Overview
- Headquarters
- Niwot, CO
- Total Firm Assets
- $254 million
- Average High-Net-Worth Client Portfolio Size
- $2.7 million
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (ADV PART II)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $500,000 | 0.95% |
| $500,001 | $1,000,000 | 0.85% |
| $1,000,001 | $10,000,000 | 0.75% |
| $10,000,001 | and above | 0.60% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $9,000 | 0.90% |
| $5 million | $39,000 | 0.78% |
| $10 million | $76,500 | 0.76% |
| $50 million | $316,500 | 0.63% |
| $100 million | $616,500 | 0.62% |
Clients
- High-Net-Worth Share of Firm Assets
- 47.12%
- Number of High-Net-Worth Clients
- 45
- Total Client Accounts
- 269
- Discretionary Accounts
- 249
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 20
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Companies, Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment Vehicles, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Regulatory Filings
- SEC CRD Number
- 144413
Primary Brochure: ADV PART II (2026-06-18)
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Green Alpha Investments
Physical: 136 2nd Avenue, Unit D
Niwot, CO 80544
Mailing: P.O. Box 378
Niwot, CO 80544
Telephone: 303-993-7856
Fax: 303-568-0130
Email: compliance@greenalphaadvisors.com
Website: www.greenalphaadvisors.com
Form ADV Part 2: Firm Brochure
Item 1: Cover Page
Date Updated: June 19, 2026
contact
our
Chief
Officer
at
303-993-7856
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Green Alpha Advisors, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please
or
Compliance
compliance@greenalphaadvisors.com. The information in this brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any
state securities authority.
Additional information about Green Alpha Investments also is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2: Material Changes
Since our previous annual filing of this Form ADV Part 2 on March 27, 2025, Green Alpha Investments
(“Green Alpha,” “we,” “our”) are pleased to report that our business has operated smoothly through
to date, with no disruption to capabilities or service levels. Though there remains uncertainty
surrounding the economy and short-term financial market conditions, we remain confident in our
ability to continue serving our clients’ needs at the high levels we have since we founded the
company in 2007.
Material events since March 19, 2026
1.
On July 1, 2025, Erika Karp joined Green Alpha Investments as Partner and President. Erika Karp
will lead strategic partnerships and business development while working closely with the
investment team to expand Green Alpha’s reach and impact. She will play a key role in advancing
the firm’s mission of democratizing access to institutional-quality Next Economy portfolios that
target companies providing essential solitons to climate crisis, resource degradation, human
disease burdens, and other systemic risks.
2.
Effective July 31, 2025, Betsy Moszeter, Partner and Chief Distribution & Marketing Officer
resigned from her day-to-day duties at Green Alpha Investments. Ms. Moszeter remains an owner
of Green Alpha Investments.
3. As part of an ongoing effort to clearly reflect how we invest, we’re updating the name of two of
our core strategies. The Green Alpha Next Economy Index is now The Next Economy Portfolio.
This change reflects what the strategy has always been: actively managed, benchmark-
agnostic, and driven by high-conviction research—not designed to track traditional indexes or
minimize tracking error. Importantly, this is a name change only; the underlying strategy,
investment process, and historical track record remain unchanged.
4. The Social Index is now the Next Economy AnthroIQ. The name reflects our investment
thesis: “Anthro” represents the power of diverse human perspectives, while “IQ” reflects
intelligence and decision-making capacity. Together, they capture our belief that companies with
multidisciplinary executive teams and boards consistently demonstrate stronger long-term
strategic outcomes—not as a matter of values, but as a function of cognitive science and
competitive advantage. This update is also in name only; there are no changes to the strategy,
investment approach, or track record.
5. Green Alpha is now offering an adaptation investment option: Strategic Resilience Portfolio. The
Strategic Resilience Portfolio (SRP) is a 42-name global equity strategy investing in the
companies whose function is to build, maintain, finance, and protect the physical, biological, and
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financial infrastructure that civilization requires to operate in a world 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer
than the pre-industrial baseline. Please see Item 8 for more information.
6. As of 5/31/2026, Green Alpha is no longer offering the Diversiterra portfolio.
7. Due to updates related to Green Alphas referrals and other compensation, Item 14 has been
updated.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Items
Page Number
Item 1: Cover Page
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Item 2: Material Changes
2
Item 3: Table of Contents
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Item 4: Advisory Business
5
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
5
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
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Item 7: Types of Clients
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Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, Risk of Loss
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
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Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, Personal Trading
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
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Item 13: Review of Accounts
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Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15: Custody
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
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Item 17: Voting Client Securities
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Item 18: Financial Information
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Green Alpha Advisors’ Privacy Notice
26-27
Brochure Supplements
28-33
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Item 4: Advisory Business
A. Green Alpha was founded in July 2007. Its principal owners are:
Name
Ownership %
2/28/2026
43%
Executive Team*
*No individual holds 25% or more of the outstanding units of Green Alpha Advisors, LLC
Green Alpha offers investment advisory services to our clients in the form of separately
managed accounts, and an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the AXS Green Alpha ETF (ticker:
NXTE). Our portfolios are equity and bond strategies that invest primarily in exchange-listed
securities, securities traded over the counter, and foreign issuers whose securities trade in the
U.S. in the form of American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”). Certain portfolios may, on
occasion, invest in non-U.S. equities in the form of ordinary and preferred shares traded on
international exchanges.
B. Green Alpha is an asset management firm, choosing equity securities to build portfolios for
our clients. We do not provide financial planning services, nor do we advise clients in the
selection of investments not managed by Green Alpha.
C. Green Alpha offers the ability to tailor our investment advisory services to fulfill specific client
requests. On a client-by-client basis, we may allow clients to impose restrictions on investing
in certain securities or types of securities. In addition, some clients request that we manage
their account in a custom strategy that gives them a set of custom portfolio characteristics
not otherwise available in our mutual fund or four separate account strategies described
here: https://greenalphaadvisors.com/investment-portfolios/
D. Green Alpha has not and does not currently participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Client assets under management: As of February 28, 2026, Green Alpha manages $254 million
in client assets on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. Discretionary client assets
make up $161 million of assets under management, and $93 million of assets are managed on
a non-discretionary basis through wealth advisory, turnkey asset management programs
(TAMPs).
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
A. Green Alpha charges an investment management fee based on a percentage of assets under
management, with that fee rate determined on a per-account basis for most custodial
platforms and the majority of Green Alpha’s separately managed account client relationships.
