Robeco Global Stars Equities Fund - EUR E

High conviction in the most attractive companies around the world

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
NL0000289783
Bloomberg
ROBA NA

Asset class

Equities

ISIN

NL0000289783

Bloomberg

ROBA NA

Index

MSCI 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

( 31-10 )

Overview Performance & costs Portfolio Sustainability Commentary Documents

Key points

Concentrated portfolio
Focuses on companies with a high return on invested capital and strong free cash flow
Applies a disciplined approach to valuating companies, sustainability is an integral part of the valuation

About this fund

Robeco Global Stars Equities Fund N.V. is an actively managed fund that invests in liquid shares of companies listed on stock exchanges around the world, mainly in North America and developed countries in Europe, Oceania and Southeast Asia. In addition, there may be limited investments in liquid shares in companies in emerging markets. The Fund has a focused, concentrated portfolio with a small number of larger bets. Stock selection focuses on the shares of medium and large companies with the greatest growth potential. The Fund aims to provide long term capital growth while at the same time aiming for a better sustainability profile compared to the MSCI World Index.

Key facts

Per 31-10-2025

Total size of fund	EUR 4,173,041,679
Size of share class	EUR 1,757,121,247
Inception date share class	03-03-1938
1-year performance	9.20%
Dividend paying	Yes

Fund manager

Michiel Plakman CFA
Chris Berkouwer

Michiel Plakman is Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Robeco’s Global Equity team. He is Lead Portfolio Manager Global Stars Equities and Portfolio Manager Global Engagement Equities. He is responsible for fundamental global equities with a focus on companies in information technology, real estate, communication services and portfolio construction. Before starting this role since 2009, Michiel was responsible for managing the Robeco IT Equities fund within the TMT team. Prior to joining Robeco in 1999, he worked as a Portfolio Manager Japan at Achmea Global Investors (PVF Pensioenen). From 1995 to 1996 he was Portfolio Manager European Equities at KPN Pension Fund. Michiel holds a Master's in Econometrics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is a CFA® Charterholder. Chris Berkouwer is Portfolio Manager and member of the Global Equity team. He has a focus on the low-carbon transition and on companies in the energy, materials and industrials sectors. He is also Deputy Lead Portfolio Manager Global Stars Equities. He is responsible for fundamental global equities, as well as portfolio construction. Prior to joining Robeco in 2010, he worked as an analyst for The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. He conducted country, industry and company research for various equity teams before joining the Global Equity team. Chris holds a Master's in Business Administration and International Public Management from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a CFA® Charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	4.10%	3.84%
3 months	6.11%	7.12%
YTD	1.67%	7.47%
1 year	9.20%	14.77%
2 years	19.12%	22.22%
3 years	13.67%	15.56%
5 years	14.08%	15.80%
10 years	11.64%	11.30%
Since inception 01-04-1933	8.86%	-

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.	2.92	3.02
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	-0.09
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.	0.97	1.02
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..	-0.53	0.04
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.	1.01	0.98
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).	12.37	13.69
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	7.58	10.36
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-8.75	-8.75

Date	Amount
21-07-2025	EUR 0.18
30-06-2025	EUR 1.02
01-07-2024	EUR 0.80
28-06-2023	EUR 1.00

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.	1.16%
Included management fee A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.	1.00%
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.	0.19%

Fiscal product treatment

The fund is established in the Netherlands. The fund is managed as a 'naamloze vennootschap' (public limited company). The fund has the status of 'fiscal investment institution' in the sense of article 28 of the Dutch Corporate-Income Tax Act 1969, and, as such, is taxed at a corporate-income tax rate of 0%.The fund is obliged to pay out the realized current income in the form of dividend within 8 months after the end of the financial year. From 1 January 2007 the fund withholds Dutch dividend tax at a rate of 15% from these dividend payments. The fund can in principle use the Dutch treaty network to partially recover any withholding tax on its income.

