Charles French
This Fund will be closing and liquidating on or around May 1, 2026. No new investments will be accepted after close of business on March 23, 2026. To learn more, please review the prospectus supplement dated March 19, 2026.
Overview
The Impax Global Social Leaders strategy seeks to outperform the broad market by investing in companies addressing long-term secular trends that are shaping society, such as aging population, increased incidence of chronic disease, rising income for the bottom billions, urbanization, and transformational technology, and by investing in companies that exhibit innovative, equitable and inclusive cultures.
Proprietary social taxonomy
Designed to identify long-term growth opportunities driven by demographic and societal needs, across three core pillars that cover all facets of society. Companies must have ≥20% of their underlying revenue generated by sales of products or services that benefit society.
Corporate Culture Indicator
A proprietary framework that seeks to assess workplace factors to help evaluate broader corporate culture.
Social leaders
Fundamental research and proprietary Corporate Resilience Analysis* are employed to identify high-quality, well-run companies with strong competitive advantages that are trading at a significant discount to intrinsic value.
Monthly Total Returns
| Month End | Quarter End | Average Annual Returns (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m | 3m | YTD | 1yr | 3yrs | 5yrs | 10yrs | Since Inception1 | |
| Impax Global Social Leaders Fund – Investor Class | -3.59 | -5.52 | -6.31 | -1.65 | | | | 7.07 |
| Impax Global Social Leaders Fund – Institutional Class | -3.58 | -5.51 | -6.37 | -1.47 | | | | 7.32 |
| MSCI AC World Index | 1.29 | 5.38 | 4.29 | 24.19 | | | | 22.23 |
Quarterly Total Returns
| Month End | Quarter End | Average Annual Returns (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m | 3m | YTD | 1yr | 3yrs | 5yrs | 10yrs | Since Inception1 | |
| Impax Global Social Leaders Fund – Investor Class | 0.84 | -2.11 | 8.84 | 8.84 | | | | 11.06 |
| Impax Global Social Leaders Fund – Institutional Class | 0.92 | -2.03 | 9.11 | 9.11 | | | | 11.37 |
| MSCI AC World Index | 1.04 | 3.29 | 22.34 | 22.34 | | | | 21.73 |
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Statistics
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Value | |
| Assets (all share classes) | $2,517,131 |
| Number of Holdings (All) | 39 |
| Turnover Ratio (02/28/2026) | 30 |
Regions
Country Allocation
| Portfolio % | |
|---|---|
| Portfolio % | |
| United States | 60.20 |
| United Kingdom | 13.10 |
| Switzerland | 4.60 |
| Spain | 3.60 |
| France | 3.40 |
| South Africa | 2.40 |
| Hong Kong | 2.40 |
| India | 2.10 |
| Netherlands | 2.00 |
| Japan | 1.60 |
| China | 0.70 |