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Robeco FinTech D EUR
Monetizing the growing digitalization in the financial sector
Share classes
Share classes
Every share class of a product invests in the same portfolio of securities and has the same investment objectives and policies. However, their parameters might deviate. For instance and amongst others, their distribution type, currency exposure or fees and expenses might differ. The most common share classes at Robeco are:
a) D/DH shares, which are regular shares and available for all Investors;
b) I/IH shares, for institutional investors as defined from time to time by the Luxembourg supervisory authority.
For more information on share classes please go to the prospectus.
D-EUR
D-USD
DH-CHF
F-EUR
F-GBP
F-USD
FH-CHF
I-EUR
I-USD
IH-EUR
M2-EUR
M2-USD
X-EUR
X-GBP
X-USD
XH-CHF
Z-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Equities
ISIN:
LU1700710939
Bloomberg:
RGFIEQD LX
Index
MSCI All Country World Index (Net Return, EUR)
Sustainability-related information
Sustainability-related information
Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, products can be labelled as either Article 6, 8 or 9 fund.
Article 6 - The fund is not in scope of enhanced sustainability disclosures compared to Article 8 and 9.
Article 8 - The fund does not have a sustainable investment objective but promotes environmental or social characteristics and is subject to enhanced sustainability disclosures.
Article 9 - The fund has a sustainable investment objective and is subject to enhanced sustainability disclosures.
Regardless of Article 8 or 9, the companies in which investments are made must follow good governance practices, and sustainable investments must not do any significant harm.
Article 8
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Rating (31/01)
- Overview
- Performance & costs
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- Sustainability
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- Documents
Overview
Key points
- Monetizing the growing digitalization of the financial industry and end clients via investments in five different segments, focused on long-term growth opportunities in the fintech universe
- Focusing on companies with a systems level approach that combines payment facilitators, digital enablers, data analytics and digital assets
- Risk limitation through diversification over multiple themes with different drivers and risk characteristics
About this fund
Robeco FinTech is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks in developed and emerging countries. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis.The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. Proprietary valuation models are used to select stocks with good earnings prospects and a reasonable valuation and those companies which benefit from the increasing digitization of the financial sector are included. These are individually assessed on the basis of industry trend analysis, in-depth discussions with corporate management, analysts and industry experts.
Fintech
Key facts
Total size of fund
€ 557,231,570
Size of share class
€ 127,250,052
Inception date share class
17-11-2017
1-year performance
36.23%
Dividend paying
No
Fund manager

Patrick Lemmens

Michiel van Voorst CFA

Koos Burema
Patrick Lemmens is Lead Portfolio Manager within the Trends Equities team. He has a focus on financials/fintech. Prior to joining Robeco in 2008, he managed the ABN AMRO Financials fund from October 2003 to December 2007. Previously, he held the position of Analyst of Global Financials at ABN AMRO and was Global Sector Coordinator of the Financial Institutions Equities Group at ABN AMRO. Patrick Lemmens started his career in the investment industry in 1993. He holds a Master's in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a Certified European Financial Analyst. Michiel van Voorst is Co-Portfolio Manager within the Trends Equities team. He has a focus on financials/fintech/next digital billion. In 2019, Michiel rejoined Robeco from Union Bancaire Privée in Hong Kong where he was CIO Asian Equities. 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. Michiel started his career in the investment industry in 1996. Michiel van Voorst holds a Master’s in Economics from University of Utrecht and is a CFA® charterholder. Koos Burema is Co-Portfolio Manager within the Trends Equities team. He has a focus on financials/fintech. Koos was an Analyst with the Emerging Markets team covering Korea and technology in Taiwan and Mainland China. Besides this, he was responsible for the integration of ESG in the investment process. Before joining the team in January 2010, he worked as a Portfolio Manager for different sector teams within Robeco. He started his career in the industry in 2007. Koos holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Groningen and is a CFA® charterholder.
