Essex Launches New Environmental Mutual Fund

BOSTON--()--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.

Contacts

Ultimus Fund Solutions,1-800-700-9929
or
Hamersley Partners
Michael Wren, 781-235-3235
mwren@hamersleypartners.com
www.hamersleypartners.com

Release Summary

Essex Investment Management in Boston announces a new mutual fund, the Essex Environmental Opportunities Fund.

Contacts

Ultimus Fund Solutions,1-800-700-9929
or
Hamersley Partners
Michael Wren, 781-235-3235
mwren@hamersleypartners.com
www.hamersleypartners.com