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WHEB Environmental Impact
ISIN
Domicile
Ireland
StructureUCITS
Overview
Objective
The WHEB Environmental Impact Fund is a high-conviction strategy that seeks capital growth in the long term by investing in companies providing environmental solutions through zero-carbon and sustainable economies.
Investment Approach
The transition to a zero-carbon, sustainable economy is creating significant opportunities for companies offering genuine environmental solutions, from cleaner energy and resource efficiency to sustainable transport and water management.
The WHEB Environmental Impact Fund invests in high-quality, innovative businesses aiming to convert this growing demand into profitable, sustained growth.
Understanding environmental impact is a critical factor in assessing investment risk and return. Using a bespoke Impact Engine tool, our sustainability experts evaluate the ‘intensity’ of the positive impact from products and services offered by companies.
Combined with a fundamental analysis of business model quality, financial strength and the management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, they identify companies that are both environmentally additive and built to deliver attractive long-term returns.
Why invest in an environmental impact fund?
- Targeted environmental exposure – A concentrated portfolio with a clear focus on climate change, decarbonisation and transition finance, suitable for environmental mandates and net-zero objectives.
- Specialist impact expertise – An experienced impact investment team with a leading edge in integrating positive impact and ESG factors into stock selection.
- Quality and impact – A proprietary Impact Engine and fundamental quality analysis work together to identify companies that are both genuinely additive and financially robust.
- Clear sustainability credentials – SFDR Article 9 classification provides a transparent, regulated framework for investors seeking measurable environmental impact alongside financial return.
- Active ownership – Long-term engagement with portfolio company management supports continued progress on both environmental and economic outcomes.
The WHEB Environmental Impact Fund could be suitable for investors seeking targeted exposure to the environmental transition, or as a complement to a broader sustainable or thematic allocation.
Fund Facts
Key Facts
- Launch Date
- 08.12.2021
- Fund Managers (start date)
- Ted Franks (08.12.2021)
- ISIN
- IE00002LHLE7
- BLOOMBERG
- WHWEICA ID
- Underlying currency
- USD
- Pricing
- Daily, single priced
- Valuation
- 16:00 GMT
- Deal cut off time
- 11:30 GMT
- Administrator
- Société Générale Securities Services, SGSS (Ireland) Limited
- UK Reporting Fund Status
- Yes
- ISA Eligible
- No
Fees & Expenses
Ongoing Chargesas at 31 Oct 2026
0.74%
Min Investmentas at 31 Oct 2026
US$100
Countries of
Fund Registration
Fund Registration
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Performance
Impact
WHEB engagement in practice
These Q3 2025 case studies describe WHEB's engagement with Linde, Kurita and First Solar. The WHEB Environmental Impact Fund held all three companies at 30 June 2025. Portfolio-level emissions figures in these articles refer to the original WHEB strategy context; they are not Environmental fund results.
Literature
Document Name
INSIGHTS IN FOCUS
How are heatwaves and drought reshaping clean energy investment?
From French nuclear shutdowns to Europe’s weakest hydropower output in over a decade, this summer’s heat and drought have exposed weak points in the region’s power system. Crucially, this vulnerability varies sharply by technology, with wind and solar proving far more resilient. In this insight, we assess how each technology copes with hotter, drier summers, and explain why adaptation is essential for the energy transition.
Sustainable & Impact | 20 Oct 2026 | 4 min
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