Lipper Fund Awards 2026: Another award for the Tareno Water Fund

The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund has once again received the presti­gious Lipper Fund Award in 2026. For the second time in a row, the fund was named the winner in the “Equity Theme – Water” category over a term of three years (2023–2025). It came out on top in its peer group of 10 water funds in Austria and 14 water funds in France and impressed with its consist­ently strong perfor­mance.
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April 20, 2026

Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund impresses with high diver­si­fi­ca­tion

The actively managed equity fund has thus once again confirmed its quality, parti­cu­larly in the challen­ging market environ­ment of recent years. “I am delighted that our strategy has once again proven its worth. Our focus on small and mid caps, the under­weighting in the USA and our high level of diver­si­fi­ca­tion have paid off,” says fund manager Stefan Schütz.

The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund has been on the market for almost 20 years and has generated a perfor­mance of +308% (W EUR tranche) since its launch in September 2007 to the end of March 2026. Tareno’s water fund makes targeted invest­ments world­wide in compa­nies that are committed to the sustainable use and protec­tion of water resources (SDG 6). For investors who want to make a direct and measurable contri­bu­tion to SDG 6, the fund offers a unique “impact share class”. In this case, 25% of the manage­ment fee goes directly to drinking water projects in regions without access to clean water.

The Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund offers unit classes in three curren­cies (Swiss francs, US dollars and euros) for private and insti­tu­tional investors. You can invest in the fund, which is eligible for savings plans, from a minimum invest­ment of EUR 1 (LU2001709034).

Struc­tural growth drivers in the water sector remain intact

Water scarcity is not a law of nature, but the result of dilapi­dated infras­truc­ture and the fact that we are not using the resource effici­ently. Popula­tion growth and climate change are incre­a­sing the pressure on systems that in many places have not been funda­men­tally renewed since the 19th century. The need for invest­ment is struc­tural and constantly growing: it concerns the moder­nization of existing networks, water reuse techno­lo­gies and new infras­truc­ture for water-inten­sive industries such as semicon­duc­tors and artifi­cial intel­li­gence. Despite cyclical fluctua­tions, the environ­ment for water stocks remains attrac­tive in the long term.

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About the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards

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

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Fund manager of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund

Stefan Schütz is Head of Equity Research at Tareno AG and has been fund manager of the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund since 2021. He has been part of the invest­ment team since 2007, shortly after the launch of the fund. Stefan Schütz has over 20 years of experi­ence in equity research and asset manage­ment.

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 is respon­sible for imple­men­ting the fund’s sustaina­bi­lity strategy as an ESG analyst.

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This document has been prepared for marke­ting and infor­ma­tion purposes and consti­tutes neither an offer nor a solici­ta­tion to subscribe to or buy or sell units in this invest­ment fund. It does not consti­tute invest­ment advice. Only the current fund documents (in parti­cular the prospectus and KID) are autho­ri­ta­tive. Past perfor­mance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

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