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Robeco Global Credits IBH EUR
Unconstrained and contrarian approach across the different corporate bond segments
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.
IBH-EUR
0FH-EUR
CH-EUR
DH-EUR
DH-SEK
DH-USD
EH-EUR
FH-CHF
FH-EUR
FH-GBP
FH-USD
I-USD
IBH-GBP
IBH-JPY
IBH-USD
IEH-AUD
IH-EUR
IH-GBP
IH-SEK
IH-SGD
IH-USD
IH-USD
Z2H-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Bonds
ISIN:
LU1521666997
Bloomberg:
RGCIBHE LX
Index
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporates Index
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 (31/07)
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Key points
- Promising investment opportunities in credits
- Flexible approach
- Investment policy
About this fund
Robeco Global Credits is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of global investment grade corporate bonds. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. This fund has the flexibility to invest in other fixed income asset classes such as high yield, emerging credits and asset-backed securities. The fund can take limited active duration (interest-rate sensitivity) positions.
Key facts
Total size of fund
€ 2,962,694,222
Size of share class
€ 155,727,050
Inception date share class
17-11-2016
1-year performance
5.72%
Dividend paying
Yes
Fund manager
![Reinout Schapers](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/5D4ZatdUOpW8CSN3tsnTRW/6acd035b33f7fb9ed23bcc91ada96d70/reinout-schapers-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Reinout Schapers
![Matthew Jackson](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/4e5cMBqzEwekhlAXvzGgqK/b22b252e35bf84fb1da1429f70ea34c0/matthew-jackson-500x500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Matthew Jackson
![Evert Giesen](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/2me1ZOXhk4nEDpQIjWqppf/241daefe8cd9573115ae8b883e409dd7/evert-giesen-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Evert Giesen
Reinout Schapers is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade in the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2011, Reinout worked at Aegon Asset Management where he was a Head of European High Yield. Before that, he worked at Rabo Securities as an M&A Associate and at Credit Suisse First Boston as an Analyst Corporate Finance. Reinout has been active in the industry since 2003. He holds a Master's in Architecture from the Delft University of Technology. Matthew Jackson is Portfolio Manager Global Investment Grade in the Credit team. He joined Robeco in 2024 from Western Asset Management in London where he started his career in the industry in 2003 and consequently held roles of Risk Analyst, Portfolio Analyst, Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager of numerous dedicated credit funds and mandates. He holds a Bachelor’s in Economics (Hons) from the University of Sheffield. Evert Giesen is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade in the Credit team. Previously, he was an Analyst, responsible for covering the Automotive sector within the Credit team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2001, Evert worked at AEGON Asset Management for four years as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. He has been active in the industry since 1997 and holds a Master's in Econometrics from Tilburg University. The Robeco Global Credits 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.
Performance
Per period
Per annum
- Per period
- Per annum
1 month
1.98%
2.01%
3 months
3.97%
3.90%
YTD
1.86%
1.51%
1 year
5.72%
5.72%
2 years
1.24%
0.88%
3 years
-3.84%
-3.78%
5 years
-0.23%
-0.75%
Since inception 11/2016
0.83%
0.45%
2023
6.42%
6.51%
2022
-16.66%
-16.31%
2021
-1.66%
-1.69%
2020
9.44%
6.73%
2019
9.76%
9.24%
2021-2023
-4.46%
-4.30%
2019-2023
0.94%
0.43%
Statistics
Statistics
Hit-ratio
Characteristics
- Statistics
- Hit-ratio
- Characteristics
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.
0.83
1.08
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.
0.52
0.93
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.
-0.62
-0.08
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..
0.73
1.14
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.
1.05
1.07
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).
8.30
8.18
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
4.61
5.73
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-5.34
-7.35
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
19
33
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
52.8
55
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
14
30
Months outperformance Bull
Number of months in which the fund outperformed positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
8
19
Hit ratio Bull (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a positive benchmark in an underlying period.
57.1
63.3
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
22
30
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
11
14
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
50
46.7
Rating
The average credit quality of the securities in the portfolio. AAA, AA, A en BAA (Investment Grade) means lower risk and BB, B, CCC, CC, C (High Yield) higher risk.
A2/A3
A3/BAA1
Option Adjusted Modified Duration (years)
The interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.
6.00
6.00
Maturity (years)
The average maturity of the securities in the portfolio.
8.00
8.60
Green Bonds (%)
The percentage of total AuM in the portfolio (market-weight based) that is indicated as Green Bond in Bloomberg. Green bonds are any type of regular bond instrument for which the proceeds will be applied exclusively to environmental projects.
6.90
4.80
Dividend paying history
25-06-2024
€ 0.89
27-03-2024
€ 0.90
21-12-2023
€ 0.66
27-09-2023
€ 0.66
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.
0.54%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.40%
Included service fee
This fee is intended to cover official fees, such as the cost of annual reports, annual shareholders' meetings and price publications.