Performance
Per period
Per annum
- Per period
- Per annum
1 month
6.38%
2.95%
3 months
17.25%
9.33%
YTD
6.38%
2.95%
1 year
36.23%
26.15%
2 years
24.40%
20.28%
3 years
6.48%
11.17%
5 years
6.27%
12.47%
Since inception 11/2017
10.03%
11.86%
2024
29.62%
25.33%
2023
23.84%
18.06%
2022
-35.77%
-13.01%
2021
11.53%
27.54%
2020
15.85%
6.65%
2022-2024
1.03%
8.78%
2020-2024
5.91%
11.85%
Price development
3 years
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year
2 years
3 years
5 years
Statistics
Statistics
Hit-ratio
- Statistics
- Hit-ratio
Tracking error ex-post (%)
The ex-post tracking error is defined as the volatility of the fund's achieved excess return over the index return. In fund management, most managers are subject to an ex-ante (pre-determined) tracking error, which defines the extent of the additional risk they may take when aspiring to outperform the fund's benchmark. The ex-post tracking error explains the distribution of past fund performances compared to those of its underlying benchmark. With a higher tracking error, the fund's returns deviate more from its index's returns, hence there is a greater chance that the fund may outperform. The wider the spread of returns relative to the benchmark, the more "actively" a fund has been managed. In contrast, a low tracking error indicates more "passive" management.
11.77
11.11
Information ratio
This ratio serves to evaluate the quality of the excess return a fund manager has achieved because it takes the active risk involved into account. The information ratio is defined as the excess return over the benchmark return divided by the fund's tracking error. The higher the information ratio, the better. For example, a fund with a tracking error of 4% and an excess return of 2% over benchmark has an information ratio of 0.5, which is quite good.
-0.23
-0.39
Sharpe ratio
This ratio measures the risk-adjusted performance and allows the performance quality of different investments to be compared. It is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate from the fund's returns and dividing the result by the fund's standard deviation (risk). So the Sharpe ratio tells us whether a fund's returns are the result of smart investment decisions or stem from taking extra risk. The higher the ratio, the better, meaning that a greater return is achieved per unit of risk. This ratio is named after its inventor, Nobel Laureate, William Sharpe.
0.28
0.31
Alpha (%)
Alpha measures the difference between a portfolio's actual return and its expected performance, given the level of risk, compared to the benchmark. A positive alpha figure indicates that the fund has performed better than expected, given the level of risk. Beta is used to calculate the level of risk compared to the benchmark..
-4.77
-6.23
Beta
Beta is a measure of a portfolio's volatility, or systematic risk, in comparison to the benchmark. A beta of 1 indicates that the portfolio will move with the benchmark. A beta of less than 1 means that the portfolio will be less volatile than the benchmark. A beta of more than 1 indicates that the portfolio will be more volatile than the benchmark. For example, if a portfolio's beta is 1.2 it is theoretically 20% more volatile than the benchmark.
1.41
1.32
Standard deviation
Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread out the data is, the higher the deviation. In finance, standard deviation is applied to the annual rate of return of an investment to measure the investment's volatility (risk).
21.31
22.06
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
13.88
14.21
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-9.37
-18.65
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
14
27
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
38.9
45
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
22
39
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
13
24
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
59.1
61.5
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
14
21
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
1
3
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
7.1
14.3
Costs
Ongoing charges
Indication of annual charges that are deducted for this fund. This indication is based on the costs over the last calendar year and may vary from year to year. Transaction costs incurred by the fund, any performance fees and other one-off costs are not included in the ongoing charges.
1.73%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
1.50%
Included service fee
This fee is intended to cover official fees, such as the cost of annual reports, annual shareholders' meetings and price publications.
0.16%
Transaction costs
The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.
0.14%
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 0.05% 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
The fiscal consequences of investing in this fund depend on the investor's personal situation. For private investors in the Netherlands real interest and dividend income or capital gains received on their investments are not relevant for tax purposes. Each year investors pay income tax on the value of their net assets as at 1 January if and inasmuch as such net assets exceed the investor’s tax-free allowance. Any amount invested in the fund forms part of the investor's net assets. Private investors who are resident outside the Netherlands will not be taxed in the Netherlands on their investments in the fund. However, such investors may be taxed in their country of residence on any income from an investment in this fund based on the applicable national fiscal laws. Other fiscal rules apply to legal entities or professional investors. We advise 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.
