Notification of changes to various Robeco funds
Robeco Capital Growth Funds has notified us of upcoming changes to a number of its Robeco funds. These changes will take effect 16 July 2026 (the “Effective Date”) .
AVAILABLE IN OUR DEFINED FUND RANGE PRODUCTS SHOWN OPPOSITE
- Robeco Healthy Living D Acc EUR - LU2146189407
- Robeco Healthy Living D Acc USD - LU2146189589
- Robeco Smart Energy D Acc CHF - LU2145461674
- Robeco Smart Energy D Acc EUR - LU2145461757
- Robeco Smart Energy D Acc USD - LU2145461914
- Robeco Sustainable Water D CHF - LU2146190751
- Robeco Sustainable Water D EUR - LU2146190835
- Robeco Sustainable Water D USD - LU2146191130
(Together the “Funds”)
Amendment of Benchmark and increase of Stock Connect limits
On the Effective date, the Benchmark for the Funds will be amended from MSCI World Index TRN to MSCI All Country World Index. The Funds have global coverage, including exposure to emerging markets, therefore the MSCI All Country World benchmark better reflects the investment strategy.
Following the change of benchmark, the Stock Connect limits for the Funds will be increased from 10% to 30% due to weight of China in the Benchmark.
Amendments to the Investment objective and Sustainability Disclosures of Robeco Healthy Living fund (the “Fund”)
From the Effective Date, the investment policy of the Fund will be amended to enhance the strategy by including more health factors, in line with both Robeco's Internal framework and the World Health Organisation's new framework. Additionally, the sustainable investment objective under the Sustainability Disclosures will also be amended to clarify that the Fund promotes good health and well-being by investing in companies supporting an efficient healthcare system, health preservation and opportunities for fulfilling lives, linked to SDGs 2, 3 and 6. The disclosure will further clarify that the Fund makes sustainable investments with a social objective and that no reference benchmark has been designated for attaining the sustainable investment objective.
Update of Taxonomy-alignment commitments to Robeco Smart Energy (the “Fund”)
Under “Appendix VIII - Sustainability Disclosures” within the Funds prospectus, the commitments to EU Taxonomy-alignment investments will be amended as follows:
| Taxonomy-aligned investments | Other investments |
|---|---|
| From 0% to 2% | From 15% to 5% |
Moreover, it will be clarified that Turnover will be used as the primary metric for determining Taxonomy-alignment for the Fund. Additionally, text is added to clarify the percentages are minimum commitments, so the two subsets are not equal to the total minimum proportion of sustainable investments in the asset allocation section. The same applies for the further split of the total minimum of environmentally sustainable investments into the minimum commitments of taxonomy-aligned and other environmentally sustainable investments, where the lack of data availability and coverage also influences the level of the minimum commitments.
These changes will take effect automatically and policyholders do not need to take any action.
For more information regarding Robeco Capital Growth Funds please visit: https://www.robeco.com/en-int/