Freestyle investing in the real stars of emerging markets
Robeco has launched a new fund: Robeco Emerging Stars Equities. This fund invests in stocks in emerging markets and is not index-related. This means that the fund manager has full freedom to select the stocks in which he sees the best prospects. Investors thereby obtain access to a highly select basket of stocks in emerging markets: the best stars.

Prospects for emerging markets remain good. Most emerging countries are in a healthy financial position and are well positioned for further growth. Stocks in these countries are also still relatively cheap compared to developed markets. Robeco Emerging Stars Equities aims to benefit optimally from this positive outlook. "Currently, the fund invests 50% in Korea and Brazil, two countries that combine a healthy economy with very attractive valuations. In addition, the fund benefits from growing domestic demand in China, high-quality, yet undervalued technology companies in Taiwan, consumption growth in Mexico and very low-priced resources companies in several emerging countries. All-in-all a very attractive mix of countries and stocks, which combine favorable macroeconomic trends, businesses with good growth prospects and valuations that are still low", says Jaap van der Hart, Emerging Stars fund manager.

The fund manager is free to select from all emerging markets, including the popular BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), but can also go for other attractive emerging countries such as Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and South Africa. Van der Hart: "Investors who are prepared to take slightly bigger risks in exchange for higher returns have so far only really been able to make use of the BRIC funds. This is a pity, since there are plenty of other investment opportunities that can be exploited outside the BRIC countries.
Our investment policy builds on Robeco's successful emerging-markets policy. Robeco Emerging Stars Equities stands out because of its added flexibility and a focused portfolio of countries and stocks with only the very best prospects. The fund has less diversification and therefore a higher risk-return profile". For this innovative Luxembourg-based fund the selection of the right countries and stocks by Robeco's Emerging Markets team will be key.

Robeco has been active in global emerging markets for many years. The Robeco Emerging Markets team has established a strong track record since it started in 1994 and is continuously looking for opportunities for high long-term returns.

Fund details:
Umbrella: Robeco Capital Growth Funds
Fund name: Robeco Emerging Stars Equities
Share class: D-share
Cap size: all cap
Benchmark: no benchmark
Currency: EUR
Issue price: 100
Dividend policy: no
Fee structure: management fee of 1.5% and performance fee of 15% (outperformance over S&P/IFCI Composite Index)
Issue structure: open-end
ISIN-code: LU0254836850
NAV calculation: the NAV will be calculated on a daily basis
Subscriptions/redemptions: subscriptions and redemptions are possible on a daily basis