Fund allocation
Asset
Currency
Sector
Top 10
- Asset
- Currency
- Sector
- Top 10
Policies
The fund can engage in currency hedging transactions. Typically currency hedging is not applied.
The fund does not distribute dividend. The fund retains any income that is earned, and so its entire performance is reflected in the price.
Robeco FinTech is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks in developed and emerging countries. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis.The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. Proprietary valuation models are used to select stocks with good earnings prospects and a reasonable valuation and those companies which benefit from the increasing digitization of the financial sector are included. These are individually assessed on the basis of industry trend analysis, in-depth discussions with corporate management, analysts and industry experts. The fund promotes E&S (i.e. Environmental and Social) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, integrates sustainability risks in the investment process and applies Robeco’s Good Governance policy. The fund applies sustainability indicators, including but not limited to, normative, activity-based and region-based exclusions, proxy voting and engagement.
Risk management is fully integrated into the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
Sustainability-related disclosures
Sustainability profile
ESG Important Information
The sustainability information below can help investors integrate sustainability considerations in their process. This information is for informational purposes only. The reported sustainability information may not at all be used in relation to binding elements for this fund. A decision to invest should take into account all characteristics or objectives of the fund as described in the prospectus.
Sustainability
The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process through exclusions, ESG integration, engagement and voting. The fund does not invest in issuers that are in breach of international norms or where activities have been deemed detrimental to society following Robeco's exclusion policy. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up investment analysis to assess existing and potential ESG risks and opportunities. In the stock selection the fund limits exposure to elevated sustainability risks. In addition, where a stock issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement. Lastly, the fund makes use of shareholder rights and applies proxy voting in accordance with Robeco's proxy voting policy.For more information please visit the sustainability-related disclosures.The index used for all sustainability visuals is based on MSCI All Country World Index (Net Return, EUR).
Sustainability metrics
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
Environmental Footprint
SDG Impact Alignment
Exclusions
Engagement
- Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
- Environmental Footprint
- SDG Impact Alignment
- Exclusions
- Engagement
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
Environmental Footprint
SDG Impact Alignment
Exclusions
Engagement
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating
Per 31-01-2025Source: Copyright ©2024 Sustainalytics. All rights reserved.
Source: Copyright ©2024 Sustainalytics. All rights reserved.
The Portfolio Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating chart displays the portfolio's ESG Risk Rating. This is calculated by multiplying each portfolio component's Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating by its respective portfolio weight. The Distribution across Sustainalytics ESG Risk levels chart shows the portfolio allocations broken into Sustainalytics' five ESG risk levels: negligible (0-10), low (10-20), medium (20-30), high (30-40) and severe (40+), providing an overview of portfolio exposure to the different ESG risk levels. Index scores are provided alongside the portfolio scores, highlighting the portfolio's ESG risk level compared to the index. Only holdings mapped as corporates are included in the figures.
Environmental Footprint
Per 31-01-2025Source: Robeco data based on Trucost data. *
Robeco data based on Trucost data*
Robeco data based on Trucost data*
* Source: S&P Trucost Limited © Trucost 2024. All rights in the Trucost data and reports vest in Trucost and/or its licensors. Neither Trucost, not its affliates, nor its licensors accept any liability or any errors, omissions, or interruptions in the Trucost data and/or reports. No further distribution of the Data and/or Reports is permitted without Trucost's express written consent.
Environmental footprint expresses the total resource consumption of the portfolio per mUSD invested. Each assessed company's footprint is calculated by normalizing resources consumed by the company's enterprise value including cash (EVIC). We aggregate these figures to portfolio level using a weighted average, multiplying each assessed portfolio constituent's footprint by its respective position weight. For comparison, index footprints are shown besides that of the portfolio. The equivalent factors that are used for comparison between the portfolio and index represent European averages and are based on third-party sources combined with own estimates. As such, the figures presented are intended for illustrative purposes and are purely an indication. Only holdings mapped as corporates are included in the figures.
SDG Impact Alignment
Per 31-01-2025Source: Robeco. Data derived from internal processes.
