Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds IH USD
- Diversified exposure to subordinated financial bonds
- Disciplined and repeatable investment process
- No active duration, nor FX exposure
About this fund
Price development
Performance
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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 -0.23%. The index return for European subordinated financial debt was -0.37% in September. Credit spreads tightened 2 basis points to 130 basis points, which means that the spread return of subordinated financial debt amounted to 0.23%. Underlying government bond yields increased, contributing negatively to the total return of the index. The portfolio return was higher than that of the index. The top-down market positioning was neutral, with a beta very close to 1. There was no performance impact of this top-down positioning and the outperformance in September was fully driven by issuer selection. Individual positions that contributed most to the performance, on a risk-adjusted basis, were 2030 senior bonds of Unipol, Banco Sabadell Tier 2 bonds, Athora Tier 2 bonds and USD-denominated Tier 2 bonds of Swiss Re.
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}Spreads for subordinated bonds issued by banks and insurance companies continued to tighten a bit during the month, thereby performing more or less in line with the rest of the investment grade corporate bond market. Corporate bond markets have been pretty immune to the stress that is visible in the Chinese real estate market. It seems likely that exposures of European banks to this sector are indeed very limited. Government bond markets continued their sell-off in September, while Eurozone headline inflation has risen to fresh 10-year highs. The ECB still believes it is premature to talk about a QE exit. Though it has 'recalibrated' the net monthly purchase pace of the PEPP, after the recent acceleration into July. By year-end, pandemic permitting, a gradual phasing out of PEPP by mid-2022 might be agreed. Bond issuance picked up again in September and we participated in several of the new issues. NatWest Group returned to the European corporate bond market with an 11NC6 Tier 2, which we acquired. Another new name in the portfolio is AIA, the Asian life insurance company that issued a 10NC5 Tier 2 in euros. Other new issues that we bought were BCP, Nordea and Allianz.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
All currency risks are hedged.
Derivative policy
Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds fund make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
Dividend policy
This share class of the fund does not distribute dividend.
ESG Integration policy
Our analysis of issuers goes beyond the traditional financial factors and includes the issuers’ performance on ESG factors. We deem it essential for a well-informed investment decision to take into account those ESG factors that have the potential to materially impact the financial performance of the issuer. This perfectly matches the basic need to avoid the losers in credit management, as many credit events in the past can be attributed to issues such as poorly designed governance frameworks, environmental issues, or weak health & safety standards. The aim of ESG integration is to improve the risk/return profile of the investments and does not have an impact goal. ESG analysis is fully integrated in the bottom-up security analysis. We have defined key ESG factors per industry, and for every company we analyze how the firm is positioned versus these key ESG factors, and how this impacts the fundamental credit quality.
Investment policy
Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds is an actively managed fund that mainly invests in subordinated euro-denominated bonds issued by financial institutions. 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 ESG (i.e. Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and integrating 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 engagement. The fund offers a diversified exposure to subordinated bonds issued by banks and insurance companies and the focus of the fund is in general towards higher rated issuers (investment grade). 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, whilst still controlling relative risk through the applications of limits (on currencies and issuers) to the extent of 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 policy
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability profile
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ESG integration policy
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}Our analysis of issuers goes beyond the traditional financial factors and includes the issuers’ performance on ESG factors. We deem it essential for a well-informed investment decision to take into account those ESG factors that have the potential to materially impact the financial performance of the issuer. This perfectly matches the basic need to avoid the losers in credit management, as many credit events in the past can be attributed to issues such as poorly designed governance frameworks, environmental issues, or weak health & safety standards. The aim of ESG integration is to improve the risk/return profile of the investments and does not have an impact goal. ESG analysis is fully integrated in the bottom-up security analysis. We have defined key ESG factors per industry, and for every company we analyze how the firm is positioned versus these key ESG factors, and how this impacts the fundamental credit quality.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}We still believe that humility is called for when assessing our outlook for the next quarters. Aside from the difficulty of making predictions in the current environment, one also wonders about their relevance. Do fundamentals still matter in a world of financial repression, in which monetary and fiscal policymakers set the stage? It seems that markets have downplayed the role of fundamentals for years; one scenario in which the relationship between fundamentals and markets might return is when central banks loosen their grip. The key questions for markets are therefore: when will that happen and should we be looking at central bank signaling, the stock of liquidity, the flow of liquidity or even the delta of the flow in liquidity? With valuations stretched and positioning crowded, we think that the market might be vulnerable to the delta of the flow. In the past quarters, we reduced the overall market sensitivity of the portfolio to neutral versus the index. We mainly achieved this by reducing the exposure to CoCos. In an environment where spreads are low and compressed, we think it makes sense to aim for a more cautious positioning.
Jan Willem de Moor
Mr. de Moor is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Mr. de Moor was employed by SBA Artsenpensioenfondsen as Senior Portfolio Manager Equities for six years. Before that, he worked at SNS Asset Management holding positions of Portfolio Manager Equities (three years) and Research Analyst (two years). Jan Willem de Moor started his career in the Investment Industry in 1994. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Tilburg University.
Team
The Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds fund is managed within Robeco’s credit team, which consists of nine portfolio managers and twenty-three credit analysts (of which four financials 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 dedicated quantitative researchers and 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.
Details
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| ISIN | LU1117477098 |
| Bloomberg | RFIBIHU LX |
| Valoren | 25594216 |
| WKN | A2AQQV |
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| 1st quotation date | 1412726400000 |
| 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 0.01% 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.
