Security and Defence is an actively managed equity fund that invests globally. The allocation between different countries and markets may vary over time. The investments are concentrated in companies whose product, service, or business directly or indirectly is linked to security and defence. This primarily includes companies that have security and defence as their core business, such as companies within cybersecurity, the defence industry and civil protection (physical security, safety and protection of critical infrastructure). The fund has a long-term investment horizon, and selects companies that are considered attractively valued in relation to the assessment of the company's future earning potential. The fund complies with Swedbank Robur’s Policy for Responsible Investments and is availabe in different share classes. Read more about this 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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Updated 2026-04-03March was marked by escalating geopolitical tensions. The expanding conflict in the Middle East and the uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz created tensions in the equity and energy markets. This drove up oil prices and sparked global concerns about renewed disruptions to energy and supply chains. In the technology sector, Anthropic launched yet another AI agent model, which once again caused significant movement and volatility in the cybersecurity sector, which nevertheless ended the month on a neutral note. The defence sector showed a slightly weaker performance globally. We went to the US to meet with several of the fund’s holdings, including AeroVironment, Mercury Systems, Okta, and Palo Alto. A consistent impression is that the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the US defence budget is now beginning to dissipate; actual contracts are securing funding and activity in the sector is increasing. Furthermore, the conflict in the Middle East has depleted large parts of US stocks of air defence and drone systems. This, together with programmes such as Golden Dome, is expected to generate strong demand going forward. Activity in the portfolio has been higher than normal in order to strengthen the fund’s defensive nature against market volatility and interest rate sensitivity. As a part of this, we have divested Assa Abloy, Netskope, Alarm.com, and Securitas. We also chose to realise the profit in SAAB following a very strong share price rise. At the same time, Federal Signal, Secom and Keysight Technologies have been added, and SentinelOne and Exchange Income have been re-included following positive impressions at company meetings. The fund’s main contributors were JFrog, Palo Alto, and Okta. On the negative side were AeroVironment, IHI Corp, and Sinfonia Technology. AeroVironment was weighed down by the cancellation of a contract for the Badger communications solution, after the parties were unable to agree on its structure. The Japanese holdings IHI Corp and Sinfonia were sold off in line with other companies that had performed strongly in the Japanese market, which was characterised by general unease.
Management
Managed the fund since
2025-09-25
Agnes Virf
Agnes Virf is co-portfolio manager of Swedbank Robur Security and Defence and assistant portfolio manager for Allemansfond Komplett and Kapitalinvest. She joined Swedbank Robur in 2022. Experience and education She has previously worked as an equity analyst at SEB (2020-2022), where she also worked with business development in Private Banking (2020). Prior to that, she worked as an insurance advisor at Länsförsäkringar (2017-2019). Agnes has a B.Sc. in Economics & Finance from Luleå University of Technology (2015-2019) and an exchange year with a financial focus at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (2018).
Managed the fund since
2025-09-25
Patric Naeslund
Patric Naeslund is lead portfolio manager of Swedbank Robur Allemansfond Komplett and co-portfolio manager of Security and Defence. He is a certified financial analyst and has many years’ experience of portfolio management. He joined Swedbank Robur in 2008. Experience and education He has previously managed Swedbank Robur Sverigefond and Förbundsfond (2008–2016), Folksam LO Sverige and Folksam LO Västfonden (2008–2009), Aktiefond Pension, Globalfond, Kapitalinvest and Allemansfond Komplett (2008–2011), Exportfonden and Sweden High Dividend (2008–2018). He has also managed Swedish equities at Nordea Asset Management (2001–2008). Prior to this, he worked as an equity analyst (1997–2001) and sales specialist (1994–1997) at Swedbank Markets. Patric has a qualification as certified financial analyst from the Stockholm School of Economics (1998) and has an M.Sc. in Finance and Business Administration from Uppsala University (1990–1994).
Managed the fund since
2025-09-25
Ulrik Grönvall
Ulrik Grönvall is lead portfolio manager of Swedbank Robur Kapitalinvest and co-portfolio manager of Security and Defence. He has extensive experience in fund management and joined Swedbank Robur in 2020. Experience and education He has previously worked within Corporate Governance at Swedbank Robur (2020-2022). Ulrik has also worked as Risk Manager (2019-2020), Portfolio Manager (2003-2019) and Senior Operational Risk Officer (2002-2003) at Danske Bank. Prior to this, he has been Head of Middle Office (1999-2002) and Risk Manager (1995-1999) at Swedbank Robur. Ulrik has an M.Sc in Business and Economics from Handelshögskolan in Umeå (1991-1995).
Global equities team
Our global equities team invests in the majority of the markets around the world. The fund managers are responsible for their individual funds and select the companies to invest in, at the same time as the entire team works closely together, sharing knowledge and ideas. The team consists of eleven portfolio managers, and they are supported by our sustainability analysts and corporate governance specialists, which gives them a unique and broad basis for their investments.
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.
Industry
Updated: 31/03/2026
Largest holdings
Updated: 31/03/2026
Fees
Total fee
1.45 %
Ongoing costs
1.26 %
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1.25 %
Transaction costs
0.19 %
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4 / 7Sharpe ratio 3 y
0.00 %
Standard Deviation 3 y
0.00 %
Active risk 3 y
0.00 %
Fund Facts
Management Company
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
Share Class
C
Dividend
No
ISIN
SE0025667215
Base Currency
EUR
Share Class Currency
Start date
25/09/2025
NAV-price
10.42 EUR
Asset Under Management
1,363.1 MSEK
Type
Equity
Legal seat
Sweden
UCITS
Yes
Benchmark
-
NAV Update
Daily
PPM-number
-
Morningstar Rating Total
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SFDR Classification
Article 8
CO₂
-
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.
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.
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 (equity & credits), 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.