
RobecoSAM Global Gender Equality Equities IE EUR
Strength in equality
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.
IE-EUR
D-EUR
D-USD
F-EUR
F-USD
I-EUR
IE-GBP
Z-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Equities
ISIN:
LU2145459850
Bloomberg:
RSGGIIE LX
Index
MSCI World Index TRN
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 (30/08)
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Key points
- Gender equality, and diversity more broadly, can create both social and financial value
- A company’s true commitment to equality has to go beyond the board: we assess companies’ gender performance across no fewer than 38 criteria, including diversity in key management positions, pay parity, talent retention and work-life balance
- The strategy selects fundamentally attractive companies from a universe of gender equality leaders
About this fund
RobecoSAM Global Gender Equality Equities is an actively managed fund that invests globally in companies that advance gender diversity and gender equality. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The strategy integrates sustainability criteria as part of the stock selection process and through a theme-specific sustainability assessment. The portfolio is built on the basis of an eligible investment universe that includes companies with higher gender scores based on an internally developed gender score methodology. This comprises various criteria, such as board diversity, equal renumeration, talent management and employee well-being. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index.
Key facts
Total size of fund
€ 93,971,097
Size of share class
€ 9,539,967
Inception date fund
29-10-2020
1-year performance
3.76%
Dividend paying
Yes
Fund manager

Audrey Kaplan

Michiel Plakman CFA
Audrey Kaplan is Portfolio Manager and member of the Global Equity team. She is responsible for fundamental global equities with a focus on gender-based investing and on consumer goods, and portfolio construction. She joined Robeco in 2021. Previously, she was Head of Global Equity Strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute (NY). Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she worked as Head of International Equity Team and Senior Portfolio Manager at Federated Investors, Inc. (NY, now known as Federated Hermes). She also held roles in European research at Merrill Lynch International (London) and in Asian research at Salomon Brothers, Inc. (Tokyo) earlier in her career. She holds a Master's in Finance from London Business School and a Bachelor’s in Computer & Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Michiel Plakman is Lead Portfolio Manager and member of the Global Equity team. He is also Co-Head of Robeco’s Global Equity team. He is responsible for fundamental global equities with a focus on SDG investing and on companies in the information technology, real estate & communication services sectors, as well as portfolio construction. He has been in this role since 2009. Previously, he was responsible for managing the Robeco IT Equities fund within the TMT team. Prior to joining Robeco in 1999, he worked as a Portfolio Manager Japanese Equities at Achmea Global Investors (PVF Pensioenen). From 1995 to 1996 he was Portfolio Manager European Equities at KPN Pension Fund. He holds a Master's in Econometrics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and he is a CFA® Charterholder.
Performance
Per period
Per annum
- Per period
- Per annum
1 month
-0.86%
-0.84%
3 months
4.16%
5.09%
YTD
8.75%
14.18%
1 year
3.76%
7.10%
2 years
-1.61%
3.33%
3 years
7.03%
11.97%
5 years
7.73%
9.84%
Since inception 02/2018
8.94%
10.53%
2022
-17.58%
-12.78%
2021
32.72%
31.07%
2020
4.12%
6.33%
2019
29.60%
30.02%
2020-2022
4.43%
6.72%
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.
4.44
4.12
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.
-0.91
-0.28
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.
0.51
0.55
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..
-3.10
-0.41
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.
0.95
0.93
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).
14.64
15.51
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
8.26
10.57
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-7.24
-11.45
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
16
30
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
44.4
50
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
21
38
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
9
17
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
42.9
44.7
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
15
22
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
7
13
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
46.7
59.1
Dividend paying history
27-04-2023
€ 1.35
28-04-2022
€ 0.14
29-04-2021
€ 1.44
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.
0.83%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.70%
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.
0.09%
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
Currency
Sector
Top 10
- Asset
- Currency
- Sector
- Top 10
Policies
The fund is allowed to pursue an active currency policy to generate extra returns and can engage in currency hedging transactions.
In principle, this share class of the fund does distribute dividend.
RobecoSAM Global Gender Equality Equities is an actively managed fund that invests globally in companies that advance gender equality. 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 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, proxy voting and engagement. The fund aims to advance societal impact by investing in companies that consciously recognize and promote gender equality by recruiting, nurturing and retaining female talent. The strategy integrates sustainability criteria as part of the stock selection process and through a theme specific sustainability assessment. The portfolio is built on the basis of the eligible investment universe that includes companies with higher Gender Scores based on the internally developed Gender Score metholodology. This comprises various criteria, such as board diversity, equal renumeration, talent management or employee well-being. Companies that exhibit an inferior overall ESG assessment are excluded from the investent universe.Benchmark: MSCI World Index TRN. The majority of stocks selected will be components of the Benchmark, but stocks outside the Benchmark may be selected too. The investment policy is not constrained by a benchmark but the fund may use a benchmark for comparison purposes. The fund can deviate substantially from the issuer, country and sector weightings of the Benchmark. There are no restrictions on the deviation from the Benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market weighted index that is not consistent with the sustainable objective of the fund.
Risk management is fully integrated into the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability-related disclosures

