Emerging Markets Equity
Key points:
- Pioneer in emerging markets: over 80 years of experience
- Current head of the dedicated emerging markets team was a founding member of the group in 1994
- Balanced approach with top-down country allocation and bottom-up stock selection
Philosophy
Our disciplined investment process enables us to harness the inefficiencies resulting from market biases in emerging markets. We employ a) active country allocation to capture differences in risk and opportunities between countries; b) fundamental stock selection analysis that maintains a long-term investment view to uncover structural drivers; c) quantitative models as a tool to exploit the behavioral biases of market participants; d) a value bias as we identify undervalued opportunities where the structural earnings outlook is not yet appreciated by the market.
Process
The investment process starts with active top-down country allocation, where we identify the positive and negative macro drivers across different emerging markets. Stock selection in a specific country is based on these drivers, the proprietary quantitative stock selection model and an in-depth fundamental company analysis to identify those stocks with the ability to outperform in the long run. The focus is on companies with a sound business model, solid growth prospects and a reasonable valuation.
Team
The strategy is managed by a dedicated team of EM specialists with specific country and sector coverage. The EM team is embedded in Robeco's Global Fundamental Equities group of 65 investment professionals, including the Asia Pacific team based in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
