Investment Strategy
The Berenberg Euro Enhanced Liquidity fund invests in variable and fixed-interest bonds, primarily from European issuers with short and medium maturities and investment grade creditworthiness (rating of AAA to BBB-, based on Standard & Poor's classification). The aim of the strategy is to achieve stable and attractive returns above those of money market investments. Bonds are selected based on a quantitative investment process, which is supplemented by opportunistic, discretionary management decisions. The duration is actively and dynamically managed and ranges between 0 and 2,5 years.
- Euro bond fund with short duration and active management approach
- Individual securities are selected on the basis of a benchmark
- Average duration is between 0 and 2,5 years
- Investment segments are primarily government bonds, covered bonds as well as corporate and financial bonds
Learn more about our Berenberg Fixed Income investment philosophy
Further details on the opportunities and risks of this fund can be found in the sales prospectus.
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Monthly market comment
The eagerly awaited elections in the US produced clear results: the Republican Party won the presidency and majorities in Congress and the Senate. As a result, US yields rose, as Trump stands for an inflationary fiscal policy. However, longer maturities in particular closed weaker on a monthly basis, as not all members of the government confirmed by Trump are expected to take equally expansive measures. In the eurozone, yields fell sharply despite Olaf Scholz announcing new elections in Germany and the threat of a budget failure in France, which could also lead to a vote of no confidence. Yields on 2-year German government bonds fell by 35 basis points to 1.93%, while risk premiums on investment grade bonds were virtually unchanged at the end of the reporting period despite an initial decline. The primary markets were very subdued and are already in the Christmas break in many places.
Portfolio Management
Felix Stern
Felix Stern joined the Asset Management division of Berenberg in 2000 as a fixed income portfolio manager. Currently he is heading the fixed income selection team within the Asset Management and is responsible for institutional mandates. As a senior portfolio manager he is responsible for the selection of corporate and financial bonds as well as short-term bond market investments. He is also the lead manager for several of Berenbergs institutional mutual funds. Prior to joining Berenberg, he worked several years for the Market Research department of British American Tobacco, Germany. Felix is a CCrA - Certified Credit Analyst (DVFA) and also has a German Diploma in business economics from the Fernuniversität in Hagen.