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NINETY ONE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FUND

mutual fund
ZGEIX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$7.2 -0.02 -0.28%
primary theme
Sector Diversified Equity
share class
ZGEIX (Mutual Fund)

NINETY ONE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FUND

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$7.2 -0.02 -0.28%
primary theme
Sector Diversified Equity
share class
ZGEIX (Mutual Fund)

NINETY ONE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FUND

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$7.2 -0.02 -0.28%
primary theme
Sector Diversified Equity
share class

Name

As of 10/02/2024

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

$7.20

$30.4 M

0.86%

$0.06

1.43%

Vitals

YTD Return

-9.4%

1 yr return

2.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

-7.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$30.4 M

Holdings in Top 10

58.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$7.2
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.43%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 10/02/2024

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

$7.20

$30.4 M

0.86%

$0.06

1.43%

ZGEIX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -9.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -7.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 0.02%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.9%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    NINETY ONE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FUND
  • Fund Family Name
    Ninety One
  • Inception Date
    Aug 31, 2021
  • Shares Outstanding
    3869047
  • Share Class
    I
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Deirdre Cooper

Fund Description

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in “environmental companies” (as defined below). This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

For purposes of the Fund’s investment policy, the Adviser considers an environmental company to be one that (i) derives at least 50% of its revenue from activities deemed by the Adviser to contribute positively to environmental change; and (ii) is involved in the process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions (i.e., a company that offers quantifiable “carbon avoided” products or services (as defined below)) (an “Environmental Company”). The Adviser determines that a company contributes positively to environmental change by considering information reported by the company or third-party information or by applying its own methodology to assess a company’s positive contribution to the environment, including mapping such company’s revenues to certain industry sub-sectors that the Adviser believes are aligned to the process of decarbonization. The Adviser defines “carbon avoided” to mean the carbon emissions avoided by using a product or service that has fewer carbon emissions than the status quo product or service, thereby contributing to decarbonization. Activities related to the process of sustainable decarbonization may include, but are not limited to, (i) renewable energy in such forms as solar, wind, clean power, and smart grids and networks; (ii) electrification through electric or autonomous vehicles, batteries, heating and cooling systems, air cleaners, and industrial electrification; and (iii) resource efficiency (including land and water) in

industries including manufacturing, waste management, construction, agriculture (including biological solutions), consumer products and factories. The Adviser may identify other activities or sectors that it considers qualifying as environmental activities.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization and normally invests primarily in equity securities of mid- and large capitalization U.S. and non-U.S. (including both developed and emerging market) companies. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are mainly common stocks, but may also include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs” and, together with ADRs and EDRs, “Depositary Receipts”). The Fund may invest in Participation Notes (“P-Notes”).

The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in a select geographic region or a particular country, such as the People’s Republic of China (“China”). The Fund may invest in A Shares of companies incorporated in China (“China A Shares”) that trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange through the Shanghai – Hong Kong and Shenzhen – Hong Kong Stock Connect programs (“Stock Connect”). Stock Connect is a mutual stock market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investments in China. The Fund may also invest in China through H Shares, which are shares of companies incorporated in China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Adviser has obtained Qualified Foreign Investor (“QFI”) status and has been granted a license to invest in Chinese domestic securities, so it may also invest the Fund’s assets directly in Chinese domestic securities available only to foreign investors that have obtained such license.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in at least three countries, including the U.S., and invests at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. If conditions are not favorable, the Fund will invest at least 30% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. The Fund considers a company to be a non-U.S. company if: (i) at least 50% of the company’s assets are located outside of the U.S.; (ii) at least 50% of the company’s revenue is generated outside of the U.S.; (iii) the company is organized or maintains its principal place of business outside of the U.S.; or (iv) the company’s securities are traded principally outside of the U.S.

The Fund has a fundamental policy to concentrate its investments in “climate change-related industries.” The Fund considers “climate change-related industries” to include renewable energy, electrification and resource efficiency and any of their sub-industries, such as, but not limited to, solar energy, electric vehicles or waste management and businesses that service such industries.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through an integrated investment approach, through which the Adviser selects investments pursuant to (a) an initial proprietary screening process; (b) a fundamental research process, which may also include information provided by companies or third-party organizations; (c) an assessment of the Fund’s overall portfolio; and (d) the ongoing monitoring of the Fund’s positions.

