Robeco Credit Income CH GBP

Targeting a consistent level of income by investing in companies that contribute to the SDGs

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
Bonds
ISIN
LU1857098500
Bloomberg
ROCICHG LX

Asset class

Bonds

ISIN

LU1857098500

Bloomberg

ROCICHG LX

Reference index

1/3 Bbg Global Agg Corp Index + 1/3 Bbg US Corp HY + Pan Euro HY ex Financials 2.5% Issuer Cap + 1/3 JPM Corp EMBI Broad Diversified 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

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Rating

( 30-11 )

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Key points

Multi-Asset-Credit Strategy that invests in global investment credit, high yield and emerging markets
Invests in companies that contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Fund aims to maximize current yield and income for investors who are targeting a consistent level of income

About this fund

Robeco Credit Income is an actively managed fund that invests in global investment grade credit, high yield and emerging credits to optimize yield and income through the credit cycle. The fund primarily invests in short-dated bonds and interest rate duration range between 1-6 years, while, at the same time, invest in companies that contribute to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. Performance drivers are the top-down beta positioning as well as bottom-up issuer selection. The portfolio is built on the basis of the eligible investment universe and the relevant SDGs using an internally developed framework about which more information can be obtained via the website www.robeco.com/si. The fund's objective is to maximize current income.

Key facts

Per 30-11-2025

Total size of fund	GBP 1,698,061,927
Size of share class	GBP 11,145,463
Inception date share class	02-08-2018
1-year performance	9.23%
Dividend paying	Yes

Fund manager

Evert Giesen
Jan Willem Knoll

Evert Giesen is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade in the Credit team. Previously, he was an Analyst, responsible for covering the Automotive sector within the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2001, Evert worked at AEGON Asset Management for four years as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. He has been active in the industry since 1997 and holds a Master's in Econometrics from Tilburg University. Jan Willem Knoll is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade in the Credit team. He joined the Credit team in 2016. Previously, Jan Willem headed the Financials Equity sell-side research team at ABN AMRO. He started his career in the industry in 1999 at APG, where he held several positions including Portfolio Manager of a global insurance portfolio and subsequently a pan-European financials portfolio. Jan Willem holds a Master’s in Business Economics from the University of Groningen and he is a CFA® charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	0.38%	-
3 months	1.50%	-
YTD	9.16%	-
1 year	9.23%	-
2 years	9.19%	-
3 years	7.77%	-
5 years	2.24%	-
Since inception 02-08-2018	3.00%	-

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.	1.62	1.76
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.	0.53	0.44
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.	0.79	-0.03
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..	0.64	0.81
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.	1.06	1.03
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).	4.91	6.27
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	4.23	4.76
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-2.33	-6.19

Date	Amount
23-09-2025	GBP 1.49
25-06-2025	GBP 1.46
25-03-2025	GBP 1.47
20-12-2024	GBP 1.45

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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.	0.72%
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.	0.16%
Transaction costs The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.	0.06%

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 0.05% 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

The fiscal consequences of investing in this fund depend on the investor's personal situation. For private investors in the Netherlands real interest and dividend income or capital gains received on their investments are not relevant for tax purposes. Each year investors pay income tax on the value of their net assets as at 1 January if and inasmuch as such net assets exceed the investor’s tax-free allowance. Any amount invested in the fund forms part of the investor's net assets. Private investors who are resident outside the Netherlands will not be taxed in the Netherlands on their investments in the fund. However, such investors may be taxed in their country of residence on any income from an investment in this fund based on the applicable national fiscal laws. Other fiscal rules apply to legal entities or professional investors. We advise 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.

Market development

Per 30-11-2025

Volatility in credit spreads was limited in November and spreads continued to trade around historical tight levels. High yield spreads were 5 bps tighter and closed at 298 bps, but investment grade spreads widened 2 bps to 82 bps. Emerging market spreads widened 14 bps to 250 bps. Spreads widened early in the month, as markets priced out a December Fed cut and equity volatility rose, but most of that move reversed once softer labor data and dovish Fed commentary restored expectations for near-term easing and reduced fiscal uncertainty. A benign CPI print and a late-month rally in US and European rates supported risk appetite. In investment grade, November delivered one of the heaviest new issue calendars of the year, with jumbo multi-tranche supply from Alphabet and Amazon following Meta's blockbuster deal at the end of October. These deals were priced at relatively cheap levels and pushed investment grade spreads slightly wider. In the high yield market, there was weaker performance of some AI-related data center companies. In emerging markets, there continued to be some weakness in a few Brazilian corporates. These are more driven by idiosyncratic issues then broader market weakness.

Performance explanation

Per 30-11-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 0.38%. The fund had positive total return in November. Cash yields continued to make a positive contribution, with duration exposure also contributing positively and mainly US rates lower over the month. The total contribution from credit was neutral. Although market spreads were slightly higher over the month, this was offset by positive contribution from active credit management. Strong positive contributors were the new Ardagh bond and the Helios convertible. SoftBank bonds contributed negatively over the month.

Expectation of fund manager

Evert Giesen
Jan Willem Knoll

The short-term outlook for growth in the US and Europe looks relatively benign for credit markets. While risks to growth definitely exist, these are largely longer-term. It is therefore surprising how flat credit curves are. This contrasts with treasury markets, which are already taking into account some of the longer-term risks. In this environment, we are more comfortable in taking credit risk over spread duration risk. In our last outlook we noted that short-dated BB credit is probably less risky than long duration A and BBB bonds. With the higher conviction that economic growth will remain decent for now, we have even higher conviction in our preference for credit risk over spread duration. There is a risk that at some point, markets will start looking at the longer-term risks and spreads will start to drift wider. For bonds with low spread duration, breakeven levels for spread widening are higher which means that the portfolio is relative protected. Part of the portfolio is invested in high quality AAA-rated paper that can be redeployed if markets reprice at some point. It remains difficult to pinpoint when markets will look at longer-term risk again.

Robeco Credit Income CH GBP

Targeting a consistent level of income by investing in companies that contribute to the SDGs

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