Weekly announcements of new products have arrived.
Robeco, the Dutch-based investment company, has recently announced the launch of a new equity fund named Robeco Next Digital Billion. This fund aims to capitalize on the upcoming wave of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in emerging markets, focusing on internet and technology companies.
The fund is expected to hold between 35 to 50 portfolio titles, sourced from a wide range of sectors and regions. Robeco's strategic goal is to identify the potential tech winners of tomorrow in these regions, as thousands of new companies are being founded to cater to the needs of the next billion internet users, primarily residing in emerging markets according to their prediction.
Portfolio manager Sergey Goncharov comments that the fund's volatility, credit, and duration risks decrease over time, allowing investors to participate in above-average yield opportunities of the stock market today with risks decreasing over the fund's lifetime and the prospect of capital repayment at a fixed date.
Meanwhile, the Jupiter Sustainable Investing team, led by Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, manages another fund, Jupiter Global Sustainable Equities, which considers Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria throughout the investment process. This fund is available to German investors and aims to invest in global companies driving sustainability.
In a separate development, Freiburger Vermögensmanagement has launched the equity-focused balanced fund FVM Offensiv. Managed by Universal-Investment, this fund invests in 35 to 45 financially stable, operationally efficient, and profitably robust companies that balance the factors of Planet, People, and Profit, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN Global Compact, and the Paris Agreement's goal of achieving a net-zero economy by 2050.
The FVM Offensiv fund invests internationally across 14 sectors and is initially available to institutional investors. Another equity-focused balanced fund, FVM Founder Claus Walter states, has historically helped increase the value of investments, with the primary goal of preserving wealth.
Additionally, Vontobel II Fixed Maturity Emerging Markets Corporate Bond 2026 primarily invests in short- and medium-term corporate bonds from emerging markets with investment-grade ratings, with a fixed maturity of five years and a target yield of 4.7% at maturity.
For those interested in digital assets, the Bitcoin ETN Futures on Eurex provide access to the price of Bitcoin in a regulated, exchange-traded, and centrally cleared environment. The Lyxor Corporate Green Bond (LU2370241684) ETF, managed by the Jupiter Sustainable Investing team, tracks the Solactive EUR USD IG Corp Green Bond Index, including investment-grade-rated green corporate bonds with at least one year remaining until maturity. The Lyxor ETF applies an ESG filter, excluding issuers subject to UN sanctions and non-compliant with the Global Compact Compliance.
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