
Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds C EUR
Diversified exposure to the euro investment grade credit market ex financial companies
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.
C-EUR
D-EUR
I-EUR
IE-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Bonds
ISIN:
LU0871827621
Bloomberg:
ROIGCHE LX
Index
Bloomberg Euro Aggregate: Corporates ex financials 2% Issuer Cap
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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Key points
- Diversified non-financial credits exposure
- Disciplined and repeatable investment process
- Experienced team management
About this fund
Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds is an actively managed fund that invests in euro-denominated securities. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. The investment process combines a top-down market view to assess credit attractiveness and factors that drive credit market returns in the short term with skillful issuer selection to create a broadly diversified portfolio. The fund has a conservative profile and a limited exposure to derivatives.
Key facts
Total size of fund
€ 104,733,245
Size of share class
€ 36,729,086
Inception date fund
21-01-2013
1-year performance
-10.23%
Dividend paying
Yes
Fund manager
Peter Kwaak
Peter Kwaak is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade in the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, he was Portfolio Manager Credits at Aegon Asset Management for three years and at NIB Capital for two years. Peter has been active in the industry since 1998. He holds a Master’s in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and he is a CFA® charterholder. The Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds fund is managed within Robeco’s credit team, which consists of nine portfolio managers and twenty-three credit analysts. The portfolio managers are responsible for the construction and management of the credit portfolios, whereas the analysts cover the team’s fundamental research. Our analysts have long term experience in their respective sectors which they cover globally. Each analyst covers both investment grade and high yield, providing them an information advantage and benefiting from inefficiencies that traditionally exist between the two segmented markets. Furthermore, the credit team is supported by three dedicated quantitative researchers and four fixed income traders. On average, the members of the credit team have an experience in the asset management industry of seventeen years, of which eight years with Robeco.
Performance
1 month
-1.67%
-1.66%
3 months
-1.82%
-1.69%
YTD
0.04%
0.47%
1 year
-10.23%
-10.00%
2 years
-7.10%
-7.06%
3 years
-4.30%
-4.47%
5 years
-1.38%
-1.49%
10 years
0.70%
0.84%
Since inception 05/2009
2.34%
2.64%
Statistics
Statistics
Hit-ratio
Characteristics
- Statistics
- Hit-ratio
- Characteristics
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.
0.47
0.43
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.
1.52
1.50
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.
-0.47
-0.10
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..
0.79
0.66
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.
1.01
1.01
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).
7.78
6.25
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
5.06
5.06
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-6.54
-6.54
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
24
39
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
66.7
65
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
17
29
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
14
19
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
82.4
65.5
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
19
31
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
10
20
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
52.6
64.5
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.
A3/BAA1
A3/BAA1
Option Adjusted Modified Duration (years)
The interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.
4.90
5.00
Maturity (years)
The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.
5.20
5.50
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.
8.30
7.30
Dividend paying history
24-03-2023
€ 0.61
22-12-2022
€ 0.42
22-12-2022
€ 0.42
28-09-2022
€ 0.11
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.
0.56%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.35%
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.
0.06%
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
Investors outside Luxembourg are subject to their national tax regime applying to foreign investment funds. We advise individual investors to contact their financial or fiscal adviser regarding their specific fiscal situation.
Fund allocation
Currency
Duration
Rating
Sector
Top 10
- Currency
- Duration
- Rating
- Sector
- Top 10
Policies
The fund invests in Euro denominated securities only.
Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds make use of derivatives for hedging purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
The fund distributes dividend. This fund aims to pay a quarterly dividend of 1.00%. The dividends referred to are target dividends and may be subject to change as a result of market conditions. Any income earned by the fund is reflected in its share price. This means that the fund's total performance is reflected in its share-price performance.
Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds is an actively managed fund that invests in euro-denominated securities. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. The fund aims for a better sustainability profile compared to the Benchmark by promoting certain E&S (i.e. Environmental and Social) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and integrating ESG and 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, and engagement. The investment process combines a top-down market view to assess credit attractiveness and factors that drive credit market returns in the short term with skillful issuer selection to create a broadly diversified portfolio. The fund has a conservative profile and a limited exposure to derivatives. The majority of bonds selected will be components of the benchmark, but bonds outside the benchmark may be selected too. The fund can deviate substantially from the weightings of the benchmark. The fund aims to outperform the benchmark over the long run, while still controlling relative risk through the application of limits (on currencies and issuers) to the extent of the deviation from the benchmark. This will consequently limit the deviation of the performance relative to the benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market-weighted index that is not consistent with the ESG characteristics promoted by the fund.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that the fund's positions remain within set limits at all times.
Sustainability-related disclosures
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Sustainability
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, a minimum allocation to ESG-labeled bonds, and engagement. 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. In the credit selection the fund limits exposure to issuers with an elevated sustainability risk profile. Furthermore, the fund invests at least 5% in green, social, sustainable, and/or sustainability-linked bonds. Lastly, where issuers are flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement.
Market development
The Euro corporate non-financial index return was down more than 1% this month, with interest rates moving sharply higher, while credit spreads were less volatile. The Euro non-financial corporate index spread tightened 2 bps (basis points) to 123 bps at the end of the month. As a result, European corporate bonds outperformed treasuries, delivering an excess return of +0.2%. At first, the strong momentum from January continued, but the market gave up these gains in the second half of February. Stronger-than-expected labor markets in the US, stubbornly high inflation numbers across the globe and hawkish central bank rhetoric were the main drivers. Treasury yields in Germany and the US moved up significantly during the month, driven by these macroeconomic developments. Expectations for future rate hikes went up, but the reaction in equity and credit markets was relatively calm. In the US, investment grade spreads widened a bit, while European credit still outperformed treasuries. The European Central Bank had already announced that it will reduce reinvestments of its bond purchase programs. This includes the corporate bond program and will start in March.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -1.67%. The portfolio posted a negative total return for the month. The Euro non-financial corporate index spread tightened 2 bps (basis points) to 123 bps at the end of the month. As a result, European corporate bonds outperformed treasuries, delivering an excess return of +0.2%. Government bond yields moved up sharply, with the 10-year German treasury yield widening almost 40 bps to 2.65% at the end of the month. The portfolio performed in line with its benchmark index. Our credit beta policy made a neutral contribution to performance, as the beta was close to one, while credit slightly outperformed treasuries. Issuer selection also made a neutral contribution overall. The overweight in TenneT added to performance, while the holding in Pepsi was a detractor.
Expectation of fund manager
Peter Kwaak
We stick to our small overweight beta view on Euro credit. A hiking cycle often ends in a recession with rates typically peaking before credit spreads do. We believe we are in the valley between the two peaks. Rates have started to come down and may have peaked in some markets, as inflation is now slowly easing. Credit spreads have rallied since mid-October, but could widen again if a recession is deeper than currently anticipated by markets. Corporate fundamentals are strong, especially in investment grade. Attractive valuations can be found in the European investment grade market. The market offers an average spread that is still above its long-term median level. This holds for non-financial corporates as well. We see plenty of opportunities, in corporate hybrids, lower-rated and longer maturity bonds. Euro corporates are also more attractive than USD investment grade. Hence we are comfortable holding a small long in European investment grade credit. Market technicals remain something to watch. Central banks will continue to be hawkish and asset purchase programs are being reduced or unwound.