Robeco BP US Select Opportunities Equities IH EUR
- Mid-cap value fund
- Selects the best investment candidate with a market capitalization of USD 750 million or more.
- Investment discipline based on bottom-up fundamental research
About this fund
Price development
Performance
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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 0.44%. Robeco BP US Select Opportunities trailed the Russell Mid Cap Value Index in March, with stock selection and sector allocation detracting from relative performance. Stock selection detracted the most in the financials and information technology areas of the market. Within financials, the laggards came from the banking industry. Fifth Third, KeyCorp, East West Bancorp and Truist Financial were all down 8% or more during the month. In technology, TE Connectivity, Qorvo and cybersecurity company NortonLifeLock performed poorly, as the technology sector trailed the market. On a positive note, stock selection in real estate added value, with several holdings performing strongly. This included Regency Centers, Essex Property Trust and Duke Realty. From a sector allocation perspective, overweight exposure to consumer discretionary and underweight exposure to real estate detracted, while overweight exposure to energy was the largest contributor.
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}US equity markets as measured by the S&P 500 Index climbed 3.7% in March, with growth outperforming value in the large-cap space, but lagging value in the mid and small-cap areas of the market. Mid-cap value was the best performer within the Russell value indices, rising 3.04%, while large-cap value gained 2.82% and small-cap value returned 1.96%.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
Investments are predominantly made in securities denominated in US dollars. The subfund is denominated in euros. The subfund also uses derivatives to hedge to the euro.
Dividend policy
No dividend is distributed. All returns are reinvested and translated into price gains.
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 Select Opportunities Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in mid-cap 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 fund is primarily composed of stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 750 million. Its bottom-up stock-selection process seeks to find undervalued stocks and is guided by a disciplined value approach, intensive internal research and risk aversion. Benchmark: Russell Mid Cap 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 into 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') ]}}Currently, we see three issues dominating the investment environment in the near term: 1) The escalation or de-escalation of the war in Ukraine and the West's response to outcomes. 2) If and when inflation begins to subside and 3) What steps the Federal Reserve takes to assure that inflation does subside. For the moment, Covid seems to be taking a back seat to these issues, as it seems to be morphing from a pandemic crisis to an endemic status. We continue to focus on pockets of opportunities in the market at a company-by-company level and as always, the fund remains well positioned with holdings that reflect Boston Partners' three circle characteristics – attractive valuations, solid business fundamentals and identifiable catalysts.
Steven L. Pollack, CFA
Mr. Pollack is the equity portfolio manager for Boston Partners Mid Cap Value Equity product. He is in his fifteenth year with the firm. He joined the firm from Hughes Investments where he spent twelve years as an equity portfolio manager, managing value equity across the market capitalization spectrum. He also oversaw the outside investment managers who manage assets for Hughes' pension plan. He began his career at Hughes as an Investment Analyst where he spent four years covering a variety of industries and sectors. Prior to that, he was with Remington, Inc., and Arthur Anderson & Co. Mr. Pollack is a graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology and holds an M.B.A. from The Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He has thirty-one years of investment experience.
Details
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| ISIN | LU0674139976 |
| Bloomberg | RUSOIHE LX |
| Valoren | 13762370 |
| WKN | A2DHH8 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1381104000000 |
| 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.
