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RobecoSAM Sustainable Water Equities I CHF

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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.

I-CHF

D-CHF

D-EUR

D-USD

E-EUR

F-CHF

F-EUR

F-USD

G-EUR

G-GBP

I-EUR

I-GBP

I-USD

Z-EUR

Class and codes

Asset class:

Equities

ISIN:

LU2146192021

Bloomberg:

ROSWEIC LX

Index

MSCI World Index TRN

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 9

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Key points

  • Forward-looking concept — While water resources are limited, demand for water is increasing fast. Population growth, urbanization and water-intensive dietary changes add to rising industrial water demand. Implementing solutions to these challenges is critical to survival and a pre-requisite for further economic growth. This is one of the major growth opportunities of our times.
  • Focus areas — Invests in structural winners along the water value chain. The most interesting and fastest-growing focus areas are wastewater treatment, water analytics and infrastructure.

About this fund

RobecoSAM Sustainable Water Equities is an actively managed fund that invests globally in companies offering products and services across the water value chain. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund has sustainable investment as its objective, within the meaning of Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November 2019 on Sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector. The strategy integrates sustainability criteria as part of the stock selection process and through a theme-specific sustainability assessment. The portfolio is built on the basis of an eligible investment universe that includes companies whose business models contribute to the thematic investment objectives. The assessment regarding relevant SDGs uses an internally developed framework, more information on which can be obtained at www.robeco.com/si. The fund's objective is also to achieve a better return than the index.

Key facts

Per 30-04-2023

Total size of fund

CHF 3,302,710,087

Size of share class

CHF 56,957,483

Inception date fund

29-10-2020

1-year performance

-7.83%

Dividend paying

No

The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.

Fund manager

Dieter Küffer CFA

Dieter Küffer CFA

Jindapa (Amy) Wanner-Thavornsuk CFA

Jindapa (Amy) Wanner-Thavornsuk CFA

Dieter Küffer is the Head of the Thematic Investing team covering Water/Healthy Living/Biodiversity/Circular Economy. He has been Portfolio Manager for the RobecoSAM Sustainable Water Equities strategy since inception of the strategy in 2001, the year he joined Robeco. In the past, he has also managed several other thematic strategies at Robeco. Prior to joining, he led a team responsible for the management of actively managed equity mandates on behalf of Swiss institutional clients at UBS Asset Management in Zurich. He began his career as an investment counsel in the Private Banking Division of UBS in 1986. Dieter Küffer holds a federal diploma as a Swiss-Certified Banking Expert and is a CFA® charterholder. Amy Wanner-Thavornsuk is Co-Portfolio Manager of RobecoSAM Sustainable Water Equities strategy and also covering thematic research within the Thematic Investing Water/Healthy Living/Circular Economy/Biodiversity team. Prior to joining in 2019, she worked for 9 years at JPMorgan Assets Management in London, whereof 6.5 years in the same role covering emerging market equities. She has been in the Financial Industry for almost 15 years with previous work experience in investment banking and consulting. She started her career as an auditor at PWC in Bangkok back in 2003. Amy holds an BS in Finance & Accounting from the Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and an MBA from the CASS Business School, UK. She is a CFA® Charterholder.

Key points
About the fund
Key facts
Fund manager

Performance

Per period

Per annum

  • Per period
  • Per annum
Per 30-04-2023
Per period Fund Index

1 month

-2.60%

-0.86%

3 months 

-4.88%

-0.82%

YTD

3.60%

5.45%

1 year

-7.83%

-5.39%

2 years

-5.64%

-1.44%

3 years

10.92%

10.09%

5 years

6.13%

5.86%

10 years

8.95%

8.24%

Since inception 12/2006

4.54%

4.18%

The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Annualized (for periods longer than one year).
Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.
Per annum Fund Index

2022

-24.64%

-16.88%

2021

33.70%

25.57%

2020

12.06%

5.80%

2019

28.32%

25.41%

2018

-11.10%

-7.65%

2020-2022

4.13%

3.36%

2018-2022

5.19%

5.04%

The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Annualized (for periods longer than one year).
Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.

Statistics

Statistics

Hit-ratio

  • Statistics
  • Hit-ratio
Per 30-04-2023
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.

7.68

6.56

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.

0.25

0.21

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.

0.71

0.42

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..

2.22

1.47

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.

0.98

1.01

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).

17.37

18.38

Max. monthly gain (%)

The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.

9.72

10.49

Max. monthly loss (%)

The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.

-8.87

-14.30

Hit-ratio 3 years 5 Years

Months out performance

Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.

20

29

Hit ratio (%)

This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.

55.6

48.3

Months Bull market

Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.

20

34

Months outperformance Bull

Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.

11

18

Hit ratio Bull (%)

This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.

55

52.9

Months Bear market

Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.

16

26

Months outperformance Bear

Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.

9

11

Hit ratio Bear (%)

This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.

56.3

42.3

Above mentioned ratios are based on gross of fees returns.

Costs

Per 30-04-2023
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.

0.93%

Included management fee

A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.

0.80%

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.

0.11%

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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.

Performance
Price development
Statistics
Cost of this fund
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Fiscal: investor

Fund allocation

Asset

Currency

Sector

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  • Currency
  • Sector
  • Top 10
Per 30-04-2023

Policies

  • The fund is allowed to pursue an active currency policy to generate extra returns and can engage in currency hedging transactions.

  • In principle the fund does not intend to distribute dividend and so both the income earned by the fund and its overall performance are reflected in its share price.

