year annualised.
  2. Fund Performance is Gross of fees.
  3. All values in AUD and net of withholding taxes for benchmarks if applicable. Non AUD values converted into AUD using FactSet Forex data.
  4. Performance inception date for the Emerging Markets Strategy is 31/03/2008.

Past performance is not indicative of future performance. 

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