
Robeco Sustainable Asian Bonds F USD
Active investing in Asian corporate and government bonds using our SDG framework for real-world impact
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.
F-USD
BX-USD
D-USD
DH-EUR
FH-EUR
I-USD
IH-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Bonds
ISIN:
LU2465793268
Bloomberg:
RSSAFUD LX
Index
JP Morgan Asia Credit 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
- Overview
- Performance & costs
- Portfolio
- Sustainability
- Commentary
- Documents
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Key points
- Providing long-term capital growth and optimizing yield & income.
- Sustainable investing in Asian credits and government debt.
- Proprietary SDG framework applied to select sustainable business models that facilitate the transition and create real-world impact.
About this fund
Robeco Sustainable Asian Bonds is an actively managed fund that invests in corporate and government bonds in Asia. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund invests at least two-thirds of its total assets in bonds (which may include contingent convertible bonds (also "coco" bonds)) and similar fixed income securities and asset backed securities issued by entities incorporated or exercising a preponderant part of their economic activities in Asia.
Key facts
Total size of fund
$ 10,436,899
Size of share class
$ 26,205
Inception date fund
17-05-2022
Dividend paying
No
Fund manager

Thu Ha Chow

Reinout Schapers
Based in Singapore, Thu Ha Chow is Head of Fixed Income Asia and Portfolio Manager with a focus on Asian credits. Prior to joining Robeco in 2022, she was Portfolio Manager and Asia Strategist at Loomis Sayles & Co and Head of Asian Credit at Aberdeen Asset Management, both in Singapore. Previously Thu Ha worked for 15 years in London where she held senior fixed income positions at Deutsche Asset Management and Threadneedle Asset Management in addition to 3 years in investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston. She started her career in 1998 after obtaining a Master’s in Economics and Philosophy from London School of Economics. Reinout Schapers is Co-Head Portfolio Management Investment Grade in the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2011, Reinout worked at Aegon Asset Management where he was a Head of European High Yield. Before that, he worked at Rabo Securities as an M&A Associate and at Credit Suisse First Boston as an Analyst Corporate Finance. Reinout has been active in the industry since 2003. He holds a Master's in Architecture from the Delft University of Technology.
Current MIFID legislation prevents us from reporting performance data for funds with less than a 12 month track record.
Statistics
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
BAA1/BAA2
Option Adjusted Modified Duration (years)
The interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.
4.40
4.50
Maturity (years)
The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.
6.00
7.00
Yield to Worst (%)
The average yield of the securities in the portfolio (lowest yield to either call date or redemption date).
5.80
6.70
Green Bonds (%)
The percentage of total AuM in the portfolio (market-weight based) that is indicated as Green Bond in Bloomberg. Green bonds are any type of regular bond instrument for which the proceeds will be applied exclusively to environmental projects.
19.10
8.20
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.
0.71%
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.
0.50%
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.
Fund allocation
Currency
Duration
Rating
Sector
Subordination
Top 10
- Currency
- Duration
- Rating
- Sector
- Subordination
- Top 10
Policies
This share class of the fund does not distribute dividend.
Robeco Sustainable Asian Bonds is an actively managed fund that invests in corporate and government bonds in Asia. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund invests at least two-thirds of its total assets in bonds (which may include contingent convertible bonds (also "coco" bonds)) and similar fixed income securities and asset backed securities issued by entities incorporated or exercising a preponderant part of their economic activities in Asia.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.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability-related disclosures
Full sustainability-related disclosures
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Sustainability
Sustainability is incorporated in the investment process by the means of a target universe, exclusions, ESG integration, and a minimum allocation to ESG-labeled bonds. The fund invests in credits issued by companies with a positive, neutral or low negative impact on the SDGs. The exposure to credits issued by companies with a low negative impact is at max 20% and the average SDG score of the fund must be greater than zero. The impact of issuers on the SDGs is determined by applying Robeco's internally developed three-step SDG Framework. The outcome is quantified with a proprietary SDG score methodology, considering both the contribution to the SDGs (positive, neutral or negative) and the extent of this contribution (high, medium or low). In addition, the fund does not invest in credit issuers that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up security analysis to assess the impact on the issuer's fundamental credit quality. Furthermore, the fund invests at least 5% in green, social, sustainable, and/or sustainability-linked bonds. Lastly, where a credit issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to exclusion.
Market development
Asian Credit's return was 0.89%. Positive total returns were driven by falling Treasury yields and tighter spreads in investment grade. Volatility came down in April, after an eventful month of March, but markets still struggled to find a clear direction. Recession fears are still present for developed markets and investors also worry about sticky inflation. In many emerging markets, this inflation pressure is more absent and this could give central banks room to start lowering rates ahead of their developed market peers. Within emerging markets, Asia remains relatively strong and the new issue market remains open, although largely for high grade issuers. A remarkable debutant was Pertamina Geothermal Energy with a 5-year green bond. This subsidiary of Pertamina is an important part of the group's decarbonization strategy.
Expectation of fund manager

Thu Ha Chow

Reinout Schapers
We expect a recession in the US and Europe could start towards the end of the year, caused by a fast and aggressive central bank hiking cycle. The Federal Reserve is likely to have finished hiking rates and could be set to pause for a longer period than markets expect. Recent events in the banking sector will lead to a further tightening of lending standards. Concerns are about US interest-sensitive and leveraged asset classes like leveraged loans and commercial real estate, especially offices. The reopening of China post-Covid 19 is progressing faster than anticipated, but is more beneficial to the domestic services sector and the Asian region than to the global economy. Also China's outbound international tourism has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Within this environment, we prefer higher-quality credit as it should be more resilient to a global economic downturn.
Important information
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