The Brazilian real and Australian dollar contributed to absolute fund performance, as did duration exposures in Latin America.
Currency positions detracted from absolute fund results, as did sovereign credit exposures.
EM debt indexes largely fell during the period. USD-denominated sovereign credits detracted from absolute fund return.
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Key Takeaways
Markets: Growth data was mixed over the first quarter of 2026, showing fourth-quarter outcomes weak in the United States as a result of the government shutdown, modest but stable in the euro area and