Key points
- Mid-cap value fund
- Selects the best investment candidate with a market capitalization of USD 750 million or more.
- Investment discipline based on bottom-up fundamental research
About this fund
The Robeco BP US Select Opportunities Equities fund is an actively managed, Mid Cap Value fund investing in value stocks in the United States. The fund follows a singular process and philosophy, focused on attractive valuation, fundamentals and business momentum, constructing portfolios from the bottom up through fundamental analysis. The portfolio is primarily comprised of stocks with a market capitalization between $2 billion and $53 billion. The fund’s objective is to outperform the Russell Mid Cap Value index over a full market cycle.
Key facts
Per
| Total size of fund | EUR 737,995,510.77 |
| Size of share class | EUR 25,368,392.63 |
| Inception date share class | 2011-09-20 |
| 1-year performance | 6.53% |
| Dividend paying | No |
Fund manager
Steven Pollack CFA
Tim Collard
Mr. Pollack is a Portfolio Manager of the Boston Partners Mid Cap Value Equity strategy. He joined Boston Partners in May 2000 from Hughes Investments where he spent 12 years as an equity portfolio manager, managing value equity across the market-cap spectrum. He also oversaw the outside investment managers who managed assets for Hughes' pension plan. Prior to assuming this role, he served as an investment analyst covering a variety of industries and sectors. Before that, he was with Remington, Inc., and Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Pollack is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and earned an M.B.A. from The Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Mr. Pollack began his career in the investment industry in 1984. Mr. Collard is a Portfolio Manager of the Boston Partners Mid Cap Value strategy. Prior to this, he was an equity analyst with Boston Partners, specializing in the aerospace & defense, transportation, housing, and automobile sectors of the equity market. Mr. Collard joined the firm in April 2018 from Shellback Capital where he was a founding partner and equity analyst. Prior to that, he worked as a research analyst at Vinik Asset Management and Diamondback Capital Management. He began his career as an associate at the investment bank America's Growth Capital. Mr. Collard holds a B.A. in American Studies from Middlebury College. He began his career in the investment industry in 2005.