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All management fees are negotiated on a client-by-client basis, depending on such details as,
but not limited to, type of client/account, account size, custodian or platform selected by the
client, and service or reporting requirements. Please ask any member of Green Alpha’s team
for details specific to your situation.
For accounts that are opened directly with Green Alpha, the standard management fee
schedules for each portfolio strategy are shown immediately below.
Equity Portfolios
The Next Economy Portfolio
AnthroIQ
Account Assets
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
Annual Fee
Rate
Up to $500,000
0.95%
Up to $500,000
1.00%
0.85%
0.90%
0.75%
0.80%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
$1,000,000 to
$10,000,000
Over $10,000,000
0.60%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
$1,000,000 to
$10,000,000
Over $10,000,000
0.65%
Sierra Club Green Alpha
Next Economy Growth & Income/Strategic
Resilience Portfolio
Account Assets
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
Annual Fee
Rate
Up to $50,000
1.50%
Up to $500,000
1.50%
$50,000 to $100,000
1.40%
1.25%
$100,000 to $500,000
1.30%
0.95%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
$1,000,000 to
$10,000,000
1.20%
Over $10,000,000
0.75%
1.00%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
$1,000,000 to
$10,000,000
Next Economy Select
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
$1,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.55%
Over $10,000,000
0.35%
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Fixed Income Portfolios
Next Economy Fixed Income
Account Size
Annual Fee Rate
$500,000 to $5,000,000
0.30%
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.25%
Over $10,000,000
0.20%
For accounts opened with Green Alpha when there is a wealth advisor, consultant, family
office, or other professional investment intermediary performing client service and reporting
duties, Green Alpha typically charges lower management fee rates than when clients request
that Green Alpha manage the account directly for them. Standard management fee rates for
each account opened through these relationships are shown immediately below. As is the
case with all accounts opened with Green Alpha, management fees are negotiated on a client-
by-client basis, depending on such details as, but not limited to, type of client/account,
account size, custodian or platform selected by the client, and service or reporting
requirements.
Equity Portfolios
The Next Economy Portfolio
AnthroIQ
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
$200,000 to $500,000
0.60%
$150,000 to $500,000
0.65%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
0.50%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
0.55%
$1,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.40%
$1,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.45%
Over $10,000,000
0.30%
Over $10,000,000
0.35%
Sierra Club Green Alpha
Next Economy Growth & Income/Strategic
Resilience Portfolio
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
$100,000 to $500,000
0.90%
$100,000 to $500,000
0.90%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
0.80%
$500,000 to $1,000,000
0.80%
$1,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.60%
$1,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.60%
Over $10,000,000
0.40%
0.40%
Over $10,000,000
Next Economy Select
Account Assets
Annual Fee Rate
$1,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.55%
Over $10,000,000
0.35%
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Fixed Income Portfolios
Next Economy Fixed Income
Account Size
Annual Fee Rate
$500,000 to $5,000,000
0.30%
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000
0.25%
Over $10,000,000
0.20%
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF): As sub-advisor to the AXS Green Alpha ETF (ticker: NXTE),
Green Alpha receives a management fee calculated at 50% of the “net revenue” of the fund on
a monthly basis. Net Revenue means an amount equal to the management fee less any and all
Fund expenses in a given month. The AXS Green Alpha ETF is the low minimum vehicle for the
Next Economy Select strategy. The fees received by Green Alpha as sub-advisor to the AXS
Green Alpha ETF, as well as fees paid to other service providers to the fund (e.g., custody,
advisor, administration, transfer agent, accounting, legal, etc.), are described in detail in the
registration statement and/or financial statements of NXTE. These documents are available
here: https://www.axsinvestments.com/nxte/
B. For separately managed accounts, investment advisory fees are charged quarterly in arrears
pursuant to the annual basis point fee schedule agreed upon with each client in the
Investment Management Agreement. The quarterly fee for each account is equal to ¼ (25%) of
the annual fee rate calculated pursuant to each account’s or each client’s Investment
Management Agreement. Depending on that agreement and the custodian selected by the
client, the quarterly fee may be charged by applying the basis point fee schedule to the
average daily value or average month-end value of the account or on the last trading day
before the Investment Management Agreement is terminated. Quarterly fees are billed in
arrears for each calendar quarter and payable within 30 days. Earned and unpaid fees are
payable immediately upon termination of the Investment Management Agreement. Quarterly
fees are prorated as appropriate for the initial quarter and for account terminations that
occur mid-quarter. Fees are generally deducted directly from clients’ accounts unless
otherwise agreed to in the Investment Management Agreement.
C. In addition to investment advisory fees, clients may incur asset-based and/or transactional
costs related to the buying and selling of securities in their accounts. See Item 12 of this
brochure for more information regarding brokerage and transaction costs.
D. Clients do not pay investment management fees in advance to Green Alpha – discretionary
clients of Green Alpha pay their investment management fees in arrears. However, several
wealth advisory firms to whom Green Alpha provides model portfolio services on a non-
discretionary basis pays Green Alpha Advisors a fee in advance on a quarterly basis. These
wealth advisors, and anyone falling under a similar arrangement in the future, may obtain a
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refund of a pre-paid fee upon termination of the advisory contract before the end of the billing
period. The amount of the refund will be based on the pre-agreed upon fee rate, applied to
the underlying asset values the day before the contract is terminated, prorated for the
number of days remaining in the billing period.
E. For any separately managed accounts invested in funds advised or sub-advised by Green
Alpha, Green Alpha will not charge a standard investment advisory fee. Instead, the account
assets invested in a fund will be deducted from the account value for purposes of calculating
management fees.
F. Green Alpha’s employees do not accept compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Green Alpha does not charge or accept performance-based fees.
Item 7: Types of Clients
Green Alpha currently provides and may provide investment advisory services to many types of
investors, including individuals, trusts, investment companies, pension, and profit-sharing plans,
estates, non-profit organizations, corporations, Taft-Hartley plans, municipalities, public funds, and
financial advisors. We generally require a minimum account size for our separately managed
accounts, although minimums do differ based on the custodial platform chosen by a wealth advisor,
consultant, or client. Our standard account minimums are disclosed in the chart below. Green Alpha
has discretion to modify account minimums, while some platform minimums may be materially lower
or higher than those stated here.
