Seeks to capture the structural decarbonisation growth story – investing in companies that are driving the transition to a low carbon world
Reasons to invest
Seeks to invest in companies which are the enablers and beneficiaries of decarbonisation – which is expected to be a powerful multi-year structural growth opportunity
Can rebalance carbon risk elsewhere in investors’ portfolios
A high conviction, concentrated portfolio which has a high active share1
A proprietary investment process which measures indirect Scope 3 carbon emissions and currently seeks opportunities in the renewable energy, electrification and resource efficiency sectors
The Fund aims to achieve total returns comprised of capital growth and income over at least 5-year periods, before allowing for fees. The Fund’s environmental objective is to make sustainable investments that aim to contribute to positive environmental impact.
Fund features
Invests in companies enabling the transition to a low-carbon world
Deirdre Cooper
Portfolio Manager
Deirdre is Head of Sustainable Equity at Ninety One. Deirdre is a leading voice in understanding...
Graeme Baker
Portfolio Manager
Graeme is a portfolio manager in the Sustainable Equity team at Ninety One. Graeme is co-portfolio...
Investment objective summary
The Fund aims to achieve total returns comprised of capital growth and income over at least 5-year periods, before allowing for fees. The Fund’s environmental objective is to make sustainable investments that aim to contribute to positive environmental impact.
Fund features
Invests in companies enabling the transition to a low-carbon world
Deirdre Cooper
Portfolio Manager
Deirdre is Head of Sustainable Equity at Ninety One. Deirdre is a leading voice in understanding and committing to sustainable investing, particularly investment to address and combat climate change. Ninety One’s Global Environment Strategy, which she co-manages, invests in companies enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy to capture the structural growth driven by decarbonization.
Prior to joining Ninety One in 2018, Deirdre was a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Head of Research at Ecofin. Before joining Ecofin, Deirdre was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley where she headed their European Renewable Energy coverage effort and built an investment banking and principal investing franchise.
She has long had a passion for sustainable investing and has worked on a voluntary basis in the microfinance sector both in the US and in Pakistan.
She is a member of the advisory board for Imperial College’s Centre for Climate Finance and Investment. She is a peer reviewer for the IEA’s World Energy Outlook. Deirdre earned her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar, and her Bachelor of Arts in Actuarial Science from University College Dublin.
Graeme Baker
Portfolio Manager
Graeme is a portfolio manager in the Sustainable Equity team at Ninety One. Graeme is co-portfolio manager for the Global Environment strategy.
He joined the team in 2010. During this time, he has been instrumental in driving the team’s work on the Energy Transition and co-authored the 2016 paper on the subject; “Our energy future: creating a sustainable global energy system”. This work has provided the base for the team’s investment process and philosophy around the process of Sustainable Decarbonisation.
Prior to joining the firm, Graeme worked as an investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management where he focused on Alternatives and Global Equities. Graeme received a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and is a CFA® Charterholder, a member of the CFA® Society of the UK and holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC).
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top holdings (%)
Portfolio statistics
Gross Carbon Avoided
1526.8
Less Scope 1 & 2 Carbon Footprint
34.8
Less Scope 3 Carbon Footprint
559.1
Net Carbon Avoided
All measurements in Tonnes CO2e per $mm invested by the fund
933
Renewable Energy
Measured in megawatt hours per $mm invested
53.4
ESG statistics
Gross Carbon Avoided
1526.8%
Less Scope 1 & 2 Carbon Footprint
34.8%
Less Scope 3 Carbon Footprint
559.1%
Net Carbon Avoided
933%
Renewable Energy
53.4%
Geographic breakdown (%)
United States
Fund: 32.6%
Index: 63.4%
Europe ex UK
Fund: 27.3%
Index: 11%
China
Fund: 15.2%
Index: 2.7%
Emerging Markets
Fund: 12.8%
Index: 9%
United Kingdom
Fund: 5.3%
Index: 3.2%
Japan
Fund: 3.2%
Index: 5%
Far East ex Japan
Fund: 0%
Index: 2.3%
Other
Fund: 2.2%
Index: 3.3%
Cash
Fund: 1.4%
Index: 0%
Sector breakdown (%)
Industrials
Fund: 45.4%
Index: 11.2%
Information Technology
Fund: 28.7%
Index: 28.7%
Utilities
Fund: 14.5%
Index: 2.7%
Materials
Fund: 6.8%
Index: 3.8%
Consumer Discretionary
Fund: 3.2%
Index: 9.3%
Communication Services
Fund: 0%
Index: 8.8%
Consumer Staples
Fund: 0%
Index: 5.1%
Energy
Fund: 0%
Index: 4.2%
Financials
Fund: 0%
Index: 16.4%
Health Care
Fund: 0%
Index: 8.1%
Other
Fund: 0%
Index: 1.7%
Cash
Fund: 1.4%
Index: 0%
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
China
12.5%
Taiwan
6.7%
Denmark
5.5%
Spain
4.8%
Germany
3.1%
Australia
-1.4%
Japan
-1.8%
Switzerland
-2%
South Korea
-2.2%
United States
-30.6%
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Industrials
34.2%
Utilities
11.9%
Materials
3%
Real Estate
-1.7%
Consumer Staples
-5.1%
Consumer Discretionary
-6.1%
Health Care
-8.1%
Communication Services
-8.8%
Financials
-16.4%
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Nextera Energy Inc
5.9%
Iberdrola SA
5.5%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
5.2%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
5.1%
Infineon Technologies AG
5%
Amazon.com Inc
-2.6%
Microsoft Corp
-2.9%
Apple Inc
-4%
Alphabet Inc
-4.1%
NVIDIA Corp
-4.9%
Top holdings (%)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
6.7%
Nextera Energy Inc
6.1%
Iberdrola SA
5.7%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
5.2%
Infineon Technologies AG
5.1%
Waste Management Inc
4.4%
Novonesis Novozymes B
4.3%
Schneider Electric SE
4.3%
TE Connectivity Plc
4%
Valmont Industries Inc
3.5%
Portfolio statistics
Number of equity holdings: 33
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