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Fund commentary
Aviva Investors Euro Liquidity Fund
Quarterly review for the three months to 30 June 2024
Demi Angelaki
Fund Manager
Summary
What happened in the market
How the fund performed
Looking ahead
Key facts
Richard Hallett since 03/2022
Fund overview
Objective: The investment objective of the Sub-Fund is to offer returns in line with money market rates and preserve the value of the investment. The Aviva Investors Euro Liquidity Fund is a Short-Term Variable Net Asset Value (VNAV) Money Market Fund.
What happened in the market
European monetary policy makers began to pave the way for an interest rate cut over the quarter. Although inflation was proving more sticky than expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) indicated that, with the longer-term trend looking promising, it could afford to support the stuttering economy with looser policy. In a widely flagged move, the bank cut its three main policy rates to 3.75% at the start of June by 25 basis points, becoming the first of the major central banks to do so. It did stress, however, that this was not necessarily the beginning of a series of cuts and that future decisions would remain dependent on the data. The euro money market yield remained inverted throughout the quarter reflecting the expectation for future interest rate cuts. June saw some notable political developments, with the EU parliamentary elections seeing a shift to the right in the core countries. The results prompted France’s president Macron to call a snap election for the National Assembly, which risked ushering in a majority far-right government.
How the fund performed
For the latest Monthly, Cumulative, and Annualised Fund performance data please refer to the PDF factsheet below.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance
Basis: Mid to mid, net income reinvested, net of ongoing charges and fees, in the share class reference currency and net of tax payable by the Fund. For full details of the benchmark please see the PDF factsheet.
The Fund's performance is compared against the 7 day EUR Libid.
During the quarter we aimed to extend the duration of the fund in order to lock-in higher yields. However, we remained cautious towards the negative cost of carry for longer tenors. We kept a sharp focus on credit fundamentals, especially with political risk premium on the rise. The fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM) and weighted average life (WAL) ended the quarter at 37 days (higher) and 64 days (little changed) respectively. The fund’s assets under management were higher at €2.93 billion as at the end of June and its gross daily yield decreased gradually to 3.87%, reflecting the ECB rate cut.Looking ahead Last updated 30 June 2024
The macro-economic picture for Europe remained broadly unchanged over the month, even though survey data worsened slightly in June. Inflation is expected to remain at around same levels for now. The ECB may have cut interest rates as expected but it does not want to commit to any particular path. Current market pricing of about 44 basis points of cuts by end of year seems reasonable. The outlook for credit fundamentals looks more challenged, which leads us to be cautious on spreads. In the fund, we are cautious on the negative carry for longer tenors but are happy to increase exposure if levels attractive on a risk-reward basis. We still like asset-backed commercial paper and European agencies (SSAs) for liquidity purposes. We hold a more neutral stance on spread duration and will monitor French political developments and the possibility of spread widening of French issuers. Our stance remains vigilant, being conscious of the fact that France (sovereign/agencies/banks) represents a large proportion of the investable universe for money market funds.
Risks
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The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up and can fluctuate in response to changes in currency exchange rates. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Money market securities risk
When short-term interest rates fall, the yield on money market instruments generally falls. In extreme market conditions, the value of money market instruments could fall, perhaps significantly.
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