Investment objective & strategy
As of Nov. 28, 2025 · prospectusObjective. Nomura Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund primarily seeks current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging markets corporate debt securities (80% policy). For purposes of the 80% policy, emerging markets corporate debt securities include those that are (1) economically tied to an emerging market country or countries, (2) issued or guaranteed by a company domiciled or conducting significant business activities in an emerging market country, or (3) derivatives or pooled structures (such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs)) that are linked to emerging markets corporate debt securities. Emerging market countries include those currently considered to be developing or emerging countries by the World Bank, the United Nations, the countries governments, or in the judgment of the Manager. … Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging markets corporate debt securities (80% policy). For purposes of the 80% policy, emerging markets corporate debt securities include those that are (1) economically tied to an emerging market country or countries, (2) issued or guaranteed by a company domiciled or conducting significant business activities in an emerging market country, or (3) derivatives or pooled structures (such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs)) that are linked to emerging markets corporate debt securities. Emerging market countries include those currently considered to be developing or emerging countries by the World Bank, the United Nations, the countries governments, or in the judgment of the Manager. These debt instruments will be denominated primarily in the currencies of members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and in other emerging markets currencies and may include a significant percentage of high yield (junk) corporate bonds. While there is no percentage limit on the amount of the Funds assets that may be invested in high yield (junk) corporate bonds, the Manager generally expects that 50% of the Funds assets will be invested in high yield corporate bonds. The Fund may also use a wide variety of derivatives instruments, including credit linked notes, interest rate, index and credit default swaps, forward foreign currency contracts, futures, and options. The Fund will use derivatives for both hedging and ?nonhedging purposes. For example, the Fund may invest in: futures and options to manage duration and for defensive purposes, such as to protect gains or hedge against potential losses in the Fund without actually selling a security, or to stay fully invested; forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign currency exposure; interest rate swaps to neutralize the impact of interest rate changes; credit default swaps to hedge against a credit event, to gain exposure to certain securities or markets, or to enhance total return; and index swaps to enhance return or to effect diversification. The Manager may also establish short positions through derivatives in an attempt to isolate, manage, or reduce the risk of individual positions, or positions in the aggregate, or to take advantage of an anticipated deterioration in the creditworthiness of an issuer. The Fund may employ leverage, such as by entering into reverse repurchase transactions, to attempt to take advantage of or increase the total return of attractive investment opportunities. The 80% policy is ?nonfundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval. Fund shareholders would be given at least 60 days notice prior to any such change.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | — | $1.51M | 1.29% |
| Industrial Subordinated Trust 2 0 | — | $1.40M | 1.20% |
| Volcan Compania Minera S.A.A. | VOLCAN | $1.28M | 1.09% |
| Cikarang Listrindo Tbk PT | — | $1.19M | 1.02% |
| Windfall Mining Group Inc. | — | $1.18M | 1.01% |
| Nova Securitisation SARL | — | $1.16M | 1.00% |
| VALE OVERSEAS LTD T5Y+NA 02/25/2056 144A | — | $1.16M | 0.99% |
| Bank Muscat SAOG | — | $1.12M | 0.96% |
| CBQ Finance Ltd. | — | $1.11M | 0.95% |
| AL JAWAHER ASSETS SR UNSECURED 144A 10/30 4.662 | — | $1.11M | 0.95% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 30, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund · EMCB | 15% | 0.61% |
| Payden Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund · PYCEX, PYCIX | 12% | 0.86% |
| Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Bond Fund · SHCDX, VSHAX | 12% | 0.89% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust | Adviser |
| Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited | Sub-adviser |
| Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited | Sub-adviser |
| Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of November 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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