Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will principally focus its investment activities in equity securities of companies who are developers, owners and operators, in full or in part, of renewable and low-emission power plants and systems, and related infrastructure investments. The Fund will typically emphasize those companies achieving measurable improvements in overall emissions, as defined as those gases and particles that are exhausted into the air as a result of fuel combustion-related activities (Emissions), relative to their market peers. The Funds investments in equity securities may include investments in other investment companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), foreign investment funds, preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities, and initial public offerings. The Fund will be invested in a range of both developed … Show more… Under normal circumstances, the Fund will principally focus its investment activities in equity securities of companies who are developers, owners and operators, in full or in part, of renewable and low-emission power plants and systems, and related infrastructure investments. The Fund will typically emphasize those companies achieving measurable improvements in overall emissions, as defined as those gases and particles that are exhausted into the air as a result of fuel combustion-related activities (Emissions), relative to their market peers. The Funds investments in equity securities may include investments in other investment companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), foreign investment funds, preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities, and initial public offerings. The Fund will be invested in a range of both developed and non-developed markets, commensurate with its investment criteria. The Fund considers non-developed market countries to be those countries defined as such by the MSCI Market Classification Framework. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of next generation power infrastructure companies, which consist of companies deriving at least 50% of revenues from activities in power generation, transmission, distribution, storage, and ancillary or related services and that further either: (i) derive at least 50% of revenues from activities in renewable and low-Emission power generation, transmission, distribution, storage, and ancillary or related services; or (ii) are investing a majority of growth capital to increase their percentage mix of assets distributing and transmitting renewable and low-Emission power over time (Next Generation Power Infrastructure Universe). For these purposes, the term renewable means energy derived from natural sources that are constantly replenished and that can be harnessed for the purposes of producing electricity, such as solar, wind or hydro-electric. Such companies invest in renewable generation or other low-Emission related services, and/or contribute to reducing Emissions. These include, but are not limited to, those companies involved with owning solar, wind, hydro-electric, biomass, waste-to-energy and large-scale battery storage assets, as well as transmission and distribution assets related to delivering electricity, including renewable energy. For companies involved in power generation, the Fund will only invest in such companies that have as a minimum 10% lower CO2 emissions per unit of electricity generated than the grids in which they operate. This analysis is completed by an external specialist provider, based on scope 1 emissions of the power generation business. The Next Generation Power Infrastructure Universe is a global investment universe that includes companies mainly based in North America, Europe and Asia, but also includes companies in other regions to a lesser extent. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in foreign securities, which RWC Asset Management LLP (RWC UK) considers to be companies organized outside of the United States, whose principal listing exchange is outside the United States, or who derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits outside the United States. The Funds investments in foreign securities may also include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and investments in non-developed market securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities of companies located in nondeveloped markets. The Next Generation Power Infrastructure Universe includes a broad range of companies, ranging from small market capitalization companies to large market capitalization companies, with assets located throughout the world. The Fund may invest in companies of all market capitalizations. The Funds investment in securities of companies in the Next Generation Power Infrastructure Universe may include illiquid securities. The Fund will concentrate in industries represented by infrastructure companies. The Fund is classified as non-diversified, which means that it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in debt securities, including but not limited to debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or government-related entities. The Fund may also invest in derivatives which are financial contracts whose values depend on, or are derived from, the values of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices. To manage risk and/or seek particular portfolio exposure as a substitute for a comparable market position in the underlying exposure, the Fund may invest in derivatives including options, futures, swap contracts and combinations of these instruments. The Fund may invest in futures, options and swap contracts on equity and debt securities, equity and debt indices and commodities (Commodity Interests) (i) with aggregate net notional value of up to 20% of the Funds net assets, or (ii) for which the initial margin and premiums do not exceed 5% of its net assets, in each case excluding bona fide hedging transactions. RWC UK will seek to utilize a combined investment approach, incorporating a relatively broad exposure to the Next Generation Power Infrastructure Universe, with targeted active weights towards those investments that RWC UK believes offer attractive risk-adjusted intrinsic value. These active weights can change over time, relative to changes in corporate strategy, share prices, regulatory changes or other factors such as, but not limited to, balance sheet and liquidity considerations, environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk considerations, project success or jurisdictional policy issues. RWC UK uses financial models (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements), valuation metrics (discounted cash flows, price-to-book, price-to-earnings, enterprise value to EBITDA, dividend yield and growth) and risk metrics (beta, volatility, correlations) to identify the best investment opportunities from a return perspective while taking into account the different risk profile of each investment. RWC UK incorporates ESG risk factors into its security selection and portfolio construction. RWC UK reviews both internally generated and third-party data in assessing ESG risk factors. In order to determine the suitability of an investment for the Fund, after having screened positively in terms of activity and the CO2 emissions threshold for power generating companies, RWC UK conducts a thorough analysis of the companies that encompass ESG and financial analysis, using internal analysis and external providers. RWC UK conducts meetings with management as part of the process to identify and review the attractiveness of the potential investment. The primary aim of the ESG analysis process is to assess how ESG risks can derail or materially impact the underlying investment case of a company. ESG risk considerations include, but are not limited to, RWC UK evaluating specific environmental factors of a companys policy towards carbon and potentially other emissions. From a social perspective, RWC UK analyzes potential portfolio companies metrics such as, but not limited to, whether the company is a signatory to the UN Global Compact and also seeks to measure and create a positive improvement regarding abatement of other harmful emissions which can disproportionately affect some impoverished communities. In terms of governance, RWC UK incorporates an analysis of the companys board composition such as the percent of independent directors and may also assess protection of minority shareholders. RWC UK analyzes these factors with a preference for positive and improving trends when considering individual stocks for purchase in the portfolio. This data is reviewed for all investments at the time of purchase and periodically, at least quarterly, for all portfolio investments. Show less