【亞洲債券】2021年1月基金評論

市場總覽:

1月份,亞洲債券市場表現溫和,摩根亞洲債券指數表現持平,一些負面消息與風險因子影響前幾個月升溫的風險情緒。

今年,由於新冠疫情確診人數增加,英國實施第三次全國性封鎖,且將持續至2月中。儘管疫苗已經開始施打,但部分封鎖措施、持續增加的新冠疫情確診人數,與許多國家仍在與疫情搏鬥,降低全球經濟復甦的期望。

市場對利率上升的疑慮增加,因為一些聯準會官員談話中提到他們對聯準會今年儘早減少購債量保持開放態度。市場對聯準會的態度反應強烈,美國10年期公債殖利率升至2020年3月以來新高。雖然在聯準會釋放鴿派信號,包含主席鮑威爾於聽證會的談話後,殖利率下降,但截至1月底,美國10年期公債殖利率上升17個基點至1.07%。

由於美國將部分中國企業列入制裁清單,市場對亞洲債券的疑慮增加,因此影響亞洲美元計價債券市場的表現。受制裁的中國企業取得融資難度增加,另一方面,其流動性下降,皆影響市場信心。

儘管如此,全球流動性增加與經濟持續復甦的訊號仍繼續支撐需求,市場對亞洲債券需求仍強勁、亞洲美元債券發行量在1月上升至580億美元,超過2020年9月的紀錄。

在此情況下,投資等級債上個月表現不佳,主要受到其較長存續期間的影響。高收益債則因利差收斂拉抬而有小幅正報酬;其中,斯里蘭卡與巴基斯坦債為主要貢獻者,主要受前緣市場資金流入增加所推升,反之,房地產和高科技、媒體與通訊產業表現落後。

基金總覽:

1月份,由於基金小幅加碼斯里蘭卡主權債,使高收益主權債帶來正貢獻。此外,基金在中國房地產之正向選債帶來主要正貢獻,此外,本基金沒有選入被頭條新聞報導有融資困難的公司,皆有利於基金表現。這些正貢獻抵銷了基金加碼存續期間策略及中國類主權債所帶來的負報酬。

未來展望:

1月份,亞洲美元債表現較為平淡,然而,不影響我們對亞洲經濟復甦將持續支持亞洲債市的看法。由於,中國經濟在2020年第四季度回升至疫情前水準,年增率為6.5%,拉抬全年成長率至2.3%,優於預期,在疫情期間,中國出口表現仍強勁。另一方面,許多國家開始施打疫苗,與流動性充足的有利因素有望支撐風險性資產價格。

全球主要央行的正向談話與美國兩個刺激計畫顯示,金融環境很有可能會持續改善,除了總體經濟展望樂觀,多數亞洲公司收入有望改善,進而使違約率降低。

基金持續加碼中國房地產債,也增持印度永續能源債與印尼公司債,減碼印度及印尼投資級公司債。我們也因為評價面考量,減碼巴基斯坦與蒙古主權債。另外,小幅增持斯里蘭卡短天期主權債,同時,選擇性地增持中國準主權債。此外,我們目前對於存續期間保持中立,預期美國公債殖利率將在區間內震盪。我們也將選擇性地以購入評價合理的新發行債券。

 
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