Robeco All Strategy Euro Bonds DH EUR
- Outspoken active and adaptive approach
- Dynamic and strategic asset allocation
- Disciplined and repeatable investment process
The following share classes will be closed: the institutional inflation hedged share class (IHHI), retail inflation hedged share class (DHHI) and privileged inflation hedged shareclass (FHHI).
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About this fund
Price development
Performance
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Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.
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Annualized (for periods longer than one year).
Cumulized (total amount of return).
Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.
Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.
Performance explanation
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 1.55%. The fund posted a very strong absolute return in March. However the fund return remained slightly below its benchmark. The outperformance of French government bonds helps explain the 3 bps difference. The addition of longer-dated Japanese government bonds earlier in the month, increasing the fund’s duration up to 6.9 years, proved important: long-dated Japanese government bonds joined in the global bond rally, helping ensure the fund kept up with the frenetic bullish pace of the benchmark.
Statistics
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}Government bonds posted their strongest returns in nearly three years in March as interest rate expectations fell globally. All Eurozone government bonds performed well – both German Bunds and Italian BTPs generated a return of 1.7% – as German 10-year yields fell from 0.18% to -0.06%, at one point reaching a low of -0.09%. This is not the lowest level for Bunds yields post-2008, but it is the lowest since September 2016 in the aftermath of the UK’s original vote to leave the EU. The rally was driven by dovish turns from both the ECB and the Fed. The ECB downgraded its growth forecasts and pushed back the timing of the first rate hike in their forward guidance. Weak German manufacturing PMI data (44.7) also helped push rates lower. Southern European bonds have seen surprisingly low volatility compared to the events of 2018. The ECB announced its new subsidized funding program for banks (the TLTRO). However, the lack of detail, and the fact the ECB stopped the PSPP (Public Sector Purchase Programme) at the end of 2018, prevented riskier Eurozone sovereign markets from outperforming.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
All currency risks are hedged.
Derivative policy
Robeco All Strategy Euro Bonds make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are regarded very liquid.
Dividend policy
The fund does not distribute dividend but retains all income in the portfolio, so total performance is reflected in the price.
ESG Integration policy
For Robeco All Strategy Euro Bonds, ESG factors play an important role in the investment process, both in country analysis and credit analysis. For sovereigns, the Country Sustainability Ranking and underlying research is used as input for assessment of the structural outlook for a country. For credits, the ESG analysis is part of the fundamental scoring by the sector analyst.
Investment policy
Robeco All Strategy Euro Bonds is an active bond fund looking to optimize returns on a risk adjusted basis. Its benchmark agnostic investment style is well suited to benefit from inefficiencies linked to benchmarks. It applies a top down strategic allocation. The fund benefits from market segmentation and prevailing silo thinking as it can allocate between all of the asset classes within the fixed income universe. The fund performance is driven by multiple drivers, of which country allocation is currently the most dominant. The Fixed Income Allocation portfolio managers focus on strategic asset allocation decisions. This team is responsible for the asset allocation of the fund and is looking at duration and credit strategies to be implemented into the portfolio. The team can also allocate to foreign exchange strategies but this is not the main contributor to performance. The fixed income investment teams focus on asset class specific strategies. The fund benefits from the expertise of each specific team. The team sets up detailed investment theses bases on fundamental research, applying a structured analysis framework that combines both top-down (macro environment & policy, valuation, sentiment & positioning) and bottom-up perspectives (a country's debt sustainability, macro-economic cycle, ESG profile). As such the portfolio managers have created a repeatable process that has led to long term alpha generation. Alpha generation of the fund is based on multiple performance drivers, such as country allocation, duration management and yield curve positioning. Risk budgeting can be adaptive through time in order to capture the most compelling investment opportunities.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}The bond rally in March has led to a sizeable reduction in market expectations for central bank rates on a 1-2 year horizon. For the Fed, the market now prices in 45 bps of rate cuts over the next two years, an 80 bps reduction from December. In euros, only 10 bps in rate hike expectations are left for the ECB, a fall of 30 bps. At the time of writing, final resolution of the US-China trade dispute remains outstanding, however markets are still optimistic that some sort of agreement will be reached. In the UK, political newsflow has continued to arrive thick and fast. Markets expect a resolution of events. While we think a long extension of the UK’s scheduled departure date is the most likely outcome, the range of domestic political outcomes is broad and we think the risk of a no-deal Brexit is still a sizeable minority scenario and a bigger risk than the consensus currently believes. Market attention on Italy’s public finances could return in Q2, especially after the European elections. A key date is 5 June, when the European Commission will release the ‘Spring Package’ report on public debt.
Fred Belak, Jamie Stuttard
Fred Belak, Head of the Global Fixed Income Macro team, is Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco Global Total Return Bond Fund and Robeco All Strategy Euro Bonds. Prior to joining Robeco, Fred Belak worked for Lombard Odier as CIO Rate and Macro Trading Funds. Before that, he was Partner at Stoneworks, a start-up macro hedge fund. Previously he held positions at various asset managers, including JP Morgan Chase and Barclays. Fred started his career in the industry in 1991. He has an MBA in Finance and a Bachelor's in Economics, both from Cornell University. Jamie Stuttard is Co-Head of the Global Macro team, and Portfolio Manager Robeco Global Total Return Bond Fund and Robeco All Strategy Euro Bonds. He started at Robeco in 2018. In the period 2014-2018 Jamie worked at HSBC Bank in London,where was Head of European and US Credit Strategy. Prior to that he held a number of senior fixed income positions atFidelity Management & Research, Schroder Investment Management and PIMCO Europe. He started his career at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in London in 1998. Jamie has aMaster’s in History from University of Cambridge.
Details
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| ISIN | LU0085135894 |
| Bloomberg | RGCGEBU LX |
| Valoren | 889009 |
| WKN | 988157 |
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| 1st quotation date | 892771200000 |
| Close financial year | 31-12 |
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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.
