Robeco Digital Innovations D EUR

Capitalizing on the growth potential of transformative technologies

Share classes Share classes Every share class of a product invests in the same portfolio of securities and has the same investment objectives and policies. However, their parameters might deviate. For instance and amongst others, their distribution type, currency exposure or fees and expenses might differ. The most common share classes at Robeco are: a) D/DH shares, which are regular shares and available for all Investors; b) I/IH shares, for institutional investors as defined from time to time by the Luxembourg supervisory authority. For more information on share classes please go to the prospectus.

Class and codes

Asset class
Equities
ISIN
LU1602110675
Bloomberg
ROGIIDE LX

Asset class

Equities

ISIN

LU1602110675

Bloomberg

ROGIIDE LX

Index

MSCI All Country World Index (Net Return, EUR)

Sustainability-related information
Sustainability-related information
Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, products can be labelled as either Article 6, 8 or 9 fund.
Article 6 - The fund is not in scope of enhanced sustainability disclosures compared to Article 8 and 9.
Article 8 - The fund does not have a sustainable investment objective but promotes environmental or social characteristics and is subject to enhanced sustainability disclosures.
Article 9 - The fund has a sustainable investment objective and is subject to enhanced sustainability disclosures.
Regardless of Article 8 or 9, the companies in which investments are made must follow good governance practices, and sustainable investments must not do any significant harm.

Article 8

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Rating

( 28-02 )

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Key points

Capturing the value creation potential of companies supplying foundational technology and innovations driving the modern economy
Focusing on quality companies with a systems-level approach that combines providers of AI, cloud computing, semiconductors, software, robotics, security, and digital health solutions
Risk limitation through diversification over multiple themes with different drivers and risk characteristics

About this fund

Robeco Digital Innovations is an actively managed fund that invests worldwide in equities from developed and emerging countries. The selection of these stocks is based on a fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund invests in a number of structural growth trends on the production side of the economy, such as robots and automation, digital enablers and secure digital infrastructure. The fund managers try to select stocks of the structural winners within these trends.

Key facts

Per 28-02-2026

Total size of fund	EUR 234,565,129
Size of share class	EUR 12,650,396
Inception date share class	24-05-2017
1-year performance	-3.36%
Dividend paying	No

Fund manager

Marco van Lent
Steef Bergakker
Daniel Ernst

Marco van Lent is Portfolio Manager Robeco Global Multi-Thematic (2024), Rolinco (2013), Portfolio Manager Robeco Digital Innovations (2017) and member of the Thematic Investing team. Before 2013, he managed Robeco Infrastructure Equities. Marco joined Robeco in October 2007 to co-manage two European equity funds. He worked at Van Lanschot Asset Management to manage the Van Lanschot European Equity Fund. After the acquisition of Kempen Capital Management by Van Lanschot, he worked at Kempen Capital Management for six months to manage European equity mandates. He was Portfolio Manager European equities at Philips Investment Management in the period 1999-2005 and in the period 1996-1999 he was Portfolio Manager at Van Spaendonck Asset Management. He started his investment career in 1985 as a sell-side analyst/strategist. Marco holds a Master's in Business Economics and Finance from Tilburg University. Steef Bergakker is Portfolio Manager Robeco Global Multi-Thematic (2024), Rolinco (2020), Portfolio Manager Robeco Digital Innovations (2019) and member of the Thematic Investing team. Previously, he was trends researcher and has authored several white papers. Before that, Steef was portfolio manager of Robeco Infrastructure Equities and Robeco Hollands Bezit. Prior to rejoining Robeco in 2008, Steef held different functions at IRIS (Institute for Research and Investment Services), the former research joint venture of Robeco and Rabobank. From 1998 through 2008 he served as head of IRIS Equity Research, and before that he worked as equity analyst for eight years. Steef started his career in the investment industry at Robeco in 1990 as an analyst. He holds a Master's in Monetary Economics and Finance and Investments from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Daniel Ernst is Portfolio Manager Digital Innovations, Technology Analyst and member of the Thematic Investing team. In his role as Technology Analyst, he is dedicated to the Global Consumer Trends strategy. He joined Robeco in 2020. Daniel has held several positions as analyst, consultant and director of research at various companies in New York over the past 25 years, and was most recently senior analyst at Purchase Park Capital. He started his career in the industry in 1995 as a Communications Sector Analyst. Daniel holds an M.A in Economics from George Washington University.

