Kevin Hua
AtlasTrend, the financial investment platform helping everyday Australians invest in global trends, has launched a new managed fund that will invest in listed companies producing and utilising clean disruption technologies. This includes energy storage, renewable energy generation, autonomous vehicles, clean manufacturing to recycling and waste management.
The AtlasTrend Clean Disruption Fund (CDF) is the latest managed fund the company has introduced that specifically addresses this mission. It is targeted at conscious consumers and investors who are looking to invest in companies that are building a more sustainable and greener future through their products and services.
It is evident from AtlasTrend’s customers and increasing media attention that there is a growing movement where investing should be more than just building long-term wealth. There is an increasing desire among investors to invest in a way that will also advance humanity or solve global challenges.
Some of the initial companies the CDF has made an investment in through shares include:
- BYD: A global leader in battery technology enabling the growing widespread use of electric vehicles.
- Osram: Manufacturer of lights with a focus on developing energy efficient lighting systems using LED technology.
- Vestas: One of the world’s leading suppliers of wind turbines to the wind power industry.
- Schneider Electric: A global specialist in energy management and automation technologies.
AtlasTrend co-founder, Kevin Hua, said, “The AtlasTrend Clean Disruption Fund provides an accessible entry point for anyone in Australia who would like to invest in a fund that aligns to their values of environmental consciousness. For example, the fact that air pollution is the fourth largest killer of people globally is something we believe can be dramatically improved over the next decade through investing in the right types of companies enabling a less polluted world”.
“This fund offers anyone the chance to build long term wealth and make an impact by allowing them to invest from as little as $100 per month or for a lump sum of $1,000 in a collection of green technology companies that are building solutions for a more sustainable world and economy. We believe this shift towards impact-based investments makes sense from both a long term investment return, risk management and social impact perspective.”
Investors in AtlasTrend funds including the CDF get full transparency into the fund portfolio’s composition. By logging into AtlasTrend they can see how much of the fund has been invested in specific stocks and reviewing the performance of their investment.
Hua added, “20 per cent of AtlasTrend is owned by charitable foundations and we recognise the importance of investing for the better and this is what guided us towards launching the AtlasTrend Clean Disruption Fund.”
AtlasTrend was formed in 2015 to help all Australians learn about and invest in long-term global trends impacting our world. Given the ASX makes up less than three per cent of the global share market, AtlasTrend recognised a huge opportunity for Australians to take a more global approach towards investing in megatrends that matter to many Australians. Its investment team has more than 50 years’ combined financial markets experience and 22 years direct investing experience, including previous roles at JPMorgan and Macquarie Group, having managed more than $1 billion for investors.
