We believe one of the most attractive features of emerging markets debt, from a portfolio construction perspective, is the diversification potential it can provide. Within emerging markets debt, local currency bonds have historically provided the greatest diversification benefit compared to U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets sovereign or corporate bonds, as measured by the segment's relatively low correlation to other asset classes.
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bonds Exhibit the Lowest Correlation (10/2014 - 9/2019)
Source: Morningstar as of 9/30/2019. US Aggregate is represented by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index; US IG Corporate is represented by