Virtus GF Clean Energy Fund
Virtus GF Clean Energy Fund
USD
GBP
The S&P Global Clean Energy Index (net)
Investment Partner
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
Duff & Phelps Investment Management pursues specialized investment strategies with exceptional depth of resources and expertise. Since its earliest beginnings, providing research and analysis of income producing securities to Depression-era investors, the firm's attention has been set on identifying attractive opportunities through active management and fundamental research, while managing the associated risks. Today, building on a distinguished legacy, Duff & Phelps has earned a reputation as a leader in investing in Global Listed Infrastructure, Global Listed Real Estate, Clean Energy, and Diversified Real Assets.
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This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the prospectus of the UCITS and to the PRIIPS KID/KIID before making any final investment decisions.
Investment Overview
- The Virtus GF Clean Energy Fund (Fund) seeks to generate attractive total returns by investing globally in a portfolio of clean, renewable, and sustainable companies and technologies that will power the energy needs of the future. The Fund focuses on well-positioned market leaders at the forefront of clean energy innovation and commercialization.
- The Fund invests in a specialized portfolio of clean energy market leaders with a balanced and diversified approach across technologies, sectors, and geographies. Investors may benefit from the long-term secular growth of clean energy demand and the projected build-out of renewable energy generation across the utility, industrial, technology, and energy sectors.
- The team selects a high-conviction portfolio of clean energy producers, clean energy technology and equipment providers, and clean energy transmission and distribution companies where innovation has been most commercially proven.
- Duff & Phelps’ history and proven process with utilities and energy investments spans more than eight decades. Maintaining direct insight into every part of the clean energy value chain, through specialized research and analysis, along with crucial knowledge of the legislative and regulatory environment, provides for a distinct vantage point.
- Investors invest in shares of the Fund. The Fund is suitable for investors who are willing to tolerate a moderate level of volatility and who expect to maintain their investment over the long-term horizon.
- The Fund is actively managed. The Fund uses the S&P Global Clean Energy Index (net) as a comparator benchmark but not to constrain portfolio composition or as a target for performance.
This fund is registered in the following country: United Kingdom
Risk Considerations
Fund Codes
| Share Class | ISIN | Currency | Bloomberg |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Shares Accumulating | IE00024E3XW7 | USD | VIGCENA |
| I Shares Accumulating | IE000LMD37X0 | USD | VIGCEIU |
| I Shares Accumulating | IE000K7OAAZ8 | GBP | VIGCENI |
| I Shares Distributing | IE000H7X66I3 | GBP | VIGCEIG |
| R Shares Accumulating | IE000RYS1JN0 | USD | VIGCENR |
Process
Step 1:
Global Clean Energy Universe
Developed and select developing markets across utilities, industrials, technology, and energy sectors
Step 2:
Investable Clean Energy Universe
Screen for trading liquidity and market cap considerations
Step 3:
Core Research List
Evaluate eligibility requirements, business model, and long-term sustainability of clean energy producers, clean energy technology and equipment providers, and clean energy transmission and distribution companies
Step 4:
Focus List
Ranked by asset and management quality, and favorable regulatory environments
Step 5:
Portfolio Construction
Perform fundamental bottom-up on Focus List to get to a high-conviction portfolio of 30-40 companies
Investment Professionals
Benjamin Bielawski, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
Industry start date: 1995
Start date as fund Portfolio Manager: 2023
Eric Fogarty, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
Industry start date: 1997
Start date as fund Portfolio Manager: 2023
Marketing Materials
Fund Resources
| Virtus Global Funds UCITS Daily NAV Report | |
| Virtus Global Funds ICAV Redemption Form | |
| Virtus Global Funds ICAV Application | |
| Virtus Global Funds ICAV Additional Subscription Form | |
| Virtus Global Funds Codes & Fee Schedule | |
| 2023 Virtus GF Clean Energy Fund Distribution Calendar | |
| Virtus GF Clean Energy Fund Performance Report | |
| Virtus Global Funds Distribution Contact Info | |
| 2023 Virtus Global Funds Holiday Calendar | |
| 2024 Virtus Global Funds Holiday Calendar | |
| 2024 Virtus Global Funds Distribution Calendar |
Regulatory Documents
The S&P Global Clean Energy Index (net) is designed to measure the performance of companies in global clean energy-related businesses from both developed and emerging markets, with a target constituent count of 100, calculated on a total return basis with net dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged, its returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges, and is not available for direct investment.
The Virtus Global Funds (the “Funds”) are comprised of an open-ended investment company and an open-ended Irish collective asset-management vehicle, each of which is structured as an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds and each of which is authorised, formed and regulated under the laws of Ireland as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”). The offering of the shares of the Virtus Global Funds is restricted in many jurisdictions and investors must inform themselves of and observe applicable restrictions in their jurisdiction. The Funds are distributed by VP Distributors, LLC, One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103, USA. The Funds’ current prospectuses and PRIIPS KID/KIID contain more information as well as the risks of investing and may be obtained free of charge from BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) Designated Activity Company, Wexford Business Park, Rochestown, Drinagh, Wexford Y35 VY03 Ireland Phone: (+353 21) 438 00 99, or by visiting www.virtusglobalfunds.com. The Funds have not been registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are not available for sale in the U.S. or to U.S. Persons. Please see the Funds’ prospectus for a definition of U.S. Person.
NOT FOR SALE IN THE U.S. OR TO U.S. PERSONS