Initial Proprietary Screening Process - Pursuant to the Adviser’s initial proprietary screening process, the Adviser (i) identifies and includes Environmental Companies (excluding those with revenues from oil, gas, and coal exploration and production that exceed 5%) as part of the initial universe creation, which typically is comprised of companies distributed globally across a range of countries, market capitalizations, and sectors; and (ii) quantitatively assesses and ranks the companies in that initial universe utilizing traditional financial metrics and material sustainability factors. Financial metrics include, among others, measures of company growth and profitability, and sustainability metrics appraising companies across various ESG data points. This assessment provides direction for further qualitative analysis.

Fundamental Research Process - In conducting its own fundamental research process, which may also include information provided by companies or third-party organizations, the Adviser undertakes a bottom-up investment process involving research into companies exhibiting (i) structural growth opportunities by reviewing both short- and long-term revenue; (ii) sustainable or persistent returns; and (iii) competitive advantages relative to their peers both through (a) company factors, including technology, branding, and investments in research and development, and (b) market factors, such as pricing power, barriers to entry and consumer behaviors and preferences with respect to environmental issues. The Adviser uses this research, as well as a company’s balance sheet and discussion with management to determine a company’s suitability for inclusion in the Fund’s investable universe. In addition to potential discussions with a company’s management, the Adviser may conduct onsite due diligence visits in order to obtain information it considers necessary to determine whether a company is an Environmental Company.

The Adviser considers climate-related risks as part of its assessment of a company’s suitability for inclusion in the Fund’s investable universe, which includes the company’s alignment with net zero targets. A “net zero target” refers to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with a company’s operations and value chain that is consistent with the overall emission reduction pathway required to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner at the global level. Specifically, the Adviser seeks to primarily invest the Fund’s assets in companies with net zero “science-based” targets by 2030 with the ultimate goal of investing all of the Fund’s assets in companies that have reached net zero by 2050. The Adviser reserves the right to deviate from this target without notice. A target is considered “science-based” if it is aligned with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement: limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. The latest climate science is currently based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) science-based emissions reduction pathways. More specifically, the IPCC synthesizes scientific information related to climate change and has set out science-based emissions reduction pathways that provide a reasonable probability of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement that should be the basis for science-based target setting.

Assessment of the Fund’s Overall Portfolio - After the proprietary screening and the fundamental research processes, the Adviser confirms prospective companies do not include those that derive more than 5% of their revenues from the manufacture and sale of tobacco and tobacco-alternative products. The Adviser then constructs a portfolio considering the risks of each position, as well as how the positions complement each other.

Ongoing Monitoring of the Fund’s Positions - Finally, the Adviser typically engages with the management team of each company held by the Fund on a periodic basis as part of the Adviser’s ongoing monitoring of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) and financial considerations for existing holdings.

The Adviser integrates proprietary ESG factors into the Fund’s investment process, which include the (i) inclusion of Environmental Companies with the exclusion of those with revenues from oil, gas and coal exploration and production that exceed 5%; (ii) use of both quantitative and qualitative assessment of ESG risks through proprietary scores and underlying research; and (iii) monitoring of ESG considerations as part of the review of company management. The Fund will not invest in a company if the Adviser determines that the company has any material social and/or governance risks, even if the company otherwise meets the Adviser’s environment and decarbonatization criteria described above. In addition, any deterioration in the ESG assessment of a held company will be factored into any decision to sell such security, although not necessarily determinative of a sell decision.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means that it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

