KBI WATER FUND
ISIN: IE00B2Q0L608 - Equities
| As of 30/11/2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | NAV | Fund AUM |
| 6.86% | -4.24% | 28.99% | 10.22% | 20.31% | -11.86% | 41.182 GBP | 1,059.90M GBP |
Global water equities delivering alpha with ESG and impact at the core
A high conviction, equity portfolio of companies providing solutions to the challenges around the supply of clean water. Delivers alpha, Impact and ESG.
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KBI Water Fund is a high conviction, global, long-only equity portfolio that taps into the potential of companies from the water sector.
Water is a key resource and growing demand from a rapidly-expanding global population, coupled with an unrelenting requirement from industry and agriculture, has focused the worlds’ attention on how these scarce water resources are managed.
The fund invests in 35-50 publicly traded companies, providing value-added solutions to meet this vital and growing need for water.
Summary
1. Long-term growth drivers*
- There is no substitute for water, while water consumption keeps rising.
- Stricter global regulations are leading to massive investment (estimated more than USD11.7trn by 2030)
2. A USD 500 billion market centered around three sectors:
- Utilities (supply and distribution).
- Infrastructure (pipes, irrigation, etc.)
- Technology (purification, destination, etc.).
3. Innovative, value-generating companies
- The water sector is linked to many different industries and drives technological innovation with the arrival of newcomers.
- The market has undergone considerable restructuring which has seen the emergence of solid, sustainable companies.
*Sector growth does not necessarily entail the growth of companies in the which the fund is invested