Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars Equities IL USD

High conviction in the most attractive Asian markets

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
LU2133221338
Bloomberg
ROASEIU LX

Asset class

Equities

ISIN

LU2133221338

Bloomberg

ROASEIU LX

Index

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index (Net Return, USD)

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

( 31-10 )

Overview Performance & costs Portfolio Sustainability Commentary Documents

Key points

Focus on companies that drive sustainable development in Asia
Targets the most attractive Asian markets
The ‘best-in-class’ strategy exhibits significantly lower environmental footprint and better ESG score versus broader index, while maintaining the same outperformance target

About this fund

Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks of the most attractive companies in Asia. 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 selects investments based on a combination of top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas. The reference to "Stars" in the name of the fund refers to an approach whereby only the most attractive companies (in terms of actual and/or potential capital gains and/or generation of income and/or growth) are selected. The fund aims at selecting stocks with relatively low environmental footprints compared to stocks with high environmental footprints.

Key facts

Per 31-10-2025

Total size of fund	USD 23’399’951
Size of share class	USD 35’806
Inception date share class	30-03-2020
1-year performance	23.99%
Dividend paying	No

Fund manager

Vicki Chi
Joshua Crabb

Vicki Chi is Portfolio Manager in the Asia Pacific team with a focus on defensive sectors. Prior to joining this team in 2014, she was an Analyst in the Robeco Emerging Markets team where she covered Chinese stocks in the telecom and banking sector. Vicki started her career in 2006 at Robeco. She is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She also is a CFA® charterholder. Joshua Crabb is Lead Portfolio Manager and Head of Asia Pacific Equities. Before joining Robeco in 2018, Joshua was Head of Asian Equities at Old Mutual and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock and Prudential in Hong Kong. He started his career in the investment industry as Sector Analyst at BT Financial Group in 1996. Joshua holds a Bachelor's with Honors in Finance from the University of Western Australia and he is a CFA® charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	6.14%	4.50%
3 months	13.75%	12.85%
YTD	30.94%	32.52%
1 year	23.99%	28.36%
2 years	24.82%	28.16%
3 years	21.01%	23.08%
5 years	7.95%	6.79%
Since inception 30-03-2020	12.33%	11.99%

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.	4.74	5.09
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.	-0.16	0.44
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.	1.03	0.35
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..	0.30	2.39
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.	0.94	0.92
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).	16.95	16.69
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	16.15	16.15
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-5.78	-11.29

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.	1.07%
Included management fee A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.	0.90%
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.	0.13%

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.

Market development

Per 31-10-2025

Asian markets rose 4.5% in October, outperforming the MSCI World's 2.3% gain. South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore reached new highs. The month was marked by continued gains in AI stocks and geopolitical developments. While earnings reports are still ongoing, most notable so far is the fact that Asian and US tech giants have guided for acceleration in AI capex, while tech firms formed new partnerships to secure supply for AI data centers. On the geopolitical front, the US strengthened its alliances with Japan, South Korea, and Australia in areas such as nuclear EPC, AI infrastructure, shipbuilding, and critical materials. The US and China agreed on a one-year trade truce, with compromises from both sides after trading fire on rare-earth export controls and tariffs.

Performance explanation

Per 31-10-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 6.14%. In October, Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars outperformed the index. Stock selection contributed positively in South Korea and Taiwan, but detracted in the Philippines and India. In terms of sectors, stock selection was positive in IT but detracted in financials and utilities.

Expectation of fund manager

Vicki Chi
Joshua Crabb

The brief sell-off at the start of November underscores the high valuations and expectations currently surrounding the AI-related supply chain. Despite this, high cash balances on the sidelines, strong earnings, and AI-related capital expenditures, along with rate cuts, have kept markets stable. However, this serves as a reminder of the risks in high-flying sectors and the need for diversification in portfolio bets. Geopolitical tensions have eased slightly with the de-escalation of US-China trade tensions and conflicts in the Middle East, but risks remain. Asia continues to outperform as we approach the end of the year, and after a decade of US 'exceptionalism,' many asset allocators are likely to reassess their positions at the start of 2026. On the sustainability front, the AI investment frenzy exposed a long-term infrastructure deficiency in power supply across the developed world, and the renewable supply chain has begun to respond positively. In the meantime, the electrification trend in many industries continues to deepen. With higher valuations across the board, earnings and guidance will become increasingly important.

Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars Equities IL USD

High conviction in the most attractive Asian markets

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