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Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 0.77%. The index return for European subordinated financial debt was 0.7% in December. Credit spreads tightened by 11 basis points to 160 basis points, which means that the spread return of subordinated financial debt amounted to 0.8%. Underlying government bond yields were fairly stable during the month. The portfolio return was higher than that of the index. The beta overweight position of approx. 1.15 contributed positively, as spreads tightened. The contribution of issuer selection was positive too. Individual overweight positions that contributed most to the outperformance on a risk-adjusted basis were BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Aegon. Underweight positions in property names such as Unibail-Rodamco and Grand City Properties also contributed to the outperformance. Laggards in the portfolio were Santander UK, LeasePlan and Intesa Sanpaolo.
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The final month of the year was another month with positive spread performance. Subordinated debt is catching up with the broader credit market and outperformed this broader market in December. After a very volatile year, the average spread for the index is now very close to the level that we saw at the start of the year. As expected, the ECB announced a further expansion of its bond buying program, both in terms of the amount that can be invested and in the duration of the program. The Fed was fairly dovish in its December meeting too, signaling that it will take years before interest rates are raised again. While the picture for monetary support remained rosy, the short-term outlook for economies actually deteriorated, as more and more countries are applying strict lockdowns again. Investors are not too concerned, as vaccination programs have started. The tail risk of a hard Brexit has been removed now that Europe and the UK have finally come to an agreement on trade relations. Most bonds of UK banks did no longer offer that much extra spread as compensation for Brexit risk anyway, as markets had anticipated a last-minute deal already.
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All currency risks are hedged.
The Feeder Fund uses derivatives to hedge the duration of the Master. The duration hedge will lead to intended performance differences between the Feeder Fund and the Master. Interest rate movements will have a different effect on the Master and the Feeder Fund.
This share class of the fund does not distribute dividend.
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.
This Fund is a feeder Fund ( the “Feeder Fund”) and as such invests at least 85% of its assets in class Z2H shares of Robeco Capital Growth Funds SICAV – Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds (“the Master”). The Master is a sub-fund of Robeco Capital Growth Funds SICAV, a Luxembourg open-ended investment company with variable capital. The Master invests mainly in subordinated euro-denominated bonds issued by financial institutions and similar non-government fixed income securities. The Master aims to outperform the benchmark by taking positions that deviate from the benchmark. The benchmark of the Master is Barclays Euro-Aggregate: Corp.Fin.Subordinated 2% Issuer Cap.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
The final month of the year was another month with positive spread performance. Subordinated debt is catching up with the broader credit market and outperformed this broader market in December. After a very volatile year, the average spread for the index is now very close to the level that we saw at the start of the year. As expected, the ECB announced a further expansion of its bond buying program, both in terms of the amount that can be invested and in the duration of the program. The Fed was fairly dovish in its December meeting too, signaling that it will take years before interest rates are raised again. While the picture for monetary support remained rosy, the short-term outlook for economies actually deteriorated, as more and more countries are applying strict lockdowns again. Investors are not too concerned, as vaccination programs have started. The tail risk of a hard Brexit has been removed now that Europe and the UK have finally come to an agreement on trade relations. Most bonds of UK banks did no longer offer that much extra spread as compensation for Brexit risk anyway, as markets had anticipated a last-minute deal already.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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