This distribution across SDG scores shows the portfolio weight allocated to companies with a positive, negative and neutral impact alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) based on Robeco’s SDG Framework. The framework utilizes a three-step approach to assess a company’s impact alignment with the relevant SDGs and assign a total SDG score. The score ranges from positive to negative impact alignment with levels from high, medium or low impact alignment. This results in a 7-step scale from -3 to +3. For comparison, index figures are provided alongside that of the portfolio. Only holdings mapped as corporates are included in the figures.
Exclusions
Per 31-01-2025Source: We use several data sources such as Sustainalytics, RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), World Bank, Freedom House, Fund for Peace and International Sanctions; further policy document available Exclusion Policy.
Source: We use several data sources such as Sustainalytics, RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), World Bank, Freedom House, Fund for Peace and International Sanctions; further policy document available Exclusion Policy.
Engagement
Per 31-01-2025Source: Robeco. Data derived from internal processes.
Robeco distinguishes between three types of engagement.
Value Engagement focuses on long-term issues that are financially material and/or are causing adverse sustainability impacts. The themes can be broken into Environmental, Social, Governance, or Voting-related. SDG Engagement aims to drive a clear and measurable improvement in a company’s SDG contribution. Enhanced engagement is triggered by misconduct and focuses on companies severely breaching internationals standards. The report is based on all companies in the portfolio for which engagement activities have taken place during the past 12 months. Note that companies may be under engagement in multiple categories simultaneously. While the total portfolio exposure excludes double counting, it may not equal the sum of individual category exposures.
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Market development
Markets initially fluctuated but gained momentum ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US President on January 20th. However, in the final week, DeepSeek's release of a low-cost AI model shook markets, wiping out over USD 1 trillion in value. AI-linked stocks, particularly semiconductors and data center suppliers, saw double-digit declines, with NVIDIA dropping 16%. Visa and Mastercard reported strong results, with global payment volume growth contributing to higher revenues. However, Mastercard faced earnings downgrades due to expenses. The sector's momentum continued with increased capital market activity, including strong returns for companies such as Robinhood, Nu Holdings, and Bajaj Finance. President Trump's supportive executive order for cryptocurrency and digital assets aided in Bitcoin's rise of 11% and Coinbase's increase of 17%.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 6.38%. The FinTech fund started 2025 strong and had a higher return compared to the reference index, the MSCI AC World, in January. Investments in Financial Management (17% weight in the fund) made the best positive contribution to performance followed by Payments (42.2%) and Digital Assets (6.5%), while Data & Analytics (16.6%) made a neutral contribution. Financial Infrastructure (17.7%) was the only negative contributor to performance, though still with positive returns. Robinhood Markets, Nu Holdings, Coinbase, Interactive Brokers, SEA, Adyen, Shopify and Guidewire were the best performers while Tencent, Hundsun Technologies and Q2 Holdings were the main detractors. From an industry perspective, Capital Markets (Robinhood Markets, Coinbase, Interactive Brokers, Futu), Financial Services (Adyen, Block, PagSeguro, StoneCo, Corpay), Banks (Nu Holdings) and IT Services (Shopify, EPAM) contributed positively, while Interactive Media (Tencent) and Software (Hundsun Technologies, Q2 Holdings) were the worst relative industry contributors to performance.
Expectation of fund manager

Patrick Lemmens

Michiel van Voorst CFA

Koos Burema
FinTech continues to show strength into 2025, with key trends emerging: alternative payment methods, capital markets activity, and AI agents going mainstream. Alternative payment methods, such as digital wallets and buy-now-pay-later, are gaining share, with companies such as Adyen and PayPal leading the charge. Capital markets are heating up, with FinTech IPOs and private funding expected to surge. Klarna and Chime Financial have already submitted confidential filings for IPOs. AI agents are providing advanced financial infrastructure solutions, with companies such as nCino and Workday integrating AI into their operations. With the growth outlook intact, and valuations still very reasonable after a volatile 2024, we conclude by saying that FinTech is a better long-term investment opportunity in 2025 than at any time since we launched.