Access Edge Japan is an close to index equity fund that provides exposure to companies across a range of sectors in Japan. The fund is managed with a quantitative strategy. The fund selects companies with relevant sustainability work, considering the risks in their sector. The fund favors companies with low climate risk, such as those with low carbon intensity. The fund also promotes companies with climate-friendly operations, for example in the area of energy efficiency. The fund complies with Swedbank Robur’s Policy for Responsible Investment and also applies an extended exclusion level. Read more in the fund’s Information Brochure and swedbankrobur.se. The fund consists of share classes, for more information see the Information Brochure.
Current
Swedbank Robur Japanfond will be merged into Swedbank Robur Access Edge Japan on 16 April.
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Updated 2026-02-06During January, the fund has underperformed its benchmark index. Differences between the fund’s performance and the benchmark index are mainly explained by the fund’s sustainability criteria. Among the companies that the fund rewards in line with its climate strategy, a positive contribution came from the pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical. The share rose after the company raised its forecast for core operating profit for the full year, driven by a weaker yen and cost savings. Conversely, a negative contribution came from sustainability-excluded Mitsubishi, one of the fund’s largest sustainability exclusions, which performed strongly during the month. The fact that the fund does not invest in the energy sector, or in other companies with activities related to fossil fuels, had a marginal impact on the fund’s relative return during the month. The energy sector outperformed the market as a whole, but as the Japanese energy sector accounts for a small portion of the fund’s benchmark index, the impact was minor.
Management
Managed the fund since
2015-10-08
Johan Andreasson
Johan Andreasson manages the Swedbank Robur Access Edge, Access funds and KPA Blandfond. He is a certified financial analyst and joined Swedbank Robur in 2005. Experience and education He has managed index-linked funds and portfolios since 2011. He has also previously worked as a risk manager at Swedbank Robur (2005–2011). Johan is a certified financial analyst and has an M.Sc. in Economics from Växjö University (2001–2005).
Managed the fund since
2015-10-08
Linnea Zanetti
Linnea Zanetti manages the Swedbank Robur Access Edge, Climate Impact, Global Impact and Humanfonden. She has an M.Sc. Economics and Business and joined Swedbank Robur in 2011. Experience and education She has previously managed Swedbank Robur Access (2015-2022). She has also worked with shareholding disclosure at Swedbank Robur (2011–2013). Previously she worked at equities operations (2009–2011) and as an account manager (2008–2009) at SEB. Linnea has an M.Sc. in Business & Economics from Uppsala University (2003–2008).
Quant team
The quant team manages the Access, Access Edge and KPA Blandfond, index-linked funds, with exposure to various regions and markets, as well as the Transfer generation funds, and the pension funds: Aktiefond Pension and Mixfond Pension. The team also manages the funds Climate Impact and Global Impact. The fund managers work closely together to discuss investments and exchange ideas. They also work closely with Swedbank Robur’s sustainability and compliance team to ensure that the companies that the funds invest in meet our sustainability requirements. The team consists of eight portfolio managers who all have extensive experience in quant- and index-based asset management.
Index-linked funds
Our index-linked funds adopt an investment strategy based on creating a portfolio with a high ESG profile while, as far as possible, its characteristics mirror its benchmark index. The funds apply a quantitative asset management approach that entails the use of mathematical models for analysis and selection of equities. The advantage of quantitative asset management is that it enables fund managers to apply a systematic approach to processing vast quantities of data. Sustainability is incorporated in the selection process, for example, through models that prioritise companies whose operations, in various ways, benefit the transition to renewable energy.
