Why Invest in Clean

Climate change must be addressed and acted upon

  • Average global temperature may rise 3 degrees by 2100, causing major changes to all types of plant and human life 1

  • Sea levels could rise by >15 inches by 2100, making the lives of 1.42 billion people vulnerable 2

  • The combination of climate warming and ocean acidification could slow coral growth by nearly 50% by 2050, severely reducing marine life 1

Climate change-related cost to human life is very high

  • 90% of the world’s population breathes polluted air 3

  • Extreme weather events in the US over the past five years have caused $744 billion in damage 4

 

Opportunity in Clean Investing

Multi Decade Opportunity - Required investment of $94-175 trillion until 2050 5

  • Accelerating Growth - $755 billion spent on energy transition in 2021, up 27% from 2020 6

  • A Global Phenomenon - 80% of investment is outside of Americas, 89% of Global greenhouse gas emissions are covered by national net-zero targets 6

  • The demand for clean solutions spans many themes, not just one such as electric vehicles

 

Demand is Driving Clean Investing

Corporate Demand

  • 355 companies have committed to go 100% renewable; these companies have over $6 trillion in revenues and have electricity demand that is greater than the UK 7

  • Investors controlling 37% of global AUM ($41 trillion) from 457 managers have urged governments to reduce emissions by 45% in 2030 and be net zero by 2050 8

 

Consumer Demand

  • Approximately 2/3 of global population is represented by Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X 9

  • As the global population ages, Millennials stand to inherit $24 trillion over the next 15 years 10

  • The majority of Millennials and Gen Z see ESG as top or important priority when making an investment 11

  • Approximately 75% of Millennials believe their investment can influence climate change and 84% believe their investments can help lift people out of poverty 10

  1. University of Chicago, EPA. “Future of Climate Change”

  2. NASA. “Emissions Could Add 15 Inches to Sea Level by 2100, NASA-led Study Finds” 9/17/2020

  3. IEA. “World Energy Outlook 2021” October 2021

  4. NOAA. “Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters” As of 2021

  5. BNEF. “New Energy Outlook” July 2021

  6. BNEF “Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022” 1/27/2022

  7. BNEF. “1H 2022 Corporate Energy Market Outlook” 1/31/2022; RE100 press release. “Business demand for renewables greater than total energy demand of major G7 economies” 6/24/2021

  8. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change press release 6/11/2021

  9. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).  “Transforming World – The Next 5 Years.”  6/8/2021

  10. Credit Suisse.  “Making an Impact:  Earning Returns on Sustainable Terms.”  2019 Second Quarter Corporate Insights

  11. Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “Climate Wars” 2/2/2021

Strategy Overview

The NXG Global Clean Equity strategy invests in publicly traded companies throughout the world across four critical Clean investment themes:

Clean Energy

Clean Energy

  • Wind Energy

  • Solar Energy

  • Other Renewables & Technologies

Clean Infrastructure

Clean Infrastructure

  • Transmission & Distribution

  • Smart Grid & Smart Cities

  • Enabling Technologies

Clean Transportation

Clean Transportation

  • Electric & Connected Vehicles

  • Future Mobility & Autonomous

  • Battery & Technologies

Clean Water

Clean Water

  • Treatment & Technology

  • Management

  • Infrastructure

Quick Facts

Inception Date

January 1, 2018

Target Number of Holdings

30 to 50

Target Maximum Position Size

8%

Target Cash Position

<5%

 

Target Annual Turnover

~20% to 60%

Investable Universe 1

468 Companies

$6.0 Trillion market cap

Benchmark

MSCI ACWI Net TR USD Index

  1. Source Bloomberg. Total addressable market data as of June 30, 2022

Portfolio Managers

Investment Vehicles

Separately Managed Account (SMA)

Model Portfolio Platforms

 

The NXG Global Clean Equity strategy is available in a variety of investment vehicles for institutional, retail, registered investment advisors, and family offices. Please contact us for more information.

Materials

Factsheet

Quarterly Update