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ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Portfolios

As of 12/31/2025

Year to Date Returns (Net)

22.01%

 
 

Year to Date Returns (Pure Gross)

25.61%

 

Overview

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Investment Overview

The ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Portfolios invest in global listed infrastructure companies with a combined focus on reliable income and capital growth.

Investment Objective

The Portfolios seek to deliver risk-adjusted returns to equity with a balance between income and capital returns by investing in US listed securities and ADRs.

Investment Philosophy

The team believes that by using a longer-term fundamental valuation approach when investing in listed markets through the cycle, significant opportunities arise as listed markets misprice infrastructure assets in the short term.

Portfolio Positioning

Infrastructure may offer investors the potential for:

  • Attractive income: Investing in listed infrastructure with recurring cash flows has the potential to provide income over time.
  • Lower volatility: Due to the essential nature of infrastructure assets, demand is relatively stable resulting in lower volatility than traditional equities throughout the business cycle.
  • Inflation hedge: Infrastructure assets have an explicit link to inflation through regulation, concession agreements or contracts, which may help investors manage against inflation.
  • Diversification: With lower correlation to traditional asset classes such as stocks and bonds, infrastructure can act as an effective diversifier in a portfolio.
  • Capital growth: Infrastructure is in a multi-decade secular growth cycle with developed countries upgrading existing infrastructure and emerging countries creating new infrastructure to keep up with the demands of a growing population and urbanization.
Key differentiators
  • Income-focused portfolio construction: The team emphasizes quality assets with strong regulation or contracts, which is critical in identifying companies that can generate stable cash flows.
  • Specialist managers: Captures insights from a team of four portfolio managers focused only on infrastructure.
  • Multi-layered approach: Top-down macroeconomic outlook combined with bottom-up fundamental research undertaken within a rigorous analytical framework.

The investment process may change over time. The characteristics set forth above are intended as a general illustration of some of the criteria the strategy team considers in selecting securities for client portfolios. There is no guarantee investment objectives will be achieved.

Investment Process

STEP 1 - Idea generation

Step 1 - Idea Generation

  • Define opportunity set and proprietary income universe
  • Utilize methodology based on visibility and predictability of cash flows
  • Emphasize a minimum level and quality of dividend yield

Step 2 - Fundamental Analysis

  • Conduct detailed fundamental analysis
  • Focus on regulatory, business/financial and scenario analysis

Step 3 - Portfolio Construction

  • Build a diversified portfolio with approximately 30-60 listed infrastructure stocks
  • Position sizing driven by stock ranking and excess return potential

Step 4 - Risk Management

  • Assess risk regularly
  • Built into every stage of the process
  • Oversight by ClearBridge risk management team

The investment process may change over time. The characteristics set forth above are intended as a general illustration of some of the criteria the strategy team considers in selecting securities for client portfolios. There is no guarantee investment objectives will be achieved.

Meet Your Manager

ClearBridge Investments

ClearBridge Investments is a well-established global investment manager focusing on proprietary research and fundamental investing. With over 60 years of experience building portfolios for clients seeking income solutions, high active share or low-volatility, long-tenured portfolio managers provide strong leadership in a centralized investment structure.

Portfolio Managers

Nick Langley

Sydney, Australia

Managed Portfolio Since 2018

Charles Hamieh

Sydney, Australia

Managed Portfolio Since 2018

Shane Hurst

Sydney, Australia

Managed Portfolio Since 2018

Daniel Chu, CFA®

Sydney, Australia

Managed Portfolio Since 2018

Performance

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Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Issuers

As of 12/31/2025 Updated Quarterly

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Portfolio
Tc Energy Corporation 4.66%
Severn Trent Plc Sponsored Adr 4.52%
Sse Plc Sponsored Adr 4.52%
Ferrovial Se 4.41%
E.On Se Sponsored Adr 4.30%
Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C 4.18%
Iberdrola Sa Sponsored Adr 4.06%
Csx Corporation 3.96%
Vinci Sa Unsponsored Adr 3.95%
Union Pacific Corporation 3.86%

Documents

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Factsheet

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Disclosure

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Risks

What Are the Risks?

All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Companies in the infrastructure industry may be subject to a variety of factors, including high interest costs, high degrees of leverage, effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition, and impact resulting from government and regulatory policies and practices. To the extent the portfolio invests in a concentration of certain securities, regions or industries, it is subject to increased volatility. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Liquidity risk exists when securities or other investments become more difficult to sell, or are unable to be sold, at the price at which they have been valued.