【亞洲高收益債券】2021年2月基金評論

市場總覽:

長天期債券殖利率持續上升,2月份全球債市下跌幅度擴大。然而摩根亞洲高收益債券指數表現相對較佳,上漲0.46%。

2月份十年期公債殖利率上升34個基點(至1.40%),為2016年末以來的最大單月漲幅,殖利率上升也導致債券在2月遭到拋售。市場普遍認為,在經濟活動強勁反彈的情況下,投資人對於通貨膨脹的預期越來越高,並且擔憂央行將收回超寬鬆貨幣政策,這些因素推升債券殖利率。不過,由於聯準會預計在2023年之前維持政策利率不變,因此本月的短期利率仍然保持穩定。

美國公債殖利率的上升影響了亞洲美元債券的表現,特別是考慮到存續期間較長的投資級債券。然而,利差收斂,高收益債券維持上漲,抵消了美國利率上升的影響。

於各債券種類之中,高收益企業債的表現較佳。然而,負面新聞導致一些影響,華夏幸福公司(China Fortune Land)拖欠其2021年到期的美元債消息,拉低了中國高收益房地產類股的整體表現,尤其是那些信用狀況較弱的債券。另一方面,印尼高收益房地產債券表現佳,主要由於政府採取扶持性的政策措施,包含印尼銀行放寬貸款成數及抵押貸款的要求。

高收益主權和準主權發行人的表現也有所不同。斯里蘭卡表現不佳,原因為其外匯存底下降,引起投資人對其償還債務能力的擔憂。相較之下,巴基斯坦和蒙古主權債則表現優異。巴基斯坦宣布與國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)達成初步融資協議,同時,蒙古任命新總理,緩解其政治紛擾,此舉支持了該市場的的投資者情緒。

基金總覽:

2月份,基金加碼印尼高收益房地產債及選債帶來主要正貢獻,同時,本基金於菲律賓公司債的部位也推升表現。中國高收益債則表現不一,加碼房地產帶來正貢獻,然而,準主權/當地政府債則影響其績效。此外,由於國內利率上升和印尼盾表現疲軟,印尼國內債券市場下跌,而基金對印尼盾債券的曝險也拖累基金表現。

未來展望:

由於投資人對於經濟復甦較樂觀,且通膨的預期越來越高,全球利率快速上升。然而,對更高通膨的擔憂似乎為時過早,但多數主要經濟體的通膨率仍然適中。即使市場早在央行發布點陣圖之前,就已對聯準將在2023年的首次加息做出反應,聯準會和歐洲央行依然承諾保持貨幣政策寬鬆(保持利率為零)並維持其量化寬鬆的政策。

儘管短期利率市場波動,我們認為近期的走勢過度反映。然而,長期通縮趨勢和較大的全球產出缺口可望使通膨壓力進一步緩解。我們預期,當美國公債殖利率穩定時,投資人對收益的需求將延伸至亞洲債券。在流動性保持充裕的情況下,亞洲債券所提供的收益優勢及強勁的增長潛力將持續吸引投資人。然而,中國更嚴格的融資條件可能會影響那些體質較弱的公司。

本基金加碼中國房地產債及印度可再生能源和印尼企業債。隨著「三條紅線」改革的實施,我們試圖從中尋找機會,持續在中國地產公司中汰弱留強。同時,我們選擇性地參與債券的新發行,包含由印度可再生能源公司發行的新債,同時降低估值過高的高收益主權債部位。

 
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