Robeco QI Emerging Markets Sustainable Enhanced Index Equities I USD
Systematic factor approach with improved sustainability profile as an alternative to passive investing
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.
I-USD
I-EUR
Z-CHF
Class and codes
Asset class:
Equities
ISIN:
LU2035181887
Bloomberg:
ROEIEIU LX
Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net 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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Key points
- Aims to consistently outperform the benchmark, with a low tracking error
- Diversified exposure to an integrated multi-factor stock selection model
- Using proven return factors value, quality, momentum and analyst revisions, with improved ESG profile and lower environmental footprints
About this fund
Robeco QI Emerging Markets Sustainable Enhanced Index Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks of companies in emerging markets. The selection of these stocks is based on a quantitative model. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund uses a stock selection strategy which ranks stocks on their expected future relative performance using three factors: valuation, quality and momentum. The fund aims at selecting stocks with relatively low environmental footprints compared to stocks with high environmental footprints.
Key facts
Total size of fund
$ 212,388,082
Size of share class
$ 1,319,677
Inception date share class
05-09-2019
1-year performance
12.00%
Dividend paying
No
Fund manager
Wilma de Groot
Tim Dröge
Machiel Zwanenburg
Dean Walsh
Han van der Boon
Vania Sulman
Wilma de Groot is Head of Core Quant Equities, Head of Factor Investing Equities and Deputy Head of Quant Equity. She is responsible for quant equity strategies and specializes in asset pricing anomalies, portfolio construction and sustainability integration. She has published in various academic publications including the Journal of Impact and ESG Investing, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance and the Financial Analysts Journal. She is a guest lecturer at several universities. Wilma joined Robeco as a Quant Researcher in 2001. Wilma has a PhD in Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam and holds a Master’s in Econometrics from Tilburg University. She is a CFA® Charterholder. Tim Dröge is Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities. He focuses on managing Core Quant strategies, both Enhanced Indexing and Active Quant portfolios. Tim specializes in quantitative stock selection, portfolio construction and Emerging Markets. Previously, he held positions as Portfolio Manager Balanced Investments and Account Manager institutional clients. Tim has been working as a Portfolio Manager since 2001. He started his career at Robeco in 1999. He holds a Master's in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Machiel Zwanenburg is Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities. He focuses on managing Core Quant strategies, both Enhanced Indexing and Active Quant portfolios and specializes in quantitative stock selection and portfolio construction. One of his areas of expertise is sustainability integration within quantitative equities. Previously, he held positions as Risk Manager at RobecoSAM and Head of Client Portfolio Risk at Robeco. He joined Robeco in 1999 as a member of the Quant Research team. He holds a Master's in Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Master's in Economics from the London School of Economics. Dean Walsh is Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities. He focuses on managing Core Quant strategies, both Enhanced Indexing and Active Quant portfolios. Dean specializes in quantitative stock selection, portfolio construction and sustainable integration. Prior to joining Robeco in 2023, he worked at Mercer Global Investments as a currency portfolio manager and as a principal in their Portfolio Intelligence unit. In this role, he led on quantitative research, including work on factor portfolios, sustainable & Paris-aligned investing, and risk management. He joined the industry in 2013 at JP Morgan. Dean holds a Master's in Quantitative Finance from University College Dublin. He is a CFA® and CAIA® Charterholder. Han van der Boon is Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities. He focuses on managing Core Quant strategies, both Enhanced Indexing and Active Quant portfolios and specializes in quantitative stock selection and portfolio construction. He was a Technical Portfolio Manager and Operational Portfolio Manager with a focus on equities in the period 2009-2018. He joined Robeco in 1997 as a Business Controller. He holds a Master's in Business Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Vania Sulman is Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equities and focuses on managing the Core Quant strategies. She specializes in the stock selection and sustainability integration in customized portfolios. She rejoined Robeco in 2022. Previously, she worked as a data scientist for three years and prior to that as a Quant Researcher at Robeco with a focus on quantitative stock selection. She joined the industry and Robeco in 2016. She holds a Master's (cum laude) in Quantitative Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Performance
Per period
Per annum
- Per period
- Per annum
1 month
2.51%
2.48%
3 months
4.58%
2.37%
YTD
4.58%
2.37%
1 year
12.00%
8.15%
2 years
-0.08%
-1.73%
3 years
-2.52%
-5.05%
Since inception 09/2019
4.71%
3.27%
2023
12.78%
2022
-19.97%
2021
2.34%
2020
15.04%
2021-2023
-2.61%
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.
