fact sheet<\/a> for complete performance details. <\/p>\n\nAdditional pressure came from the erratic announcements of the Trump administration, particularly with regard to new US tariffs. These political uncertainties significantly increased market volatility. For example, the S&P 500 lost over 10% within just 16 trading days – the fifth-fastest correction since 1950. Historically, such market declines are followed by an average recovery of around 13 percent. The fund saw net inflows of around 300,000 euros in March – a clear sign that investors are specifically taking advantage of the currently attractive entry prices. <\/p>\n\n
Fund Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe development in March shows a mixed picture<\/strong>In March, eleven of our portfolio values recorded gains, while seventeen values suffered losses. The largest positive contributions came from German companies such as Aumann, SFC Energy, SMA Solar, Enapter, Voltabox and thyssenkrupp nucera. <\/p>\n\nThe largest individual losses were recorded by JinkoSolar, Canadian Solar, Plug Power, Wolfspeed, Daqo, QuantumScape, Ceres Power and PowerCell Sweden. At the end of March, the equity ratio of our portfolio was 90 percent. <\/p>\n\n
Targeted allocation: European overweight as a strategic opportunity compared to the USA<\/strong>With a current weighting of 27% in Germany, the fund is, in our view, well positioned to benefit from the expected positive impulses of the 500 billion euro infrastructure package. At the same time, the low weighting of US values at just 16% compared to major global indices opens up the opportunity to benefit disproportionately from a possible relative recovery of Europe compared to the USA. <\/p>\n\nCompany Examples<\/h2>\n\nSMA Solar<\/h3>\n\n
SMA Solar: Beneficiary of climate investments and growth driver in the large-scale storage segment<\/strong>With the special fund decided in mid-March, the German government is investing specifically in infrastructure and climate protection in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. 100 billion euros will flow into the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), from which companies such as SMA Solar could benefit significantly. <\/p>\n\nSMA is strategically positioning itself with the new battery inverter “Sunny Central Storage”, which achieves higher efficiency through the use of silicon carbide semiconductors and is now available in Europe and the USA. Although the company recorded declines in the area of home storage and commercial applications in 2024, this decline was significantly offset by strong development in the large-scale project segment. Sales in this area rose by 39.1 percent to 1.18 billion euros, which accounts for 76.9 percent of total sales. Particularly pleasing: The profit in this segment could be increased to 227 million euros – with a robust profit margin of 19.3 percent. <\/p>\n\n
The initiated restructuring and transformation program is expected to take effect as early as 2025. One example of this is a cooperation with Rheinenergie: Together, several hundred megawatts of battery storage will be connected to the grid by the beginning of 2026. Such projects are essential to improve the integration of renewable energies and strengthen security of supply – in particular through grid-proximate placement at substations. Rheinenergie sees the marketing of electricity from battery storage as a dynamically growing field for the future. The SMA subsidiary Altenso will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of the storage solutions. <\/p>\n\n
An additional signal of confidence is the recent announcement of share purchases by a member of the SMA Solar Management Board – a clear sign of confidence in the company’s own business model and the low valuation on the capital market.<\/p>\n\n
Aumann<\/h3>\n\n
Aumann impresses with strong annual results and strategic focus on future markets<\/strong>Aumann has presented convincing business figures for 2024 and at the same time made groundbreaking decisions for the coming years. Despite a challenging market environment, the company was able to increase sales by 7.9% to \u20ac312.3 million. The strong increase in profit by 73.4% to \u20ac35.8 million, which corresponds to a significantly improved profit margin of 11.5%, is particularly noteworthy. With net financial liquidity of \u20ac138.2 million, financial strength remains on a solid foundation. <\/p>\n\nAumann signals future potential above all in the Next Automation segment, which addresses forward-looking fields of application such as Clean Tech, aerospace and life sciences. This strategic expansion is expected to provide new growth impetus in the medium term – also against the background of continuing uncertainties in the automotive sector. A planned share buyback of around 10% of the share capital underlines the company’s confidence in its own strength and is also intended to sustainably increase the value per share. <\/p>\n\n
SFC Energy<\/h3>\n\n
SFC Energy breaks the 100 million euro sales threshold in the fuel cell business<\/strong>SFC Energy is continuing its successful growth course and, in the 2024 financial year, achieved sales in the three-digit million range for the first time in the fuel cell segment. The company’s total sales rose to 145 million euros, with the fuel cell business increasing by 27% to 100 million euros. SFC Energy also recorded a new record in order backlog with an increase of 34% to 167.7 million euros. The increase in the profit margin is also pleasing: At 10.7%, the company reached a double-digit value for the first time. <\/p>\n\nFor 2025, SFC Energy is forecasting further significant sales growth of 11 to 25%, which would correspond to annual sales of up to \u20ac180.9 million. The company expects the greatest growth impetus from North America and Asia. <\/p>\n\n
A concrete example of this dynamic is a new follow-up order for more than 5 million Canadian dollars that SFC Energy received in March 2025 from a Canadian government organization. The order includes EFOY fuel cells that are combined with solar and wind energy. With this technology, up to 500 watts of power can be provided around the clock, maintenance-free, for a period of 12 to 18 months in extreme weather conditions. This technology opens up new opportunities for reliable energy supply, especially for remote regions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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