Robeco BP US Premium Equities IEH EUR
- All cap value fund.
- Selects the best investment candidate available irrespective of its market cap
- Bottom-up fundamental research investment discipline.
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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Annualized (for periods longer than one year).
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.
Performance explanation
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 6.23%. Robeco BP US Premium Equities outperformed the Russell 3000 Value Index in December, with stock selection driving performance. Stock picking was most prominent in the healthcare, information technology and consumer discretionary sectors of the market. Within healthcare, biotech companies AbbVie and Amgen gained 17% and 13% respectively, while a collection of providers and services holdings also performed strongly, including McKesson, Centene, Anthem and AmerisourceBergen. Holdings Jabil, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Global Payments and avoiding Salesforce.com, for valuation reasons, added most value in the information technology sector during the month. In consumer discretionary, homebuilder NVR and automotive replacement parts retailer AutoZone were both up more than 13% in December. From a sector allocation perspective, the fund's underweight exposure to the 'expensive' consumer staples sector, which was the best performer in the month, and having no exposure to real estate and utilities detracted, while the fund's overweight in healthcare added most value.
Statistics
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}US equities finished the year strongly, with the S&P 500 Index rising 4.9% in December. Value equities convincingly outperformed their growth counterparts across all market capitalizations. Large-cap value and mid-cap value were the best performers, with the Russell Large Cap Value Index and the Russell Mid Cap Value Index both up 6.3%, while small-cap value, as measured by the Russell 2000 Value Index posted gains of 4.1% to finish the month.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
Investments are predominantly made in securities denominated in US dollars. The fund is denominated in euros. Derivatives are used to hedge currency to the euro.
Dividend policy
In principle, this share class of the fund will distribute dividend.
ESG Integration policy
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, a carbon target, engagement and voting. Through exclusions the fund avoids investments in issuers that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up investment analysis to assess the sustainability risk profile of companies. In the stock selection the fund limits exposure to elevated sustainability risks. The fund also targets a lower carbon footprint compared to the reference index. In addition, where a stock issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement. Lastly, the fund makes use of shareholder rights and applies proxy voting in accordance with Robeco's proxy voting policy.
Investment policy
Robeco BP US Premium Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks in the United States. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund promotes ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. In addition, the fund integrates ESG, applies Robeco’s Exclusion Policy (which is based on exclusion criteria for products including controversial weapons, tobacco, palm oil, and fossil fuel and uses proxy voting and engagement. The fund also aims for an improved carbon footprint compared to the benchmark. The portfolio is consistently built from the bottom up, to exhibit attractive valuation, strong business fundamentals and improving business momentum. These companies can be large-caps, mid-caps or small-caps. Benchmark: Russell 3000 Value Index (Gross Total Return, EUR). The majority of stocks selected will be components of the benchmark, but stocks outside the benchmark may be selected too. While the investment policy is not constrained by a benchmark, the fund may use one for comparison purposes. The fund can deviate substantially from the issuer, country and sector weightings of the benchmark. There are no restrictions on the deviation from the benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market-weighted index that is not consistent with the ESG characteristics promoted by the fund.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully integrated in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability profile
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Sustainability
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, a carbon target, engagement and voting. Through exclusions the fund avoids investments in issuers that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up investment analysis to assess the sustainability risk profile of companies. In the stock selection the fund limits exposure to elevated sustainability risks. The fund also targets a lower carbon footprint compared to the reference index. In addition, where a stock issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement. Lastly, the fund makes use of shareholder rights and applies proxy voting in accordance with Robeco's proxy voting policy.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}Markets in the United States as measured by the S&P 500 finished the year on a high note for the third straight positive year. The index achieved 70 record closes this year, which was the most since 1995 and displayed its best 3-year performance since 1999. While accelerating inflation and rising Covid cases have been a cause for concern, strong corporate earnings growth has helped investors look past these issues. We do not try to predict market, macro or other unknowable events. Instead our focus remains on selecting companies from the bottom-up and the fund is well positioned with holdings that reflect Boston Partners' three circle characteristics – attractive valuations, solid business fundamentals and identifiable catalysts.
Duilio R. Ramallo, CFA
Mr. Ramallo is the senior portfolio manager for Boston Partners Premium Equity product. Previously, Mr. Ramallo was the assistant portfolio manager for the Small Cap Value products. Prior to his portfolio management role, Mr. Ramallo was a research analyst for Boston Partners. He joined the firm from Deloitte & Touche L.L.P., where he spent three years, most recently in their Los Angeles office. Mr. Ramallo holds a B.A. degree in economics/business from the University of California at Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). He has twenty years of investment experience.
Details
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| ISIN | LU1208677333 |
| Bloomberg | RUSIEHE LX |
| Valoren | 27621970 |
| WKN | A2DTH4 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1427328000000 |
| 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.