Region
Japan
98.60 %
Germany
0.01 %
Sweden
-0.04 %
Other
0.00 %
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Total fee
0.26 %
Ongoing costs
0.22 %
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Management fee
0.20 %
Transaction costs
0.04 %
Performance based fee
-
Risk
Risk (SRI)
4 / 7Sharpe ratio 3 y
0.48 %
Standard Deviation 3 y
11.45 %
Active risk 3 y
1.40 %
Fund Facts
Management Company
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
Share Class
C
Dividend
No
ISIN
SE0013876927
Base Currency
EUR
Share Class Currency
SEK
Start date
16/02/2021
NAV-price
14.16 EUR
Asset Under Management
4,731.12 MSEK
Type
Equity
Legal seat
Sweden
UCITS
Yes
Benchmark
MSCI Japan Net
NAV Update
Daily
PPM-number
-
Morningstar Rating Total
Morningstar Rating är 3 av 5 stjärnor
Sustainability
SFDR Classification
Article 8
CO₂
3/7
Sustainable bonds
-
Exclusion level
Extended level
ESG rating
AA
Sustainable Finance Disclosures
Summary
This financial product promotes environmental or social characteristics, but does not have a sustainable investment objective. However, the fund will have a minimum share of sustainable investments.
The fund analyses how the sustainable investments affect such things as emissions, water and biodiversity on an ongoing basis. The fund also ensures that the holdings do not seriously and systematically infringe on accepted international standards and conventions relating to sustainability as adopted by the UN, ILO and OECD or are otherwise involved in unacceptable operations relating to sustainability or corporate governance.
External suppliers will provide Swedbank Robur with an analysis of which companies can be associated with violations of international norms. Based on information from our suppliers and other available information, Swedbank Robur will make its own assessment on whether it is a question of a serious and systematic violation. If such a violation is deemed to occur, the company's securities are not a sustainable investment.
The fund promotes low emissions of carbon dioxide, business strategies that include the UN Global Goals (SDGs), green share and Swedbank Robur Quant Score.
Sustainability and climate work constitute an integrated part of the investment strategy in order to manage sustainability and climate risks and to promote environmental and social characteristics. The fund is obligated to follow the Management Company’s "Policy for Responsible Investments" (adopted by the Board) and uses three overarching methods ("include", "exclude" and "engage") in order to achieve the environmental and social characteristics promoted by the fund. The fund follows the Management Company’s "Principles for Shareholder Engagement" (adopted by the Board). As an active owner, the aim of Swedbank Robur is that the companies we invest in are managed in an efficient and long-term sustainable manner.
There are plans for at least 80% of the fund's assets to consist of investments aligned with environmental or social characteristics, of which at least 12% will be sustainable investments.
The Management Company’s risk function monitors and checks that the environmental or social characteristics that the fund promotes are complied with. The risk function also performs a quarterly follow-up and analysis of the metrics the Management Company has selected to measure how the fund’s investments promote environmental or social characteristics.
In order to measure the attainment of the environmental and social characteristics that the fund promotes, the sustainability indicators weighted average carbon dioxide intensity, SDG aligned revenues, green share and Swedbank Robur Quant Score are used.
Swedbank Robur uses several sources in its process to measure how funds promote environmental and social characteristics. Swedbank Robur purchases data from major data providers that have demonstrated a robust method for guaranteeing the quality of data. In order to guarantee the quality of the data purchased, the supplier's data and product range are reviewed. When there is an opportunity, test data is taken from several providers offering the same product in order to compare as large a selection as possible.
There are a number of limitations with the models and data being currently used. The main limitation is the number of asset allocations for which metric calculation methods exist. The coverage is generally good for the funds, where a mix between reported and estimated data is used. Furthermore, Swedbank Robur believes that the method used by the data provider for estimating data is reliable.
The Management Company has due diligence procedures in place in order to ensure that sustainability risks and the sustainability requirements established for the fund are taken into consideration in the investment decision. Sustainability analysis is an integrated part of the fund management’s investment process. In order to manage sustainability risks and integrate the risks in investment decisions, the fund management follows the procedures that the Management Company describes in the Management Company’s "Strategy to include" and "Strategy to exclude". The Management Company’s risk function performs a daily inspection to determine whether the fund’s holdings fulfil its sustainability requirements and regulations regarding exclusion.
The fund follows the Management Company's "Principles for Shareholder Engagement" (adopted by the Board). In the event of sustainability-related controversies in invested companies, Swedbank Robur has special procedures and processes to monitor and follow up with the company. Both dialogue work and voting are key tools to try to prevent and respond to sustainability-related controversies.