Exploit growth potential
Invest in trendsetters and future-oriented companies with great growth potential in a wide range of markets.
Thematic investments: Maximising portfolio potential with major trends
Thematic investments offer a straightforward way to tap into powerful, long-term trends that are shaping our world and providing attractive investment opportunities. By focusing on sustainable investment themes such as Digital Economy, Circular Economy, Healthy Longevity, Water, and Climate, you expand your investment universe and position yourself for the megatrends of tomorrow.
Your benefits with thematic investments
Exploit key themes in a targeted manner
Some investment themes are not only promising, but also particularly important. Our thematic investments allow you to take full advantage of six such themes. The investment process is active and fundamental in thematic investments. Our fund managers are absolute specialists in their respective fields.
What are thematic funds?
Thematic funds are collective investments that focus on a larger number of companies that can be assigned to the fund's theme, regardless of industry, turnover or region. In general, thematic funds are based on megatrends or structural changes that are likely to have a significant impact on future economic development. Thematic funds invest accordingly in the equities of companies that are likely to benefit to an above-average extent from these trends and changes. Thematic funds enable investors to participate in the development of specific areas of interest that they favor in a broadly diversified manner. The diversification effect associated with thematic funds provides a certain degree of protection against price setbacks. On the other hand, they are more susceptible to price fluctuations due to the increased focus on a specific topic.
What are the special features of Swisscanto's thematic funds?
Swisscanto aims to invest in tomorrow's megatrends with its thematic funds. These include the topics of “Digital Economy”, “Circular Economy”, “Healthy Longevity”, “Water” and “Climate”. The funds focus on companies that provide technologies and innovative solutions for upcoming challenges and have the potential to participate disproportionately in the megatrends with their products and services. The Swisscanto thematic funds are sustainable investment funds in accordance with Article 9 SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, an EU disclosure regulation). Financial products classified under Article 9 SFDR are also referred to as dark green funds and are considered to be particularly sustainable. The thematic funds are managed by the Asset Management division of Zürcher Kantonalbank. Thematic investments with a focus on sustainability have a long tradition here. For example, the expertise of the two funds on the topics of “water” and “climate” has been in existence for 17 years.
