Key points
- Invests in non-China emerging markets such as Korea, Taiwan, Poland and Brazil
- Actively managed EM portfolio with a value tilt, embedded sustainability, and long investment horizon.
- Selects attractively valued companies with mispriced earning upside combined with country analysis.
About this fund
Robeco Emerging Markets ex China Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks in emerging countries across the world with the exception of China. 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 top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas. The focus is on companies with a sound business model, solid growth prospects and reasonable valuation.
Key facts
Per
| Total size of fund | EUR 7,255,712 |
| Size of share class | EUR 43,570 |
| Inception date share class | 30-11-2023 |
| 1-year performance | 64.24% |
| Dividend paying | No |
Fund manager
Rob Schellekens
Wim-Hein Pals
Sejung Seo
Cornelis Vlooswijk
Rob Schellekens is Lead Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets ex-China fund. On the research side he provides coverage of Russia, South America ex-Brazil and the Middle East. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Rob was an Analyst at Integra in Peru and at RBC Global Investment Management in Canada where he started his career in the industry in 2004. He holds a Bachelor's Honors in Economics from the Queen's University in Canada. Wim-Hein Pals is Head of the Robeco Emerging Markets Equity team and Lead Portfolio Manager of the Global Emerging Markets Core strategy. As for country analysis, he covers Indonesia and Malaysia. Previously, he was Portfolio Manager Emerging European and African equities and Portfolio Manager Emerging Asian equities. Wim-Hein started his career in the investment industry at Robeco in 1990. He holds a Master's in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Eindhoven University of Technology and a Master's in Business Economics from Tilburg University. Sejung Seo is Portfolio Manager EM ex-China with a research focus on the Technology sector. Prior to joining Robeco in 2020, he was a Research Analyst at Candriam in Brussels, covering emerging markets technology stocks. Sejung started his career in 2007 at Mirae Asset Management in Seoul. He holds a Master’s in Finance from London Business School and he is a CFA® charterholder. Sejung is also a native Korean speaker. Cornelis Vlooswijk is Lead Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst African Equities. Previously, he worked for Robeco as an investment strategist focusing on North America and Emerging Markets since 2005. Before joining Robeco in 2005, he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston as an Investment Banking Analyst, focusing on the transport and logistics sector. He started his career in the financial industry in 1998. Cornelis holds a Master’s in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a CFA® charterholder.