LU1725895616

abrdn SICAV I - Frontier Markets Bond Fund(LU1725895616)

Fixed income
Government bond
Emerging markets
USD Cash
Accumulating

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USD Cash

Payout type

Accumulating

Risk rating

About this fund

Description

The Fund aims to achieve long term total return by investing at least two-thirds of the Fund’s assets in debt and debt-related securities which are (i) issued by governments or government related bodies domiciled in a Frontier Market country and/or i...

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Our perspective

Why we think this fund is best-in-class

Product

Offers access to frontier market economies, characterized as the next generation of emerging markets with the potential for high structural growth. Invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities issued by governments, companies, or other bodies within frontier market countries.

People

Managed by Kevin Daly, a veteran investor with over 20 years of focus on frontier markets who has led the strategy since its inception. Supported by a deep bench of approximately 30 sovereign and corporate analysts providing comprehensive coverage across more than 80 countries.

Performance

Targets competitive risk-adjusted returns relative to the broader global emerging market bond peer group over a full market cycle. Structured to accept higher volatility inherent to frontier markets in exchange for potentially higher yields and distinct growth drivers.

Process

Utilizes a collaborative research framework where analysts conduct rigorous fundamental analysis on specific countries and corporate issuers. Integrates macro-level economic and political assessments with intensive qualitative due diligence, including direct site visits and engagement. Focuses on identifying relative value opportunities across a vast universe of issuers to capture mispricing in these less efficient markets.

Cost

Endowus offers retail share class with 100% trailer fee rebated back to Endowus investors to achieve lower cost of access.

How it fits in a portfolio

Serves as a satellite allocation for investors seeking differentiated exposure to less crowded and higher-yielding fixed income segments. Suitable for investors with a high risk tolerance who are willing to accept elevated volatility to access the growth potential of early-stage developing economies.

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Performance

Returns

NAV

Shows the total return of this accumulating fund, which includes dividends reinvested.

Total returns

Cumulative

Annualised

All Time

59.37%

YTD

0.61%

1 month

-4.04%

6 month

6.51%

1 year

18.00%

3 year

62.99%

5 year

40.09%

As of Mar 2026

Distributions

This is an accumulating fund, so dividends are re-invested at the fund level.

Risk metrics

Max drawdown

-27.00%As of Mar 2026

Volatility

11.26%As of Mar 2026

Calendar returns

Year	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	-	3.2%	1.6%	-4.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025	19.9%	2.7%	1.3%	-1.8%	-1.9%	2.6%	2.9%	2.2%	1.6%	3.0%	2.4%	1.2%	2.1%
2024	13.8%	0.6%	2.5%	3.8%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.4%	2.0%	1.1%	1.1%	-0.1%
2023	18.1%	4.9%	-1.6%	-3.6%	0.2%	2.2%	5.0%	3.4%	-2.4%	-0.1%	1.4%	4.0%	3.8%
2022	-16.6%	-1.9%	-4.1%	-3.1%	-2.1%	-1.7%	-9.4%	-1.7%	3.8%	-7.3%	1.1%	9.7%	-0.0%
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Top Exposures

Holdings

Regions

Sectors

Ghana (Republic of) 5% (2035-07-03 Maturity)	3.53%
Suriname (Republic of) 8.5% (2035-11-06 Maturity)	3.00%
Egypt (Arab Republic of) 8.875% (2050-05-29 Maturity)	2.27%
Argentina (Republic Of) 0.75% (2030-07-09 Maturity)	2.10%
Ecuador (Republic Of) 5% (2040-07-31 Maturity)	1.94%
Benin (The Republic of) 8.375% (2041-01-23 Maturity)	1.82%
Ecuador (Republic Of) 8.75% (2034-01-29 Maturity)	1.77%
Argentina (Republic Of) 4.125% (2035-07-09 Maturity)	1.63%
Kenya (Republic of) 18.4607% (2032-08-09 Maturity)	1.62%
Cameroon (Republic of) 8.875% (2033-01-30 Maturity)	1.55%
El Salvador (Republic of) 9.5% (2052-07-15 Maturity)	1.54%
Ukraine (Republic of) 4.5% (2035-02-01 Maturity)	1.43%
Ivory Coast (Republic Of) 8.25% (2037-01-30 Maturity)	1.43%
Angola (Republic of) 9.875% (2035-10-15 Maturity)	1.41%
Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of) 3.6% (2035-06-15 Maturity)	1.35%

Top exposures represent up to 15 of the fund's largest exposures for each category. Allocation percentages may not sum up to 100% and can include negative values due to rounding or trading activities by the underlying fund managers, including short positions.

Fund fees

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Fund facts

ISIN

LU1725895616

Fund house

Aberdeen Investments

Fund size

US$1.5B

As of 29 Apr 2026

Fund inception date

22 Dec 2017

Fund class currency

USD

Fund share class

A Acc USD

Oldest share class ISIN

LU0963865240

Oldest share inception date

25 Sep 2013

Pricing frequency

Daily

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