Chicago-based Northern Trust Asset Management has launched two actively-managed Ucits funds, designed to pursue outperformance while managing climate transition-related risks and opportunities.
The NT World Multifactor Focus Select Fund seeks excess returns over a full market cycle, while the NT World Multifactor Select Fund strategy aims to deliver long-term capital growth. Both funds are actively-managed using Northern Trust Asset Management’s proprietary value, quality, momentum and low volatility signals, employing financial, alternative and sustainable datasets to enable sources of returns in a risk-efficient manner.
Additionally, the fund strategies integrate sustainable considerations, including targeted reductions in carbon footprint and assessment of industry-specific climate risk and opportunities to aid security selection, whilst preserving factor content. The funds also encourage potential investors to focus on ESG practices and disclosures, via active engagement and proxy voting.
“These fund strategies combine the Northern Trust Asset Management quantitative investment team’s deep experience in factor-based investing, built over three decades, with our proprietary research into integration of meaningful decarbonisation and other climate-related criteria,” said Guido Baltussen, global head of quant strategies at Northern Trust Asset Management.
“In the multi-factor Ucits fund strategies we employ a multi-faceted approach to portfolio construction to actively manage alpha, investment risks, climate risks and costs. We recognise that continuous review and evolution of sustainable datasets and signals across our research, data science, sustainable investment and portfolio management teams is essential to deliver optimal investment and sustainability outcomes.”
Pedro Guazo, head of international and global head of responsible investing at Northern Trust Asset Management, said: “The climate transition remains a critical theme for investors, both in terms of seeking to mitigate associated portfolio risks, and considering the opportunities to support credible transition plans and climate solutions. We are pleased to further our range of climate-related solutions for clients across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific with these funds.”
Northern Trust Asset Management managed US$47 billion in quantitative strategies across equities and fixed income, as of March 31, 2026.
