Robeco Sustainable Property Equities I USD
- Invests in the property sector
- Selects companies with the best earnings potential
- Risk limitation through global diversification
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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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') ]}}The listed real estate climbed further, with the S&P Developed Property Index up 9.7% YTD. Style rotation within equities continued and, typical for the growth to value rotation, we saw higher levered and high dividend stocks outperforming. Forecasts for economic growth and inflation are rising, with government bond yields moving up. US 10Y Treasury yields increased from 1.40% to 1.74%. The high single-digit return in March demonstrates that the performance of the listed real estate sector is not just a function of yield movements. This was also the conclusion of our white paper 'Added value of listed real estate in a strategic asset allocation'. Furthermore, recent months also show that cap rates have in fact come down in absolute terms despite rising interest rates.
Fund allocation
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Currency policy
The fund can engage in currency hedging transactions.
Dividend policy
The fund does not distribute dividend. Any income earned by the fund is reflected in its share price.
ESG Integration policy
Robeco Sustainable Property Equities integrates ESG at every stage of the investment process. We use sustainability performance rankings as a first indication of a company’s sustainability profile. In addition we use it to exclude the worst 20% scoring stocks from the investable universe. We then analyze 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 risks and opportunities of a company. If ESG risks and opportunities are significant, the ESG analysis may impact a stock’s fair value and the portfolio allocation decision. Throughout the investment process, we strive for a low environmental impact, as measured by GHG emissions, water use and waste generation, with the aim of realizing at least 20% better levels than the index. In addition to ESG integration, Robeco’s dedicated active ownership team conducts proxy voting and engagement activities focused on specific themes, such as climate change, aiming to improve a company’s sustainability profile. Furthermore, the fund will not invest in companies exposed to the following controversial sectors or business practices: military contracting, controversial weapons, fire arms, UN Global Compact breaches, tobacco, palm oil, nuclear power, thermal coal, arctic drilling and oil sands, according to strict revenue thresholds.
Investment policy
Robeco Sustainable Property Equities is an actively managed fund investing in equities from developed countries around the world. The selection of these stocks is based on a fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. 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, while avoiding investment in thermal coal, weapons, military contracting and companies that severely violate labor conditions, next to proxy voting and engagement. The fund also aims for an improved environmental footprint compared to the Benchmark.This fund is the first to identify strong global trends in the real estate sector. Within these trends, this fund focuses on companies with the best prospects in the sector. The fund managers use carefully developed models to choose stocks with good earnings expectations and reasonable valuation. The fund aims at selecting stocks with relatively low environmental footprints compared to stocks with high environmental footprints. The investment policy is not constrained by a benchmark but the fund may use a benchmark for comparison purposes. The majority of stocks selected will be components of the Benchmark, but stocks outside the Benchmark may be selected too. 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.
Expectation of fund manager
{{'fund.detail.general.perDate' | labelize:[ fundDate(fund.fundFacts.date,'llll') ]}}Given the uncertainty about the impact and duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, stock prices might be volatile for some time. However, following the large Covid-19-related correction in property stock prices, the sector is attractively valued, creating an opportunity for long-term investors. With an approx. 3.5% underlying dividend yield, the global property sector is an attractive asset category for investors. Looking at longer-term periods in history, we find that the sector has generated attractive returns versus general equities. Ownership of property assets offers an attractive income stream and the opportunity to benefit from land value appreciation.
Folmer Pietersma, Frank Onstwedder
Mr. Folmer Pietersma, CeFA, is Portfolio Manager with Robeco and member of the Property Team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2007, Folmer worked at ABN AMRO Asset Management as a financial analyst and started his career in 1998 as a sell side trader at ABN AMRO's wholesale division. Folmer holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Tilburg. In 2001 he obtained his Master of Financial Analysis' degree (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and his CEFA registration. Mr. Frank Onstwedder is a member of the Property team. Together with portfolio manager Folmer Pietersma he is the portfolio manager of Robeco Property Equities. Frank worked at NN Investment Partners in The Hague, where he has been head of financials in the global equity research department since 2009. Before that, he was a real estate equities senior portfolio manager at Lehman Brothers Asset Management in Amsterdam. Between 2000 and 2007 he worked at Robeco, where his positions included head of the Pacific team and portfolio manager of the property fund. Between 1998 and 1999 he was an equities portfolio manager at Aegon Investment Management in The Hague. Frank started his career in 1994 as an equities portfolio manager at Robeco. He holds a Master's degree in Econometrics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Details
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| ISIN | LU1124238269 |
| Bloomberg | ROBPEIU LX |
| Valoren | 25753397 |
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| 1st quotation date | 1414022400000 |
| Close financial year | 31-12 |
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Cost of this fund
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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.