Strategy Name
Equities/Fixed
Income
Minimum
Account
Size
$1,000,000
Equities
$500,000
Fixed Income
$200,000
Equities
$150,000
Equities
Next Economy
Select
Next Economy Fixed
Income
The Next Economy
Portfolio
AnthroIQ
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$100,000
Equities
$100,000
Equities
Next Economy
Growth &
Income/Strategic
Resilience Portfolio
Sierra Club Green
Alpha
Green Alpha advises at least one client account that is governed by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (“ERISA”). Although we manage all client accounts to a high fiduciary standard, Green
Alpha manages ERISA client assets consistent with the “prudent man rule,” exercises proxy voting
authority if not retained by a plan fiduciary, maintains any ERISA bonding that may be required, and
obtains written investment guidelines/policy statements, as appropriate.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. The term “Next Economy” is central to Green Alpha’s investment philosophy and process, so
the best way to introduce our investment thesis is to define the term. The Next Economy is an
economy in which solutions to our biggest systemic risks – climate change, resource scarcity,
widening inequality – drive economic growth and allow the global economy to thrive
indefinitely. Therefore, when we talk about investing in and for the Next Economy, we mean
that we invest in what we believe to be the leading publicly traded companies that are
developing or enabling solutions to these critical environmental, economic, and social crises.
No investment portfolio should contain the causes of global systemic risks. Securities of
fossil fuel companies represent substantial portfolio risk commensurate with the global
risks precipitated by their products. We did not divest client portfolios of fossil fuels,
because we never invested in them – they are simply not a meaningful part of an
indefinitely thriving economy.
We believe it is both economically crucial and advantageous to address systemic risks. An
economy built on this principle is one that will be truly “sustainable,” meaning it is able to
develop and thrive indefinitely. Tackling these risks is economically necessary, because there
are a wide variety of essential environmental and social underpinnings required for successful
operation of the economy, including: adequate resources (energy, food, fertile land, potable
water); a stable climate; diverse ecosystem; and a relatively stable, cohesive, and equitable
society.
Companies that aim to uphold or enhance these essential underpinnings are not just doing a
public service, but are finding opportunities to generate long-term revenue, thereby
contributing to economic growth. By creating innovative solutions to systemic risks, Next
Economy companies drive the development of a genuinely “sustainable” economy. As a
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result, Green Alpha believes solutions-focused investing is also the clearest path to
competitive returns.
Next Economy companies seek to add economic efficiencies (more economic output for less
material and capital inputs) and respond to both the challenges and opportunities presented
by an increasingly warm, resource-constrained, inequitable world. By delivering innovative
solutions to such systemic risks, these companies have the potential to deliver growth in their
respective economic sector(s),
including basic & advanced
materials; water; agriculture &
natural, organic, sustainably-
harvested food; renewable
energy; energy storage; energy
efficiency; Internet of Things
(IoT); infrastructure; consumer
goods; transportation;
automation, A.I., robotics;
financial services & real estate;
and biotech & medicine. Green
Alpha’s Investment Committee
seeks Next Economy solutions
wherever they exist – across
geographies, sectors,
industries, and market
capitalization levels.
To understand how our Investment Committee arrives at a list of Next Economy companies,
one must understand both the “top-down” (qualitative) and “bottom-up” (quantitative)
components of our investment process. Our portfolio construction approach, incorporating
both traditional and unique asset management approaches, works like this:
Top-Down: Identifying Next Economy Solutions Creators & Enablers
The first step in the investment process requires evaluating whether companies qualify as
leading solutions creators or enablers. In the top-down process, the Investment Committee
proceeds by:
1. Evaluating objective assessments (e.g., scientific research) of most pressing systemic
issues confronting the global economy
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2. Rigorously researching new technologies, ideas, and business practices that are solving
these systemic risks
3. Assessing which of these innovative approaches to risk mitigation and adaptation can be
effectively deployed in the economy, where they might scale rapidly, and in which sectors
they are likely to be utilized
4. Finding which companies are executing these solutions and which are leaders among
their peer group (by level of intellectual property (IP) owned, large volume delivery,
increasing market share, etc.)
5. Asking “what percentage of each firm’s revenue is attributed to creating solutions versus
contributing to the causes of systemic risk(s)?” to determine whether solutions
contribution is a core revenue driver for the firm
6. Establishing the resulting “Next Economy Universe” — a list of companies that meet the
above criteria and, as a result, are candidates for Green Alpha’s portfolios. These firms are
considered “candidates” because they are driving the transition to sustainability by either
directly developing or enabling progress toward these solutions
Bottom-Up: Evaluating Next Economy Candidates’ Finances & Business Models
Looking at granular, company-level financial data comes last, as it is only applied to qualified
Next Economy candidates, meaning those companies that have successfully passed the top-
down process. The two processes are entirely distinct and separate from one another to
ensure the integrity of each approach and the resulting Investment Committee scores
received.
In this final stage, we apply rigorous quantitative financial analyses borrowed from Graham-
Dodd valuation methodology to identify which stocks of these Next Economy candidates offer
the best financial positions and expected future growth within acceptable levels of risk. We
focus on fundamentals, such as: demonstrated growth, growth potential, consistent and/or
expanding margins, reasonable levels of debt, cash flows, capital allocation priorities,
sufficient market liquidity, and market valuation levels versus bankruptcy and political risks.
In the bottom-up portion of the stock selection process, the Investment Committee proceeds
by:
7. Examining if firms have high-functioning business models, as demonstrated by a
combination of the following criteria:
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a. Diversified & predictable revenue streams (revenue being the total amount of
money received by a firm before subtracting cost of operations, discounts, &
returned merchandise)
b. Visible path to growth
c. Consistent track record of delivering on earnings, margin & dividend growth, as
applicable
d. Strong & expanding cash flow (i.e., money being transferred into and out of a
business)
e. Healthy balance sheet
f. Management team effectiveness (i.e., consistent track record of hitting business
goals, such as product delivery dates and volumes)
8. Determining if the company’s stock has compelling valuation (i.e., reasonable, or
undervalued stock price relative to underlying firm values and expected future growth),
exhibited by:
a. Low price/book (i.e., stock price/value of firm’s physical assets, like machinery &
land)
b. Low price/sales (i.e., stock price/firm’s revenues)
c. Low forward price/earnings (i.e., stock price/firm’s forecasted after-tax net
income)
d. Revenue & earnings growth that justify the above multiples
Our investment process seeks to ensure that portfolio companies exhibit sound financial
management and have business models that address one or more of the systemic challenges
facing the global economy. In this way, each company is assessed on the basis of financial,
business, environmental, and social vectors of performance. We believe that companies
selected through this process are driving the transition to the Next Economy, with strong
business models and opportunities for competitive growth.
