Robeco New World Financials I USD
- Invests in companies active in the financial industry worldwide (e.g. retail banks, insurance companies and asset managers)
- Top-down theme selection and bottom-up stock selection using proprietary valuation models
- Risk limitation through global diversification
About this fund
Price development
Performance
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Annualized (for periods longer than one year)
Initial charges or eventual custody charges which intermediaries might apply are not included.
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.
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Annualized (for periods longer than one year)
Initial charges or eventual custody charges which intermediaries might apply are not included.
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 heavy-handed government intervention has had the added benefit that the 2020 credit cycle has been incredibly benign up until now. If this cycle would have followed historic patterns, the macro indicators would have suggested much higher loss rates. Many loan-loss models have been off, as they clearly did not incorporate the direct income transfers many governments have made to their working population. The US Fed performed another stress test in December and the big US financials all came out fine. The consumer finance companies also came through the stress test okay. If 2021 will be a year of economic normalization, the accumulated excess capital will most likely find its way back to investors, which is good news. Investors in European financials were hoping for something similar and although the ECB opened the door to replacing the dividend ban in December, it has opted for a complex system of caps, which basically translates into limited payouts, even for the strongly capitalized banks.
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 is retained, and so the fund's entire performance is reflected in its share price.
ESG Integration policy
Robeco New World Financials integrates ESG factors into its investment process by analyzing 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 (long-term) risks and opportunities of a company. The impact of material ESG factors can be positive or negative, reflecting risks or opportunities, that ensue from a company’s ESG analysis. If ESG risks and opportunities are significant, the ESG analysis could impact a stock’s fair value and the portfolio allocation decision. In addition to ESG integration, Robeco also has an exclusion policy and conducts proxy voting and engagement activities focused on specific themes, such as climate change, aiming to improve a company’s sustainability profile.
Investment policy
Allocation to trend strategies that are based on long-term growth trends offer possibilities of outperforming the broader market over a 3-5 year investment horizon. This trend fund invests in companies in financial-related industries worldwide that benefit most from the selected long-term trends. Global population growth, urbanization, higher household incomes, technological changes and growth in emerging markets are the main drivers for our trend strategies. The fund manager selects the companies that have as pure as possible exposure to the selected trends and themes. Proprietary valuation models are used to select stocks with good earnings prospects and a reasonable valuation. Companies are individually assessed on the basis of in-depth discussions with corporate management and consultations with internal and external analysts.
Risk policy
Risk management is fully integrated into 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') ]}}Any outlook for 2021 will have to start with a look at how Covid-19 comes to an end, with initially easing of lockdown conditions and ultimately a return to whatever the ‘new normal’ will be. How quickly will there be a high enough level of immunity? We expect Asian markets to recover much sooner and basically leapfrog the developed markets by months. There should also be consequences related to the economic damage done in 2020. Banks and insurance companies will have to take losses because of these defaults, and recovery rates may be less than achieved historically. Luckily, a lot of provisions and perhaps excess provisions have been taken, while interest rates on the longer end of the curve may also face upward pressure as inflation expectations should rise. Though the Fed, ECB and other central banks will do what they can to keep the whole yield curve low to stimulate economic recovery. We believe that many financials must still make a lot of IT investments, especially in the back-office and mid-office.
Patrick Lemmens, Michiel van Voorst, Koos Burema
Mr. Patrick Lemmens is a Senior Portfolio Manager. He is the Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco New World Financials fund. He has been responsible for this fund since October 2008. Prior to joining Robeco in 2008, Patrick was employed at ABN AMRO Asset Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager for 5 years and 9 years as a Senior Investment Analyst, both in Global Financials. He managed the ABN AMRO Financials Fund between October 2003 and December 2007. Patrick started his career in the investment industry in 1993. He holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a CEFA holder since 1995. He is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute. Michiel van Voorst is co-portfolio manager of Robeco New World Financials and Robeco FinTech. Michiel re-joins Robeco from Union Bancaire Privée in Hong Kong where he was CIO Asian Equities. Besides this role, Michiel is a Board member of a Hong Kong based Fintech startup offering regulated software services (SaaS) for Independent financial advisors globally. Prior to that, Michiel spent 12 years at Robeco in several senior positions including senior portfolio manager Rolinco Global Growth fund and Robeco Asian Stars. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, Michiel was Portfolio Manager US Equity at PGGM and Economist with Rabobank Netherlands. He has more than 20 years of broad equity experience in both developed and emerging markets. Michiel van Voorst holds a Master’s degree in Economics from University of Utrecht and is CFA charter holder since 2004. Koos Burema is co-portfolio manager of Robeco New World Financials and Robeco FinTech. Koos was an Analyst with the Emerging Markets team covering Korea + technology in Taiwan and Mainland China. Besides this, he was responsible for the quality check on ESG integration in the investment process. Before joining the team in January 2010, he worked as a Junior Portfolio Manager for different sector teams within Robeco. Prior to joining Robeco in September 2007, Koos was employed by IEX.nl, the largest Dutch investment website for six years. Koos holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Groningen and is CFA charter holder since 2011.
Details
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| ISIN | LU0955993034 |
| Bloomberg | RGCGFIU LX |
| Valoren | 21966693 |
| WKN | A2DTCE |
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| 1st quotation date | 1391644800000 |
| 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.
