
Robeco Global Credits IEH AUD
Unconstrained and contrarian approach across the different corporate bond segments
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.
IEH-AUD
0FH-EUR
CH-EUR
D3H-USD
DH-EUR
DH-SEK
DH-USD
EH-EUR
FH-CHF
FH-EUR
FH-GBP
FH-USD
I-USD
IBH-EUR
IBH-GBP
IBH-JPY
IBH-USD
IH-EUR
IH-GBP
IH-SEK
IH-SGD
IH-USD
IH-USD
M2H-EUR
Z2H-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Bonds
ISIN:
LU1653089133
Bloomberg:
RGCIEHA LX
Index
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporates Index
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
- Promising investment opportunities in credits
- Flexible approach
- Investment policy
About this fund
Robeco Global Credits is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of global investment grade corporate bonds. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. This fund has the flexibility to invest in other fixed income asset classes such as high yield, emerging credits and asset-backed securities. The fund can take limited active duration (interest-rate sensitivity) positions.
Key facts
Total size of fund
$ 4,665,383,251
Size of share class
$ 349,750,436
Inception date fund
31-07-2017
1-year performance
-2.38%
Dividend paying
Yes
Fund manager

Victor Verberk

Reinout Schapers
Victor Verberk is CIO Fixed Income and Sustainability. Prior to joining Robeco in 2008, Victor was CIO at Holland Capital Management. Before that, he was Head of Fixed Income at MN Services and Portfolio Manager Credits at AXA Investment Managers. He has been active in the industry since 1997. Victor holds a Master’s in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and he is a Certified European Financial Analyst. Reinout Schapers is Co-Head Portfolio Management Investment Grade in the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2011, Reinout worked at Aegon Asset Management where he was a Head of European High Yield. Before that, he worked at Rabo Securities as an M&A Associate and at Credit Suisse First Boston as an Analyst Corporate Finance. Reinout has been active in the industry since 2003. He holds a Master's in Architecture from the Delft University of Technology. The Robeco Global Credits fund is managed within Robeco’s credit team, which consists of nine portfolio managers and twenty-three credit analysts (of which four financials 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 dedicated quantitative researchers and 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
0.59%
0.71%
3 months
-0.34%
0.02%
YTD
3.22%
3.25%
1 year
-2.38%
-1.94%
2 years
-6.06%
-5.80%
3 years
-2.01%
-2.45%
5 years
1.12%
0.76%
Since inception 07/2017
0.92%
0.64%
2022
-15.89%
-15.45%
2021
-0.92%
-0.99%
2020
9.38%
7.02%
2019
11.73%
11.39%
2018
-1.34%
-1.17%
2020-2022
-3.04%
-3.60%
2018-2022
0.09%
-0.28%
Statistics
Statistics
Hit-ratio
Characteristics
- Statistics
- Hit-ratio
- Characteristics
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.
1.13
1.09
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.
0.83
0.77
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.
-0.31
0.06
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..
1.27
0.88
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.
1.08
1.08
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).
7.88
7.76
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
4.71
5.40
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-5.40
-7.67
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
18
31
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
50
51.7
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
17
35
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
11
20
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
64.7
57.1
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
19
25
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
7
11
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
36.8
44
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.
A2/A3
A3/BAA1
Option Adjusted Modified Duration (years)
The interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.
6.30
6.20
Maturity (years)
The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.
7.30
8.80
Green Bonds (%)
The percentage of total AuM in the portfolio (market-weight based) that is indicated as Green Bond in Bloomberg. Green bonds are any type of regular bond instrument for which the proceeds will be applied exclusively to environmental projects.
6.60
4.00
Dividend paying history
28-04-2022
$ 1.56
29-04-2021
$ 2.27
30-04-2020
$ 2.04
27-04-2023
$ 2.31
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.
0.53%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.40%
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.
0.16%
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
Currency
Duration
Rating
Sector
Subordination
Top 10
- Currency
- Duration
- Rating
- Sector
- Subordination
- Top 10
Policies
All currency risks are hedged.
Robeco Global Credit make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
In principle, the fund will distribute dividend annually.
Robeco Global Credits is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of global investment grade corporate bonds. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. 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. This fund has the flexibility to invest in other fixed income asset classes such as high yield, emerging credits and asset-backed securities. The fund can take limited active duration (interest-rate sensitivity) positions. The majority of bonds selected will be components of the benchmark, but bonds outside the benchmark may be selected too. The fund can deviate substantially from the weightings of the benchmark. The fund aims to outperform the benchmark over the long run, while still controlling relative risk through the application of limits (on currencies) to the extent of the 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 fund.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process so as to ensure that the fund's positions remain within set limits at all times.
Sustainability-related disclosures
Full sustainability-related disclosures
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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 5% 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
In April, financial markets were relatively quiet and credit spreads traded in a narrow range, as broad measures of volatility including VIX and MOVE trended lower. Problems in the US regional banking sector continued to pop up. First Republic Bank, which is mainly active in the market for wealthy clients, was the latest victim. The bank faces similar issues as other regional banks, with large unrealized losses on "assets held to maturity". In March, a group of US banks provided USD 30 bln of uninsured deposits to shore up liquidity. This did not turn the tide for First Republic and the bank was ultimately acquired by JPMorgan in a transaction organized by the US government. Most company earnings exceeded expectations, as the latter had been guided down to relatively low levels. Inflation remains above target levels in both Europe and the US, while tighter bank lending standards led to questions about the number of rate hikes to come. In the real estate sector there continue to be defaults in office property loans due to rising vacancy rates, higher interest rates and tighter lending standards. Primary markets were relatively subdued due to the earnings calendar, despite lower rate and spread volatility.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 0.59%. The Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index returned 0.63% (hedged in euro) this month. Excess returns for the index were 1.18%. The credit spread on the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index tightened from 153 to 149 basis points for the month. Underlying yields remained more or less the same. German 10-year yields widened by 2 basis points to 2.31%, while US 10-year yields tightened by 4 basis points to 3.42%. The fund underperformed the index. Our top-down position contributed positively to our performance, which was offset by our issuer selection. Euro cash bonds underperformed dollar-denominated bonds, resulting in a negative contribution for the month due to our overweight euro bonds. Issuers that contributed to performance were NatWest Group due to a rating upgrade, TenneT, Holcim and BBVA. Names that detracted from performance were Western Digital, UBS, Deutsche Bank and Suzano.
Expectation of fund manager

Victor Verberk

Reinout Schapers
Central banks have been experimenting with monetary policy for years – and have invented a lot of new monetary instruments and strategies along the way. The result has been low or negative yields for way too long. The economic system created debt in all corners of society. A fast and aggressive hiking cycle will for sure reveal many problems. All time-series show a recession could start somewhere toward the end of the year – and we believe central banks will cause one. Recent developments in the banking sector will lead to more tightening lending standards, which will put additional pressure on the economy. We do believe risks are more skewed to the US market this time. Our concern is with leveraged sectors that might be rate sensitive like covenant-lite leveraged loans, real estate, and CLOs. We are far enough into the business and rate cycle that when markets become too bearish, buying on the dip makes sense. This time, the sell-off in AT-1 and subordinated financials led to excessive risk premiums and a buying opportunity in that segment. Valuations for non-financials are less attractive and valuations for cyclicals are not fully reflecting recession risks at the moment.