Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in environmental companies (as defined below). This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. For purposes of the Funds investment policy, the Adviser considers an environmental company to be one that (i) derives at least 50% of its revenue from activities deemed by the Adviser to contribute positively to environmental change; and (ii) is involved in the process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions (i.e., a company that offers quantifiable carbon avoided products or services (as defined below)) (an Environmental Company). The Adviser determines that a company contributes positively to environmental change by … Show more… Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in environmental companies (as defined below). This investment policy may be changed by the Fund upon 60 days prior written notice to shareholders. For purposes of the Funds investment policy, the Adviser considers an environmental company to be one that (i) derives at least 50% of its revenue from activities deemed by the Adviser to contribute positively to environmental change; and (ii) is involved in the process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions (i.e., a company that offers quantifiable carbon avoided products or services (as defined below)) (an Environmental Company). The Adviser determines that a company contributes positively to environmental change by considering information reported by the company or third-party information or by applying its own methodology to assess a companys positive contribution to the environment, including mapping such companys revenues to certain industry sub-sectors that the Adviser believes are aligned to the process of decarbonization. The Adviser defines carbon avoided to mean the carbon emissions avoided by using a product or service that has fewer carbon emissions than the status quo product or service, thereby contributing to decarbonization. Activities related to the process of sustainable decarbonization may include, but are not limited to, (i) renewable energy in such forms as solar, wind, clean power, and smart grids and networks; (ii) electrification through electric or autonomous vehicles, batteries, heating and cooling systems, air cleaners, and industrial electrification; and (iii) resource efficiency (including land and water) in industries including manufacturing, waste management, construction, agriculture (including biological solutions), consumer products and factories. The Adviser may identify other activities or sectors that it considers qualifying as environmental activities. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization and normally invests primarily in equity securities of mid- and large capitalization U.S. and non-U.S. (including both developed and emerging market) companies. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are mainly common stocks, but may also include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs and, together with ADRs and EDRs, Depositary Receipts). The Fund may invest in Participation Notes (P-Notes). The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in a select geographic region or a particular country, such as the Peoples Republic of China (China). The Fund may invest in A Shares of companies incorporated in China (China A Shares) that trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange through the Shanghai Hong Kong and Shenzhen Hong Kong Stock Connect programs (Stock Connect). Stock Connect is a mutual stock market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investments in China. The Fund may also invest in China through H Shares, which are shares of companies incorporated in China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Adviser has obtained Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) status and has been granted a license to invest in Chinese domestic securities, so it may also invest the Funds assets directly in Chinese domestic securities available only to foreign investors that have obtained such license. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in at least three countries, including the U.S., and invests at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. If conditions are not favorable, the Fund will invest at least 30% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. The Fund considers a company to be a non-U.S. company if: (i) at least 50% of the companys assets are located outside of the U.S.; (ii) at least 50% of the companys revenue is generated outside of the U.S.; (iii) the company is organized or maintains its principal place of business outside of the U.S.; or (iv) the companys securities are traded principally outside of the U.S. The Fund has a fundamental policy to concentrate its investments in climate change-related industries. The Fund considers climate change-related industries to include renewable energy, electrification and resource efficiency and any of their sub-industries, such as, but not limited to, solar energy, electric vehicles or waste management and businesses that service such industries. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through an integrated investment approach, through which the Adviser selects investments pursuant to (a) an initial proprietary screening process; (b) a fundamental research process, which may also include information provided by companies or third-party organizations; (c) an assessment of the Funds overall portfolio; and (d) the ongoing monitoring of the Funds positions. Initial Proprietary Screening Process - Pursuant to the Advisers initial proprietary screening process, the Adviser (i) identifies and includes Environmental Companies (excluding those with revenues from oil, gas, and coal exploration and production that exceed 5%) as part of the initial universe creation, which typically is comprised of companies distributed globally across a range of countries, market capitalizations, and sectors; and (ii) quantitatively assesses and ranks the companies in that initial universe utilizing traditional financial metrics and material sustainability factors. Financial metrics include, among others, measures of company growth and profitability, and sustainability metrics appraising companies across various ESG data points. This assessment provides direction for further qualitative analysis. Fundamental Research Process - In conducting its own fundamental research process, which may also include information provided by companies or third-party organizations, the Adviser undertakes a bottom-up investment process involving research into companies exhibiting (i) structural growth opportunities by reviewing both short- and long-term revenue; (ii) sustainable or persistent returns; and (iii) competitive advantages relative to their peers both through (a) company factors, including technology, branding, and investments in research and development, and (b) market factors, such as pricing power, barriers to entry and consumer behaviors and preferences with respect to environmental issues. The Adviser uses this research, as well as a companys balance sheet and discussion with management to determine a companys suitability for inclusion in the Funds investable universe. In addition to potential discussions with a companys management, the Adviser may conduct onsite due diligence visits in order to obtain information it considers necessary to determine whether a company is an Environmental Company. The Adviser considers climate-related risks as part of its assessment of a companys suitability for inclusion in the Funds investable universe, which includes the companys alignment with net zero targets. A net zero target refers to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with a companys operations and value chain that is consistent with the overall emission reduction pathway required to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner at the global level. Specifically, the Adviser seeks to primarily invest the Funds assets in companies with net zero science-based targets by 2030 with the ultimate goal of investing all of the Funds assets in companies that have reached net zero by 2050. The Adviser reserves the right to deviate from this target without notice. A target is considered science-based if it is aligned with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement: limiting global warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5C. The latest climate science is currently based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) science-based emissions reduction pathways. More specifically, the IPCC synthesizes scientific information related to climate change and has set out science-based emissions reduction pathways that provide a reasonable probability of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement that should be the basis for science-based target setting. Assessment of the Funds Overall Portfolio - After the proprietary screening and the fundamental research processes, the Adviser confirms prospective companies do not include those that derive more than 5% of their revenues from the manufacture and sale of tobacco and tobacco-alternative products. The Adviser then constructs a portfolio considering the risks of each position, as well as how the positions complement each other. Ongoing Monitoring of the Funds Positions - Finally, the Adviser typically engages with the management team of each company held by the Fund on a periodic basis as part of the Advisers ongoing monitoring of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and financial considerations for existing holdings. The Adviser integrates proprietary ESG factors into the Funds investment process, which include the (i) inclusion of Environmental Companies with the exclusion of those with revenues from oil, gas and coal exploration and production that exceed 5%; (ii) use of both quantitative and qualitative assessment of ESG risks through proprietary scores and underlying research; and (iii) monitoring of ESG considerations as part of the review of company management. The Fund will not invest in a company if the Adviser determines that the company has any material social and/or governance risks, even if the company otherwise meets the Advisers environment and decarbonatization criteria described above. In addition, any deterioration in the ESG assessment of a held company will be factored into any decision to sell such security, although not necessarily determinative of a sell decision. 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. Show less