Investing in water: Making an impact without sacrificing performance

We invest in what we believe are essential assets, those that are critical to the economy, have historically provided a steady cash flow and benefit society. Water is one of the most essential assets - the companies that manage, treat, and distribute water are critical to economic growth and social stability.

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Why invest in water?

Technology disruption driving massive capital investment

Multi trillion dollar infrastructure and technology investment backlog provides long-term visibility into earning growth and expected to drive low double digit total returns

Compelling source of return and diversification potential in a broad portfolio

Water sector has historically outperformed broad world equity markets by 190 basis points (bps) with relatively low historical correlation to broad equity markets

Positive impact to society with ESG focus

Every $1 invested in water generates $4 economic return by improving health, increasing productivity and creating opportunities for education, employment and livelihoods*

*www.water.org

	S&P Global Water Index	MSCI ACWI Index	S&P Global Infrastructure Index
Total Return	9.1%	8.5%	5.7%
Sharpe ratio	0.55x	0.54x	0.36x

Source: Bloomberg. Annualized total return from 12/31/2013 to 12/31/2023. Sharpe ratio is a measure that indicates the average return minus the risk-free return divided by the standard deviation of return on an investment. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Please see end of presentation for descriptions of these indices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Why now?

Investment is needed now to solve the current and future water crisis. Water demand is expected to exceed water supply by ~40% by 2030.

Disclosures

This commentary is provided for discussion and informational purposes only to provide background information with respect to the market generally, and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy an interest in any current or future vehicles or funds controlled by Ecofin, and you acknowledge that you are not relying on the information contained in this presentation as the basis for any such investment decision you may make in the future. Prospective investors should not construe this overview or any other communication as legal, accounting, tax, investment or other advice, and each prospective investor should consult with their own counsel and advisers as to all legal, tax, regulatory, financial and related matters concerning an investment.

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Index Definitions: The S&P 500^® Index is an unmanaged market-value weighted index of stocks, which is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. Returns include reinvested dividends. The S&P Global Water Index provides liquid and tradable exposure to 50 companies from around the world that are involved in water related businesses. To create diversified exposure across the global water market, the 50 constituents are distributed equally between two distinct clusters of water related businesses: water utilities and infrastructure, and water equipment and materials. The S&P Global Infrastructure Index is designed to track 75 companies from around the world chosen to represent the listed infrastructure industry while maintaining liquidity and tradability. The MSCI ACWI is a market capitalization weighted index designed to provide a broad measure of equity-market performance throughout the world. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.