Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars Equities S USD

High conviction in the most attractive Asian markets

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
Equities
ISIN
LU2133221411
Bloomberg
ROASESU LX

Asset class

Equities

ISIN

LU2133221411

Bloomberg

ROASESU LX

Index

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan 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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Rating

( 30-11 )

Overview Performance & costs Portfolio Sustainability Commentary Documents

Key points

Focus on companies that drive sustainable development in Asia
Targets the most attractive Asian markets
The ‘best-in-class’ strategy exhibits significantly lower environmental footprint and better ESG score versus broader index, while maintaining the same outperformance target

About this fund

Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks of the most attractive companies in Asia. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund selects investments based on a combination of top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas. The reference to "Stars" in the name of the fund refers to an approach whereby only the most attractive companies (in terms of actual and/or potential capital gains and/or generation of income and/or growth) are selected. The fund aims at selecting stocks with relatively low environmental footprints compared to stocks with high environmental footprints.

Key facts

Per 30-11-2025

Total size of fund	USD 22,716,341
Size of share class	USD 19,415,716
Inception date share class	30-03-2020
1-year performance	25.18%
Dividend paying	No

Fund manager

Vicki Chi
Joshua Crabb

Vicki Chi is Portfolio Manager in the Asia Pacific team with a focus on defensive sectors. Prior to joining this team in 2014, she was an Analyst in the Robeco Emerging Markets team where she covered Chinese stocks in the telecom and banking sector. Vicki started her career in 2006 at Robeco. She is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She also is a CFA® charterholder. Joshua Crabb is Lead Portfolio Manager and Head of Asia Pacific Equities. Before joining Robeco in 2018, Joshua was Head of Asian Equities at Old Mutual and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock and Prudential in Hong Kong. He started his career in the investment industry as Sector Analyst at BT Financial Group in 1996. Joshua holds a Bachelor's with Honors in Finance from the University of Western Australia and he is a CFA® charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	-3.37%	-2.84%
3 months	8.44%	8.45%
YTD	26.76%	28.76%
1 year	25.18%	28.95%
2 years	20.69%	22.16%
3 years	14.30%	15.10%
5 years	5.54%	4.54%
Since inception 30-03-2020	11.69%	11.24%

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.	4.48	5.08
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.	0.02	0.39
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.	0.69	0.20
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..	0.20	2.01
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.	1.00	0.92
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).	14.87	16.37
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	11.01	16.15
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-5.78	-11.29

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.	0.85%
Included management fee A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.	0.60%
Included service fee This fee is intended to cover official fees, such as the cost of annual reports, annual shareholders' meetings and price publications.	0.20%
Transaction costs The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.	0.13%

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

Asian markets retreated 2.8% in November, compared to a flat world index. The two biggest drivers of this pullback were the hawkish tone at the October FOMC and renewed concerns about market concentration in AI names. The pricing in of a December Fed rate cut fluctuated over the month, as data and Fed speak variously changed the market narrative around policy and liquidity support in the US. On the tech front, despite continued strong guidance from ecosystem companies and positive developments on model capability and deployment, the stock price reaction was muted. AI-heavy sectors were therefore the worst-performing sectors in Asia last month, with some element of pullback from over-bought conditions in South Korean tech.

Performance explanation

Per 30-11-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -3.37%. In November, Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars underperformed the index. Stock selection contributed positively in South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines, but detracted in China. The underweight in India detracted this month. In terms of sectors, stock selection was positive in communication services but detracted in financials.

Expectation of fund manager

Vicki Chi
Joshua Crabb

Asia has continued to outperform in 2025, driving valuations higher. November saw a healthy, profit-taking-driven pullback, with AI-related plays experiencing the sharpest correction after a year of sustained gains. This serves as a reminder that elevated valuations and lofty expectations around the AI supply chain remain vulnerable – particularly if results begin to disappoint (which, so far, they have not). Money market balances have reached record highs, while earnings, capex, and guidance – especially among AI-related names – remain robust, helping to limit drawdowns. As highlighted last month, diversification of alpha sources is critical, and November underscored this point. Geopolitical risks have stayed muted across the Pacific and the Middle East, though they persist. Despite November's pullback, Asia continues to lead as we approach year-end. After a decade of US 'exceptionalism', many asset allocators are likely to reassess their positions heading into 2026.

Robeco Sustainable Asian Stars Equities S USD

High conviction in the most attractive Asian markets

Key points

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Performance

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