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Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$11.48

$26.2 M

0.00%

1.36%

Vitals

YTD Return

8.7%

1 yr return

24.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

N/A

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$26.2 M

Holdings in Top 10

20.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$11.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.36%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$100,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$11.48

$26.2 M

0.00%

1.36%

BPGSX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 8.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio N/A
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Boston Partners Global Sustainability Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Boston Partners
  • Inception Date
    Dec 29, 2021
  • Shares Outstanding
    2404585
  • Share Class
    Instl
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Soyoun Song

Fund Description

The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies of any capitalization size. The Fund may invest in all types of equity and equity-related securities, including without limitation exchange-traded and over-the-counter common and preferred stocks, warrants, options, rights, convertible securities, sponsored and unsponsored depositary receipts and shares, trust certificates, participatory notes, limited partnership interests, shares of other investment companies (including exchanged-traded funds (“ETFs”)), real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and equity participation. An equity participation is a type of loan that gives the lender a portion of equity ownership in a property, in addition to principal and interest payments. A convertible security is a bond, debenture, note, preferred stock or other security that may be converted into or exchanged for a prescribed amount of common stock of the same or a different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula.

The Fund defines non-U.S. companies as companies (i) that are organized under the laws of a foreign country; (ii) whose principal trading market is in a foreign country; or (iii) that have a majority of their assets, or that derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits from businesses, investments or sales, outside of the United States. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests significantly (ordinarily at least 40% — unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Adviser, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30%) in non-U.S. companies. The Fund principally will be invested in issuers located in countries with developed securities markets. The Fund will allocate its assets among various regions and countries, including the United States (but in no less than three different countries).

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, in companies that meet the Adviser’s sustainability criteria. Fund holdings must have received at least a “satisfactory” sustainability rating by the Adviser’s Sustainability and Engagement Team (the “Sustainability Team”) based on the Sustainability Team’s written research analysis. The Sustainability Team assesses each holding as either “excellent,” “good,” “satisfactory,” or “poor.” An issuer will be rated “excellent” if the issuer, in the opinion of the Sustainability Team, has a well-developed sustainability structure, well-designed goals for the future, demonstrated successful implementation of its sustainability program and shareholder friendly corporate governance. The Sustainability Team will rate an issuer as “good” if the issuer, in the opinion of the Sustainability Team, has attributes similar to those described in “excellent” but has some deficiencies that warrant improvement. The Sustainability Team will rate an issuer as “satisfactory” if the issuer, in the opinion of the Sustainability Team, has a sustainability program in place, has a sufficient level of sustainability disclosure for the Sustainability Team to assess the issuer’s sustainability program and has a commitment to improve its sustainability program and disclosure in the near term. All other holdings assessed by the Sustainability Team that are not rated either “excellent”, “good” or “satisfactory” are rated “poor”. These ratings are subjective and may vary if the issuer has products or services that inherently promote sustainability, particularly for other products or services, or has engaged in conduct that has or has the potential to lower the sustainability reputation of the issuer in the opinion of the Sustainability Team.

The Sustainability Team uses a positive screen to identify issuers it considers to have characteristics that meet the Adviser’s sustainability criteria. The Sustainability Team assesses the sustainability of the issuer’s products, services and operations through original research and focusing on key areas such as corporate governance, internal sustainability structure, workforce and management diversity, training and employee development opportunities, safety programs and injury metrics, environmental effects such as goals and metrics for greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, renewable energy, waste and water, supplier oversight

and litigation and regulatory issues. The Sustainability Team uses primarily issuer published documents such as its sustainability report, website, publicly available financial reports such as the issuer’s 10-K and the issuer’s proxy statement to prepare the Sustainability Team’s research. The Sustainability Team also undertakes an internet search for any litigation, regulatory or reputational issues. The Sustainability Team may use third party research about industry trends for background information, but it does not rely on third party data about the issuer for its assessment of the issuer. The Sustainability Team provides a sustainability assessment for all issuers held in the Fund’s portfolio. The Sustainability Team’s ratings are subjective. No industries are automatically excluded from consideration. The Adviser will vote all securities for which it has voting authority in the best interests of its clients. The Adviser’s Governance Committee votes all proxies. The Governance Committee assesses the likely effect of the proxy proposal on the value of the issuer’s stock including the effect on the management of the issuer, the importance to shareholders of the proxy proposal and the cost of the proposal.

The Sustainability Team also engages with issuers regarding sustainability deficiencies and reviews any improvements by issuers annually.

The Fund generally invests in the equity securities of issuers believed by the Adviser to be undervalued in the marketplace, focusing on issuers that combine attractive valuations with catalysts for change. The Adviser applies a bottom-up stock selection process (i.e., one that focuses primarily on issuer-specific factors) in managing the Fund, using a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser considers various factors such as price-to-book value, price-to-sales and earnings ratios, dividend yields, strength of management, and cash flow to identify securities that are trading at a price that appears to be lower than the issuer’s inherent value.

