As of January 2019, Robeco enhances the screening methodology for Robeco Euro Sustainable Credits.
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Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -0.13%. The portfolio posted a negative return in October, slightly outperforming the index. The average credit spread of the index tightened 9 basis points to 102 basis points at the end of the month. The excess return of corporate bonds over government debt amounted to 0.67%. Underlying government bond yields increased during the month, contributing negatively to the portfolio’s return. The beta of the portfolio was above one during the month. Both top-down and issuer selection contributed positively to the performance of the portfolio.
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The total return of the European corporate bond market was -0.21% this month, caused mainly by an increase in European interest rates. The 10-year Bund yield rose by 16 basis points to -0.41% at the end of the month.Markets were mainly driven by the trade war, European politics and central banks. Optimism about a US-China interim trade deal and the avoidance of a hard Brexit caused spreads to tighten. As soon as it became clear that the EU and the UK would reach a new deal on a soft Brexit, spreads of UK bonds started to rally. It is clear that a large part of the market has been avoiding UK risk over the past months. The US Federal Reserve lowered rates again. In combination with strong positive economic data, this was considered the last insurance rate cut for the year 2019. After the spike in new issues in September, issuance in October remained subdued.
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The fund only invests in Euro-denominated bonds.
RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
The fund does not distribute dividend. The fund retains any income that is earned and so its entire performance is reflected in its share price.
In this fund we look for investments with a positive societal impact, whilst generating healthy financial returns. We define impact as an alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We identify and evaluate the impact that specific credits have on the SDGs, and score all the issuers under coverage of the analysts’ team. These scores categorize credits as having either a Positive, Neutral, or Negative impact on the SDGs. The scores are then used in a screening process, to define the investable universe that exclude credits with a Negative impact on the SDGs. In addition to the universe screening, our credit analysts integrate ESG factors in their analysis of the companies fundamental credit quality to strengthen our ability to assess the downside risk of our credit investments. Furthermore the portfolio’s environmental footprint is actively reduced and a part of the portfolio is allocated to green bonds.
RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits provides a diversified exposure to the Euro investment grade credit market. The selection of the bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund applies a screening process to select issuers that contribute to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goals. The methodology used in the screening process assesses the SDG contribution of all companies it invests in to create the fund’s investable universe. The fund excludes companies that contribute negatively to these goals. Engagement, ESG Integration and Robeco's exclusion policy also form part of the investment policy. Following the screening process, the fund is actively managed. The fund can take some off-benchmark positioning in emerging markets, covered bonds and a limited exposure to high yield bonds. Top-down beta positioning is based on the outcome of our credit quarterly outlook meeting, in which the team is discussing the fundamental market outlook, valuation. of bond markets and market technicals. Bottom-up issuer research is executed by our credit analysts, who execute the fundamental analysis. The analyst research reports are being discussed in approx. 500 credit committees per year. The portfolio managers are responsible for the portfolio construction. A proprietary developed risk management approach avoids high risk concentration in the portfolio. As the investment process is well-structured and proven over time, it contributes to repeatable performance delivery.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
After the ECB meeting in September, it has become clear that monetary policy will remain very accommodative for the next years. Interest rates will remain low and the ECB will start buying corporate bonds again. We are already experiencing a search for yield, where higher yielding bonds like subordinated financials or hybrids are outperforming the bonds that will be bought by the ECB. We aim for credit betas close to and above one in investment grade credit portfolios. Meanwhile, valuations are below average in euro investment grade. We do not feel inclined to go overweight beta significantly but buy names that we feel are cheap.
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. Peter Kwaak is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Mr. Kwaak was employed by Aegon Asset Management for three years as Credits and High Yield Portfolio Manager and at NIB Capital for two years as Portfolio Manager. Peter Kwaak started his career in the Investment Industry in 1998. Mr. Kwaak is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Master's degree in economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Mr. Kwaak is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute.
The RobecoSAM Euro SDG Credits fundis 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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