Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds D EUR

Investing in subordinated bonds issued by banks and insurance companies

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
Bonds
ISIN
LU0622663176
Bloomberg
ROBFIDH LX

Asset class

Bonds

ISIN

LU0622663176

Bloomberg

ROBFIDH LX

Index

Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporates Financials Subordinated 2% Issuer Cap

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

( 31-08 )

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Key points

A quality approach to investing in subordinated financials
Strong focus on Tier 2 debt while exposure to CoCos is capped at 20%
Experienced and stable investment team

About this fund

Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds is an actively managed fund that mainly invests in subordinated euro-denominated bonds issued by financial institutions. The selection of these bonds is based on fundamental analysis. The fund's objective is to provide long-term capital growth. The fund offers a diversified exposure to subordinated bonds issued by banks and insurance companies and the focus of the fund is, in general, towards higher rated issuers (investment grade).

Key facts

Per 31-08-2025

Total size of fund	EUR 2,338,434,153.59
Size of share class	EUR 343,733,678.33
Inception date share class	2011-05-16
1-year performance	6.08%
Dividend paying	No

Fund manager

Jan Willem de Moor
Jan Willem Knoll

Jan Willem de Moor is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade with a focus on European and financial bonds. Working together with the Insurance and Pensions Solutions team, he is also responsible for the management of buy & maintain portfolios. Prior to joining Robeco in 2005, he worked at the Dutch Medical professionals’ pension fund as an Equity Portfolio Manager and at SNS Asset Management as an Equity Portfolio Manager. Jan Willem has been active in the industry since 1994. He holds a Master's in Economics from Tilburg University. Jan Willem Knoll is Portfolio Manager Investment Grade in the Credit team. He joined the Credit team in 2016 as Analyst for the Financials sector. Previously, Jan Willem headed the Financials Equity sell-side research team at ABN AMRO. He started his career in the industry in 1999 at APG, where he held several positions including Portfolio Manager of global insurance portfolio pan-European financials portfolios. Jan Willem holds a Master’s in Business Economics from the University of Groningen and he is a CFA® Charterholder.

Per period	Fund	Reference index
1 month	0.08%	0.11%
3 months	1.40%	1.50%
YTD	3.05%	3.37%
1 year	6.08%	6.67%
2 years	8.86%	9.01%
3 years	6.57%	6.41%
5 years	1.98%	1.95%
10 years	2.97%	3.01%
Since inception 05/2011	4.44%	4.27%

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.	1.17	1.09
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.	1.07	0.96
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.	0.90	0.25
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..	0.91	1.03
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.	1.08	1.01
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).	5.27	5.87
Max. monthly gain (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute positive monthly performance in the underlying period.	3.46	3.95
Max. monthly loss (%) The maximum (i.e. highest) absolute negative monthly performance in the underlying period.	-5.27	-5.27

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.	1.02%
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.	0.07%

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 IntegrationEngagement

Sustainability

Per 31-08-2025

The fund incorporates sustainability in the investment process via exclusions, ESG integration, a minimum allocation to ESG-labeled bonds, and engagement. The fund does not invest in credit 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 security analysis to assess the impact on the issuer's fundamental credit quality. In the credit selection the fund limits exposure to issuers with an elevated sustainability risk profile. Furthermore, the fund invests at least 5% in green, social, sustainable, and/or sustainability-linked bonds. Lastly, where issuers are flagged for breaching international standards in the ongoing monitoring, the issuer will become subject to engagement.For more information please visit the sustainability-related disclosures.The index used for all sustainability visuals is based on Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporates Financials Subordinated 2% Issuer Cap.

Market development

Per 31-08-2025

European credit spreads widened slightly in August, while equities and the S&P 500 broadly moved sideways. We await decisions from the ECB and the Federal Reserve in September, with expectations for a Fed rate cut following Powell's dovish Jackson Hole speech. Questions continue to be asked about Federal Reserve independence, which dampened the US Treasury market. While equity markets remained buoyant, signs of stress emerged in European sovereign debt markets. Yields on UK Gilts, French OATs, and German Bunds have risen, particularly at the long end of the curve. In France, ongoing fiscal pressure has been accompanied by political uncertainty, including a prime ministerial confidence vote in early September. French bank spreads suffered on the announcement of the confidence vote. The new issue market was very active in August, with heavy issuance in bank Tier-2 bonds. We participated in new Tier-2 issues of Erste Bank, KBC Bank and CBA. We added new names to the portfolio, as we participated in new bond deals of Saudi Awwal Bank and BSF Finance (Tier 2s issued by Saudi banks) and Triodos Bank.

Performance explanation

Per 31-08-2025

Based on transaction prices, the fund's return was 0.08%. The positive return was driven by positive carry, while both credit spreads and underlying government bond yields rose a bit. The average index spread ended the month at 131 basis points, 7 basis points higher than at the end of July. The index excess return was -0.14%. The portfolio performance was a bit better than that of the index. The beta positioning of the portfolio was just above neutral, which contributed negatively as credit spreads widened. Issuer selection made a positive contribution. Positive factors within issuer selection were currency positioning (our holdings in USD and GBP outperformed the European market) and country positioning (underweight in France). Bank and insurance CoCos outperformed the benchmark, which contributed positively too. Best-performing positions, on a risk-adjusted basis, were Achmea, Hiscox, mBank and BBVA. The underweight position in Crédit Mutuel Arkea also contributed positively to the performance. The largest detractors from the performance were Swiss Re and Generali – both underweight positions.

Expectation of fund manager

Jan Willem de Moor
Jan Willem Knoll

Credit spreads in general are reaching cycle lows. At the same time, the financial sector is fundamentally doing well. Hence, we deem spreads for European financial companies to still be relatively attractive. Balance sheets look robust after years of deleveraging. Profitability has benefited from higher interest rates, strong cost control and healthy growth in fee income. Going forward, we expect profitability to plateau at a higher level than observed in the period between the great financial crisis and the Covid-19 crisis, as we do not expect central banks to move back to periods of zero interest rates, while at the same time banks have made strong progress in terms of improving their underlying profitability. A such, the resilience of banks to external shocks has greatly improved. Appetite for bonds with higher yields remains strong, as investors like to lock in attractive yield levels. We are becoming more selective in participating in new bond issues, as spreads have tightened. We continue to target a small overweight beta positioning in the fund, as we see opportunities to buy bonds at attractive levels, in primary or secondary markets.

Important information

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Robeco Financial Institutions Bonds D EUR

Investing in subordinated bonds issued by banks and insurance companies

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