
Robeco High Yield Bonds Feeder Fund - zero duration IH EUR
Solid solution for investing in corporate bonds with a subinvestment grade rating
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.
IH-EUR
BX-USD
D2-USD
D3-USD
DH-EUR
FH-EUR
I-USD
Class and codes
Asset class:
Bonds
ISIN:
LU1840770603
Bloomberg:
ROHZIHE LX
Index
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield + Pan Euro HY ex Financials 2.5% Issuer Cap
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
- Overview
- Performance & costs
- Portfolio
- Sustainability
- Commentary
- Documents
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Key points
- Managed with a conservative approach
- Disciplined and repeatable investment process
- Experienced team management
About this fund
This actively managed fund is a Feeder Fund and invests at least 85% of its assets in class Z2H shares (hedged to USD) of Robeco Capital Growth Funds SICAV - Robeco High Yield Bonds (“the Master”). The Master invests in corporate bonds with a sub-investment grade rating, issued primarily by US and European issuers.The fund's objective is to provide long term capital growth. The Feeder Fund uses interest rate derivatives to hedge the interest rate risk of the Master to nearly zero. The duration hedge will lead to intended performance differences as a result of interest rate movements between the Feeder Fund and the Master.
Key facts
Total size of fund
€ 6,647,059
Size of share class
€ 2,060,497
Inception date fund
28-06-2018
1-year performance
8.41%
Dividend paying
No
Fund manager