1.96
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.
1.59
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.
-0.28
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..
3.04
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
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).
17.43
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
14.02
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-11.48
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
26
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
72.2
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
17
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
12
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
70.6
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
19
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
14
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
73.7
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.
0.52%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.35%
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.
0.18%
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
Sector
Top 10
- Asset
- Country
- Sector
- Top 10
Policies
Currency risk will not be hedged. Exchange-rate fluctuations will therefore directly affect the fund's share price.
The fund does not distribute dividend. The fund retains any income that is earned, and so its entire performance is reflected in its share price.
Robeco QI Emerging Markets Sustainable Enhanced Index Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks of companies in emerging markets. The selection of these stocks is based on a quantitative model. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund uses a stock selection strategy which ranks stocks on their expected future relative performance using three factors: valuation, quality and momentum. The fund aims at selecting stocks with relatively low environmental footprints compared to stocks with high environmental footprints. The fund aims for a better sustainability profile compared to the Benchmark by promoting certain E&S (i.e. Environmental and Social) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, integrating 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 aims for an improved environmental footprint. The majority of stocks selected through this approach will be components of the Benchmark, but stocks outside the Benchmark may be selected too. The fund can deviate from the weightings of the Benchmark to a limited extent. Highly ranked stocks are overweighted against the Benchmark, whereas low-ranked stocks are underweighted, resulting in a well-diversified portfolio with a low tracking error relative to the Benchmark of the fund. The fund aims to outperform the Benchmark over the long run, whilst still controlling relative risk through the applications of limits (on countries and sectors) 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 fund.
Risk management is fully integrated in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability-related disclosures
Sustainability profile
ESG score target
10% better than index
Footprint target
20% better than index
ESG Important Information
The sustainability information below can help investors integrate sustainability considerations in their process. This information is for informational purposes only. The reported sustainability information may not at all be used in relation to binding elements for this fund. A decision to invest should take into account all characteristics or objectives of the fund as described in the prospectus.
Sustainability
The fund systematically incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, ESG and environmental footprint targets as well as voting. Firstly, the fund does not invest in stock issuers that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. The fund also excludes stocks issued by companies that have a high or medium negative impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The impact of issuers on the SDGs is determined by applying Robeco's internally developed three-step SDG Framework. Secondly, financially material ESG factors are integrated in the portfolio construction to ensure the ESG score of the portfolio is at least 10% better than that of the index. In addition, the environmental footprints of the fund are made lower than that of the benchmark by restricting the GHG emissions, water use and waste generation. The target is to achieve 30% lower GHG emissions and 20% lower water use and waste generation compared to the index. With these portfolio construction rules, stocks issued by companies with better ESG scores or environmental footprints are more likely to be included in the portfolio while stocks issued by companies with worse ESG scores or environmental footprints are more likely to be divested from the portfolio. Thirdly, 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.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 MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net Return, USD).
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 2.51%. The objective of the Emerging Markets Sustainable Enhanced Indexing strategy is to provide consistent outperformance and an improved sustainability profile against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by applying a large number of small overweight and underweight positions versus the index, resulting in a low tracking error. The portfolio consists of roughly 400 emerging market stocks and overweights stocks with an enhanced sustainability profile, an attractive valuation, a profitable operating business, a strong price momentum and positive recent revisions from analysts. The portfolio's ESG risk is significantly lower than the index, while footprints for water use, greenhouse gas emissions and waste generation are reduced. By using our integrated multi-factor stock selection model, we expect the strategy to consistently outperform the benchmark.