Driehaus Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund

Driehaus Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund

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22 March 2024
ISIN
IE00B76BMG52
Currency
USD
SFDR classification
Article 8
Benchmark
MSCI EM NR USD
Category
Global Emerging Markets Equity
Investment Style
Large Growth
Fund Size
USD209m

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth. The Fund’s Sub-Investment Manager, Driehaus Capital Management LLC, is a privately-held boutique asset management firm located in Chicago, USA. The firm was founded in 1982 and has USD 15.1 billion of assets under management.

The investment style is a bottom-up growth equity investment approach. The strategy exploits equity market inefficiencies that materialize following inflection points, combining fundamental, behavioural, and macro analysis as well as integrating environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria as part of the investment research process. The approach focuses on companies with strong or improving ESG attributes and growth opportunities tied to social and environmental solutions, and robust governance structures. It also includes evaluating fundamental factors relating to the companies such as the competitiveness of the relevant industry, the company’s business model, recent and projected financial metrics and upcoming product releases to be introduced by the company. Macro-economic or country specific analyses are also utilised to evaluate the sustainability of a company’s growth rate.

Sustainability Approach | Driehaus Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund with Rich Thies

In celebration of Earth Day, we sat down with Rich Thies, the Lead Portfolio Manager of the Driehaus Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund, to ask how he incorporates ESG into his investment process. In the video below, Rich talks about the importance of environmental, social and governance approach being at the forefront and dives deep into the differences of ESG investing when it comes to emerging versus developed markets.

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Investment Team LocationChicago, Illinois, USA
Active/PassiveActive with reference to a benchmark
BenchmarkMSCI EM NR USD
Fund SizeUSD209m
Fund Launch25 June 2012
Fund StatusOpen to all investors
Share Class Launch03 January 2013
Share Class StatusOpen to all investors
Fund CurrencyUSD
Share Class CCYUSD
Management Fee1.5%
Min. InvestmentUSD15,000
Fund TypeUCITS
DomicileIreland
AdministratorBBH Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Ltd
DepositaryBBH Trustee Services (Ireland) Ltd
AuditorGrant Thornton
Dealing FrequencyDaily
SubscriptionsT+3
RedemptionsT+5
Risk Management
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Lower RiskHigher Risk

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Driehaus Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Fund Q4 2023 Webcast

Top Ten Holdings

As of 31 January 2024
NameSectorCountryWeight %
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedInformation TechnologyTaiwan7.4
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Information TechnologySouth Korea6.7
3Tencent Holdings Ltd.Communication ServicesChina5.1
4Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V.FinancialsMexico3.1
5SK hynix Inc.Information TechnologySouth Korea2.7
6ICICI Bank LimitedFinancialsIndia2.2
7Orizon Valorizacao de Residuos SAIndustrialsBrazil2.1
8Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesIndia1.6
9Banco do Brasil S.A.FinancialsBrazil1.6
10Reliance Industries LimitedEnergyIndia1.6

Exposure Breakdowns

As of 31 January 2024
TypeFund %Benchmark %
Communication Services8.08.7
Consumer Discretionary11.412.1
Consumer Staples3.75.9
Energy2.45.6
Financials21.223.1
Health Care1.73.6
Industrials5.96.8
Information Technology28.822.2
Materials0.87.4
Real Estate5.31.6
Utilities5.42.8
Cash4.90.0

Fund Manager

richard thies
Richard Thies

Lead Portfolio Manager

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Howard Schwab

Lead Portfolio Manager

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Mihaela Zahariuc
Mihaela Zahariuc

Assistant Portfolio Manager

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US Small-Cap Equity
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US Small-Cap Equity
Driehaus US Micro Cap Equity Fund

The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth. The Fund’s Sub-Investment Manager, Driehaus Capital Management LLC, is a privately-held boutique asset management firm located in Chicago, USA. The firm was founded in 1982 and has USD 15.1 billion of assets under management. The strategy primarily invests in US micro-capitalisation companies with good growth potential and with a market capitalisation within the same range at the time of investment as those included in the Russell Microcap® Growth Index. Investment decisions are based on the belief that fundamentally strong companies are more likely to generate strong earnings growth on a sustained basis and are more likely to experience positive earnings revisions. Investment decisions involve evaluating a company’s competitive position, industry dynamics, identifying potential growth catalysts and assessing the financial position of the relevant company.

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