While our investment processes attempt to limit risk of permanent loss of capital, especially
over the long-term, investing in securities involves risk and our clients should be prepared to
bear such loss.
B. Our suite of investment strategies includes The Next Economy Portfolio, AnthroIQ, Sierra Club
Green Alpha portfolio, Next Economy Growth & Income portfolio, Next Economy Select,
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Strategic Resilience Portfolio,the AXS Green Alpha ETF (ticker: NXTE), and a fixed income
strategy Next Economy Fixed Income.
Portfolios that Utilize Active Stock Selection, and Passive Management:
The Next Economy Portfolio is a portfolio that demonstrates the diversity, growth, breadth,
and depth of the rapidly developing Next Economy—an innovation-driven, highly efficient,
solutions-oriented sustainable economy. All companies that pass both Green Alpha’s top-
down and bottom-up research processes with sufficiently high proprietary scores are
included in The Next Economy Portfolio. The constituents of the Next Economy Universe
represent the candidate list of companies from which Green Alpha selects for the construction
of our other investment portfolios. All portfolios are described immediately below, and each
portfolio’s Snapshot document can be found on our website.
The Next Economy Portfolio employs active research and stock selection, and passive
portfolio construction through an annual rebalancing process using a market-cap weighting
scheme. Green Alpha may add or remove companies from the portfolio on an inter-rebalance
basis but does not expect that these changes will significantly affect portfolio turnover.
Designed to reflect the emerging Next Economy as a whole, the universe of companies
typically grows each year as the economy continues to transition and public equity markets
continue to evolve. The Next Economy Portfolio currently holds approximately 152 securities.
The AnthroIQ portfolio’s construction is based on the science that cognitive capacity,
execution abilities, and risk management skills of groups exceeds that of individuals. The
more diverse the group, the greater the total beneficial capacity can be, since varied teams
make better long-term decisions and have stronger long-term execution abilities. To manage
the portfolio, Green Alpha invests in those Next Economy Universe constituents that are
managed and directed by the most diverse leadership teams and boards of directors. Green
Alpha’s Investment Committee sets starting weights based on each constituent’s market cap
sizing group, then allocates additional portfolio weight to companies on an increasing scale
driven by diversity and inclusion factors throughout the organization. A few examples include
those where women hold positions of significant decision-making and executive authority
and/or have especially strong representation in leadership, those that have greater than
average spread of ages on the executive team or board of directors, and corporate policies are
overtly socially inclusive of a diverse and empowered employee base.
Since its launch in 2015, the constituent list of the AnthroIQ has grown. As more companies
turn the corner and focus their business model on innovating the most creative and efficient
solutions to our greatest systemic risks, there is a greater pool of Next Economy portfolio
candidates each year. In addition, as more companies see the top and bottom-line reasons to
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increase the diversity of their leadership teams and boards of directors, more Next Economy
companies qualify for inclusion in the AnthroIQ. As that occurs, we have made the admittance
requirements stricter and have evolved the construction of this portfolio to incorporate
enhanced weighting criteria. We expect those trends to continue. The portfolio currently
holds approximately 115 securities.
Portfolios that Utilize Active Stock Selection, and Active Management:
The Sierra Club Green Alpha portfolio is unique among our portfolios in that it is a blend of
Green Alpha Investments’ forward-looking Next Economy research processes and the Sierra
Club’s proprietary environmental and social criteria, applied to each company’s operating
history. Each portfolio holding is a high-impact, forward-looking Next Economy solutions
provider contributing to the transition to a sustainable economy, with a Sierra Club-compliant
operating history. The target number of securities in this strategy is 30 to 50 companies.
Green Alpha is proud to be the only financial services firm permitted to utilize the Sierra Club’s
proprietary criteria to build an investment portfolio. SIERRA CLUB and the Sierra Club logos are
registered trademarks of the Sierra Club.
The Next Economy Growth & Income portfolio is designed for income-oriented investors
seeking long-term capital preservation and growth via lower volatility performance returns
relative to other Green Alpha equity strategies. Stocks are selected from Green Alpha’s Next
Economy Universe primarily for current or potential dividend yield, followed by strong current
and expected growth and are purchased at a reasonable price. The target number of
securities in this strategy is 25 to 45 companies.
The Next Economy Select portfolio is an actively managed strategy designed to produce
long-term capital growth. It is available through separately managed accounts and an
exchange traded fund (ETF). Since the primary vehicle available within this strategy has
historically been a mutual fund, this product follows standard mutual fund industry
diversification guidelines, including few, if any, position sizes over 5% of the portfolio, and no
sector concentration more than 25% since inception. Under normal conditions, the Next
Economy Select strategy is generally composed of at least 80% global equities and at most
20% cash and cash equivalents. Active trading of securities can affect investment
performance through increased transaction costs and taxes. The Next Economy Select
investment strategy targets 45 to 65 securities.
A detailed description of the methods of analysis, investment strategy and risk of
loss related to the AXS Green Alpha ETF (ticker: NXTE) is available in the fund’s
prospectus, available at https://www.axsinvestments.com/nxte/
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The Strategic Resilience Portfolio (SRP) is an actively managed global equity strategy
designed to provide long-term capital appreciation through investment in the companies
building, maintaining, financing, and protecting the infrastructure required for a climate-
altered world. The strategy is fossil-fuel-free and internal-combustion-engine-free by
construction and focuses on businesses enabling physical, biological, operational, and
financial resilience across modern economies.
The portfolio invests across thirteen functional resilience layers, including clean baseload
power and storage, grid hardening, cybersecurity, water security, resilient infrastructure, food
and agriculture adaptation, disease surveillance, and climate risk finance. Unlike mitigation-
focused strategies that emphasize replacing the fossil economy, SRP focuses on
strengthening critical systems against the real-world impacts of climate change already
underway.
SRP is managed using a conviction-weighted active approach rather than market-cap
indexing. Under normal conditions, the portfolio is generally composed of approximately 40-
60 global equity holdings, with an emphasis on developed-market large- and mid-cap
companies alongside selective small-cap exposure where pure-play resilience opportunities
exist.
The Next Economy Fixed Income strategy is a portfolio that demonstrates the diversity,
growth, breadth, and depth of the rapidly developing Next Economy—an innovation-driven,
highly efficient, solutions-oriented sustainable economy. All investment-grade and higher-
yield fixed income securities that pass both Green Alpha's top-down and Uniplan Investment
Counsel's fundamentals and quantitative research processes with sufficiently high
proprietary scores are included in the Next Economy Fixed Income portfolio. The constituents
of the Next Economy Fixed Income strategy represent the candidate list of Green Next
Economy Universe approved companies, from which Uniplan selects individual bonds for the
construction of the portfolio.