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ZGEIX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period ZGEIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -9.4% -33.0% 100.1% 85.71%
1 Yr 2.9% -32.1% 97.1% 62.86%
3 Yr -7.5%* -40.6% 20.8% 60.00%
5 Yr N/A* -25.7% 22.6% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -2.5% 15.1% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period ZGEIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 4.1% -34.8% 38.7% 51.43%
2022 -22.7% -72.7% 8.2% 42.86%
2021 N/A -31.7% 27.4% N/A
2020 N/A -29.0% 233.6% N/A
2019 N/A -2.0% 66.0% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period ZGEIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -9.4% -33.0% 100.1% 85.71%
1 Yr 2.9% -32.1% 97.1% 62.86%
3 Yr -7.5%* -40.6% 20.8% 60.00%
5 Yr N/A* -25.7% 22.6% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -2.5% 15.1% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period ZGEIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 4.9% -33.0% 39.0% 51.43%
2022 -22.4% -72.7% 8.2% 42.86%
2021 N/A -31.7% 28.3% N/A
2020 N/A -28.9% 233.9% N/A
2019 N/A 0.4% 66.5% N/A

NAV & Total Return History


ZGEIX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

ZGEIX Category Low Category High ZGEIX % Rank
Net Assets 30.4 M 3.65 M 31.2 B 88.57%
Number of Holdings 28 20 389 85.71%
Net Assets in Top 10 17.2 M 2.31 M 5.86 B 88.57%
Weighting of Top 10 58.15% 11.2% 90.4% 48.57%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. IBERDROLA SA COMMON STOCK 8.32%
  2. NEXTERA ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK 8.21%
  3. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC COMMON STOCK 6.73%
  4. ORSTED A/S COMMON STOCK 5.94%
  5. ANSYS INC COMMON STOCK 5.30%
  6. CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHN-A COMMON STOCK 5.14%
  7. NOVONESIS (NOVOZYMES) B COMMON STOCK 4.89%
  8. TE CONNECTIVITY LTD COMMON STOCK 4.72%
  9. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE COMMON STOCK 4.49%
  10. AUTODESK INC COMMON STOCK 4.42%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High ZGEIX % Rank
Stocks
96.81% 0.00% 101.10% 54.29%
Cash
3.19% 0.00% 99.38% 68.57%
Other
0.00% -7.62% 91.95% 42.86%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 45.05% 85.71%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 3.05% 85.29%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 97.85% 82.86%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High ZGEIX % Rank
Industrials
42.76% 0.00% 90.47% 11.54%
Technology
22.95% 0.00% 72.56% 42.31%
Utilities
18.22% 0.00% 85.14% 30.77%
Basic Materials
10.68% 0.00% 17.92% 15.38%
Consumer Cyclical
3.98% 0.00% 34.19% 61.54%
Consumer Defense
1.40% 0.00% 50.44% 26.92%
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 16.54% 84.62%
Healthcare
0.00% 0.00% 65.82% 84.62%
Financial Services
0.00% 0.00% 95.51% 92.31%
Energy
0.00% 0.00% 32.10% 92.31%
Communication Services
0.00% 0.00% 16.38% 92.31%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High ZGEIX % Rank
Non US
53.37% 0.00% 82.82% 14.29%
US
43.44% 0.00% 101.10% 60.00%

ZGEIX - Expenses

Operational Fees

ZGEIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.43% 0.41% 5.61% 37.14%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.25% 1.90% 68.57%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.03% 0.19% N/A

Sales Fees

ZGEIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 4.25% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

ZGEIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% 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.

ZGEIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 124.00% 27.03%

ZGEIX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

ZGEIX Category Low Category High ZGEIX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.86% 0.00% 12.45% 45.71%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

ZGEIX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

ZGEIX Category Low Category High ZGEIX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.02% -2.66% 5.19% 57.14%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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ZGEIX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Deirdre Cooper


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 30, 2021

0.75

0.8%

Deirdre is Co-Head of Thematic Equity within the Multi-Asset team at Ninety One. She is co-portfolio manager for the Global Environment Strategy. Prior to joining the team 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.

Graeme Baker


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 30, 2021

0.75

0.8%

Graeme is a portfolio manager in the Thematic Equity team within the Multi-Asset team at Ninety One. Graeme is co-portfolio manager for the Global Environment and Global Energy strategies. 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).

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.75 23.1 8.85 1.25