Lipper Fund Awards: Tareno Water Fund receives further accolade

The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund has been recognized with the prestigious Lipper Fund Award 2025.

10. April 2025

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The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund has been awarded the prestigious Lipper Fund Award 2025 in the category “Equity Theme – Water” over a three-year period (2022-2024). The fund was able to prevail in its peer group of 12 active water funds in Austria and convinced with its consistently strong performance.

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Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund impresses with performance

The actively managed fund has thus once again confirmed its quality – particularly in the challenging market environment of recent years. “We are very pleased to receive this award, which underscores our long-term expertise. In a time of changing and challenging conditions, we were able to achieve above-average risk-adjusted returns for our investors,” says fund manager Stefan Schütz. The successful combination of in-depth fundamental analysis and a clear focus on sustainability, which is confirmed by the FNG Seal’s top award, has once again proven itself.

Investing in water technology is a key element of long-term capital investments – and is becoming increasingly important in the current market environment. Our water fund offers a compelling complement to traditional, actively managed strategies. It offers investors broad diversification and the potential for attractive long-term returns.

With this thematic fund, you invest worldwide in companies that are committed to the sustainable use and protection of water resources. The focus is on water efficiency, water infrastructure and water protection – future-oriented topics with high social and economic relevance.

Accessibility for different investor groups

Tareno’s Water Fund is available in several currencies and offers a wide range of unit classes for both institutional and private investors. Access to this growth market is open to everyone. The minimum investment in the fund is just 1 euro. An overview of all available tranches can be found here:

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About the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards

For over 30 years and in more than 19 countries worldwide, the renowned LSEG Lipper Fund Awards have been recognizing funds and fund companies that have consistently outperformed their peers with strong, risk-adjusted returns. The winners are based on objective, quantitative criteria and a sound database. The assessment is not based solely on the highest returns, but also on the “Lipper Leader” rating for consistency. This process ensures that only funds that have achieved above-average stability and risk-adjusted returns compared to their competitors are recognized – and are therefore particularly suitable for investors who are looking for consistency. Further information on the methodology can be found at www.lipperfundawards.com.

Fund manager of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund

Stefan Schütz heads Equity Research at Tareno AG and has been fund manager of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund since 2021. He has over 20 years of experience in equity research and asset management and joined Tareno in 2007.

Katja Von Krannichfeldt has been fund manager of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund since 2023. She has been part of the investment team since 2017 and, as an ESG analyst, is responsible for implementing the fund’s sustainability strategy.

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