Natural capital: an untapped investment opportunity.

Circular Economy: growth driven by nature’s regenerative power.

There is increasing scope to invest in companies that advance the circular economy and leverage the regenerative power of nature. We believe these companies will deliver strong growth and become the winners of the future.

Nature is the most productive asset of our economy. Our current, linear economic model is dangerously depleting this asset, despite its regenerative nature. This is a huge risk for global economic activity.

However, powerful forces, enabled by technology and innovation, are now pushing for this linear model to evolve into a new circular economy that is harnessing the power of nature on the one hand and preserving it on the other.

This profound metamorphosis from linear into a new circular model is first and foremost driven by value creation and better economics.


The metamorphosis from an outdated linear model to a new circular economy

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Source: LOIM. For illustrative purposes only.

Introducing LO Funds – Circular Economy1.

LO Funds – Circular Economy1gives investors the opportunity to benefit from the growth potential arising from companies that are harnessing the productive and regenerative aspects of nature via the circular bioeconomy and from the need to preserve natural capital by transitioning to leaner forms of industry.

 

Four growth opportunities powered by the circular economy

Circular bioeconomy

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Biomaterials
Paper packaging
Water treatment

Resource efficiency

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Better design
Better materials
Better processes

Outcome-orientated economy

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Sharing and repair
Resale and off-price retail
Design for longevity

Zero-waste

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Food-waste reduction
Innovative urbanisation
Waste management and recycling

 

We select companies that are already profitable and positioned to take advantage of these four growth opportunities.

 

From a stewardship angle, companies are encouraged to set clear, measurable objectives, provide relevant disclosures and have appropriate governance structures addressing the circular economy, natural capital and other ESG matters. We will engage and exercise our voting rights to promote circularity and we will report on stewardship progress across the portfolio. LOIM will also provide investors with a sustainability report to show the positive impact on nature that investment in these companies brings to society and the planet.

 

Portfolio characteristics.

  • A global high conviction portfolio of aproximately 50 companies, with a small to mid-cap bias

  • Multi-sector exposure with a bias towards Industrials and Materials

  • Stronger growth (>300bps) and ROE (>50%) than the MSCI WORLD SMID Cap1

  • Expected tracking error of 5-6%, and active share >90%

  • Expected excess return vs index 2.5-3% pa2

  • No material regional or FX divergences

 

Why LOIM?

LOIM has deep expertise in sustainable investing, managing in excess of USD 1.7 billion3 in dedicated sustainable strategies. We have been embedding sophisticated proprietary ESG tools that focus on companies’ business practices into our investment portfolios for more than 20 years.

Our experienced sustainable investing and research team comprises 40 sustainability experts, with specialties spanning economics, policy, sustainable financing solutions, mobility, climate change, circular bioeconomy, carbon pricing, geospatial analysis and environmental engineering. The team combines sophisticated data sources, technical innovation and pioneering academic research from our partnership with Oxford University, to create science-based tools that provide unique insights that form a core component of the investment process for this fund.

Our equity investment team is broad-based and highly experienced, managing USD 10.3 billion3 in total and USD 2.7 billion3 in sustainability and thematic strategies. Led by Didier Rabattu, the LOIM Global Equity team has delivered strong relative performance through the crises of 2020 and 2022, using its proprietary investment framework.

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Sustainability-accredited.

The strategy was accredited by the ‘Towards Sustainability’ quality standard in April 2022.

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Source: www.towardssustainability.be. The quality standard is developed on the initiative of Febelfin. Awards and ratings subject to change without notice. The Central Labelling Agency (CLA) assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for the noncompliance with applicable rules and regulations regarding, among others but not limited to, the marketing of financial instruments by a product provider, a financial institution or any other market participant or party who uses the ‘Towards Sustainability’ label.

investment team.

LOcom_AuthorsAM-Donets.png Alina Donets, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
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Conor Walsh, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

sub-fund information.

Click here to access the sub-fund information.

 

sources.

1 Source: LOIM. For illustrative purposes only. The information provided in this document might be subject to change. Target performance/risk represents a portfolio construction goal. It does not represent past performance/risk and may not be representative of actual future performance/risk. No benchmark is directly comparable in terms of universe and composition to a given Sub-Fund. However, the Sub-fund uses the MSCI World SMID Cap TR ND for performance and internal risk indicators comparison. . The Fund name was changed from LO Funds- Natural Capital on 1 May 2023.
2 These figures are forecasts. There is no guarantee that the fund will reach these results
3 Source: LOIM. AUM data as at 31 August 2020

 

important information.

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Source of the figures: Unless otherwise stated, figures are prepared by LOIM.
Important information on performance 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. 
Where the fund is denominated in a currency other than an investor's base currency, changes in the rate of exchange may have an adverse effect on price and income. All performance figures reflect the reinvestment of interest and dividends and do not take account the commissions and costs incurred on the issue and redemption of shares/units; performance figures are estimated and unaudited. Net performance shows the performance net of fees and expenses for the relevant fund/share class over the reference period. Source of the figures: Unless otherwise stated, figures are prepared by LOIM.
Important information on benchmarks. 
Any benchmarks/indices cited herein are provided for information purposes only. No benchmark/index is directly comparable to the investment objectives, strategy or universe of a fund. The performance of a benchmark shall not be indicative of past or future performance of any fund. It should not be assumed that the relevant fund will invest in any specific securities that comprise any index, nor should it be understood to mean that there is a correlation between such fund’s returns and any index returns.
Important information on portfolio composition: The portfolio information provided in this document is for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to be recommendation of an investment in, or a comprehensive statement of all of the factors or considerations which may be relevant to an investment in the referenced securities. They illustrate the investment process undertaken by the manager in respect of a certain type of investment, but may not be representative of the Fund's past or future portfolio of investments as a whole and 
it should be understood that they will not of themselves be sufficient to give a clear and balanced view of the investment process undertaken by the manager or of the composition of the investment portfolio of the Fund.                                                         
As the case may be, further information regarding the calculation methodology and the contribution of each holding in the representative account to the overall account’s performance can be obtained by the Fund or the Management Company. Holdings and/or allocations are subject to change. If the funds are denominated in a currency other than that in which the majority of the investor’s assets are held, the investor should be aware that changes in rates of exchange may affect the value of the funds’ underlying assets. The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.
The strategy may include the use of derivatives. Derivatives often involve a high degree of financial risk because a relatively small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement in the price of the derivative and are not suitable for all investors. No representation regarding the suitability of these instruments and strategies for a particular investor is made.
Concentration risks: Because of the smaller number of stocks held in the portfolio, the Fund may be subject to greater risks than a more diversified fund. A change in value of any single holding may affect the overall value of the portfolio more than it would affect a diversified fund that holds more investments.
If the funds are denominated in a currency other than that in which the majority of the investors assets are held, the investor should be aware that changes in rates of exchange may affect the value of the funds underlying assets. The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.
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