Robeco Asian Stars Equities I USD
- Flexible and dynamic investing
- Targets the most attractive Asian markets
- Concentrated portfolio of 30 and 40 stocks
About this fund
Price development
Performance
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Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.
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Cumulized (total amount of return).
Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.
Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.
Statistics
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}All of a sudden, the trade war between the US and China took center stage again. Markets had anticipated an imminent truce with a rather benign outcome. However, the US President's message of further raising tariffs on China and putting Chinese national tech champion Huawei on the restricted list rattled global markets and China in particular. It also resulted in more worries over global growth. Asian markets declined 8% in May, underperforming global markets (-6.2%). China (-13.5%) suffered the most. Korea (-9.3%) and Taiwan (-7.8%) suffered collateral damage, due to their high weight of the tech sector as well as their high sensitivity to global trade. Singapore (-10.4%) was dragged down by bank stocks on concerns over potentially lower interest margins. Down in India (0.1%), PM Modi came out the winner which gave him a much more comfortable majority in parliament and thus more room to execute reforms. Malaysia (-1.1%) and the Philippines (0.6%) had 25 bps rate cuts, while Pakistan (-8.5%) hiked rates by 150 bps after securing an IMF bailout. Earnings growth for the region saw a downward revision this month. Energy was very weak with WTI crude and Brent down by 16.3% and 12.4% respectively.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
The fund is allowed to pursue an active currency policy to generate extra returns.
Dividend policy
The fund does not distribute dividends.
ESG Integration policy
For Robeco Asian Stars Equities, our focus regarding ESG integration is on corporate governance and in our fundamental assessment of companies we analyze the factor 'management and corporate governance'. We look at the historical behavior of the company vis-a-vis the protection of minority-shareholder interests. Also we investigate the composition of the board and appreciate a higher content of truly independent board members. Finally, we will assess the quality of the audit committee as it is a first protection against fraud. In the quantitative ranking that we use, one of the factors is the RobecoSAM Company score.
Investment policy
Robeco Asian Stars: Invest in Asia's best. The focus is on the most attractive investments in an exciting growth region. The fund leverages on Robeco's local resources in China and India. The fund will have a high-conviction, high-alpha portfolio with around 30-60 stocks. This Sub-fund may invest in China A-shares via the QFII and/or a Stock Connect Programme which may entail additional clearing and settlement, regulatory, operational and counterparty risks.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully integrated into the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}Asian markets have bounced back on a more benign interest rate outlook and the belief that the Chinese economy will make a soft landing. Earnings growth for the region in 2019 is only 5% now but we expect it to pick up from here. China’s economy has stabilized after monetary and fiscal loosening. Korea is a good market for patient value investors especially now that the chaebols show positive changes under government pressure. We continue to focus on bottom-up stock picking and on companies with solid cash flow generation trading at a good price. The fund's portfolio (43 stocks) is good value at 11x forward earnings, 6.3x cash flow, 1.1x book and 3.2% dividend yield.
Arnout van Rijn
Mr. van Rijn is CIO Asia-Pacific, Co-Head of the Asia-Pacific team and Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco Asia-Pacific Equities. From 2003 to 2007 he was the Lead Portfolio Manager of Rolinco, one of Robeco's flagship equity products. Before that Arnout held several positions within the Robeco Equity department covering European, Asian and American markets. From its inception in 1994 until 2000, he was Portfolio Manager of Robeco's Emerging Markets Equities fund. From 2000 to 2002, Arnout worked in Hong Kong as head of the Fund Desk at Rabo Investment Management. He started his career in the investment industry in 1990. Arnout van Rijn holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Details
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| ISIN | LU1113137688 |
| Bloomberg | RASTEIU LX |
| Valoren | 25487427 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1411603200000 |
| Close financial year | 31-12 |
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Fiscal product treatment
The fund is established in Luxembourg and is subject to the Luxembourg tax laws and regulations. The fund is not liable to pay any corporation, income, dividend or capital gains tax in Luxembourg. The fund is subject to an annual subscription tax ('tax d'abonnement') in Luxembourg, which amounts to 0.01% of the net asset value of the fund. This tax is included in the net asset value of the fund. The fund can in principle use the Luxembourg treaty network to partially recover any withholding tax on its income.
Fiscal treatment of investor
Investors who are not subject to (exempt from) Dutch corporate-income tax (e.g. pension funds) are not taxed on the achieved result. Investors who are subject to Dutch corporate-income tax can be taxed for the result achieved on their investment in the fund. Dutch bodies that are subject to corporate-income tax are obligated to declare interest and dividend income, as well as capital gains in their tax return. Investors residing outside the Netherlands are subject to their respective national tax regime applying to foreign investment funds. We advise individual investors to consult their financial or tax adviser about the tax consequences of an investment in this fund in their specific circumstances before deciding to invest in the fund.