Per period	Fund	Index
1 month	0.80%	2.05%
3 months	-0.55%	3.58%
YTD	-0.58%	3.74%
1 year	-3.36%	9.39%
2 years	5.21%	14.44%
3 years	12.70%	16.48%
5 years	8.15%	12.34%
Since inception 23-05-2017	10.69%	11.10%

Statistics	3 years	5 Years
Tracking error ex-post (%) The ex-post tracking error is defined as the volatility of the fund's achieved excess return over the index return. In fund management, most managers are subject to an ex-ante (pre-determined) tracking error, which defines the extent of the additional risk they may take when aspiring to outperform the fund's benchmark. The ex-post tracking error explains the distribution of past fund performances compared to those of its underlying benchmark. With a higher tracking error, the fund's returns deviate more from its index's returns, hence there is a greater chance that the fund may outperform. The wider the spread of returns relative to the benchmark, the more "actively" a fund has been managed. In contrast, a low tracking error indicates more "passive" management.	8.62	8.67
Information ratio This ratio serves to evaluate the quality of the excess return a fund manager has achieved because it takes the active risk involved into account. The information ratio is defined as the excess return over the benchmark return divided by the fund's tracking error. The higher the information ratio, the better. For example, a fund with a tracking error of 4% and an excess return of 2% over benchmark has an information ratio of 0.5, which is quite good.	-0.20	-0.26
Sharpe ratio This ratio measures the risk-adjusted performance and allows the performance quality of different investments to be compared. It is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate from the fund's returns and dividing the result by the fund's standard deviation (risk). So the Sharpe ratio tells us whether a fund's returns are the result of smart investment decisions or stem from taking extra risk. The higher the ratio, the better, meaning that a greater return is achieved per unit of risk. This ratio is named after its inventor, Nobel Laureate, William Sharpe.	0.71	0.44
Alpha (%) Alpha measures the difference between a portfolio's actual return and its expected performance, given the level of risk, compared to the benchmark. A positive alpha figure indicates that the fund has performed better than expected, given the level of risk. Beta is used to calculate the level of risk compared to the benchmark..	-6.57	-5.19
Beta Beta is a measure of a portfolio's volatility, or systematic risk, in comparison to the benchmark. A beta of 1 indicates that the portfolio will move with the benchmark. A beta of less than 1 means that the portfolio will be less volatile than the benchmark. A beta of more than 1 indicates that the portfolio will be more volatile than the benchmark. For example, if a portfolio's beta is 1.2 it is theoretically 20% more volatile than the benchmark.	1.47	1.40
Standard deviation Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread out the data is, the higher the deviation. In finance, standard deviation is applied to the annual rate of return of an investment to measure the investment's volatility (risk).	16.52	18.77
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	10.76	13.64
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-12.16	-12.16

Cost of this fund	Percentage
Ongoing charges Indication of annual charges that are deducted for this fund. This indication is based on the costs over the last calendar year and may vary from year to year. Transaction costs incurred by the fund, any performance fees and other one-off costs are not included in the ongoing charges.	1.71%
Included management fee A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.	1.50%
Included service fee This fee is intended to cover official fees, such as the cost of annual reports, annual shareholders' meetings and price publications.	0.16%
Transaction costs The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.	0.03%

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.

Market development

Per 28-02-2026

Despite a volatile period where technology stocks faced significant downward pressure, the broader market remained resilient. Corporate earnings continue to exceed expectations, driven by robust growth across major indices. While investor sentiment is currently clouded by anxieties surrounding the impact of artificial intelligence and infrastructure spending, the underlying financial health of the sector suggests a strong and steady expansion.

Performance explanation

Per 28-02-2026

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 0.80%. In February, Robeco Digital Innovations recorded a positive return, trailing the MSCI ACW index as a complex rotation impacted several of our seven core themes. Performance was bifurcated: Digital Infrastructure surged a remarkable +13.4%, led by Keysight Technologies (+43.1%), and Robotics & Automation climbed +5.1% behind strong results from Keyence (+16.5%). However, other segments faced significant sentiment-driven headwinds. Artificial Intelligence declined -2.4% as hyperscalers such as Alibaba (-15.0%) and Amazon (-11.6%) suffered from investor capital expenditure aversion. The hardest hits were felt in Security (-15.0%) and Software (-7.3%), where the 'Death of software' narrative and new AI tool releases caused indiscriminate selling of leaders such as Palo Alto Networks (-15.2%) and Salesforce (-7.6%). Similarly, Frontier & Other Technologies fell -8.7% after concerns arose regarding AI-generated code impacting IBM's (-20.6%) mainframe dominance, while Health Innovation dipped -2.0% due to pressure on Veeva Systems (-10.1%).

Expectation of fund manager

Marco van Lent
Steef Bergakker
Daniel Ernst

The pace of global innovation is accelerating across diverse fields such as quantum computing, nuclear fusion, and drug discovery. In 2025, artificial intelligence served as the primary driver for both innovation and earnings growth for the third consecutive year – a trend projected to persist through 2026. While capital expenditure on semiconductors and infrastructure continues, the focus is shifting toward AI delivering on its productivity promises. Furthermore, AI is expanding into the physical realm through connected robotic systems. This shift coincides with a renewed interest in reshoring manufacturing to address labor shortages and geopolitical risks. In the US, investment in manufacturing facilities has surged 3-fold over four years, reaching an estimated USD 213 billion in 2025. However, this digital transformation also expands the cyber threat landscape, as both security systems and bad actors leverage AI. While the long-term outlook for these high-growth themes remains positive, the primary near-term risk involves meeting the high market expectations following three years of exceptional performance.

Robeco Digital Innovations D EUR

Capitalizing on the growth potential of transformative technologies

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