Robeco Emerging Markets Equities IBx EUR

Investing in the best earnings potential in the most promising Emerging Markets

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
LU2851601547
Bloomberg
ROEMEIB LX

Asset class

Equities

ISIN

LU2851601547

Bloomberg

ROEMEIB LX

Index

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net Return, EUR)

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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Key points

Invests in emerging markets such as China, India, Korea, Taiwan, Brazil and Poland
Selects companies with the best earnings potential within the most promising countries
Prospect of higher returns, but also higher risks than mature markets

About this fund

Robeco Emerging Markets Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks in emerging countries across the world. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to achieve a better return than the index. The fund selects investments based on top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas. The focus is on companies with a sound business model, solid growth prospects and reasonable valuation.

Key facts

Per 31-08-2025

Total size of fund	EUR 975,299,307.78
Size of share class	EUR 27,005.79
Inception date share class	2024-07-23
1-year performance	13.30%
Dividend paying	Yes

Fund manager

Wim-Hein Pals
Dimitri Chatzoudis
Jaap van der Hart
Cornelis Vlooswijk

Wim-Hein Pals is Head of the Robeco Emerging Markets Equity team and Lead Portfolio Manager of the Global Emerging Markets Core strategy. As for country analysis, he covers Indonesia and Malaysia. Previously, he was Portfolio Manager Emerging European and African equities and Portfolio Manager Emerging Asian equities. Wim-Hein started his career in the investment industry at Robeco in 1990. He holds a Master's in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Eindhoven University of Technology and a Master's in Business Economics from Tilburg University. Dimitri Chatzoudis is Portfolio Manager Institutional Emerging Markets Accounts. As a Research Analyst he covers stocks in Mexico. Before joining Robeco in 2008, he was Portfolio Manager Eastern European and Global Emerging Markets at ABN AMRO. He started his career in the industry in 1993. Dimitri holds a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology and is a Certified European Financial Analyst. Dimitri is also fluent in Greek. Jaap van der Hart is the Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco’s High Conviction Emerging Stars strategy. Over time, he has been responsible for the investments in South America, Eastern Europe, South Africa, Mexico, China and Taiwan. He also coordinates the country allocation process. He started his career in the investment industry in 1994 at Robeco's Quantitative Research department and moved to the Emerging Markets Equity team in 2000. Jaap holds a Master's in Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published several academic articles on stock selection in emerging markets. Cornelis Vlooswijk is Lead Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst African Equities. Previously, he worked for Robeco as an investment strategist focusing on North America and Emerging Markets since 2005. Before joining Robeco in 2005, he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston as an Investment Banking Analyst, focusing on the transport and logistics sector. He started his career in the financial industry in 1998. Cornelis holds a Master’s in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a CFA® charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	-0.26%	-0.96%
3 months	8.71%	6.17%
YTD	8.43%	5.29%
1 year	13.30%	10.46%
Since inception 07/2024	10.02%	8.80%

Date	Amount
23/09/2025	EUR 0.27
27/08/2025	EUR 0.27
23/07/2025	EUR 0.26
25/06/2025	EUR 0.25

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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.	0.98%
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.	0.16%
Transaction costs The transaction costs shown are the average annual transaction costs over the last three years calculated in accordance with European regulations.	0.06%

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.

Market development

Per 31-08-2025

In August, emerging markets equities declined 0.96% (EUR), lagging developed markets which rose 0.33%. Global equity markets showed overall stability and modest gains, supported by resilient global economic activity and controlled inflation. For emerging markets, the main developments in August included a 90-day extension of China tariffs, boosting the Chinese equity market. India faced an increase in tariffs to 50% as they continued to purchase Russian oil, while Brazil got hit by the same due to unfair trade policies and political tensions. Nevertheless, the Brazilian equity market managed to overcome this negative development and outperformed in August. Other markets that did well in August were Chile, Colombia, Peru and South Africa. Markets that lagged in August were India, South Korea, Poland, Taiwan and Thailand. The weaker oil price also subdued performance of some Middle-Eastern countries in August.

Performance explanation

Per 31-08-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was -0.26%. The portfolio outperformed the benchmark in August, with country allocation having a positive impact and stock selection contributing negatively to relative performance. From a country allocation perspective, overweight positions in South Africa and Vietnam, along with an underweight position in Saudi Arabia and India, added to the outperformance. The allocations to South Korea and China had a small negative impact. In terms of stock selection, positive contributions came particularly from Indonesia, China and Brazil. In Indonesia, financial stock Bank Rakyat made a nice positive contribution. In China, our selection in financials outperformed the benchmark and in Brazil, financial companies Nubank and PagSeguro showed good returns. Negative stock selection contributions came primarily from India and South Africa. In India, our selection in financials made a negative contribution. In South Africa, our selection in the materials sector underperformed versus the benchmark.

Expectation of fund manager

Wim-Hein Pals
Dimitri Chatzoudis
Jaap van der Hart
Cornelis Vlooswijk

The US remains a source of uncertainty in today's global economy with rising fiscal deficits, higher US import tariffs and erratic policy making. However, as the majority of earnings from emerging companies is domestically focused, we think the US itself will be most impacted. Global investors seem likely to diversify away from the US, which so far has resulted in a weaker US dollar. With the current America First focus, emerging markets are having to rely more on their own domestic policies and growth opportunities. We expect higher structural economic growth compared to developed markets, while macroeconomic stability has significantly improved. Emerging equity markets' valuations have become very attractive relative to developed markets, with discounts of around 35% based on earnings multiples. At the same time, expected earnings growth for this year is 10%, above the 7% expected growth for developed markets.

Robeco Emerging Markets Equities IBx EUR

Investing in the best earnings potential in the most promising Emerging Markets

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