Fund Manager:
DIAM

Research Provider:
Good Bankers

Fund Name:
Eco Fund

Launch Date:
Oct-99

Screening (except economy):
Environmental values

KEY Characteristics:
DLIBJ Asset Management, an investment management firm that combines the group's capacities with Dailchi Mutual Life Insurance Group's resources, has managed the Eco Fund, an environmentally conscious investment trust, since 1999. Based on the philosophy of introducing the concept of SRI to Japan, the Eco Fund has shown relatively strong performance while indirectly supporting environmentally advanced companies. While changing the mix of the issues of the portfolio, the fund has played a role in promoting corporate environmental awareness since the early days of Japanese SRI funds.

Asset Value:
5.8 billion Yen

Additional information:
http://www.mizuho-fg.co.jp/english/activity/report/pdf/2006/07.pdf