Robeco BP US Large Cap Equities IE USD
US large-cap value approach with focus on 'characteristics that work': Valuation, Fundamentals and Momentum
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.
IE-USD
D-EUR
D-USD
DH-EUR
E-EUR
E-USD
F-EUR
F-GBP
F-USD
F2-EUR
F2-USD
FH-EUR
G-GBP
G-USD
I-EUR
I-USD
IE-GBP
IH-EUR
M-USD
Class and codes
Asset class:
Equities
ISIN:
LU0975848267
Bloomberg:
ROULIEU LX
Index
Russell 1000 Value Index (Gross Total 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 (30/03)
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Key points
- Large cap value fund
- Selects the best investment candidate with a market capitalization greater than $2 billion.
- Bottom-up fundamental research investment discipline
About this fund
Robeco BP US Large Cap Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in large-cap stocks in the United States. 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 is primarily composed of stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 2 billion. Its bottom-up stock selection process seeks to find undervalued stocks and is guided by a disciplined value approach, intensive internal research and risk aversion.
Key facts
Total size of fund
$ 1,412,171,932
Size of share class
$ 1,369,362
Inception date share class
04-10-2013
1-year performance
27.78%
Dividend paying
Yes
Fund manager
Mark Donovan CFA
David Pyle CFA
David Cohen CFA
Joshua White CFA
Mr. Donovan is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Boston Partners and lead portfolio manager for BP Large Cap Value portfolios. He is responsible for strategic and tactical operating decisions affecting the firm. He was one of the founding partners of Boston Partners Asset Management in 1995. He joined the firm from The Boston Company where he was Senior Vice President and equity portfolio manager. He also spent five years as a consulting associate with Kaplan, Smith & Associates, and two years as a securities analyst for Value Line Inc. Mr. Donovan holds a B.S. degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He has thirty-four years of investment experience.Mr. Pyle is a portfolio manager for Boston Partners Large Cap Value portfolios. Prior to assuming this role, he was a research analyst covering the utility, insurance, leisure & lodging, packaging, publishing, and computer equipment & services sectors. Mr. Pyle joined the firm from State Street Research where he was a research analyst and associate portfolio manager in their equity value group. Prior to that, he spent five years with Price Waterhouse. Mr. Pyle holds a B.S. degree in business administration from California State University, Chico, and an M.B.A. degree from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina. Mr. Pyle holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He has twenty years of investment experience. Mr. Cohen is a portfolio manager for the Boston Partners Large Cap Value strategy. Previous experience includes managing a portion of the Boston Partners Long/Short Research strategy and as an equity analyst specializing in the energy sector as well as the engineering & construction, and metals & mining industries. He has deep experience analyzing and understanding capital intensive commodity oriented businesses. He joined the firm from Loomis Sayles where he had over 8 years of experience as a portfolio manager for their Research Fund, as well as running a global energy hedge fund. As an equity analyst he covered the energy, materials, and industrials sectors. Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, Mr. Cohen was in consultant relations at MFS Investment Management. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his M.S. in Finance from Brandeis University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He has fourteen years of experience. Mr. White is a portfolio manager on Boston Partners Global and International strategies. Prior to this role, he was a global generalist providing fundamental research on global equities. Prior to this, Mr. White, managed a portion of the Boston Partners Long/Short Research strategy while covering multiple economic sectors including basic industries, consumer durables, and capital goods. Mr. White holds a B.A. degree in mathematics from Middlebury College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and has twelve years of industry experience.
Performance
Per period
Per annum
- Per period
- Per annum
1 month
6.09%
5.00%
3 months
12.35%
8.99%
YTD
12.35%
8.99%
1 year
27.78%
20.27%
2 years
9.77%
6.37%
3 years
10.58%
8.11%
5 years
11.96%
10.32%
10 years
9.04%
9.01%
Since inception 10/2013
9.88%
9.88%
2023
13.15%
11.46%
2022
-5.32%
-7.54%
2021
28.62%
25.16%
2020
0.93%
2.80%
2019
24.04%
26.54%
2021-2023
11.28%
8.86%
2019-2023
11.52%
10.91%
Statistics
Statistics
Hit-ratio
- Statistics
- Hit-ratio
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.
3.33
3.22
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.
1.00
0.78
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.
0.53
0.55
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..
3.32
2.22
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.
0.96
1.02
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).
16.11
19.45
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
11.18
14.76
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-8.97
-18.45
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
20
36
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
55.6
60
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
20
35
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
10
22
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
50
62.9
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
16
25
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
10
14
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
62.5
56
Dividend paying history
24-04-2024
$ 1.27
27-04-2023
$ 1.29
28-04-2022
$ 0.66
29-04-2021
$ 1.42
Costs
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.
0.78%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.65%
Included service fee
This fee is intended to cover official fees, such as the cost of annual reports, annual shareholders' meetings and price publications.
0.12%
Transaction costs
The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.
0.60%
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.
