RobecoSAM SDG Credit Income CH GBP
- Flexibility to invest in all fixed income segments, including investment grade, high yield and emerging market corporate bonds
- Invests in companies that contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Fund aims to maximize current yield and income for investors who are targeting a consistent level of income
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 5.26%. As mentioned last month, the large drawdown in bond pricing resulted in some irrational pricing. Several bonds recovered substantially over the month, although the year-to-date returns remain negative. Month-to-date, the return was 4.66%, bringing the year-to-date return back to -2.35%. We reduced our treasury holdings over the month to zero, as we believed the opportunities in credit warranted a lower allocation. Over time, it will increase again if spreads compress further. As long as Covid-19 is not under control globally, there will be periods of volatility.
Statistics
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Dividend paying history
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}The Credits Income fund reported a positive return of +4.61% in USD. Global investment grade credits returned +4.55%, while emerging market credits returned +4.09% and high yield credits +5.05%. Risk-free returns were positive this month as rates moved down. Excess returns on credit were positive as spreads recovered a little bit. This has not been seen since 2008. In February, it became evident that Covid-19 was spreading around the globe. As a result, markets sold off in March. Quarterly figures that came out in April presented a bleak picture, as US and EU GDP numbers showed figures last seen since the Great Financial Crisis. Despite this, markets rebounded strongly. However, the energy sector remained very weak, as the price of West Texas crude dropped below zero on the shorter-dated future contracts. Central banks and policymakers are proactively expanding fiscal and monetary measures to put a floor under the markets. For example, the US Fed has agreed to buy some types of high yield bonds. We expect more actions to follow in the next period as the outcome of corona is highly uncertain. Earlier estimations of an April containment have been totally unrealistic.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
All currency risks are hedged.
Derivative policy
The fund fund make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes.
Dividend policy
This share class of the fund will distribute dividend.
ESG Integration policy
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.
Investment policy
RobecoSAM SDG Credit Income has the flexibility to invest in all fixed income segments, including investment grade, high yield and emerging market corporate bonds. This fund aims to maximize current yield and income and seeks to meet the needs of investors who are targeting a consistent level of income. The fund is not constrained by a benchmark. The fund aims to have an overall credit quality of investment grade. Duration is a function of optimizing portfolio yield and income and the expected duration range is between 0-5 years. The fund can have an average maximum active FX exposure of 5% vs the base currency of the share class. The selection of fixed income securities is based on bottom-up fundamental analysis. The fund is managed by an experienced team with a proven track record capable of generating good performance in both rising and falling credit markets. The investment process is well structured and has a disciplined approach and is based both on a top down macro outlook of the credit markets and an in depth and comprehensive bottom up fundamental credit analysis. In addition the fund aims to contribute to realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The issuers in the investible universe are screened for their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This is done by using RobecoSAM’s proprietary SDG measurement framework. The contribution of a company towards the realization of the SDGs is determined based on three steps; by looking at what a company produces, how a company produces, and correcting for controversies. The fund does not invest in companies that contribute negatively to these goals. The final selection of the securities in the portfolio is based on bottom-up fundamental analysis. Our credit analysts also integrate ESG factors in their analysis of the companies fundamental credit quality to strengthen our ability to better assess the downside risk of our credit investments. Engagement, ESG integration and Robeco's exclusion policy are part of the investment policy.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully embedded in 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') ]}}The longest economic expansion has ended abruptly. The end of the expansion itself is not a surprise, but the nature of the exogenous shock, its speed and the magnitude of the slowdown are. History is being made. But while Covid-19 is the trigger, we firmly believe current events are not just about the virus. They have deep secular and cyclical roots, which we discussed in earlier quarterly outlooks.Spreads moved from bull market tights to recessionary levels in both investment grade and high yield within weeks. However, in April markets already recovered significantly, even though the market worries about a second or even a third wave of corona patients. This is to a large extent the result of market intervention by central banks and governments.Going back to basic principles, credit spreads should compensate for default risk, downgrade risk and liquidity risk over time. We believe the spreads already compensate for recession risks, but we remain vigilant about future Covid-19 cases. The conclusion is that valuations are clearly cheap now. It is rare to see these spreads in any credit category.
Reinout Schapers, Victor Verberk
Mr. Schapers is Portfolio Manager Emerging Market Credits in the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2011, Reinout worked at Aegon Asset Management for 5 years where he was a senior portfolio manager high yield credits and was Head of High Yield Europe since 2008. Before that, he worked at Rabo Securities as an M&A associate and at Credit Suisse First Boston as a corporate finance analyst. He holds an Engineering degree in Architecture from the Delft University of Technology. He has been active in the industry since 2003. Mr. Verberk is Head and Portfolio Manager Investment Grade Credits since January 2008. Prior to joining Robeco in 2008, Mr. Verberk was CIO with Holland Capital Management. Before that he was employed by Mn Services as Head of Fixed Income and he worked for AXA Investment Managers as Portfolio Manager Credits. Victor Verberk started his career in the investment industry in 1997. Mr. Verberk holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam and has been a CEFA holder since 1999.
Details
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| ISIN | LU1857098500 |
| Bloomberg | ROCICHG LX |
| Valoren | 42784490 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1533168000000 |
| 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 0.05% 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.
Fiscal treatment of investor
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.