Febelfin
Febelfin
The fact that the sub-fund has obtained this label does not mean that it meets your personal sustainability goals or that the label is in line with requirements arising from any future national or European rules. The label obtained is valid for one year and subject to annual reappraisal. More information on this label.
Sustainability profile
Exclusion based on negative screening
≥20%
Gender equality
The Gender Equality Score chart displays the portfolio's scores for a subset of questions covering the topic of gender equality from multiple angles (from board diversity through executive compensation to workforce diversity). In the middle, the Total scores for the portfolio and index are available. The Total Gender Equality Score is comprised of these question scores and is provided at the center of the chart. If an index has been selected, additional alerts appear below the question name to highlight relative performance with respect to gender equality. Only holdings mapped as corporates are included in the figures.

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
The Portfolio Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating chart displays the portfolio's ESG Risk Rating. This is calculated by multiplying each portfolio component's Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating by its respective portfolio weight. If an index has been selected, those scores are provided alongside the portfolio scores, highlighting the portfolio's ESG risk level compared to the index. The Distribution across Sustainalytics ESG Risk levels chart shows the portfolio allocations broken into Sustainalytics' five ESG risk levels: negligible (0-10), low (10-20), medium (20-30), high (30-40) and severe (40+), providing an overview of portfolio exposure to the different ESG risk levels. If an index has been selected, the same information is shown for the index. Only holdings mapped as corporates are included in the figures.



Sustainability
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process by the means of a target universe definition, exclusions, negative screening, ESG integration, and voting. The fund invests at least two-thirds in companies that have a Gender Equality score of 50 or higher and only invests in companies with positive or neutral SDG scores based on the internally developed SDG Framework. The fund also applies a negative screening to exclude the 20% worst ESG scoring stock issuers from the investable universe and does not invest in stock issuers that are in breach of international norms or where products have been deemed controversial as per Robeco's exclusion policy. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up fundamental investment analysis to assess existing and potential ESG risks and opportunities. In addition, 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 that are relevant 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 [Index name].
Market development
Global equity markets took a breather in August (-1% in EUR, -2% in USD) following the S&P 500 and NASDAQ recording the strongest first seven months of the year since 1997 and 1975, respectively. While oil had a double-digit decline earlier in the year, August saw a continued oil price rebound, which helped the energy sector (+3.5%) take the lead, followed by healthcare (+0.8%) – the only sectors in positive territory. Most sectors trailed the MSCI World benchmark and global utilities and materials companies were laggards. The MSCI China made new year-to-date lows last week, down 20%+ from the January high.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -0.86%. The portfolio modestly outperformed the MSCI World Index in August, driven mainly by stock selection in both financials and communication services. Financial service companies Mastercard and Visa – both highly rated on workforce gender breakdown – demonstrated another strong quarter. Within communication services, Alphabet continued its positive momentum, while Meta had a weak month – both positions contributed positively to the portfolio. Meta is unowned in part because the company has a below-neutral gender score. The energy sector underweight was a detractor, while the materials sector underweight benefited the relative performance.
Expectation of fund manager

Audrey Kaplan

Michiel Plakman CFA
Although some big tech companies seem to have quintessential business models, we continue to be alert due to the parabolic appreciations that we have seen in the valuation levels of some of them. With our investment strategy we will therefore continue to focus on a diverse mix of high-quality companies with strong operational track records and resilient business models. Under our strategy, the portfolio continues to select leading gender equality companies which are working to diversify not only their boards and C-suites but also their senior and junior management and overall workforce. Key performance actions and indicators include equal opportunity, talent retention and gender pay equality.
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