Next Economy Fixed Income employs active research and bond selection, and active portfolio
construction through a continual evaluation process using Uniplan's proprietary weighting
scheme. Designed to reflect the emerging Next Economy as a whole, the universe of bonds
typically grows each year as the economy continues to transition and public fixed income
markets continue to evolve. The Next Economy Fixed Income portfolio currently holds
approximately 20-70 securities.
C. Risk of Loss
Investors generally face three types of risk when investing in equity securities:
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• Manager selection – risks associated with investment manager selection and their
chosen strategy
• General market risk – risks of participating in the capital markets
• Specific risk – risks associated with asset class, sector, and security selection
Despite our investment management experience, investing in securities involves the risk of
loss. Below we highlight some, but not all, possible risks or investing in the capital markets
and equity securities:
• Risk of loss – Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared
to bear.
• No guarantee – Performance of any investment is not guaranteed. There is a risk of
loss of the assets we manage that may be out of our control.
• Equity investments – Equities are exposed to general stock market swings and changes
in the business cycle which may alter market opinions about the short-term or long-
term prospects for an issue of equity securities.
• Smaller companies – Equity investments in smaller companies involve added risks,
such as limited liquidity and greater fluctuations in their perceived values, which may
impact our ability to sell these investments at a fair and competitive price in a timely
manner.
Additional International Risks:
• Foreign securities – Investments in foreign securities may introduce greater volatility
to client portfolios. Additional risks include political risk, current translation risk, and
lack of transparency (i.e., accounting methods, regulatory reporting requirements,
shareholder protection rules, etc.)
• Currency risk – Currency risk is evident due to the free-floating mechanism present in
global foreign currency markets. With a few notable exceptions, the value of most
global currencies freely floats against one another. Portfolios with non-U.S. dollar
exposure directly assume foreign exchange risk.
• Geopolitical risk – Possibility of instability or unrest in one or more regions of the world
that affect investment markets. Terrorist attacks, war, pandemics, and trade wars are
just a few examples of events, whether actual or anticipated, that impact investor
attitudes toward the market in general and result in system-wide fluctuations in asset
prices. Geopolitical risks in other parts of the world affect U.S. investment markets
too, not solely international markets.
• Emerging and Frontier Markets Risk – There may be potential risks posed by volatile
political, legal, and commercial conditions in emerging and frontier markets that may
affect the value of investments or result in the loss of client capital. The quality and
reliability of official data published by governments and their agencies in emerging
and frontier markets might not be equivalent to that available in developed markets.
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In addition, the absence of developed securities markets as well as potentially
underdeveloped banking and telecommunications systems in such countries may
give rise to greater custody, settlement, clearing and registration risks. Foreign
investment in issuers in emerging and frontier markets may be restricted – sometimes
such registrations may not be published, and investors may not be readily made
aware of them. In such circumstances, there may be restrictions on repatriation of
capital, or an investment may have to be scaled down to comply with local foreign
ownership restrictions.
Additional External Risks:
• Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access
to Green Alpha assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or
proprietary information, or cause Green Alpha and/or other service providers (including
custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data
breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality. In an extreme case, a
shareholder’s ability to exchange or redeem shares may be affected. Issuers of
securities in which Green Alpha invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the
value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.
• Business Continuity – Green Alpha maintains important disaster recovery and business
continuity plans that may be activated in the event of a significant business
disruption. The firm realizes the critical nature of being able to continue material
operations if an incident occurs that could affect mission-critical business units and
systems. These plans are key components in maintaining emergency procedures, and
are required by securities industry regulations. In planning for potential significant
business disruptions, Green Alpha has considered a number of outcomes from varying
scenarios, including, as examples only, a disruption to a single building, a city-wide
business disruption and a regional disruption. The firm’s plans are intended to permit
the continuation of key business operations during most types of disruptions by
resuming mission-critical operations, usually within the same business day as the
disruption. To assist this business continuity the firm maintains back up capabilities in
alternative locations. However, clients should be aware that because the firm’s plans
contain details of a confidential and proprietary nature, they cannot be distributed to
the public.
• Epidemics, Pandemics, Outbreaks of Disease and Public Health Issues – Green Alpha’s
business activities as well as the management and operations of Clients’ accounts and
their investments, could be materially adversely affected by pandemics, epidemics and
outbreaks of disease in Asia, Europe, North America and/or globally or regionally, such
as novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Ebola, H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu, H5N1 flu, Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, and/or other epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks of
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disease, viruses and/or public health issues. Specifically, novel coronavirus, or COVID-
19, has spread (and is currently spreading) rapidly around the world since its initial
emergence in China in December 2019 and may continue to materially adversely affect
the financial markets and global economies and markets (including, in particular,
financial markets in Asia, Europe and the United States). Although the long-term effects
or consequences of novel coronavirus (or COVID-19) and/or other epidemics,
pandemics and outbreaks of disease cannot currently be predicted, previous
occurrences of other pandemics, epidemics and other outbreaks of disease, such as
H5N1 flu, H1N1 flu, SARS and the Spanish flu, had a material adverse effect on the
economies and markets of those countries and regions in which they were most
prevalent. Any occurrence or recurrence (or continued spread) of an outbreak of any
kind of epidemic, communicable disease or virus or major public health issue could
cause a slowdown in the levels of economic activity generally (or cause the global
economy to enter into a recession or depression), which would adversely affect the
business, financial condition and operations of Green Alpha and Clients’ accounts.
Should these or other major public health issues, including pandemics, arise or spread
farther (or continue to spread or materially impact the day to day lives of persons
around the globe), Green Alpha and Clients could be adversely affected by more
stringent travel restrictions, additional limitations on Green Alpha’s operations or
business and/or governmental actions limiting the movement of people between
regions and other activities or operations (or to otherwise stop the spread or continued
spread of any disease or outbreak).
• Natural & Unavoidable Events - Global markets are interconnected, and events like
hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, forest fires and similar natural disturbances, war,
terrorism or threats of terrorism, civil disorder, public health crises, and similar events
have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may
have adverse long-term and wide-spread effects on world economies and markets
generally. Clients may have exposure to countries and markets impacted by such
events, which could result in material losses.
