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Robeco FinTech I USD
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.
I-USD
D-EUR
D-USD
DH-CHF
F-EUR
F-GBP
F-USD
FH-CHF
I-EUR
IH-EUR
X-EUR
X-GBP
X-USD
XH-CHF
Z-EUR
Class and codes
Asset class:
Equities
ISIN:
LU1700711580
Bloomberg:
RGFIEIU LX
Index
MSCI All Country World Index (Net Return, USD)
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
- Invests in stocks of companies all over the world which benefit from the increasing digitization of the financial sector
- Top-down trend selection and bottom-up stock selection using proprietary valuation models
- Risk limitation through diversification over multiple trends 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.
Key facts
Total size of fund
$ 503,626,878
Size of share class
$ 59,228,978
Inception date share class
17-11-2017
1-year performance
12.54%
Dividend paying
No
Fund manager
![Patrick Lemmens](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/5Tucvpy2SUnYKvzlVhU8Fd/56353bcea8fbb353d2e1f45c5ad503ef/patrick-lemmens-00657-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Patrick Lemmens
![Michiel van Voorst CFA](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/2n9qIG0HTW2Z0CzG2xaL8b/7cca1509ad513da10a9cb0bf682e8469/michiel-van-voorst-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Michiel van Voorst CFA
![Koos Burema](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/4roAZrMs9SV8rNRfVCFXVj/e24a80b5d373887f54453fcb5189b084/koos-burema-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
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
4.93%
1.61%
3 months
4.58%
8.09%
YTD
4.35%
13.10%
1 year
12.54%
17.02%
2 years
11.24%
14.95%
3 years
-8.58%
5.75%
5 years
2.22%
11.05%
Since inception 11/2017
6.05%
9.55%
2023
29.18%
22.20%
2022
-39.25%
-18.36%
2021
4.48%
18.54%
2020
27.26%
16.25%
2019
35.90%
26.60%
2021-2023
-6.41%
5.75%
2019-2023
7.23%
11.72%
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.
11.24
10.51
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.
-1.19
-0.75
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.
-0.48
0.03
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..
-12.34
-8.09
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.
1.24
1.23
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).
23.42
23.60
Max. monthly gain (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.
16.29
16.29
Max. monthly loss (%)
The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.
-12.33
-18.74
Months out performance
Number of months in which the fund outperformed the benchmark in the underlying period.
10
25
Hit ratio (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months in which the fund outperformed in a given period.
27.8
41.7
Months Bull market
Number of months of positive benchmark performance in the underlying period.
21
38
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.
38.1
50
Months Bear market
Number of months of negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
15
22
Months outperformance Bear
Number of months in which the fund outperformed negative benchmark performance in the underlying period.
2
6
Hit ratio Bear (%)
This percentage indicates the number of months the fund outperformed a negative benchmark performance in an underlying period.
13.3
27.3
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.
0.95%
Included management fee
A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.
0.80%
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.
0.14%
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 0.01% 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
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. The Sub-fund is actively managed. The securities selected for the Sub-fund's investment universe may be components of the Benchmark, but securities outside the Benchmark may be selected too. The investment policy is not constrained by a benchmark but the Sub-fund uses a benchmark for comparison purposes. The Management Company has discretion over the composition of the portfolio subject to the investment objectives. The Sub-fund can deviate substantially from the issuer, country and sector weightings of the benchmark. There are no restrictions on the deviation from 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 integrated into the investment process to ensure that positions always meet predefined guidelines.
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.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 MSCI All Country World Index (Net Return, USD).
Market development
In a market that was overall up 1.6% in July in USD, the FinTech portfolio shone, with a positive return of 5.1% in USD. We note a reversal in the market with deteriorating sentiment toward year-to-date leaders. With the global earnings cycle still strong and central banks in easing mode, we think that market breadth should rise and FinTech stand to benefit. Already 23 holdings reported earnings during the month of July. Earnings developments are positive as 20 companies reported in-line or beat expectations on both top and bottom line. Company guidance has become more important during earnings releases, so it is important to note that earnings revisions and share price reaction show similar statistics. For example, MSCI, TransUnion and PayPal have all three seen positive earnings revisions and gained 8-9% on the day of their quarterly results. Meanwhile, Bajaj Finance and Visa are the companies to have both negative adjustments to earnings forecasts and share price declines of 2-4% on the day of their announcement.
Performance explanation
Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 4.93%. The fund had a higher return compared to the reference index, the MSCI AC World, in July. Looking at the various parts of our FinTech investment universe, the investments in Data & Analytics (20% weight in the fund), Financial Infrastructure (18%), Payments (43%) and Digital Assets (5%) contributed positively. Financial Management (14%) contributed negatively. TransUnion, PayPal, The Bancorp, Fiserv and SS&C Technologies were the best performers while Nu Holdings, Shopify, Block, SEA, and VEF were the main detractors. From an Industry perspective, Professional Services (TransUnion, SS&C Technologies), Financial Services (PayPal, Fiserv), and Capital Markets (Intercontinental Exchange, MSCI) contributed the most, while Entertainment (SEA) and IT Services (Shopify) were the worst relative industry contributors to performance during July.
Expectation of fund manager
![Patrick Lemmens](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/5Tucvpy2SUnYKvzlVhU8Fd/56353bcea8fbb353d2e1f45c5ad503ef/patrick-lemmens-00657-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Patrick Lemmens
![Michiel van Voorst CFA](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/2n9qIG0HTW2Z0CzG2xaL8b/7cca1509ad513da10a9cb0bf682e8469/michiel-van-voorst-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Michiel van Voorst CFA
![Koos Burema](https://images.ctfassets.net/tl4x668xzide/4roAZrMs9SV8rNRfVCFXVj/e24a80b5d373887f54453fcb5189b084/koos-burema-500px.jpg?fit=fill&w=162&h=162&f=center&fm=webp)
Koos Burema
Fintech equities have seen rollercoaster years, with immense multiple expansion during the pandemic before compression in 2022. The best companies within the sector have re-focused on profitable growth, and we believe that long-term interest rates have peaked, offering a solid setup to perform. The long-term growth profile of our strategy remains firmly intact. Even as policy and long-term rates remain high, the compounded growth prospects for FinTech remain strong. Though valuation multiples may take somewhat longer to re-rate as we wait for lower rates.
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