Emerging Europe is an actively managed equity fund that mainly invests in companies across a range of sectors in European emerging markets (excluding Russia, Belarus). Up to 20 percent of the fund's assets can also be invested in companies from other countries that at the time of investment have at least 30 percent of their assets, production, profits or turnover in the mentioned market. The fund focuses on a selection of companies, where sector, regional and thematic analyses are also key features of the strategy. Investments are made in companies that, among others, are active in communications, sustainable energy, IT, finance and healthcare. The fund complies with Swedbank Robur’s Responsible Investment Policy. Read more about policy and share classes in the fund’s Information Brochure and swedbankrobur.se. Sustainability and climate work is an integrated part in our investment strategy.
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Asset Manager Comment
Updated 2026-02-04The new year 2026 has started strongly for all Eastern European countries. Turkey is the shining star with an increase of over 20%, measured in euros. After Turkey came Hungary (+17%), Greece (+11%), and Poland (+10%), all converted into euros. At the end of 2025, the fund gradually increased its exposure to the Turkish market by purchasing more equities in Turkish banks such as Yapi Kredi and Akbank. In addition, the fund has invested in the smaller company Sarkuysan Elektronik, which specialises in the manufacture of copper wire, among other things. This company, together with Astor – a leading manufacturer of power transformers – has contributed positively to the fund’s relative outperformance. Greece’s economic upturn can be partly attributed to the continued bright outlook for the country’s economy, driven by inflows from EU funds and increasing local demand. There are also discussions about a possible reclassification of the market to ‘developed market’, which could open doors to a broader investor base. The Polish market’s success was the result of continued strong domestic economic trends. In Poland, Inpost was the largest contributor to the fund’s return. The company offers efficient logistics solutions for e-commerce, making it a significant player in ‘last mile’ deliveries.
Management
Managed the fund since
2023-04-27
Elena Lovén-Ståhl
Elena Lovén-Ståhl manages Swedbank Robur Emerging Europe and Global Emerging Markets. She has extensive experience of the Eastern European equity markets and joined Swedbank Robur in 2007. Experience and education She has held previous positions as an equity analyst and advisor with a focus on the energy sector and emerging markets at HQ Bank (1998–2007). Elena has a BA in Economics & Finance from Stockholm University (1988–1991) and a university degree from Moscow Pedagogical State University (1982–1987).
Global/Europe team
The team is responsible for our actively managed equity funds and invests both in small companies and major corporations in the majority of the markets around the world. The fund managers possess extensive knowledge of the various markets and closely monitor developments, both from the office and through site visits. The fund managers are responsible for their individual funds, and are supported by the fund management organisation, sustainability analysts and corporate governance specialists. The team consists of twelve portfolio managers who maintain close dialogues with the companies in which they invest, thereby enabling them to influence the companies in a sustainable direction.
Active equity funds
The actively managed equity funds apply an investment strategy based on analysis of fundamentals. The focus is on the selection of companies, but sector, regional and thematic analyses are also key components of the strategy. The fund managers strive through active management to attain a return that exceeds the average return in the markets where the funds invest, in other words, a return that exceeds the fund’s benchmark index. Our fund managers integrate sustainability as a natural component of the funds’ investment processes.
Region
Poland
30.65 %
Greece
21.45 %
Türkiye
20.75 %
Hungary
10.63 %
Luxembourg
4.22 %
Other
7.89 %
Industry
Largest holdings
Asset allocation
Fees
Total fee
1.66 %
Ongoing costs
1.44 %
Of which
Management fee
1.42 %
Transaction costs
0.22 %
Performance based fee
-
Risk
Risk (SRI)
5 / 7Sharpe ratio 3 y
1.39 %
Standard Deviation 3 y
13.51 %
Active risk 3 y
3.59 %
Fund Facts
Management Company
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
Share Class
C
Dividend
No
ISIN
SE0019354200
Base Currency
EUR
Share Class Currency
SEK
Start date
02/05/2023
NAV-price
20.89 EUR
Asset Under Management
2,434.97 MSEK
Type
Equity
Legal seat
Sweden
UCITS
Yes
Benchmark
MSCI EM Europe ex Energy 10/40 Net
NAV Update
Daily
PPM-number
-
Morningstar Rating Total
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Sustainability
SFDR Classification
Article 8
CO₂
23/21
Sustainable bonds
-
Exclusion level
Policy
ESG rating
A
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, a net zero target, business strategies that include the UN Global Goals (SDGs), an environmentally more sustainable approach by the activities of companies through Environmental Engagement (E) and an increased social responsibility on the part of companies through Social Engagement (S).
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 10% 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, net zero target, SDG aligned revenues, Environmental Engagement (E) and Social Engagement (S) 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.