Pinnacle affiliate to launch infrastructure ETF
Pinnacle Group affiliate Resolution Capital has announced the upcoming launch of its second real assets active exchange-traded fund (ETF).
The specialist global listed real assets investment manager’s Resolution Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Fund – Active ETF (RIIF) will hit the ASX on 25 March 2025.
According to the firm, the active investment vehicle will offer direct listed access to an existing unit trust – the Resolution Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Fund.
The fund encompasses a concentrated portfolio of less than 40 companies that own physical assets or concessions providing essential infrastructure services across the world.
It has generated a total return of 9.7 per cent per annum after fees since its inception in September 2021, as of 28 February 2025.
RIIF will be Resolution Capital’s second active ETF, following the quotation of the $3.2 billion Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund (RCAP) in 2021.
Andrew Parsons, Resolution Capital’s chief investment officer, said the active ETF will allow investors convenient access to its actively managed portfolio of global listed infrastructure assets.
“Given the importance of the underlying assets, we believe there is a compelling case for a portfolio allocation to global listed infrastructure (GLI) – a defensive growth asset class with a history of delivering returns similar to global equities, but with a superior risk profile,” Parsons said.
“GLI assets are critical to economies and our daily lives. They typically have very high barriers to entry and generate consistent, often inflation-protected cash flows.
“Additionally, in the current market, the asset class is attractively valued compared to unlisted infrastructure, and it provides exposure to significant structural trends such as digitisation and AI, energy security, energy transition and mobility.”
Earlier this month, another Pinnacle affiliate – Coolabah Capital – unveiled its Coolabah Global Floating-Rate High Yield Complex ETF (YLDX), available to investors via Cboe.
The product is also an ETF version of the existing Coolabah Floating-Rate High Yield Fund, the firm noted, with a few additional features. Namely, it includes Australian and global assets while paying monthly distributions.
The YLDX product aims to offer investors with higher income than other traditional fixed income investments by investing in a portfolio of investment-grade bonds and hybrid securities, and enhancing the yields through the use of gearing or leverage.
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