0.12%
Transaction costs
The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.
0.15%
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.
Fund allocation
Currency
Duration
Rating
Sector
Subordination
Top 10
- Currency
- Duration
- Rating
- Sector
- Subordination
- Top 10
Policies
All currency risks are hedged.
Robeco Global Credit make use of derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for investment purposes. These derivatives are very liquid.
The fund aims to distribute a quarterly dividend.
Robeco Global Credits is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of global investment grade corporate bonds. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. This fund has the flexibility to invest in other fixed income asset classes such as high yield, emerging credits and asset-backed securities. The fund can take limited active duration (interest-rate sensitivity) positions. 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, and engagement. The Sub-fund is actively managed and uses the Benchmark for asset allocation purposes. However, although securities may be components of the Benchmark, securities outside the Benchmark may be selected too. The Sub-fund can deviate substantially from the weightings of the Benchmark. The Management Company has discretion over the composition of the portfolio subject to the investment objectives. The Sub-fund aims to outperform the Benchmark over the long run, whilst still controlling relative risk through the applications of limits (on currencies and issuers) to the extent of deviation from the Benchmark. This will consequently limit the deviation of the performance relative to the Benchmark. The Benchmark is a broad market weighted index that is not consistent with the environmental, social and governance characteristics promoted by the Sub-fund.
Risk management is fully embedded in the investment process so as to ensure that the fund's positions remain within set limits at all times.
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 via exclusions, ESG integration, a minimum allocation to ESG-labeled bonds, and engagement. The fund does not invest in credit 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 security analysis to assess the impact on the issuer's fundamental credit quality. In the credit selection the fund limits exposure to issuers with an elevated sustainability risk profile. Furthermore, the fund invests at least 5% in green, social, sustainable, and/or sustainability-linked bonds. Lastly, where issuers are flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement.The following sections display the ESG-metrics for this fund along with short descriptions. For more information please visit the sustainability-related disclosures.The index used for all sustainability visuals is based on Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporates Index.
Market development
July was a month marked by contrasting events. Initially, there was excitement over the mixed outcome of the French elections. However, this enthusiasm was dampened by signs of a weakening consumer market, a slowing labor market, and softer inflation figures. In the latter half of the month, treasury yields fell, the equity market declined, and credit spreads widened. Second-quarter earnings revealed weakness in China's luxury market, with companies like LVMH and Kering reporting lower revenues. In the United States, President Joe Biden decided not to seek re-election, with Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in as the Democratic candidate. The soft inflation print surprised to the downside, increasing the likelihood of a Fed cut by September and further cuts until the end of the year. The FOMC's opening statement highlighted risks to both sides of its dual mandate, implying a greater focus on the labor market. Geopolitical tensions rose in the Middle East, driving up freight rates and oil prices. In Europe, markets continued to experience weaker economic growth and consumption, supporting the likelihood of the ECB cutting its interest rate by 25 basis points in September.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 1.98%. This month, the Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index posted a return of 2.01% (in euro terms), with excess returns at 0.19%. The yields on underlying government securities narrowed over the period, including a 20-basis-point decline in German 10-year yields and a 37-basis-point drop in the 10-year US Treasury yield, reaching 2.30% and 4.03%, respectively. Additionally, the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index's credit spread rallied by 3 basis points to finish at 101 basis points. The underlying portfolio underperformed versus its benchmark index before fees. Relative performance is attributed to beta positioning and issuer selection, in line with our investment process. The beta contribution was neutral due to our beta being close to 1 throughout the month. As a result, all of the performance in July stemmed from our issuer selection.
Expectation of fund manager
![Reinout Schapers](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/5D4ZatdUOpW8CSN3tsnTRW/6acd035b33f7fb9ed23bcc91ada96d70/reinout-schapers-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Reinout Schapers
![Matthew Jackson](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/4e5cMBqzEwekhlAXvzGgqK/b22b252e35bf84fb1da1429f70ea34c0/matthew-jackson-500x500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Matthew Jackson
![Evert Giesen](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/2me1ZOXhk4nEDpQIjWqppf/241daefe8cd9573115ae8b883e409dd7/evert-giesen-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Evert Giesen
For IG portfolios, we target a close to neutral position in terms of risk relative to the benchmark. We maintain an overweight in the banking sector given strong fundamentals combined with superior relative valuation. Recent developments in Europe may well lead to underperformance in the French banks in the near term, but we see little reason for this to ultimately evolve into something truly systemic. We believe we will derive outperformance from deep research-driven name selection opportunities in the near term, as opposed to beta management. We intend to maintain a conservative stance regarding overall risk in portfolios. Recency bias is a powerful thing and we have seen numerous episodes in the past 20 years where investors become too comfortable with the idea that low volatility and unattractive valuation can persist indefinitely. It rarely does. By employing a patient and disciplined approach, we will be in a strong position to capture more compelling opportunities as they arise.
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