How Green Alpha Manages Risk
We know that our clients have a wide array of investment managers to choose from. We aim
to consistently deliver investment returns above market averages, though market volatility
and other factors will sometimes hamper our ability to achieve that goal, and help our clients
achieve their investment objectives.
The following factors help us manage risk:
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• Focus – We specialize in only equities and bonds, which enables our Investment
Committee to vigilantly manage risk in client portfolios through attention to systemic
risks, valuation, sector and stock diversification, and position size limits.
• Experience – Since 2007 our Investment Committee, led by Garvin Jabusch, has
successfully navigated a wide range of market conditions. Further, co-founders and
Investment Committee members Garvin Jabusch and Jeremy Deems co-managed
investment products together for five years at Forward Management, LLC. They began
in the investment industry in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
• Stability –We believe that employee ownership of units and/or profits interest in Green
Alpha provides the proper long-term incentives to work for the success of our clients
and the firm.
• Diversification – All of our investment products are widely diversified across market
capitalization, sector, and geographic parameters. Please see Item 8.B. for a
description of each of the available products.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
A. Green Alpha, including its management persons, has not been involved in any criminal or civil
action in a domestic, foreign or military court.
B. Green Alpha, including its management persons, has not been subject to any administrative
proceeding before the SEC, or any other federal regulatory agency, any state regulatory
agency, or any foreign financial regulatory authority.
C. Green Alpha, including its management persons, has not been subject to any disciplinary
proceeding with a self-regulatory organization.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Green Alpha, including its management persons, is not registered as a broker-dealer or a
registered representative of a broker-dealer.
B. Green Alpha, including its management persons, is not registered as a futures commission
merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated person of
the foregoing entities.
C. Green Alpha, including its management persons, do not have any material arrangements with
related persons.
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D. Green Alpha does not recommend or select any non-Green Alpha managed or co-managed
products; thus, we do not recommend other investment advisors for our clients.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
In our efforts to ensure that Green Alpha develops and maintains a reputation for integrity and high
ethical standards, it is essential not only that Green Alpha and its employees comply with relevant
federal and state securities laws, but also that we maintain high standards of personal and
professional conduct. Green Alpha’s Code of Ethics (the “Code”) is designed to help ensure that we
conduct our business consistent with these high standards. We will provide a copy of our Code to any
client or prospective client upon request.
Green Alpha does not buy or sell securities for client accounts in which we have a material financial
interest. Since we are committed to our investment strategies, we do however invest in the same
securities that we buy and sell for our client accounts. This represents a conflict of interest. To
mitigate this conflict of interest, our Code contains policies and procedures relating to personal
trading by Green Alpha in its “house accounts” or by its officers, directors, employees, and their
families. House accounts are investment accounts owned directly by Green Alpha utilized to seed and
invest in Green Alpha portfolios. In particular, no employee may buy or sell a security if the employee
knows that Green Alpha is purchasing or selling that same security on behalf of our clients. We closely
monitor trading accounts of our employees and conduct quarterly and annual reviews of employee
holdings to ensure all personal securities transactions are conducted consistent with our Code and in
such a manner as to avoid any conflicts of interest. In addition, employees are encouraged to assign
investment discretion on their personal accounts to Green Alpha, when appropriate. This addresses
any potential conflict of interest as our employees’ personal investment assets are traded in the same
strategies as those of our clients.
Most importantly, Green Alpha and our employees owe a fiduciary duty to our clients that requires
each of us to place the interests of our clients ahead of our own interests. To request a complete copy
of Green Alpha’s Code of Ethics, please contact our Chief Compliance Officer at 303-993-7856 or
compliance@greenalphaadvisors.com.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
A. Green Alpha selects brokers to execute trades on behalf of our clients and evaluates all
brokerage services on an ongoing basis. We select brokers based on parameters including
execution capability, average commission rate, financial responsibility, and responsiveness to
the needs of Green Alpha and our clients. Commission rate is an important consideration, and
we seek to identify brokers offering lower-than-average direct execution costs to our client
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accounts. Any recommendation of a broker to clients is based on discretionary authority for
trade execution; we do not actually recommend custodians to our clients. Our clients have the
option to choose a custodian if we can trade the client’s account with more than one broker.
1.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits. Green Alpha does not receive research or other
products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or third party in
connection with client securities transactions.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals. Green Alpha does not receive client referrals from broker-
dealers, and as such, is not a factor when considering which broker-dealer(s) to approve
for use in any given transaction.
3. Directed Brokerage.
a. Green Alpha has not in the past and does not currently require any client to direct
us to execute transactions through a specified broker-dealer.
b. In some circumstances, the custodian selected by a client will include transaction
execution in the services provided to the client. In such circumstances,
transaction costs are incurred by the client at a variety of fee-rate levels, based on
factors outside of Green Alpha’s control, including factors specific to each client,
their overall relationship size with the custodian and/or their financial advisor.
Green Alpha will utilize custodian-included brokerage arrangements when the
client chooses to bundle such arrangement into their overall custodian services
package.
B. The aggregation or blocking of client transactions allows the company to execute
transactions in a more timely, equitable, and efficient manner and seeks to reduce overall
commission charges to clients.
Green Alpha’s policy is to aggregate client transactions where possible and when
advantageous to clients. Trade aggregation programs often include multiple executing
brokers. Clients participating at each executing broker, will receive the same average share
prices on the aggregated transactions. For client accounts that do not have the opportunity to
participate in aggregate trade programs, the account will follow Green Alpha’s standard
trading rotation practices. These accounts may receive higher or lower execution prices than
those that have the opportunity to participate in the trade aggregation programs.
For house accounts, employee accounts and accounts of family members managed by Green
Alpha, when applicable, trades are aggregated and allocated pro-rata among all other client
accounts participating in the same strategy trade. An exception to this practice will occur if
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the house account, employee, or family member account involves directed trading. In that
case, the account will follow Green Alpha’s standard trading rotation practices.
Currently there are no “step-out” directed brokerage arrangements in place with Green Alpha
clients. Green Alpha’s company money is held in cash and money market instruments, we do
not currently invest any “house accounts” in equities that may also be held in client accounts.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
A. Green Alpha regularly reviews our client accounts to ensure the portfolios comply with the
investment strategy described in the associated Investment Management Agreement.
