Robeco BP US Select Opportunities Equities FH CHF

US mid-cap value approach with focus on 'characteristics that work': Valuation, Fundamentals and Momentum

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.

Class and codes

Asset class
Equities
ISIN
LU1278322422
Bloomberg
RUSOEFC LX

Asset class

Equities

ISIN

LU1278322422

Bloomberg

RUSOEFC LX

Index

Russell Mid Cap Value index (Gross Total Return, hedged into CHF)

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

Overview Performance & costs Portfolio Sustainability Commentary Documents

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 31-08-2025

Total size of fund	CHF 690’238’363.62
Size of share class	CHF 671’098.20
Inception date share class	2015-08-27
1-year performance	5.07%
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.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	2.32%	2.61%
3 months	7.25%	7.29%
YTD	7.54%	5.41%
1 year	5.07%	3.95%
2 years	9.54%	9.18%
3 years	8.58%	6.52%
5 years	10.61%	9.31%
10 years	6.91%	6.52%
Since inception 08/2015	7.11%	6.79%

Statistics	3 years	5 Years
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.	2.76	3.14
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.	1.12	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.	0.49	0.63
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..	3.04	2.33
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.	0.97	0.98
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).	17.76	18.10
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	11.35	15.59
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-9.11	-10.35

Cost of this fund	Percentage
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.	0.96%
Included management fee A fee paid by the fund to the asset management company for the professional management of the fund.	0.75%
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.	0.37%

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.

Profile

Per 31-08-2025

ESG IntegrationVoting & Engagement

Sustainability

Per 31-08-2025

The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, engagement and voting. Through exclusions the fund avoids investments 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 the sustainability risk profile of companies. 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.

Market development

Per 31-08-2025

US equity markets moved higher in the quieter holiday month of August, with the core S&P 500 Index higher by just over 2%. Value equities outperformed both core and growth equities across the market cap spectrum, led by small caps which outperformed mid and large caps in the month, with small-cap value returning 8.43%, as measured by the Russell 2000 Value Index.

Performance explanation

Per 31-08-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 2.32%. Robeco BP US Select Opportunities Equities slightly trailed the Russell Mid Cap Index as the fund lost ground from stock selection, while sector allocation added value. From a stock selection perspective, the fund lost ground primarily within staples, followed by a group of six sectors with small negative impacts. The impact in staples was caused by several food and beverage holdings which pushed the fund's return in the sector to a negative 6%, behind the nearly flat return for the index in the sector. Coca-Cola Europacific partners and Primo Brands, two beverage businesses, were both lower by over 8% while food companies Maplebear and US Foods were down more than 6% each. The fund remains underweight in the sector, especially within the household and personal care products areas. Sector allocation was positive as a result of overweight exposure to consumer discretionary, with the sector posting market leading returns in August. Remaining underweight in consumer staples and utilities also added value.

Expectation of fund manager

Steven Pollack CFA
Tim Collard

Despite all the policy shifts coming out of Washington this year, with uncertainty surrounding tariffs and trade, the markets have held up relatively well. As it stands, tariffs will probably have an inflationary impact on interest rates going forward. So far, we haven't seen any expectations for earnings to come down, so if earnings growth is stable and interest rates don't get away from us, then the markets should perform reasonably well through the rest of the year. As always, we remain focused on selecting companies from the bottom-up that reflect Boston Partners' three-circle characteristics – attractive valuations, solid business fundamentals, and identifiable catalysts.

Robeco BP US Select Opportunities Equities FH CHF

US mid-cap value approach with focus on 'characteristics that work': Valuation, Fundamentals and Momentum

Key points

About this fund

Key facts

Fund manager

Performance

Statistics

Costs

Fiscal product treatment

Fiscal treatment of investor

Fund allocation

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Profile

Sustainability

Market development

Performance explanation

Expectation of fund manager

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Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

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