Sander Bus

Roeland Moraal
Sander Bus is CIO and Portfolio Manager High Yield Bonds in the Credit team. He has been dedicated to High Yield at Robeco since 1998. Previously, Sander worked for two years as a Fixed Income Analyst at Rabobank where he started his career in the industry in 1996. He holds a Master's in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and he is a CFA® charterholder. Roeland Moraal is Portfolio Manager High Yield in the Credit team. Before assuming this role, he was Portfolio Manager in the Robeco Duration team and worked as an Analyst with the Institute for Research and Investment Services. Roeland started his career in the industry in 1997. He holds a Master's in Applied Mathematics from the University of Twente and a Master’s in Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The Robeco High Yield fund is managed within Robeco’s credit team, which consists of nine portfolio managers and twenty-three credit analysts. The portfolio managers are responsible for the construction and management of the credit portfolios, whereas the analysts cover the team’s fundamental research. Our analysts have long term experience in their respective sectors which they cover globally. Each analyst covers both investment grade and high yield, providing them an information advantage and benefiting from inefficiencies that traditionally exist between the two segmented markets. Furthermore, the credit team is supported by three dedicated quantitative researchers and four fixed income traders. On average, the members of the credit team have an experience in the asset management industry of seventeen years, of which eight years with Robeco.
Performance
Per period
Per annum
- Per period
- Per annum
1 month
1.17%
3 months
3.22%
YTD
5.37%
1 year
8.41%
2 years
2.10%
3 years
3.80%
5 years
2.34%
Since inception 06/2018
2.51%
2022
-2.29%
2021
4.22%
2020
0.38%
2019
9.17%
2020-2022
0.73%
Statistics
Statistics
Characteristics
- Statistics
- Characteristics
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.
0.77
0.37
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).
5.57
7.87
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
3.61
4.69
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-5.25
-11.36
Rating
The average credit quality of the securities in the portfolio. AAA, AA, A en BAA (Investment Grade) means lower risk and BB, B, CCC, CC, C (High Yield) higher risk.
B2/B3
Option Adjusted Modified Duration (years)
The interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.
0.10
Maturity (years)
The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.
0.70
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.
0.63%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.50%
Included service fee
This fee is intended to cover official fees, such as the cost of annual reports, annual shareholders' meetings and price publications.
0.12%
Transaction costs
The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.
0.05%
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
Country
Currency
Duration
Rating
Sector
Top 10
- Country
- Currency
- Duration
- Rating
- Sector
- Top 10
Policies
All currency risks are hedged.
The Feeder Fund uses derivatives to hedge the duration of the Master. The duration hedge will lead to intended performance differences between the Feeder Fund and the Master. Interest rate movements will have a different effect on the Master and the Feeder Fund. .
The fund does not distribute dividend.
This actively managed fund is a Feeder Fund and invests at least 85% of its assets in class Z2H shares (hedged to USD) of Robeco Capital Growth Funds SICAV - Robeco High Yield Bonds (“the Master”). The Master invests in corporate bonds with a sub-investment grade rating, issued primarily by US and European issuers.The fund's objective is to provide long term capital growth. Through its investment in the Master, 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, and engagement. The Feeder Fund uses interest rate derivatives to hedge the interest rate risk of the Master to nearly zero. The duration hedge will lead to intended performance differences as a result of interest rate movements between the Feeder Fund and the Master.The majority of bonds selected will be components of the Benchmark, but bonds outside the Benchmark index may be selected too. The Master Fund can deviate substantially from the weightings of the Benchmark. The Master aims to outperform the Benchmark by taking positions that deviate from the Benchmark. The Master Fund aims to outperform the Benchmark over the long run, whilst still controlling relative risk through the applications of limits (on currencies and issuers) to the extent of deviation from the Benchmark. This will consequently limit the deviation of the performance relative to the Benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market weighted index that is not consistent with the ESG characteristics promoted by the Master Fund.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability-related disclosures
Sustainability profile
Sustainability
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, a minimum allocation to ESG-labeled bonds, and engagement. The fund does not invest in credit 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 security analysis to assess the impact on the issuer's fundamental credit quality. In the credit selection the fund limits exposure to issuers with an elevated sustainability risk profile. Furthermore, the fund invests at least 2% in green, social, sustainable, and/or sustainability-linked bonds. Lastly, where issuers are flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement.
Market development
Spreads in the high yield market narrowed by 20 basis points to reach new lows since April 2022, and the yield to worst concluded the month 20 basis points tighter at 8.03%. Unemployment rates near a multi-decade low and stronger-than-expected wage growth keep providing evidence to policymakers that the hiking cycle may not be over. Despite the first signs of declining core inflation, the Fed followed up with a 25 bps rate hike. Potential clouds to the growth picture from either the strong rise in the oil price, the debt ceiling or the required resumption of the very sizable federal student loan repayments did not significantly impact markets, which increasingly prices in a soft landing. In Europe, inflation showed signs of slowing, albeit from very high levels. With mixed data observed at the country level, it still led the ECB to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points. July marked the second-lowest month of 2023 in terms of bond issuance, with USD 6.7 billion worth of US high-yield bonds priced. Additionally, default activity remained relatively muted, with only four defaults affecting the market and impacting a relatively small volume of USD 3 billion.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 1.17%. The high yield bond index experienced a positive total return in July of well over 1%, driven by 20 basis points of spread tightening and favorable underlying government bond returns. The fund outperformed the benchmark by some 20 bps. This was the result of a small negative impact from our underweight beta being more than offset by positive issuer selection. Bonds with higher ratings outperformed lower-rated ones on a risk-adjusted basis, both in euros and dollars. Our quality bias therefore made a positive contribution to the relative performance. Our underweight US versus overweight Europe resulted in a slightly negative contribution. On a sector basis, our overweight position in financials, particularly in the banking sector, made a positive impact, driven by Tier-1 and Tier-2 bonds. Another larger contribution came from our underweight in communications, the clear laggard among all corporate sectors. On a stock level, major contributors to performance were our active underweight position in Altice and overweight position in Level 3.
Expectation of fund manager

Sander Bus

Roeland Moraal
Markets have been talking about the upcoming US recession for more than a year. Over the past few quarters, we have elaborated about the increased risks of a recession, too. As of yet, a recession has not arrived. In Europe, Germany did recently slip into a technical recession after we witnessed two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. Markets are stuck between a stubborn inflation environment and a pending recession. These are interconnected. To kill the inflation monster, central banks almost have to force the economy into a recession to cool off labor markets. The time-lags between central bank action and impact make it virtually impossible to avoid overshooting or undershooting. Risks lie in those parts of the market that are vulnerable to these much higher rates, like over-indebted LBOs or certain debt-laden sectors. Luckily we have not seen a capex cycle that has created over-supply situations. Yet, we think accidents are likely to happen, and have seen some already. Stock picking is ever more important, as the current environment will certainly create winners and losers. For now, the beta is below one.
A provision for exchange rate fluctuation when representations are made in foreign currencies (i.e. Any representations made which are not denominated in HKD/ USD/ EUR) may expose investors to exchange rate fluctuations.
Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The information contained in this website is provided for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice. Investors are advised to seek independent advice before making any investment decision. Please refer to the relevant offering documents for details including the risk factors before making any investment decisions. This web page is published by Robeco Hong Kong Limited and has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission.
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.