Investment objective & strategy
As of May 2, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Global Environmental Markets Funds investment objective is to seek long term growth of capital by investing in innovative companies around the world whose businesses and technologies focus on environmental markets, including alternative energy and energy management & efficiency; transportation solutions; water infrastructure & technologies; environmental services & resources; resource efficiency & waste management; digital infrastructure; and sustainable food & agriculture.
Strategy. The Global Environmental Markets Fund follows a sustainable investing approach, investing in companies that the Sub-Adviser believes are well positioned to benefit from the transition to a more sustainable global economy, integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into portfolio construction and managing the portfolio within certain risk parameters (e.g., sector and regional exposure) relative to the Funds benchmark universe of MSCI ACWI Index companies. Under normal market conditions, the Global Environmental Markets Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in companies whose businesses and technologies focus on environmental markets, including alternative energy and energy management & efficiency; transportation solutions; water infrastructure & technologies; environmental services & resources; resource efficiency & waste … The Global Environmental Markets Fund follows a sustainable investing approach, investing in companies that the Sub-Adviser believes are well positioned to benefit from the transition to a more sustainable global economy, integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into portfolio construction and managing the portfolio within certain risk parameters (e.g., sector and regional exposure) relative to the Funds benchmark universe of MSCI ACWI Index companies. Under normal market conditions, the Global Environmental Markets Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in companies whose businesses and technologies focus on environmental markets, including alternative energy and energy management & efficiency; transportation solutions; water infrastructure & technologies; environmental services & resources; resource efficiency & waste management; digital infrastructure; and sustainable food & agriculture. Under normal market conditions, the Global Environmental Markets Fund will invest primarily in equity securities (such as common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks) of companies located around the world, including at least 40% of its net assets in securities of companies organized or located outside the United States or doing a substantial amount of business outside the United States, including those located in emerging markets. The Funds investments may be diversified across multiple countries or geographic regions, or may be focused on a select geographic region, although the Global Environmental Markets Fund will normally have investments in a minimum of three countries other than the United States. The Funds investments in securities of non-US issuers may be denominated in currencies other than the US dollar. The Global Environmental Markets Funds Sub-Adviser selects equity securities on a company-by-company basis primarily through the use of fundamental financial analysis, which includes an analysis of ESG factors that the Funds Sub-Adviser has determined are financially material. The Global Environmental Markets Fund is not constrained by any particular investment style, and may therefore invest in growth stocks, value stocks or a combination of both. Additionally, it may buy stocks in any sector or industry, and it is not limited to investing in securities of a specific market capitalization. The Global Environmental Markets Fund seeks to invest in companies with positive overall environmental performance and whose products or services help other companies and countries improve their environmental performance, and seeks to avoid investing in companies with significant environmental problems or worsening environmental profiles. Under normal market conditions, and as a result of the Advisers focus on the risks and opportunities accompanying the transition to a more sustainable economy, the Fund adheres to the Impax Funds fossil fuel policy, under which the Fund will not invest in securities of companies that the Adviser determines derive revenues or profits from fossil fuel exploration and production, or derive significant (more than 5%) revenues or profits from fossil fuel refining, processing, storage, transportation and distribution. However, a company that derives significant revenues or profits from fossil fuel refining, processing, storage, transportation and distribution may be included in the Funds portfolio if the Adviser determines that such company has credible plans for climate risk mitigation aligned with the transition to net zero.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMC | — | $82.82M | 5.37% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $78.36M | 5.08% |
| LINDE PLC | — | $77.03M | 4.99% |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC | — | $67.17M | 4.36% |
| UNION PACIFIC CORP | — | $65.25M | 4.23% |
| L'Air Liquide, societe anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des procedes Georges Claude | AIQUF | $63.49M | 4.12% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | — | $56.10M | 3.64% |
| VEOLIA ENVIRONNE | — | $52.99M | 3.44% |
| KLA CORP | — | $51.88M | 3.36% |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTR | — | $48.69M | 3.16% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Impax Global Opportunities Fund · PXGOX, PAXGX | 46% | 0.98% |
| Impax Large Cap Fund · PXLIX, PAXLX | 28% | 0.73% |
| T. Rowe Price Global Impact Equity Fund · TGPEX, TGBLX | 24% | 0.78% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Impax Asset Management LLC | Adviser |
| Impax Asset Management Ltd | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of May 2, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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