Entelligent is an analytics firm that develops predictive models and indices to optimize portfolios based on climate change risk and energy usage trends. It offers Smart Climate indices, analytics, and data to asset managers seeking ESG integration. Its highly sophisticated mathematical model integrates climate, energy, and financial data to generate customized portfolio solutions. Entelligent aims to address limitations of traditional ESG approaches by providing predictive, quantitative analysis for improved returns and risk management.
2. Summary
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is an analytics firm that optimizes portfolios for
climate change risk and changing patterns in energy usage
Target Clients: Asset managers, ETF sponsors, pensions and endowments, hedge funds
and other asset owners looking for indices, data, and analytics to optimize portfolio
performance
Minimum Addressable Market Opportunity: >$8 Trillion in assets managed in US alone
using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors - a 300% increase in 6 years
Products: Entelligent offers the Smart ClimateTM family of indices, predictive equity
portfolio analytics, and data
Team: Operations team and board includes expert group of data scientists (including 1
Nobel Laureate), finance professionals, and entrepreneurs (founder with 2 successful
exits)
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Entelligent provides a highly sophisticated mathematical model that
integrates climate risk data, energy volatility and financial information of
public equities to optimize returns based on customizable global inputs.
What is Smart Climate?
Increased demand for dynamic and predictive solutions that go beyond traditional
environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. To address this demand, Entelligent
leverages a mathematical model to develop indices, analytics and data as a Smart Climate
solution.
Current ESG Drawbacks
• ESG data is backward looking and
lacks context
• Most ESG methodologies exclude
certain companies and industries
thereby limiting diversification
• Existing ESG approaches omit true
quantitative financial analysis
The Smart Climate Solution
• Predictive climate modeling
and energy usage
• Diversified
• Quantitative financial
analysis
• Highly sophisticated , state-
of-the-art machine learning -
Big data
Integrated. Predictive. Diversified.
Entelligent
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Entelligent’s Smart Climate Portfolio Optimizer can be applied to three
different end markets that make use of climate change data, patterns of
energy usage, and financial information.
Quantitative
Financial
Analysis
Optional ESG
Scoring Criteria
Predictive
Climate &
Energy
Modeling
Smart Climate
Portfolio
Optimizer
Smart Climate Indices
Smart Climate Data
Smart Climate Analytics
Smart Climate
Smart Climate continued
While the Entelligent solution assesses climate change risk and
energy usage, traditional ESG scoring techniques can be
incorporated into our methodology.
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Cumulative
Returns Beta
Beta
Error
Sharp
Ratio
Sharp
Error
Tracking
Error
Information
Ratio
Treynor
Ratio
SPDR S&P
500 ETF 114%. 1 N/A 0.16 ±0.12 0.00 N/A 0.12
SC 500 140% 0.76 ± 0.05 0.25 ±0.11 0.05 0.38 0.17
Entelligent’s Smart Climate 500 Index vs SPDR S&P 500 ETF
• Enhanced returns and
reduced risk
• No biasing for emission
scenarios
• Minimum impact for climate
change risk
Smart Climate 500 Index
Smart Climate Portfolio Optimizer Results Sample
January 1, 2011 – March 31, 2017
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Smart Climate Indices
• Designed to outperform global indices
• Optimized for lower beta, volatility, and tracking error
• Manage climate impact with improved financial
performance
• Create family of Smart Climate ETFs benchmarked
against other various well-known indices
Smart Climate Data & Analytics
• Portfolio optimization for climate and energy volatility
• Scenario analysis and shock testing
• Client portfolio evaluation for performance and climate
impact
• Manager evaluations
• Optional ESG factor integration
Our Products
7. Expert Multi-Disciplinary Team – Finance, Energy, and Climate
Multi-faceted IP Strategy - Technology, Indices, Brand
• Grow Smart Climate family of indices
• Patent protection for Smart Climate portfolio optimizer
• Protect trade secrets and algorithms
• User agreements to protect data and methodology
Product roadmap building on core data foundation
• More data to improve predictive and explanatory value
• More product features based on market demand
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Entelligent Advantage
8. Licensing indexes to ETF sponsors while offering Smart Climate analytics and
data to portfolio managers and asset owners
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Analytics/DataESG Only Indexes
$60 Trillion in AUM
committed to ESG
~$21 Trillion Globally
w/ ESG Mandate. At
5 bps * $AUM/yr =
$10.5B initial global
market
Socially responsible and ESG investing is growing rapidly. Entelligent’s
Smart Climate methodology can be applied broadly to any type portfolio
impacted by climate energy risk and changing energy usage patterns
Market Opportunity – Index and Data Licensing
56K Asset Managers in
US * $50K/yr = $2.8B
~20K w/ ESG Strategy.
At * $50K/yr = $1B
initial market in US
alone
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The Data
Scientist
Dr. Pooja Khosla
Economics PhD and
Sr. Data Scientist
Dr. Khosla has
developed the Smart
Climate model from a
concept to an
operational model.
The Nobel
Laureate
The Climate
Modeler
The Indexer
Dr. David Schimel
Nobel Prize Winning
Senior Research
Scientist at NASA’s JPL
and Entelligent
Chairman
Dr. Schimel guides the
development process of
the model.
Dr. Lori Siegel
Climate Interactive
Senior Modeler
Dr. Siegel provides
environmental
engineering and system
dynamics analyses.
Dr. Mark Labovitz
Data Analysis
Consultant
Dr. Labovitz provides
validation and verification
of Entelligent’s
technology.
Key Model Development Team Members
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Diana Kubik
CFO
Numbers
Modeler
Pooja Khosla, PhD
Sr. Data Scientist
Thomas Stoner Jr.
CEO
Serial Entrepreneur
William Schreier
Managing Director of
Business Development
ETF Developer Sales
Laurie Greenwood
Content Director
Operations
Seann Stoner
Associate of
Business Development
Operations
Katie Colasono
Data Analyst
Data
Peter Wills
Quant. Data Analyst
Big Data
Alexandra Ergon, CFA
Managing Director of
Business Development
Relationship Development
Entelligent Operations Team
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Dr. David Schimel
Chairman/Senior Analytics
Advisor
Climate Scientist
John Heilshorn
Board Member
Wall Street Strategic
Communications
Dr. James White
Board Member
Environmental Scientist
Robert F. Barnett, III
Chairman, Finance and
Compensation Committee
Private Equity
Chester Winter
Board Member
Venture Capitalist
Peter Backlund
Board Member
Environmental Policy
Entelligent Board of Directors