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RobecoSAM QI Global SDG & Climate Multi-Factor Credits IH EUR

Systematic approach to credits with significant sustainability improvements

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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.

IH-EUR

DH-EUR

DH-USD

FH-EUR

FH-USD

IH-GBP

IH-USD

ZH-GBP

Class and codes

Asset class:

Bonds

ISIN:

LU2470981437

Bloomberg:

RSGGRIH LX

Index

Solactive Paris Aligned Global Corporate Index (hedged into EUR)

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.

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Key points

  • Invests in companies at the forefront of the transition to a low-carbon economy in line with the Paris Agreement while also contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Provides a sophisticated quantitative multi-factor approach offering a diversified exposure to low risk, value and momentum
  • Offers attractive risk-adjusted returns and style diversification with traditional fundamental credit strategies

About this fund

RobecoSAM QI Global SDG & Climate Multi-Factor Credits is an actively managed fund that invests globally in bonds, predominantly investment grade credits, of companies that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and pursue a carbon reduction objective. The selection of these bonds is based on a quantitative model. 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 fund aims to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) by investing in companies whose business models and operational practices are aligned with targets defined by the 17 UN SDGs, and the fund aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the portfolio and thereby contribute towards the goals of the Paris agreement to keep the maximum global temperature rise well-below 2◦C. The fund integrates ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors in the investment process and applies Robeco’s Good Governance policy. The fund also aims to provide long term capital growth.

Key facts

Per 31-10-2023

Total size of fund

€ 9,199,586

Size of share class

€ 8,541,453

Inception date share class

09-06-2022

1-year performance

-0.30%

Dividend paying

No

The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Fund manager

Patrick Houweling

Patrick Houweling

Mark Whirdy

Mark Whirdy

Johan Duyvesteyn

Johan Duyvesteyn

Patrick Houweling is Co-Head of Quant Fixed Income and Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco’s quantitative credit strategies. Patrick has published seminal articles on Duration Times Spread, factor investing in credit markets, corporate bond liquidity and credit default swaps in various academic journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Empirical Finance and the Financial Analysts Journal. The article 'Factor Investing in the Corporate Bond Market' he co-authored received a Graham and Dodd Scroll Award of Excellence for 2017. Patrick is a guest lecturer at several universities. Prior to joining Robeco in 2003, he was Researcher in the Risk Management department at Rabobank International where he started his career in 1998. He holds a PhD in Finance and a Master's (cum laude) in Financial Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Mark Whirdy is Portfolio Manager Quant Fixed Income. His areas of expertise include portfolio optimization, credit markets, credit derivatives modelling and quant investment process development. Prior to joining Robeco, Mark was Portfolio Manager in the Quant Credit team at Pioneer Investments and Analyst in the Quantitative Equities team at that firm. He is a graduate from University College Dublin, and holds a Master’s in Business from University of Ulster. Johan Duyvesteyn is Portfolio Manager Quant Fixed Income. His areas of expertise include government bond market timing, credit beta market timing, country sustainability and emerging-market debt. He has published in the Financial Analysts Journal, the Journal of Empirical Finance, the Journal of Banking and Finance, and the Journal of Fixed Income. Johan started his career in the industry in 1999 at Robeco. He holds a PhD in Finance, a Master's in Financial Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and he is a CFA® charterholder.

Key points
About the fund
Key facts
Fund manager

Performance

Per 31-10-2023
Per period Fund Index

1 month

-1.26%

-1.13%

3 months 

-3.91%

-3.75%

YTD

-2.87%

-1.70%

1 year

-0.30%

1.52%

Since inception 06/2022

-5.92%

-4.64%

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

Characteristics Fund Index

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.

5.90

6.00

Maturity (years)

The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.

8.40

8.50

Above mentioned ratios are based on gross of fees returns.

Costs

Per 31-10-2023
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.

0.43%

Included management fee

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

0.30%

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.

Performance
Price development
Statistics
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Fiscal: product
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Fund allocation

Currency

Duration

Rating

Sector

  • Currency
  • Duration
  • Rating
  • Sector
Per 31-10-2023
Allocations to bond currency denominations differ from the benchmark by 10% at most, and are otherwise non-tactical, and incidental to the bond selection, which is generated by the quantitative multi-factor ranking model. Currency exposures are subsequently hedged to the currency of the fund class. Over the month, the exposure to USD-denominated paper decreased. The portfolio is underweight in USD and EUR-denominated bonds and has off-benchmark positions in CAD and AUD bonds.

Policies

  • All currency risks are hedged.

  • This share class of the fund does not distribute dividend.

  • RobecoSAM QI Global SDG & Climate Multi-Factor Credits is an actively managed fund that invests globally in bonds, predominantly investment grade credits, of companies that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contribute to maintaining the global temperature rise below 2◦C. The selection of these bonds is based on a quantitative model.

  • Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines

Fund allocation
Policies

Sustainability-related disclosures

  • Summary sustainability-related disclosures
  • Full sustainability-related disclosures

Sustainability profile

Per 31-10-2023
Exclusions +
ESG Integration
ESG target
Target Universe
Topic Value

ESG score target

Above 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

Per 31-10-2023

The fund’s sustainable investment objective is to advance the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals and contribute to keeping global temperature rise well-below 2°C by reducing the carbon footprint of the fund. SDG, climate change and sustainability considerations are incorporated in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, ESG and environmental footprint targets. Firstly, the fund does not invest in credits that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. This includes activity-based exclusions of Article 12 of the EU regulation on Climate Transition Benchmarks, EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks and sustainability-related disclosures for benchmarks. In addition, the fund excludes credits issued by companies that have a negative impact on the 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 equal or better than that of the reference index. By restricting the GHG emissions the carbon footprint of the fund is made lower than that of the Paris-Aligned benchmark to ensure alignment with the desired decarbonization trajectory of 7% year on year. Water use and waste generation are also made at least equal or lower than that of the reference index. With these portfolio construction rules, credits issued by companies with better ESG scores or environmental footprints are more likely to be included in the portfolio while credits issued by companies with worse ESG scores or environmental footprints are more likely to be divested from the portfolio. Thirdly, where a credit issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to exclusion.The following sections display the ESG-metrics for this fund along with short descriptions. For more information please visit the sustainability-related disclosures.

Sustainability-related disclosures
Profile
ESG Important Information
Sustainability
Sustainability metrics

Market development

Per 31-10-2023

The Solactive Paris Aligned Global Corporate Index posted a credit return of -0.26%, as credit spreads widened. The euro-hedged total return was -1.13%, as underlying government bond yields increased substantially. October was a weak month for credit markets, with credit spreads widening during the month. The Hamas-Israel conflict dominated news headlines and raised concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East. Commodities like oil and gold traded higher during the month. Most companies reported decent quarterly earnings, although many companies mentioned that economic activity is decelerating. However, US Q3 GDP growth came in at a staggering annualized rate of 4.9%. The US labor market also remains strong and employment costs continue to rise. On top of that, investors are concerned about the US funding gap, debt ceiling discussions and the new House speaker Mike Johnson. The US 10-year bond yield rose further and briefly traded through the 5% yield level intraday. In Europe, macro data was weaker, with Q3 GDP showing a minor contraction. On a positive note, Eurozone inflation data dropped to a two-year low. Eurozone government bond yields declined in October.

Performance explanation

Per 31-10-2023

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -1.26%. Based on closing prices, the fund posted a relative return of -0.09% versus the benchmark. Issue(r) selection delivered a positive contribution and beta allocation contributed neutrally. Duration hedging inaccuracies at the longest end of the curve detracted. SDG score allocation contributed slightly positively. The value factor delivered the largest positive contribution, followed by smaller positive contributions from low-risk/quality and momentum. The size factor detracted slightly. Sector allocation contributed neutrally, with small underlying effects. Currency allocation contributed slightly positively, primarily due to the overweight in CAD bonds; the underweight in EUR bonds slightly detracted. Country allocation slightly detracted, especially due to the overweight in the United States. The allocation to subordination groups contributed slightly positively, due to the underweight in senior financials. Rating allocation slightly detracted, driven by the off-benchmark position in BAs.

Expectation of fund manager

Patrick Houweling

Patrick Houweling

Mark Whirdy

Mark Whirdy

Johan Duyvesteyn

Johan Duyvesteyn

RobecoSAM QI Global SDG & Climate Multi-Factor Credits invests systematically in predominantly investment grade bonds of companies that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contribute to maintaining the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. The selection of these bonds is based on a number of quantitative factors. In the long term, we expect the portfolio to outperform its Paris Aligned benchmark with a similar risk profile by systematically harvesting factor premiums.

Market development
Performance explanation
Expectation of fund manager

Fund documents

  • Factsheet
  • Product sheet
  • Prospectus
  • Articles of association
  • Key Information Document (PRIIP)
  • Full sustainability-related disclosures
  • Summary sustainability-related disclosures

(Semi) annual reports

  • Annual report 2022
  • Annual report 2021
  • Annual report 2020
  • Semi-annual report 2023
  • Semi-annual report 2022
  • Semi-annual report 2021

Announcements

  • Prospectus change December 2023 (17-11-2023)
  • Publication semi-annual reports 2023 (31-08-2023)
  • Prospectus change September 2023 (04-08-2023)
  • Publication Semi-annual reports 2022 (31-08-2022)
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Announcements

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