Fund allocation
Asset
Country
Currency
Sector
Top 10
- Asset
- Country
- Currency
- Sector
- Top 10
Policies
Investments are exclusively made in securities denominated in US dollars.
The fund distributes a dividend on an annual basis.
Robeco BP US Large Cap Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in large-cap stocks in the United States. 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 is primarily composed of stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 2 billion. Its bottom-up stock selection process seeks to find undervalued stocks and is guided by a disciplined value approach, intensive internal research and risk aversion. The fund promotes E&S (i.e. Environmental and Social) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, integrates sustainability risks in the investment process and applies Robeco’s Good Governance policy. The fund applies sustainability indicators, including but not limited to, normative, activity-based and region based exclusions, proxy voting and engagement. The majority of stocks selected will be components of the benchmark, but stocks outside the benchmark may be selected too. While the investment policy is not constrained by a benchmark, the fund may use one for comparison purposes. The fund can deviate substantially from the issuer, country and sector weightings of the benchmark. There are no restrictions on the deviation from the benchmark. The benchmark is a broad market-weighted index that is not consistent with the ESG characteristics promoted by the fund.
Risk management is fully integrated in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability-related disclosures
Sustainability profile
Footprint target
Below Index
Sustainability
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, a carbon target, engagement and voting. Through exclusions the fund avoids investments in issuers that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up investment analysis to assess the sustainability risk profile of companies. In the stock selection the fund limits exposure to elevated sustainability risks. The fund also targets a lower carbon footprint compared to the reference index. In addition, where a stock issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement. Lastly, the fund makes use of shareholder rights and applies proxy voting in accordance with Robeco's proxy voting policy.The following sections display the ESG-metrics for this fund along with short descriptions. For more information please visit the sustainability-related disclosures.The index used for all sustainability visuals is based on Russell 1000 Value Index (Gross Total Return, USD).
Market development
Equity markets in the United States climbed higher in the last month of the first quarter, returning 3.22% as measured by the S&P 500 Index. Value took back leadership over growth in the month with mid caps rising 5.18%, followed by large caps and small caps which rose 5.00% and 4.38% respectively, as measured by their respective Russell Value Index.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 6.09%. Robeco BP US Large Cap Equities strongly outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index in March. The fund added value in eight of eleven sectors over the month, with stock selection driving the lion's share of alpha generation. The best area for the fund was in information technology, where the fund holdings were up 8.5% compared to 3.8% for the index. The fund continues to find a significant number of opportunities in semiconductors & semiconductor equipment businesses, along with a handful of software and hardware companies. Micron and Dell Technologies were the top two holdings in the sector over the month, rising 30% and 20% respectively. Micron reported earnings on 21 March and was up sharply to end the month after beating expectations and raising guidance. Dell Technologies was up during the first day of the month after reporting earnings nearly 50 cents above expectation and raising their dividend. Sector allocation was mixed across the fund with two large positive impacts (underweight real estate and overweight energy) offset by a handful of smaller negative impacts.
Expectation of fund manager
Mark Donovan CFA
David Pyle CFA
David Cohen CFA
Joshua White CFA
We have entered a period of inflation that will last longer than initially thought. Historically speaking, when inflation reaches 8% or higher, it generally takes eight to ten years to revert back to levels around 3%. Fortunately, these periods have been beneficial for value investors in the past, and this will be a key component for the market moving forward. As always, we remain focused on selecting companies from the bottom-up that reflect Boston Partners' three-circle characteristics – attractive valuations, solid business fundamentals, and identifiable catalysts.
Announcements
- Dividend dates 2024 (01-05-2024)
- Prospectus change December 2023 (17-11-2023)
- Publication semi-annual reports 2023 (31-08-2023)
- Prospectus change September 2023 (04-08-2023)
- Several Robeco funds: Advertisement Dividend 2022 (31-05-2023)
- Several Robeco funds: Publication Annual Report (28-04-2023)
- Advertisements AGM several Robeco funds (11-04-2023) (11-04-2023)
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Positive distribution yield does not imply positive return. Investors should not make any investment decision solely based on information contained in the table. You should read the relevant offering document (including the key facts statement) of the fund for further details including the risk factors.
Annualized yield is calculated with the following formula: Sum of the monthly dividends over a period of 12 months / average of the applicable prices of the first business day of these 12 months * 100%
Where a reference is made to the frequency of dividend distributions, this frequency is an aim and not a guarantee. The fund may at its discretion pay dividend out from capital. Dividend yield is not guaranteed, and is not indicative the return of the Fund. The yield figure is for reference only. The fund may at its discretion to pay dividend out from capital. Distributions out of capital may result in the reduction of an investor’s original capital invested in the Sub-fund or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment of the Sub-fund. Also, any distributions involving the capital and/or capital gains may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per share of the relevant class. Payment of dividends out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. If there is a change of distribution policy of the Sub-fund, the Management Company will seek the prior approval of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong ('SFC') and provide at least one month’s prior notice to affected Shareholders.