Smart Mobility D EUR - LU2145465402

Key points

Smart Mobility lies at the intersection of some of the most potent themes of the decade: climate action, electrification, artificial intelligence, connectivity, and the sharing economy
Focus on technology leaders and market disruptors with outstanding long-term growth opportunities in smart mobility value chains
Falling vehicle costs, supportive regulation and innovation from EV makers provide strong tailwinds for compelling growth over the next decade and beyond

About this fund

Robeco Smart Mobility is an actively managed sub-fund that invests globally in companies involved in the transformation of the global transportation sector. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The Sub-fund has sustainable investment as its objective, within the meaning of Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November 2019 on Sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector. The strategy integrates sustainability criteria as part of the stock selection process and through a theme-specific sustainability assessment. The portfolio is built on the basis of an eligible investment universe that includes companies whose business models contribute to the thematic investment objectives. The assessment regarding relevant SDGs uses an internally developed framework, more information on which can be obtained at www.robeco.com/si. The Sub-fund's objective is also to achieve a better return than the index.

Key facts

Per 31-08-2025

Total size of fund	EUR 274,161,513.59
Size of share class	EUR 57,569,317.99
Inception date share class	2020-10-29
1-year performance	9.04%
Dividend paying	No

Fund manager

Pieter Busscher CFA
Clément Chamboulive
Giacomo Fumagalli

Pieter Busscher is Portfolio Manager of the Robeco Smart Materials and Robeco Smart Mobility strategies and member of the Thematic Investing team. He started at Robeco in 2007 as a Deputy Portfolio Manager for the Sustainable Water strategy. Pieter became the Portfolio Manager for Smart Materials in 2009; for Smart Mobility he had been Deputy Portfolio for since strategy launch in 2018 and took over the portfolio management responsibilities in 2021. He began his career at Credit Suisse Asset Management in Zurich in 2006. He graduated from the International Business at RSM Erasmus University (Bachelor), the Banking and Finance at the University of St. Gallen (Master) and is a CFA® Charterholder. Clément Chamboulive is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Robeco Smart Mobility strategy and member of the Thematic Investing team. Prior to joining in 2021, he was at the Swiss investment firm 2Xideas, where he worked as an Equity Analyst focusing on Technology and Semiconductors. Prior to that, he founded and ran Kerra GmbH, a provider of independent research and analysis to private and public sector entities. Before that, he spent four years with Baillie Gifford as an investment analyst/manager in different segments, where he started his career in 2011. Clément holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and MSc from ETH Zurich, both in Physics. Giacomo Fumagalli is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Robeco Smart Mobility strategy and member of the Thematic Investing team. Prior to joining Robeco in 2019, he worked at Lemanik SA, an investment management company located in Lugano, where he was part of the Italian equities team that managed two mutual funds mainly invested in Italian stocks. Previous to that, he worked as Junior Portfolio Manager at Credit Suisse in Milano, where he started his career in 2012, covering European equities for UHNWI discretionary mandates and was Assistant Portfolio Manager of the CS Equity Italy mutual fund. Giacomo holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Bocconi University in Milano as well as a M.Sc. in Accounting and Control from the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University). He is a CFA® Charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	4.99%	0.33%
3 months	13.92%	5.15%
YTD	4.03%	0.65%
1 year	9.04%	9.39%
2 years	2.44%	15.53%
3 years	2.49%	12.65%
5 years	9.78%	13.38%
Since inception 08/2018	9.30%	11.58%

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.	15.72	16.59
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.	-0.53	-0.09
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.	0.06	0.44
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..	-8.72	-2.73
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.	1.31	1.27
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).	22.81	23.67
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	13.77	23.29
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-12.72	-12.72

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.	1.76%
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.	0.03%

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.

Policies

Per 31-08-2025

Profile

Per 31-08-2025

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Sustainability

Per 31-08-2025

The fund's sustainable investment objective is to support the transformation and decarbonization of the global transportation sector. The transformation and decarbonization of the global transportation sector and sustainability considerations are incorporated in the investment process by the means of a target universe definition, exclusions, ESG integration, a carbon footprint target and voting. The fund only invests in companies that have a significant thematic fit as per Robeco's thematic universe methodology. Through screening on both Robeco's internally developed SDG Framework and Robeco’s exclusion policy, the fund does not invest in issuers that have a negative impact on the SDGs, are in breach of international norms or where products have been deemed controversial. Financially material ESG factors are integrated in the bottom-up fundamental investment analysis to assess existing and potential ESG risks and opportunities. The fund's weighted carbon footprint will be equal to or better than that of its Climate Transition Benchmark. In addition, where a stock issuer is flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to exclusion. 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 World Index TRN.

Market development

Per 31-08-2025

Together, surging Chinese volumes, resilient lithium pricing, rapid US robotaxi scaling and Europe's policy-driven demand and infrastructure build-out confirm 2025 as a pivotal year for smart mobility. Global EV momentum remained strong in August 2025. China's passenger NEV sales for 1–24 August approached 727 000 units, lifting penetration to nearly 57%; BYD, Leapmotor, Xiaomi and XPeng all set record or near-record deliveries, while firmer lithium prices buoyed producers SQM and Albemarle. Autonomous rollouts also accelerated: Tesla enlarged its paid robotaxi fleet in Austin, and Waymo was logging hundreds of thousands of weekly driverless rides across five US metro areas with Miami, Washington D.C. and Dallas next on its expansion list.

Performance explanation

Per 31-08-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 4.99%. Battery supply chain players were the month's standouts. SQM and Albemarle supply lithium that powers EV batteries, and both gained in August as spot lithium carbonate prices firmed, contract negotiations stabilized, and investors welcomed management comments that inventory destocking in China is largely complete. CATL, the world's largest battery cell maker and a system integrator for energy storage, rallied after reporting record overseas shipments, a 20% jump in stationary storage orders, and a confirmed supply agreement for BMW's sixth-generation Neue Klasse platform. In the sensing and electronics layer of smart mobility, Hesai, whose LiDAR enables advanced driver assistance and robotaxis, rose on a design win at a top-five global automaker; Ambarella, which supplies computer-vision processors for in-cabin and exterior perception, advanced on news that its new CV3-AD685 chip was selected by a US robotruck startup.

Expectation of fund manager

Pieter Busscher CFA
Clément Chamboulive
Giacomo Fumagalli

The underlying fundamentals (as reflected by the core themes addressed by the strategy) are very robust. Technology companies with strong and sustainable moats remain the focus of the strategy's investments. These companies focus on the development of high-voltage electric, low-voltage electronic and software-managed solutions that enable electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. Other key enabling technologies include battery management systems, power inverters and artificial intelligence (AI). The strategy will also continue to seek exposure to the EV market as well as to companies helping to develop EV infrastructure worldwide.

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