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Overview

Why Choose This Strategy?

  • To pursue sustainable long-term returns by investing in bonds issued to finance projects that provide positive environmental impact.
  • As a global, high conviction bond fund that aligns with ESG principles.
  • To complement a core fixed income allocation.

Investment Strategy

  • Uses a fundamental, bottom-up approach to security selection, focusing on opportunities within the global green bond market.
  • The investment process combines ESG and green bond project analysis with traditional fundamental and credit analysis to identify value in the green bond universe.
  • Invests at least 40% of assets in securities domiciled outside the US, with emerging market and high yield exposure each limited to 20% of assets.
  • Duration and yield curve positioning are generally neutral to the benchmark and currency exposures are 100% hedged.

Facts

Objective

Seeks to provide total return, through a combination of capital appreciation and current income, by investing in green bonds.

Inception Date

02/28/17

Management

Mirova

  Joined the Firm Began Investment Career
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Marc Briand

Head of Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager

Full Bio

1990 1988
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Charles Portier

Portfolio Manager

Full Bio

2016 2008
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Bertrand Rocher

Portfolio Manager and Senior Credit Analyst

Full Bio

2018 1997

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