Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds IHHI EUR
- Diversified non-financial credits exposure
- Disciplined and repeatable investment process
- Experienced team management
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 -1.16%. The fund's return was -0.49% versus -0.59% for the index this month. The fund's beta was around one during the month, which reflects our cautious view on credit markets. The beta position had a neutral effect on the fund's total return, despite the negative returns in credit markets.Issuer selection made a positive contribution. Underweight positions in General Electric, Daimler and Anheuser Busch made positive contributions to the fund. GE's rating was recently downgraded from A to BBB. Daimler is exposed to global trade tensions and new regulations on emissions. Anheuser Busch was put on review for downgrade by Moody’s because leverage is still too high according to the rating agency. Year-to-date, the fund's return is -0.33%, versus -1.27% for the index.
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Market development
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundInvestmentExplanations.date,'llll') ]}}The Corporate ex-Financials Index delivered a total return of -0.59% this month. The average spread on the index widened 19 basis points to 138 bps. As a result, non-financial corporates underperformed German government bonds with an excess return of -0.93%. The yield on 10-year German government bonds moved down 7 basis points to 0.31% at the end of the month.November was a weak month for global credit markets. Credit fund flows remained negative this month, while market liquidity and risk appetite traditionally decline towards the end of the year. Concerns around Brexit, Italy, and global trade also continued to weigh on sentiment. An agreement was reached between the UK and the EU. Discussions on the Italian budget deficit continued, while markets also looked forward to the meeting between China and the US at the G20 summit. The euro area PMI data continued to decline, pointing to weakness in the export sector, the car industry and Italy. ECB president Mario Draghi also mentioned weakening economic data, but again confirmed the inflation outlook and the end of the purchase programs in December.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
The fund invests in Euro denominated securities only.
Derivative policy
Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds make use of derivatives for hedging purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
Dividend policy
The IHI EUR shares don't distribute a dividend.
ESG Integration policy
The prime goal of integrating ESG factors in our analysis is to strengthen our ability to assess the downside risk of our credit investments. Our analysts include RobecoSAM sustainability data and use external sources to make an ESG assessment as a part of the fundamental analysis.
Investment policy
Robeco Investment Grade Corporate Bonds provides diversified exposure across circa 80 corporate issuers to the Euro investment grade credit market (corporates only). The fund is excluding exposure to financial companies. The fund contains mainly bonds, and can make use of derivatives very limitedly. The fund aims to outperform its index Barclays Euro-Aggregate: Corporates ex financials 2% Issuer Cap. The index applies an issuer cap to avoid concentration risk. The investment philosophy is based on managing a solid diversified portfolio with a long term view. Top-down beta positioning is based on the outcome of our credit quarterly outlook meeting, in which the team is discussing the fundamental market outlook, valuation of bond markets and market technicals. Bottom-up issuer research is executed by our credit analysts, who execute the fundamental analysis. The analysts' research reports are being discussed in approx. 500 credit committees per year. A proprietary quant model is used to assist in issuer selection. The portfolio managers are responsible for the portfolio construction. A proprietary developed risk management approach avoids high risk concentration in the portfolio. As the investment process is well-structured and proven over time, it contributes to repeatable performance delivery.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that the fund's positions remain within set limits at all times.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}We remain cautious on investment grade credit, due to concerns around economic growth, Brexit, Italy and global trade. But we aim for betas just above one as valuations have become attractive, especially for non-financial corporates. The ex-financials index spread of 138 bps is significantly above its long-term average. We see opportunities in several investment grade sectors, including senior bonds and corporate hybrids. Certain issuers remain expensive, driven by the ECB purchase program which will likely end in December. European corporates remain in good financial health, as dividends and share buy-backs remain low compared to the US.
Peter Kwaak
Peter Kwaak is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Mr. Kwaak was employed by Aegon Asset Management for three years as Credits and High Yield Portfolio Manager and at NIB Capital for two years as Portfolio Manager. Peter Kwaak started his career in the Investment Industry in 1998. Mr. Kwaak is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Master's degree in economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Mr. Kwaak is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute.
Team
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.
Details
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| ISIN | LU0466000535 |
| Bloomberg | ROBCIHI LX |
| Valoren | 10728885 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1259798400000 |
| 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 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.