Reviews of client accounts take place no less frequently than quarterly and include a review of
all holdings and any activity during the period, including dividends, corporate actions, and
accuracy of any management fees and transaction costs. Members of Green Alpha’s
Compliance Committee conduct reviews of accounts. Compliance Committee members
include:
Jeremy W. Deems, Chief Compliance Officer, and CFO, Portfolio Manager
Isabel A. Magaraci, Compliance & Operations Director
B. Green Alpha will also review our client accounts upon client request at any time, or when
extreme market conditions warrant.
C. Green Alpha’s clients receive monthly statements (electronic or paper) from the custodian of
their account. The monthly statements of account include a summary of account activity for
the period as well as a detailed listing of holdings and change in market value.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We may, from time to time, on a fully disclosed basis, compensate persons other than our
employees who solicit customers for new accounts or investors in a private fund advised by
Green Alpha. This might, for example, include professionals such as investment consultants,
financial planners, other investment advisors, accountants, or attorneys that refer business to
Green Alpha in exchange for compensation. The receipt of these business referrals presents a
conflict of interest because our firm and Associated Persons have an incentive to recommend and
use professionals based on the additional economic benefits obtained rather than solely on the
client’s needs. We address this conflict of interest by recommending professionals that we, in
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good faith, believe are appropriate for the client’s particular needs. Clients are under no
obligation, contractually or otherwise, to use any of the professionals recommended by us. These
solicitations will take place pursuant to a written agreement that describes the scope of the
agreed-upon activities and the terms of compensation for those activities. Additionally, the
disclosures will include clearly and prominently displayed information regarding who gave the
solicitation, the terms of the referral fee, and a brief statement regarding any material conflicts of
interest on the part of the solicitor.
Item 15: Custody
Green Alpha does not have direct custody of any client assets or securities; however, as described in
Item 5, we deduct advisory fees in certain client accounts, which the SEC defines as constructive
custody. Our clients’ assets are always maintained at a qualified custodian bank and/or broker-
dealer. Our separate account clients receive account statements monthly from their custodian.
Clients should carefully review those statements for accuracy and notify us immediately of any issues.
Our separate account clients generally authorize Green Alpha to deduct our management fees
directly from their accounts.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Green Alpha Advisors accepts discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of our
clients. Separate accounts clients assign investment discretion to Green Alpha Advisors at the outset
of the advisory relationship via the Investment Management Agreement executed with each account.
On a case-by-case basis, we may allow separate account clients to impose limitations on this
investment authority.
In all cases, we exercise discretion in line with our high fiduciary standards. Before accepting an
account under a new advisory relationship, we conduct a suitability review to identify client
objectives, security restrictions, allowable cash positions, brokerage arrangements, specific custodial
data feed capabilities, general risk limits, as well as other relevant factors. The suitability review may
be performed by a wealth advisor, financial planner, or outside consultant for sub-advisory-type
accounts they introduce to us.
Investment Management Agreements specify the level of discretion delegated to us. We manage
client accounts on a fully discretionary basis where we retain full decision-making authority for
investment decisions within the guidelines of the written agreement. Client investment objectives,
policies, limits, and restrictions must be given to us in writing. Members of our Investment Committee
review the securities bought or sold to ensure they fall within established client-specific and strategy
guidelines.
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When you delegate investment discretion to us, you authorize us to make decisions in line with your
investment objectives without seeking your approval, including:
In some cases, negotiate commission rates paid for securities transactions
• Determining which securities to buy and sell
• Deciding total amount of securities to buy and sell
• Deciding when to buy and sell each security
• Selecting broker-dealers through whom we buy and sell securities
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• Choosing prices at which we buy and sell securities
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Green Alpha accepts authority and responsibility for voting client securities. Green Alpha votes in
accordance with guidelines we have developed, and then determines applicability of those guidelines
on a security-by-security and voting item basis. Members of the Investment Committee oversee the
process of voting all client proxies. Votes are carried out at the discretion of the Investment
Committee in a manner consistent with the best interest of clients, and when appropriate, to advance
environmental, social and governance issues. If a client is interested in directing our vote in a
particular solicitation, we encourage our clients to contact us so we can work together to facilitate
such a request. Clients may contact us in writing to obtain information about how we voted on a
particular solicitation. In addition, clients may obtain a copy of our proxy voting policies and
procedures upon request. Green Alpha does not utilize a 3rd party proxy voting service provider for any
accounts where Green Alpha has proxy voting authority and responsibility.
Item 18: Financial Information
A. Green Alpha does not solicit fees of more than $1,200, per client, six months or more in
advance.
B. There are no financial conditions that are reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet
contractual commitments to our clients.
C. Green Alpha has never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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Green Alpha Privacy Notice
A Message to our Clients
The relationship between Green Alpha and our clients is the most important asset of our firm. We
strive to maintain your trust and confidence in our firm, an essential aspect of which is our
commitment to protecting your personal information to the best of our ability. This privacy statement
reflects the practices of our firm, and it describes how “nonpublic personal information,” which
includes client and financial information, may be collected, and shared with third parties, as well as
measure Green Alpha takes to protect this information from unauthorized access. These guidelines
apply both to current and former clients and are designed to comply with applicable federal privacy
regulations.
Safeguarding Information
We take great care to safeguard your client information and to ensure its accuracy.
• We limit employee access to nonpublic personal information to those who need to know this
information to serve client relationships. Employees are educated about the importance of
privacy in accordance with our Code of Ethics policies and procedures.
• We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with all applicable
regulatory standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
• We strive to maintain complete, current, and accurate information about you and your
accounts. If you request a correction to our records, we will respond in a timely manner.
Collecting Information
We collect client information, so we are better able to serve your needs. We collect and maintain
nonpublic personal information to:
Identify you and protect your accounts from unauthorized access or identity theft.
• Service your accounts and process your requests efficient and accurately.
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This information may be collected from a variety of sources, including:
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Information we receive from you in your investment management agreement, on applications
or other account forms, such as your name, address, and financial information.
•
Information we receive through your transactions or experience with Green Alpha, such as
your account balance and securities holdings.
Information we receive from outside companies, such as your custodian.
•
Sharing Information
We may share information with nonaffiliated third parties who are acting on our behalf. We may
disclose all the information we collect, as described above. Information is shared with nonaffiliated
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third parties only when those parties are acting on our behalf, or as required or permitted by law.
These third parties may include:
• Service providers who provide support services to Green Alpha to help us administer your
account or assist in compliance-related functions. They may include auditors, outsourced
back-office support and consultants. These companies are legally obligated to maintain the
confidentiality of the information we provide to them and are restricted from using this
information for any reason beyond the performance of specified services on our behalf.