  • RobecoSAM Sustainable Water Equities is an actively managed fund that invests globally in companies offering products and services across the water value chain. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund has sustainable investment as its objective within the meaning of Article 9 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The fund contributes to water infrastructure and to distribution of tap water, and collection and treatment of wastewater and focuses on companies which supply to the value chain of water or which offer products or technologies which are more water efficient than others in their category. This is done by investing in companies that advance the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): Good health and well-being, Clean water and sanitation, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities, Responsible consumption and production, Life below water and Life on land. The fund integrates ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors in the investment processand applies Robeco’s Good Governance policy. The fund applies sustainability indicators, including but not limited to, normative, activity-based and region-based exclusions, and proxy voting. The fund also aims to achieve a better return than the index. The strategy integrates sustainability criteria as part of the stock selection process and through a theme-specific sustainability assessment. The portfolio is built on the basis of an eligible investment universe that includes companies whose business models contribute to the thematic investment objectives. The assessment regarding relevant SDGs uses an internally developed framework, more information on which can be obtained at www.robeco.com/si. Benchmark: MSCI World Index TRN. 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 sustainable objective of the fund.

  • Risk management is fully integrated into the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.

Fund allocation
Policies

Sustainability-related disclosures

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The fact that the sub-fund has obtained this label does not mean that it meets your personal sustainability goals or that the label is in line with requirements arising from any future national or European rules. The label obtained is valid for one year and subject to annual reappraisal. More information on this label.

Sustainability profile

Per 30-04-2023
Exclusions +
ESG Integration
Voting
Target Universe

SDG Impact Alignment

Per 30-04-2023

This distribution across SDG scores shows the portfolio weight allocated to companies with a positive, negative and neutral impact alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) based on Robeco’s SDG Framework. The frameworks, which utilizes a three-step approach to assess a company’s impact alignment with the relevant SDGs, provides a methodology for assigning companies with an SDG score. The score ranges from positive to negative impact alignment with levels from high, medium or low impact alignment. This results in a 7-step scale from -3 to +3. If the data set does not cover the full portfolio, the figures shown above each impact level sum to the coverage level to reflect the data coverage of the portfolio, with minimal deviations that reflect rounding. Weights < 0.5% will show as 0. If an index has been selected, the same figures are also provided for the index. Holdings mapped as corporates and/or sovereign are included in the figures. For more information, please visit https://www.robeco.com/docm/docu-brochure-robecosam-sdg-framework.pdf

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Sustainability

Per 30-04-2023

The fund's sustainable investment objective is to help mitigate the global challenges related to scarcity, quality, and allocation of water. Water and sustainability considerations are incorporated in the investment process by the means of a target universe definition, exclusions, ESG integration, and voting. The fund only invests in companies that have a significant thematic fit as per Robeco's thematic universe methodology. Through screening on both Robeco's internally developed SDG Framework and Robeco’s exclusion policy, the fund does not invest in issuers that have a negative impact on the SDGs, are in breach of international norms or where products have been deemed controversial. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up fundamental investment analysis to assess existing and potential ESG risks and opportunities. The integration of ESG factors in the investment analysis does not have a sustainability indicator. In addition, where a stock issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to exclusion. Lastly, the fund makes use of shareholder rights and applies proxy voting in accordance with Robeco's proxy voting policy.

Information
Profile
SDG Impact Alignment
Sustainability

Market development

Per 30-04-2023

The earnings season started in April. As always, the quarterly numbers and outlook had quite an impact on the prices of equities and sectors. Lots of industrials actually released better numbers than expected. Though some of the companies were rather cautious in their outlook. There is still a debate about the macroeconomic cycle, inflation and level of interest rates going on.

Performance explanation

Per 30-04-2023

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -2.60%. In the water sector, we have seen relatively good quarterly earnings from industrials and the outlook often was good as well. The updates from residential building-related companies like plumbing were quite good and shares in this sector rebounded in general. There were some fears that commercial construction-related building material stocks will announce weaker outlooks, though the updates we have seen so far were still solid. Analytics still suffer under de-stocking in the value chain after companies increased their stocks during Covid times. Long-term, the outlook in the analytics sector is still very strong and offers a lot of growth opportunities, and valuations are relatively attractive, which is why we still keep our exposure to the sector.

Expectation of fund manager

Dieter Küffer CFA

Dieter Küffer CFA

Jindapa (Amy) Wanner-Thavornsuk CFA

Jindapa (Amy) Wanner-Thavornsuk CFA

The fund is still overweight in suppliers of analytical equipment thanks to their good growth opportunities. Building materials are still overweight as well. We prefer either infrastructure-related building materials or residential names with a rather high repair and renovation exposure. The fund has a small weight in US water utilities only. Brazilian water utilities are not held at the moment.

Market development
Performance explanation
Expectation of fund manager

Fund documents

  • Factsheet
  • Portfolio Manager's Update
  • Prospectus
  • Articles of association
  • Full sustainability-related disclosures
  • Summary sustainability-related disclosures

(Semi) annual reports

  • Annual report 2022
  • Annual report 2021
  • Annual report 2020
  • Semi-annual report 2022
  • Semi-annual report 2021
  • Semi-annual report 2020

Announcements

  • Dividend dates January 2023 (21-12-2022)
  • Publication Semi-annual reports 2022 (31-08-2022)
  • Semi-annual 2021 available (31-08-2021)
Fund documents
Reports
Announcements
Calendar year return summary of the funds

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.

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