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Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -0.04%. The index return for European subordinated financial debt was -0.2% in March. Credit spreads tightened from 243 basis points to 214 basis points, although during the month a peak level of 275 basis points was reached. As spreads tightened in the last three weeks of the month, the spread return of subordinated financial debt amounted to 1.7%. Underlying government bond yields rose, erasing all of the spread return. The portfolio return was better than that of the index in March. The top-down market beta of the portfolio was around 1.1. The performance impact of this position was positive. Issuer selection made a small positive contribution in March. Issuers that contributed most, on a risk-adjusted basis, were Raiffeisen Bank, Mapfre and Crédit Agricole. Underweight positions in Standard Chartered and Aroundtown helped the performance too. Positions that contributed negatively to the relative performance were Deutsche Bank, NIBC and UniCredit.
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The tragedy of the war in Ukraine is having more and more impact on European economies, mainly via the channel of inflation and supply chain disruptions. European credit markets in the meantime turned positive after the first week of March, at least when one looks at the development of credit spreads. Underlying government bond yields rose during the month, which means that the total return of the index was close to zero. There are a few things that could help explain why spreads started to tighten in the second week of March. First, markets became more optimistic on the duration of the war, as negotiations between Ukraine and Russia continued. Second, the much wider spread and yield levels seemed to be attracting some new money to the corporate bonds asset class. This was also visible in the strong appetite for some of the new bonds that were issued in March. Issuers like Intesa, Deutsche Bank and Rabobank issued new AT1 CoCos at very attractive levels. As spreads had widened significantly in the past months, we decided to increase the beta of the fund, executed mainly via the buying of AT1 CoCos.
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All currency risks are hedged.
Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds fund make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
This share class of the fund does not distribute dividend.
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration and engagement. The fund does not invest in credit 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 security analysis to assess the impact on the issuer's fundamental credit quality. In the credit selection the fund limits exposure to issuers with an elevated sustainability risk profile. Lastly, where issuers are flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement.
Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds is an actively managed fund that mainly invests in subordinated euro-denominated bonds issued by financial institutions. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. The fund promotes certain ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, and integrates ESG and sustainability risks in the investment process. In addition, the fund applies an exclusion list on the basis of controversial behavior, products (including controversial weapons, tobacco, palm oil and fossil fuel) and countries, alongside engagement. The fund offers a diversified exposure to subordinated bonds issued by banks and insurance companies and the focus of the fund is, in general, towards higher rated issuers (investment grade). The majority of bonds selected will be components of the benchmark, but bonds outside the benchmark may be selected too. The fund can deviate substantially from the weightings of the benchmark. The fund aims to outperform the benchmark over the long run, while still controlling relative risk through the application of limits (on currencies and issuers) to the extent of the deviation from the benchmark. This will consequently limit the deviation of the performance relative to the benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market-weighted index that is not consistent with the ESG characteristics promoted by the fund.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration and engagement. The fund does not invest in credit 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 security analysis to assess the impact on the issuer's fundamental credit quality. In the credit selection the fund limits exposure to issuers with an elevated sustainability risk profile. Lastly, where issuers are flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement.
In the last few months, we already noted that it was difficult to have a good understanding of the economic growth trajectory for 2022, but developments over the last weeks have certainly made the uncertainty even bigger. Where it seemed clear that central banks would be hitting the brakes this year to prevent inflation becoming sticky, now these central banks will also need to take into account that the current energy shock might have a negative impact on economic growth, especially in Europe. We do expect that central banks will continue their tightening path though, which is also clearly communicated so far by the Fed and the ECB. Credit spreads have seriously widened in the past few months, though the recovery in the last weeks of March has been strong. We still think that at the current levels a lot of negative news is priced in and we do not mind having a beta that is a bit above one. One of the drivers of wider credit spreads has been the general widening of European swap spreads. To position the fund for a retracement back to more normal levels, we decided to enter a long position in European swap spreads.
Mr. de Moor is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Mr. de Moor was employed by SBA Artsenpensioenfondsen as Senior Portfolio Manager Equities for six years. Before that, he worked at SNS Asset Management holding positions of Portfolio Manager Equities (three years) and Research Analyst (two years). Jan Willem de Moor started his career in the Investment Industry in 1994. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Tilburg University.
The Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds fund is managed within Robeco’s credit team, which consists of nine portfolio managers and twenty-three credit analysts (of which four financials analysts). The portfolio managers are responsible for the construction and management of the credit portfolios, whereas the analysts cover the team’s fundamental research. Our analysts have long term experience in their respective sectors which they cover globally. Each analyst covers both investment grade and high yield, providing them an information advantage and benefiting from inefficiencies that traditionally exist between the two segmented markets. Furthermore, the credit team is supported by dedicated quantitative researchers and fixed income traders. On average, the members of the credit team have an experience in the asset management industry of seventeen years, of which eight years with Robeco.
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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 0.05% 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.
The fiscal consequences of investing in this fund depend on the investor's personal situation. For private investors in the Netherlands real interest and dividend income or capital gains received on their investments are not relevant for tax purposes. Each year investors pay income tax on the value of their net assets as at 1 January if and inasmuch as such net assets exceed the investor’s tax-free allowance. Any amount invested in the fund forms part of the investor's net assets. Private investors who are resident outside the Netherlands will not be taxed in the Netherlands on their investments in the fund. However, such investors may be taxed in their country of residence on any income from an investment in this fund based on the applicable national fiscal laws. Other fiscal rules apply to legal entities or professional investors. We advise 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.
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