Opportunity: Credit investing
Seizing the opportunity in the credit market
We expect global growth to slow but not tip into a recession, with inflation easing and central banks becoming less restrictive. This creates a favorable environment for high-quality credit. Today’s yields remain attractive, giving credit investors access to strong income potential, higher returns, and better portfolio diversification.
Why credit?
Credit offers a wide range of opportunities with compelling risk-return potential.
History suggests that over the long term, corporate bonds have not only provided diversification but also helped to reduce portfolio volatility.
Beyond that, income return has been a key driver of long-term bond performance. With yields still high and rates easing, now is a prime moment to pivot to credit.
Joop Kohler
Head of Credit team
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The best credit opportunities come from uncovering value in overlooked areas, using a contrarian approach backed by rigorous research
Why now?
With inflation cooling and rates easing, the environment looks favorable for high-quality fixed income, particularly investment grade credit. Yields remain attractive while tightening spreads add to the opportunity. Investment grade companies are in good shape, having managed debt levels proactively in recent years.
Why Robeco?
With decades of experience in corporate bonds, Robeco was among the first European investors to launch a global high yield strategy. Our success is built on rigorous research and global sector expertise, enabling us to uncover high-quality opportunities with strong risk-adjusted returns. Our international team of analysts helps investors manage changing markets and capture alpha1.
Contrarian approach
We take a contrarian approach to investing, meaning we target mispriced opportunities before they’re widely recognized. This allows us to uncover credit investments that offer a balance of resilience, income, and alpha potential.
Sustainability included
As a leader in sustainable investing, we integrate ESG, SDGs, and climate-focused strategies into our credit portfolios. This approach leads to better informed investment decisions.
1Alpha refers to the excess return of an investment relative to a benchmark index and is a measure of performance.
Our solutions
We focus on bonds from corporations, banks, and insurers with strong credit ratings (typically AAA to BBB), offering a balance of attractive yields and lower risk. These high-quality bonds seek to provide resilience, income and stability, particularly in volatile markets offering an appealing yield pickup while remaining well-positioned in case of volatility.
Euro Credit Bonds
By targeting opportunities across corporate and financial bonds, this strategy invests in European investment grade corporate bonds and financials and can invest outside of the standard index.
Global Credits
A global strategy that seeks opportunities in high-quality corporate and financial bonds. By leveraging regional and economic differences, it can invest outside of the standard index. With flexibility to include high yield and emerging markets, it balances stability and potential growth.
Credit Income
This strategy is designed to deliver an attractive yield and income by investing in developed and EM market credit. It can quickly adapt to changing market conditions, finding the most attractive income opportunities in each phase of the credit cycle. The strategy avoids investing in companies making a negative impact on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).