Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund – Your water fund for sustainable investments
Our Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund impresses across the board
To help investors select suitable funds, renowned organizations regularly recognize strategies with outstanding performance. The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund has received multiple awards for its strong performance and sustainability track record. The latest awards include:
- Lipper Fund Award 2026* in the “Equity Thematic – Water” category
- FNG Label from 2019 to 2026 for its holistic sustainability approach
- ESG Investing Award 2026 as the best thematic ESG investment fund
Global Water Bankruptcy: An Analysis of the Latest UN Water Report
The latest UN report speaks for the first time of a global water bankruptcy. Around the world, numerous water systems are increasingly losing their ability to regenerate naturally—with far-reaching consequences for the economy and society.
Our fund manager Stefan Schütz analyzes these developments and explains why the global water crisis is primarily an infrastructure and efficiency problem. He also explains why this presents long-term investment opportunities in the water sector, particularly in the areas of water infrastructure, technology, and efficiency solutions.
Portrait
Learn more about the composition of our equity fund and the companies which we invest in.
Performance & Basic Details
Find out about the key figures and past performance of our Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund.
Factsheets & Documents
All current factsheets and documents, as well as an overview of all share classes of our water fund can be found here.
Sustainability & Impact Investing
Why our water fund is considered a particularly sustainable investment? We’ll tell you more about it here.
Ratings & Awards
The fact that an investment in the Tareno Global Water Solution Fund can be worthwhile has already been demonstrated several times and has led to various awards.
Fund Reports & Publications
Here you will find additional information about our water equity fund. In addition to monthly fund reports, we publish press releases and media articles related to the fund and the water investment sector.
Focus on water funds: global challenges and investment potential
Although around 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, clean water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. Around 40% of the world’s population is already affected by water scarcity. This development requires considerable investment and innovation in the water sector. The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund offers investors the opportunity to make targeted investments in companies that are developing solutions to the challenges of water availability.
Water management and its drivers
- Although the Earth has an unimaginable amount of water – around 1.4 billion cubic kilometers – only a small proportion of it is directly usable by humans. This is because around 97.5% is salt water in our seas and oceans. Of the 2.5% fresh water, 69% is bound up in glaciers, 30% is groundwater and only 1% flows on the surface and is readily available to humans.
- Added to this is the uneven distribution of water. While Europe, and Switzerland in particular, has sufficient water supplies, the situation in other regions, such as Africa, is very different. Due to its weight, transporting water involves high costs and considerable effort and poses major challenges for water-poor regions.
- Inefficient use also exacerbates the problem. One drop of water per second from a leaking pipe wastes more than 6,500 liters per year. This illustrates how important it is to expand and maintain existing infrastructure.
- Water consumption is rising continuously: Today, we use ten times more water worldwide than we did in 1900. In Switzerland alone, the average daily consumption in 2022 was 287 liters per person – many times the minimum of 50 liters required for survival. It is worth noting that this figure only includes water consumption from public sources and not the quantities of water required for imported products and services.
Global Water Fund with an Active Investment Approach
Ensuring global water supply requires significant investment in infrastructure and innovative technologies. The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund is an actively managed water fund that invests globally in companies across the entire value chain of the water sector.
With over 20 years of experience, our investment team specifically identifies companies that develop solutions for key challenges such as water treatment, smart irrigation systems, and coping with extreme weather events. The focus is on technologies that improve access to water and promote its efficient use—without investing directly in water rights or drinking water.
For investors seeking both returns and impact, an impact share class is available, in which a portion of the management fee is invested in drinking water projects. Additionally, the fund offers various tranches in CHF, EUR, and USD for both private and institutional investors.
The fund stands out for its long-term performance and recognized quality: Since its launch in September 2007, the W‑EUR tranche has achieved a performance of +308% (as of March 2026). In 2025, the fund was awarded the “Goldener Bulle” for the best performance among all water funds and ETFs. In addition, in 2026 it received the Lipper Fund Award for the second consecutive year in the “Equity Theme – Water” category for its risk-adjusted performance over three years. The sustainability approach is regularly reviewed and has been awarded the highest rating of the FNG Label on multiple occasions.
Tareno, as an asset manager, has also received multiple awards, including being named Asset Manager of the Year by BILANZ seven times in a row.
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The management of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund is in the hands of an experienced team with many years of expertise in the water sector. Stefan Schütz has been part of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund team since 2007 and has been fund manager since 2021. He is also Head of Equity Research at Tareno AG. Katja Von Krannichfeldt has been with Tareno AG since 2016 and has been fund manager of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund since 2023. As an ESG analyst, she is responsible for implementing the sustainability strategy in the investment processes and also manages the equity valuation models. Frank Pfeiffer has been with Tareno AG since 2015 and is responsible for the dividend strategy of Tareno AG and the technical analysis of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund.
This competent fund management team identifies and invests worldwide in companies that offer innovative solutions to challenges in the water sector. The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund benefits from the in-depth analysis and active management of this team, which continuously seeks attractive investment opportunities in water technology and infrastructure.
Would you like to learn more about us and our water fund?
Do you have questions about the product, the share classes, or how you can integrate our equity fund into your investment strategy? We would be happy to discuss this with you in a non-binding consultation.