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Robeco QI Dynamic High Yield IH USD

Looking for long-term capital growth and diversified exposure to global high yield via CDS index derivatives

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Share classes

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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-USD

IBH-GBP

IH-GBP

Class and codes

Asset class:

Bonds

ISIN:

LU1102563613

Bloomberg:

RQHYIHU LX

Index

Bloomberg Global HY Corporate

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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.
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Article 9 - The fund has a sustainable investment objective and is subject to enhanced sustainability disclosures.

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Key points

  • Liquid exposure to global high yield corporates
  • Performance driven by a unique quantitative model
  • An alternative for passive or direct high-yield investments

About this fund

Robeco QI Dynamic High Yield is an actively managed fund that aims to provide long-term capital growth and offers diversified exposure to global high yield corporates, by investing primarily in CDS index derivatives. The selection of these instruments is based on a quantitative model. The performance is model-driven by taking active beta positions to decrease or increase the exposure towards the high-yield market within pre-defined risk limits.

Key facts

Per 28-02-2023

Total size of fund

$ 165,996,597

Size of share class

$ 206,977

Inception date fund

28-08-2014

1-year performance

-1.50%

Dividend paying

No

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

Fund manager

Johan Duyvesteyn

Patrick Houweling

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. 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.

Key points
About the fund
Key facts
Fund manager

Performance

Per 28-02-2023
Per period Fund Index

1 month

-1.21%

-1.06%

3 months 

2.59%

2.40%

YTD

4.08%

2.61%

1 year

-1.50%

-4.48%

2 years

-0.30%

-2.91%

3 years

1.77%

0.84%

5 years

3.24%

2.64%

Since inception 08/2014

4.43%

3.50%

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

Statistics

Hit-ratio

Characteristics

  • Statistics
  • Hit-ratio
  • Characteristics
Per 28-02-2023
Statistics 3 years 5 Years

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.

6.11

5.03

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.

0.24

0.22

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.

0.13

0.29

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..

1.33

1.42

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.

0.70

0.70

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).

9.33

7.62

Max. monthly gain (%)

The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.

6.97

6.97

Max. monthly loss (%)

The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.

-5.47

-5.47

Hit-ratio 3 years 5 Years

Months out performance

Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.

17

29

Hit ratio (%)

This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.

47.2

48.3

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.

11

18

Hit ratio Bull (%)

This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.

52.4

47.4

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.

6

11

Hit ratio Bear (%)

This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.

40

50

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.

BA3/B1

BA3/B1

Option Adjusted Modified Duration (years)

The interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.

2.80

3.60

Maturity (years)

The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.

2.80

4.80

Above mentioned ratios are based on gross of fees returns.

Costs

Per 28-02-2023
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.

0.53%

Included management fee

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

0.40%

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.

0.00%

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
Cost of this fund
Fiscal: product
Fiscal: investor

Fund allocation

Country

Currency

Duration

Rating

Sector

  • Country
  • Currency
  • Duration
  • Rating
  • Sector
Per 28-02-2023
For its credit exposures, the fund only invests in US and European CDS indices (CDX High Yield and iTraxx Crossover). The country allocation of the fund is therefore identical to those of the CDS indices. The country exposure to developed markets is 100%. The region allocation determines the relative weights to the CDX High Yield and iTraxx Crossover indices. The fund is currently overweight iTraxx Crossover and underweight CDX High Yield.

Policies

  • Currency risks are hedged.

  • All income earned will be accumulated and not be distributed as dividend. Therefore the entire return is reflected in the share price development.

  • Robeco QI Dynamic High Yield offers well-diversified exposure to US and European high yield corporates by investing in highly liquid CDS indices. These indices are much more liquid than direct investments in high yield bonds. Because of their high liquidity, investors can use these CDS indices to efficiently get high yield exposure with much lower transaction costs than through high yield bonds. The performance of Robeco QI Dynamic High Yield is driven by a unique quantitative market-timing model. This proprietary model has a track record of over 10 years. The model is based on academic research and uses a variety of factors, amongst others from credit and equity markets, to forecast credit returns. Based on this forecast, the exposure of the fund to the high yield corporate bond market will be decreased or increased. As a result, the beta of the portfolio varies between 0.5 and 1.5, to reduce risk in declining markets and to benefit more in rising markets. Robeco QI Dynamic High Yield Fund aims to offer a better return than the Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Corporate index. The index is used to express the benefits of the strategy as an alternative to passive or direct investments in high yield bonds. Weekly positioning updates are available upon request.

  • The investment strategy of the fund aims to outperform its 100% exposure to high yield corporates by taking active beta positions based on Robeco's quantitative market timing model. These active positions are set to always meet the predefined guidelines. As the investment exposure of the fund is obtained to a material degree through derivatives, it is important to manage counterparty risk. Therefore the credit quality of the counterparties is monitored and collateral is exchanged on a daily basis to reflect market movements in the value of the instruments. The predefined guidelines also restrict the leverage exposure of derivatives on a fund level and the currency exposure as described in the prospectus.

Fund allocation
Policies

Sustainability profile

Per 28-02-2023
Exclusions

Sustainability

Per 28-02-2023

The fund is classified as falling under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector.

Profile
Sustainability

Market development

Per 28-02-2023

The global high yield bond spread tightened by 7 bps, but CDS indices showed a different picture: the European iTraxx Crossover spread did tighten marginally by 1 bp, while the US CDX High Yield spread widened 33 bps; Europe therefore strongly outperformed the US. The global CDS index return was -0.31% and the underlying government bonds contributed -1.75% due to rising yields. Therefore, the combined return of investing in CDS indices and government bonds was -2.06% last month, lagging the -1.29% return of the high yield cash bond index. The very strong start to the year did not continue into February: investment grade spreads widened somewhat, while high yields spreads tightened somewhat. Macro data moved markets the most this month, with a very strong US non-farm payrolls report with broad-based job gains and a new historic low in unemployment. Also, higher-than-expected core CPI figures across the globe surprised markets, reaching the highest level since the early 1980s in Japan. Due to hawkish central bank rhetoric, rate hike expectations increased both in the US and Europe, and as a consequence, government bond yields increased strongly.

Performance explanation

Per 28-02-2023

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -1.21%. The fund's gross return lagged the high yield cash bond market index by -0.15%. The overweight beta position detracted, which was more than offset by the positive contribution from the region allocation. The new underweight duration positions also made a strong positive contribution as interest rates rose. The combined return of investing in CDS indices and government bonds underperformed high yield cash bonds and thus detracted from performance. In the long run, we do not expect structural return differences between CDS indices and bonds.

Expectation of fund manager

Johan Duyvesteyn

Patrick Houweling

The positions of the fund are fully determined by the outcome of our proprietary model. By the end of the month, the fund had an overweight credit beta position. The overweight is driven by the positive valuation, momentum and season variables. The region allocation had an overweight position in Europe and an underweight position in the US, based on relative valuation. The duration allocation had underweight positions in the US and Germany.

Market development
Performance explanation
Expectation of fund manager

Fund documents

  • Factsheet
  • Portfolio Manager's Update
  • Prospectus
  • Articles of association
  • Key Investor Information (KIID)

(Semi) annual reports

  • Annual report 2021
  • Annual report 2020
  • Annual report 2019
  • Semi-annual report 2022
  • Semi-annual report 2021
  • Semi-annual report 2020

Announcements

  • Publication Semi-annual reports 2022 (31-08-2022)
  • Semi-annual 2021 available (31-08-2021)
Fund documents
Reports
Announcements

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