BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Investment Management Company, LLC announces the launch of the Essex Environmental Opportunities Fund, a new mutual fund investing in what the portfolio management team, Bill Page and Rob Uek believe to be solutions for some of the greatest economic and environmental challenges today. “We are investing in technologies that enable economies and companies to operate more efficiently and sustainably – to do more with less”, states Rob Uek, co-portfolio manager for the Fund. “That is the essence of clean technology – solving complex problems such as urbanization in the emerging markets, associated environmental degradation, and transitioning energy sources beyond fossil fuels in the face of global climate change”, adds Bill Page, co-portfolio manager.
The Essex Environmental Opportunities Fund is based on Essex’s
long-standing institutional investment effort in public equities
centered on environmental solutions, the Essex Global Environmental
Opportunities Strategy (GEOS), and will be the same portfolio of global
equity securities. Co-Portfolio Managers Bill Page and Rob Uek have been
managing GEOS since June 30, 2009 for institutional investors through
separate accounts. The mutual Fund allows greater access and liquidity
for both retail and institutional investors, harnessing the domain
expertise garnered from the team’s collective 20 years of experience in
environmental investing in listed equities. The Fund will be offered in
two share classes, institutional (ticker GEOSX) and retail shares
(ticker EEOFX). Essex’s distribution and mutual fund services partner
for the Fund is Ultimus Fund Solutions, founded in 1999 and based in
Cincinnati.
For more information, visit: www.essexfunds.com.
Essex Investment Management Company, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with a 40-year history of managing growth equity portfolios for institutional clients.
Disclosures:
Investing involves risk, including loss of
principal. There is no guarantee that this, or any, investing
strategy will be successful. The value of the Fund's shares, when
redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Given
the significant differences between separately managed accounts and
mutual funds, investors should consider the differences in expenses, tax
implication, and the overall objectives between separately managed
accounts and mutual funds before investing.
You should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses before investing. This and other important information is contained in the Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a fund prospectus or summary prospectus, call (800) 700-9929 or click on the link above. The Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.