Robeco Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Eq.D EUR
- The fund offers the ability to invest in smaller companies that benefit from the domestic demand growth theme across global emerging markets.
- Companies in this universe are frequently under-researched and undervalued, which often creates additional investment opportunities for professional investors.
- Research indicates that correlation of emerging markets mid and small caps with developed markets is lower than for EM larger companies. Hence, EM Smaller companies offer better diversification benefits
About this fund
Price development
Performance
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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.
Statistics
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}In February, the MSCI Emerging Markets Midcap Index rose by 2.46% in euro terms, underperforming developed markets, which were up 2.66%. EM equities started the month strong on vaccination progress and prospects of the US fiscal stimulus reviving the reflation trade. Later in the month, EM markets declined as rising US Treasury yields dampened investor enthusiasm towards risky assets. Global prices of most commodities rose strongly, with Brent oil up 18% and copper prices 15% higher. The commodities strength translated into an outperformance of cyclicals over defensives. Higher bond yields pushed EM growth stocks into the red, whereas EM value stocks were up. The leading sectors were materials, energy and real estate, while healthcare and consumer staples were the laggards.The worst-performing country was Brazil, after the sudden removal of Petrobras' CEO by President Bolsonaro, raising concerns about more government interference. The first two months of the year started with an impressive inflow of funds into the EM asset class of around USD 50 billion.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
The fund is allowed to pursue an active currency policy to generate extra returns. However, given the high transaction costs involved, the fund will be reluctant to use this possibility.
Dividend policy
The fund does not distribute dividend. The income earned by the fund is reflected in its share price. The fund's entire result is thus reflected in its share price development.
ESG Integration policy
Robeco Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Equities integrates ESG factors into its investment process by analyzing the impact of financially material ESG factors to a company’s competitive position and value drivers. We believe that this enhances our ability to understand existing and potential (long-term) risks and opportunities of a company. The impact of material ESG factors can be positive or negative, reflecting risks or opportunities, that ensue from a company’s ESG analysis. If ESG risks and opportunities are significant, the ESG analysis could impact a stock’s fair value and the portfolio allocation decision. In addition to ESG integration, Robeco also has an exclusion policy and conducts proxy voting and engagement activities focused on specific themes, such as climate change, aiming to improve a company’s sustainability profile.
Investment policy
Robeco Emerging Markets Smaller Companies is an actively managed fund which invests in stocks of small and midsized companies located in emerging countries across the world. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund promotes ESG (i.e. Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and integrates ESG and sustainability risks in the investment process. In addition, the fund applies an exclusion list on the basis of controversial behavior, products (including controversial weapons, tobacco, palm oil and fossil fuel) and countries, next to voting and engaging. The fund selects investments based on a combination of top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas. The focus is on companies with a sound business model, solid growth prospects and reasonable valuation.The majority of stocks selected through this approach will be components of the Benchmark, but stocks outside the Benchmark index may be selected too. The fund can deviate substantially from the weightings of the Benchmark. The investment policy is not constrained by a benchmark but the fund may use a benchmark for comparison purposes. The fund can take a substantial active risk. The fund can deviate substantially from the issuer, country and sector weightings of the Benchmark. There are no restrictions on the deviation from the Benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market weighted index that is not consistent with the ESG characteristics promoted by the fund.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully integrated in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability profile
ESG integration policy
Robeco Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Equities integrates ESG factors into its investment process by analyzing the impact of financially material ESG factors to a company’s competitive position and value drivers. We believe that this enhances our ability to understand existing and potential (long-term) risks and opportunities of a company. The impact of material ESG factors can be positive or negative, reflecting risks or opportunities, that ensue from a company’s ESG analysis. If ESG risks and opportunities are significant, the ESG analysis could impact a stock’s fair value and the portfolio allocation decision. In addition to ESG integration, Robeco also has an exclusion policy and conducts proxy voting and engagement activities focused on specific themes, such as climate change, aiming to improve a company’s sustainability profile.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}Due to their solid financial position and a rising domestic customer base, emerging markets are well positioned nowadays to withstand lower growth in developed markets. Economic growth is likely to stay higher than for developed markets. The long-term outlook for emerging markets is positive, and is still supported by relatively attractive valuation levels, a higher long-term earnings growth outlook and potential currency appreciation.
Karnail Sangha, Rob Schellekens
Karnail Sangha is Fund Manager of Robeco’s Emerging Smaller Companies Fund and is responsible for the team’s investments in India and Pakistan. Prior to joining Robeco in 2000, Mr. Sangha was Risk Manager/Controller at AEGON Asset Management. Karnail holds a Master's degree in Economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He became a CFA charter holder in 2003. Rob Schellekens is fund manager of Robeco’s Emerging Smaller Companies Fund and is responsible for the team’s investments in Russia, South America ex-Brazil and the Middle East. Before joining the emerging markets team in April 2006, Rob was junior Portfolio Manager of Robeco Global Industrials. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, he was employed by Integra (ING Group) as investment desk analyst in Peru. Before that he held positions at Queensbury Group and Royal Bank of Canada Global Investment Management in Canada. Rob graduated from the Queen's University in Canada and he holds a Bachelors Honors degree in Economics.
Details
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| ISIN | LU0858443855 |
| Bloomberg | REMSCDE LX |
| Valoren | 20090123 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1355702400000 |
| 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.
