
Empowerment Fund
The Empowerment Fund addresses the two key issues of U.S. university funds, providing access to an innovative investment:
1. long-term successful asset allocation as the core of the investment approach
- Orientation towards the investment approach of US universities
- Broadly diversifying mixed fund aiming at equity-like returns with significantly lower volatility.
- High proportion of liquid alternative investments and comparatively low proportion of fixed income instruments.
Some aspects of the Endowment Model, such as illiqidity as a source of return, lead to risks that should not be assumed in this way. That is why the Empowerment Fund deliberately does not simply replicate the Endowment approach, but modifies it extensively. Adopted strategic asset allocation as a fundamental factor and implements it in a UCITS mutual fund.
The current portfolio therefore consists of a broadly diversified equity portfolio (40-45%) in combination with a relatively small bond component of just over 10%. Over 40% of the assets are invested in alternative strategies to further diversify the portfolio. The relatively high proportion of Liquid Alternatives (~20% of NAV) consists of market neutral or negatively correlated to equities strategies to optimize the overall profile of the fund in negative equity market phases.
2. optional: donation of a share of income for the promotion of charitable projects (Partner share classes)
- Transferring portions of earnings to a fund partner to finance charitable projects.
- Involvement of investors in the selection of funded projects
- The capital stock is only temporarily transferred and can be easily reclaimed by selling the fund units if required.
- Munich Business School was won as the first partner for the new fund concept. Subscriptions from alumni and those close to the Institute will be used to fund scholarships and community service projects in the area of the university. At the same time, this is intended to intensify the dialog between Munich Business School and its supporters.
Long-term successful asset allocation as the core of the investment approach
Through our multi-asset strategy, the combination of different asset classes, we achieve a broadly diversified portfolio with an equity-like return with significantly lower fluctuations.
The weighting of asset classes as well as individual portfolio components is directly based on the successful US university funds. A central component of these successful concepts is a high proportion of alternative investments and equities as well as a comparatively low proportion of fixed-income instruments. The Empowerment Fund thus addresses the two key issues of U.S. university funds, providing access to an innovative investment.
Modifications to the US Endowment Strategy
Some aspects of the US Endowment strategy, such as illiquidity as a source of return, lead to risks that are not assumed. Therefore, the Empowerment Fund deliberately does not simply replicate the Endowment approach, but modifies it to create goal congruence. Accordingly, LeanVal Asset Management’s Empowerment Fund is based on the established strategic asset allocation of U.S. Endowments as a fundamental factor with an increased proportion of Alternative Strategies and Liquid Alternatives.
Information material
Service Provider
Investment Manager:
LeanVal Asset Management AG
Bleichstraße 52
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Capital Management Company:
HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH (HI)
Depository:
Cologne District Savings Bank
Investment Opportunities
Liquidity:
Daily
WKN:
I Class: A2PYPF
ISIN:
I Class: DE000A2PYPF9
Minimum investment:
1 fund share
Share price:
EUR 100.00 at the issue date April 15, 2020
Fees
Depositary fee:
max. 0.25% p.a.
Management fee:
I Class: 1.15% p.a. (LVAM) + 0.20% p.a. (HI)
Profit sharing:
20% with High Watermark and 4% Hurdle Rate
Fund platforms and points of sale
The Empowerment Fund can be subscribed via the usual fund platforms or sales outlets.
Contact

Axel Gauss
+49 69 9494 88 022 Axel.Gauss@lvam.de

Thomas Hunger
+49 69 9494 88 041 Thomas.Hunger@lvam.de