Fiscal treatment of investor

For a private investor residing in the Netherlands, the actual received interest, dividends or capital gains are not relevant for tax purposes. For Dutch tax-resident private investors, their holdings fall under Box 3. Investors pay annual tax on a fixed yield calculated based on the value of their assets as of 1 January. The return depends on the pro-rata allocation of assets to different categories, namely savings, debts or other assets. The holdings qualify as other assets for which the return rate is set at 6.04% (as of 1/1/2024; 6.17% as of 1/1/2023). The return rate is adjusted annually based on historical returns from previous years. The balance of the different asset categories is referred to as the return base. The effective return rate is then calculated by dividing the return by the return base. This effective return rate is applied to the savings and investments base to calculate the benefit from savings and investments. The savings and investments base is equal to the return base minus the tax-free amount. Investors pay income tax (36% in 2024; 32% in 2023) on this calculated benefit from savings and investments. The withheld Dutch dividend tax (15% as of 1/1/2024) is creditable against the income tax payable for investors residing in the Netherlands. Investors who are not subject to (exempt from) Dutch corporate tax (including Dutch pension funds) are not taxed on the result obtained. Dutch exempt entities can fully reclaim the 15% dividend tax withheld on dividends.Investors subject to Dutch corporate tax may be taxed on the result obtained from their investment in the fund, including dividend income and capital gains. Dutch corporate taxpayers can, in principle, credit the withheld dividend tax (15% as of 1/1/2024) against corporate tax and, under certain conditions, credit the excess in later years. For investors outside the Netherlands, their own national tax legislation applies to foreign investment funds. Shareholders who are not subject to tax in the Netherlands and reside in countries that have a double taxation treaty with the Netherlands may, depending on the treaty, reclaim (a portion of) the Dutch dividend tax from the Dutch tax authorities. A pension fund located in another EU member state or a country that has entered into an information exchange agreement with the Netherlands and is similar to a Dutch pension fund is also entitled to a refund of Dutch dividend tax. The above is based on current Dutch tax legislation.

Fund

Index

Policies

Per 31-10-2025

Market development

Per 31-10-2025

Abundant liquidity in conjunction with the gravitational pull of AI has powered global equities to successive all-time highs (+3.8% in EUR; +2.0% in USD). Credit quality fears from several high-profile US bankruptcies in short succession at the start of the month, followed by a renewed US-China trade quarrel were quickly brushed off by the market. Meanwhile, the prisoner's dilemma on AI plays on. Investment spend keeps going up, as are the number of new AI deals, often etched in peculiar circular nature. Whether this is typical of 'bubble territory' can be debated, but it does make sense to view such announcements with a dose of skepticism. Earnings reports have been solid thus far with 'Mag7' expectations continuing to move higher. Broadening of earnings growth beyond that select group of stocks is happening too, but slower than predicted over the past year. It seems that the feared impact from tariffs is manageable and growth isn't plunging, at least for now. If tariffs indeed prove to be a slow burn and companies plan gradual pass-throughs to protect volumes, a potential fallout seems manageable.

Performance explanation

Per 31-10-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 4.10%. In October, the portfolio had a positive absolute return, also outperforming the benchmark. Sector-wise, our positioning in healthcare and consumer staples helped performance best. The sectors energy and consumer discretionary, however, struggled most. In terms of stock selection, Alphabet again contributed best to performance as investors begin to see the company as an AI beneficiary. Alphabet reported very strong earnings on the back of accelerating revenue growth to its first quarter of more than USD 100 billion in sales. Next to strong results for Search, Google Cloud and YouTube also continued to deliver strong results, which altogether led to many analyst upgrades. Thermo Fisher also contributed nicely to performance. The month started with a deal between President Trump and pharma giant Pfizer, boosting confidence back into the healthcare sector. Also, Thermo announced a partnership with OpenAI to embed AI across its clinical trial business.

Expectation of fund manager

Michiel Plakman CFA
Chris Berkouwer

There are plenty of economic and market metrics that would normally give discomfort; yet, true to Keynesian wisdom, markets can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent. The timeline for a reckoning keeps being pushed out as liquidity remains plentiful and headlines around yet another AI deal or partnership keep flowing, ignoring the financial engineering that is taking place to get those done. Company commentary, though, flags a weakening US consumer, especially in the lower income cohort, most notably visible across weak consumer staples performance. This bears monitoring to see if this relates to a lack of immigration growth or is a more broad-based phenomenon. On the monetary front, despite the US shutdown preventing key economic data points to be delivered, the Fed decided on another rate cut, though hinting at a potential pause in December. Rationally, it would make sense to slowly hit the brakes as markets increasingly resemble 'peak-of-cycle' behavior.

Robeco Global Stars Equities Fund - EUR E

High conviction in the most attractive companies around the world

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