The Adviser will sell a stock when it no longer meets one or more investment criteria, either through obtaining target value or due to an adverse change in fundamentals, business momentum, or sustainability practices of a specific investment or industry. Each holding has a target valuation established at purchase, which the Adviser constantly monitors and adjusts as appropriate.

The Fund may (but is not required to) invest in derivatives, including put and call options, futures, forward contracts and swaps, in lieu of investing directly in a security, currency or instrument, for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments, including investments that are illiquid by virtue of the absence of a readily available market or legal or contractual restrictions on resale.

The Fund may participate as a purchaser in initial public offerings of securities (“IPO”). An IPO is a company’s first offering of stock to the public. The Fund may also seek to increase its income by lending portfolio securities.

While the Adviser intends to fully invest the Fund’s assets at all times in accordance with the above-mentioned policies, the Fund reserves the right to hold up to 100% of its assets, as a temporary defensive measure, in cash and eligible U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments and make investments inconsistent with its investment objective. The Adviser will determine when market conditions warrant temporary defensive measures.

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BPGSX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BPGSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.7% N/A N/A N/A
1 Yr 24.7% N/A N/A N/A
3 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
5 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
10 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BPGSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 14.7% N/A N/A N/A
2022 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BPGSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 8.7% N/A N/A N/A
1 Yr 24.7% N/A N/A N/A
3 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
5 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A
10 Yr N/A* N/A N/A N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BPGSX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 16.4% N/A N/A N/A
2022 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NAV & Total Return History


BPGSX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

BPGSX Category Low Category High BPGSX % Rank
Net Assets 26.2 M N/A N/A N/A
Number of Holdings 92 N/A N/A N/A
Net Assets in Top 10 5 M N/A N/A N/A
Weighting of Top 10 20.56% N/A N/A N/A

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Tri-State Deposit 2.65%
  2. JPMorgan Chase Co 2.41%
  3. Deutsche Telekom AG 2.02%
  4. Airbus SE 1.99%
  5. ING Groep NV 1.96%
  6. Alphabet Inc 1.95%
  7. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 1.94%
  8. Rheinmetall AG 1.89%
  9. Cie de Saint-Gobain SA 1.88%
  10. Rexel SA 1.88%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High BPGSX % Rank
Stocks
96.77% N/A N/A N/A
Cash
3.23% N/A N/A N/A
Preferred Stocks
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Other
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Convertible Bonds
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Bonds
0.00% N/A N/A N/A

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BPGSX % Rank
Healthcare
20.39% N/A N/A N/A
Technology
16.31% N/A N/A N/A
Industrials
14.28% N/A N/A N/A
Financial Services
13.76% N/A N/A N/A
Consumer Cyclical
10.69% N/A N/A N/A
Basic Materials
6.83% N/A N/A N/A
Consumer Defense
6.61% N/A N/A N/A
Communication Services
6.50% N/A N/A N/A
Energy
4.64% N/A N/A N/A
Utilities
0.00% N/A N/A N/A
Real Estate
0.00% N/A N/A N/A

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BPGSX % Rank
Non US
53.53% N/A N/A N/A
US
43.24% N/A N/A N/A

BPGSX - Expenses

Operational Fees

BPGSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.36% N/A N/A N/A
Management Fee 0.80% N/A N/A N/A
12b-1 Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A
Administrative Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A

Sales Fees

BPGSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A N/A N/A N/A
Deferred Load N/A N/A N/A N/A

Trading Fees

BPGSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

BPGSX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A N/A N/A N/A

BPGSX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

BPGSX Category Low Category High BPGSX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% N/A N/A N/A

Dividend Distribution Analysis

BPGSX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

BPGSX Category Low Category High BPGSX % Rank
Net Income Ratio N/A N/A N/A N/A

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

BPGSX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually

Distributions History

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BPGSX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Soyoun Song


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 29, 2021

0.42

0.4%

Mr. Song is an equity analyst with Boston Partners, specializing in Non-U.S. Industries with a focus in industrial and material sectors of the equity market. He joined the firm from ThornTree Capital where he was a managing director with responsibility for its global industrials long/short portfolio. Prior to that, Mr. Song was a managing director at Bain Capital’s Brookside Fund where he co-managed its global industrials long/short portfolio. He began his investing career at Bain Capital in its North American private equity practice. Before that, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Song holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School, an M.Sc. in clinical medicine from Oxford University, and an A.B. in biochemical sciences from Harvard College. He has fifteen years of investment experience.

Tenure Analysis

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