• Other parties as permitted or required by applicable law. These may include, for example,
government agencies in response to subpoenas and other legal processes, or those with
whom you have authorized us to share information.
For more information about our privacy practices, please contact our Chief Compliance Officer,
at 303-993-7856 or compliance@greenalphaadvisors.com.
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Brochure Supplement
Item 1: Cover Page
Garvin F. Jabusch, Co-Founder
Chief Investment Officer
136 2nd Avenue, Unit D
Niwot, CO 80544
303-993-7856
Supplement Filed: February 13, 2015
Supplement Updated: March 21, 2023
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Garvin Jabusch that supplements the Green
Alpha Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact Jeremy Deems at
306-993-7856 or jeremy@greenalpaadvisors.com if you did not receive Green Alpha’s Brochure or if
you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Green Alpha is available on the SEC’s website at
www.advisorinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2: Educational Background and Business Experience
Garvin Jabusch is the Chief Investment Officer of all of Green Alpha’s investment products. He is a co-
founder of the firm and has been employed by Green Alpha since its inception in 2007. Prior to Green
Alpha, Garvin was responsible for all aspects of the management of the Sierra Club Stock Fund and
the Sierra Club Equity-Income Fund at Forward Management, LLC. He also has served as Vice
President of Strategic Services at Morgan Stanley. Garvin entered the investment industry in 1995.
Garvin studied at the Ph.D. program in physical anthropology and archaeology for five years at the
University of Utah. He also holds an M.B.A. in international management and finance from the
American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). He was born in 1966.
Item 3: Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing
investment advice. There is no information applicable to this Item to disclose for Garvin Jabusch.
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Item 4: Other Business Activities
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding other business
activities in which the supervised person is engaged. There is no information applicable to this Item to
disclose for Garvin Jabusch.
Item 5: Additional Compensation
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose all material facts regarding additional
compensation received by the supervised person from someone who is not a client. There is no
information applicable to this Item to disclose for Garvin Jabusch.
Item 6: Supervision
Green Alpha’s Chief Compliance Officer, Jeremy Deems (303-993-7856), oversees Garvin Jabusch’s
compliance with Green Alpha’s advisory policies and procedures.
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Brochure Supplement
Item 1: Cover Page
Jeremy W. Deems, Co-Founder
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer
Portfolio Manager
136 2nd Avenue, Unit D
Niwot, CO 80544
303-993-7856
Supplement Filed: February 13, 2015
Supplement Updated: March 27, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Jeremy Deems that supplements the Green
Alpha Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact Jeremy Deems at
303-993-7856 or jeremy@greenalpaadvisors.com if you did not receive Green Alpha’s Brochure or if
you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Green Alpha is available on the SEC’s website at
www.advisorinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2: Educational Background and Business Experience
Jeremy Deems is the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. He is also the co-
portfolio manager on Green Alpha’s investment products. He is a co-founder of the firm and has been
employed by Green Alpha since its inception in 2007. Prior to co-founding Green Alpha, Jeremy was
the Chief Financial Officer of Forward Management, LLC. While at Forward Management, he was also a
co-portfolio manager on the Sierra Club Stock Fund with Green Alpha co-founder Garvin Jabusch.
Prior to that, Jeremy worked within the Investment Consulting Services Group at Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter. Jeremy began working in the investment industry in 1997.
Jeremy also serves as an independent Trustee and Audit Committee Chairman of the Reaves Utility
Income Fund (a closed-end fund), the ALPS Variable Investment Trust (an insurance mutual fund
family), the ALPS ETF Trust (a family of exchange traded funds), and the Financial Investors Trust (a
family of open-end mutual funds). Together, these trusts offer over 50 funds and manage in excess of
$30 billion in client assets.
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Jeremy holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Honors Concentration in Financial Services, and a
Minor in Accounting from Saint Mary’s College of California. Jeremy’s M.B.A. in Finance is also from
Saint Mary’s College. Jeremy was born in 1976.
Item 3: Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing
investment advice. There is no information applicable to this Item to disclose for Jeremy Deems.
Item 4: Other Business Activities
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding other business
activities in which the supervised person is engaged. There is no information applicable to this Item to
disclose for Jeremy Deems.
Item 5: Additional Compensation
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose all material facts regarding additional
compensation received by the supervised person from someone who is not a client. There is no
information applicable to this Item to disclose for Jeremy Deems.
Item 6: Supervision Green Alpha’s Compliance & Operations Director, Isabel Magaraci (303-993-
7856), oversees Jeremy Deems’ compliance with Green Alpha’s advisory policies and procedures.
The primary purpose of Green Alpha’s compliance policies and procedures is to comply with the
supervision requirements of 203(e)(6) of the Advisers Act. Green Alpha’s Chief Compliance Officer has
responsibility for the oversight of the compliance policies and procedures and can be reached at 303-
993-7856
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Brochure Supplement
Item 1: Cover Page
Erika M. Karp
President
136 2nd Avenue, Unit D
Niwot, CO 80544
Supplement Filed: August 14, 2025
Supplement Updated: August 14, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Erika Karp that supplements the Green Alpha
Advisors, LLC Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact Jeremy
Deems at 303-993-7856 or jeremy@greenalpaadvisors.com if you did not receive Green Alpha
Advisors’ Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Green Alpha Advisors is available on the SEC’s website at
www.advisorinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2: Educational Background and Business Experience
Erika Karp is the President for the firm. She has been employed by Green Alpha Advisors, LLC since
July 2025. Prior to Green Alpha Advisors, Erika was the Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group
from 2013 to 2021. Erika’s prior leadership roles include Managing Director and Head of Global Sector
Research at UBS Investment Bank from 2000 to 2013, and as Director of Institutional Equities at Credit
Suisse from 1991 to 1999.
Erika holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Economics from The
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She was born in 1963.
Item 3: Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing
investment advice. There is no information applicable to this Item to disclose for Erika Karp.
Item 4: Other Business Activities
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Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding other business
activities in which the supervised person is engaged. There is no information applicable to this Item to
disclose for Erika Karp.
Item 5: Additional Compensation
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose all material facts regarding additional
compensation received by the supervised person from someone who is not a client. A portion of Erika
Karp’s compensation may be paid based on bringing on board new accounts at Green Alpha Advisors.
Item 6: Supervision
Green Alpha Advisors’ Chief Compliance Officer, Jeremy Deems (303-993-7856), oversees Erika Karp’s
compliance with Green Alpha’s advisory policies and procedures.
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