Issues of concern

The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.

Key:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd. 5.1% 01-Mar-2034 0.33%
    • Contact Energy Limited Rcd 07/11/2022 08/11/2022 0.24%
    • Contact Energy Limited Rcd 19/10/2022 20/10/2022 0.24%
    • Cms Energy Corporation 0.23%
    • Kinder Morgan Inc Class P 0.19%
    • Contact Energy Limited 0.13%
    • Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 0.13%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc. 0.03%
    • Vistra Corp. 0.03%
    • Williams Companies, Inc. 0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corporation 0.02%
    • Constellation Energy Corporation 0.02%
    • Enbridge Inc. 0.02%
    • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv 0.02%
    • Nisource Inc 0.02%
    • Ppl Corporation 0.02%
    • Sempra Energy 0.02%
    • Tc Energy Corporation 0.02%
    • Enagas SA 0.01%
    • National Grid PLC 0.01%
    • Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. 0.01%
    • Parkland Corporation 0.01%
    • Snam S.P.A. 0.01%
    • Hexcel Corporation 0.05%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A 0.01%
    • Anheuser-Busch Inbev Worldwide, Inc. 5.875% 15-Jun-2035 0.13%
    • Delegat Group Limited 0.07%
    • Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 0.02%
    • Diageo PLC 0.02%
    • Heineken Holding N.V. 0.02%
    • Carlsberg As Class B 0.01%
    • Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc 0.01%
    • Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.45%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.09%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.05%
    • Caterpillar Inc. 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc 0.01%
    • Fmc Corporation 0.01%
    • Sherwin-Williams Company 2.95% 15-Aug-2029 0.21%
    • Procter & Gamble Company 0.07%
    • Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 0.04%
    • Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 0.02%
    • Dow, Inc. 0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. 0.02%
    • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv 0.02%
    • Yara International Asa 0.02%
    • 3M Company 0.01%
    • Associated British Foods PLC 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc 0.01%
    • Danone SA 0.01%
    • Dcc PLC 0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours, Inc. 0.01%
    • Eastman Chemical Company 0.01%
    • Essity Ab Class B 0.01%
    • Fmc Corporation 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa Pref 0.01%
    • Kao Corp. 0.01%
    • Kering SA 0.01%
    • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 0.01%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corporation 0.01%
    • L'Oreal S.A. 0.01%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.01%
    • Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B 0.01%
    • Moncler Spa 0.01%
    • Mowi Asa 0.01%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.01%
    • Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A 0.01%
    • Unilever PLC 0.01%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2022 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.

About this fund

The fund aims to provide stable returns over the long term by investing mainly in income assets with a modest allocation to growth assets

Value $290M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 14,761
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.91%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.83%
Other management and administration charges 0.08%
Total other charges 20.25
Total other charges currency NZD

Ashley Gardyne

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities, Fisher Funds Management Limited (1 years, 3 months)

Mark Brighouse

Currently: Chief Investment Strategist (5 years, 5 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)

David Mcleish

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (11 years, 9 months)
Previously: Executive Director, Goldman Sachs International, London (3 years, 0 months)

Sam Dickie

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities and Property & Infrastructure (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities and Property & Infrastructure, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 7 months)

Brent Buchanan

Currently: Head of Direct Property (14 years, 7 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, Commercial & Industrial, AMP Capital Management (8 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 0.28%
Animal Cruelty 0.65%
Fossil Fuels 1.79%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.01%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 0.62%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.06%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2022 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Note that many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

Past Returns

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
2022 -0.92% -0.75%
2021 8.73% 9.18%
2020 1.42% 0.91%
2019 4.58% 5.14%
2018 3.58% 3.89%
2017 4.10% 4.05%
2016 3.52% 3.79%
2015 8.10% 7.19%
2014 3.88% 4.24%
2013 6.92% 7.12%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Top 10 Investments

  • ANZ 10 A/C - Current Accounts
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    6.52%
  • Proper("Bayfair Shopping Centre - Retail")
    New Zealand Unlisted Property
    1.7%
  • Government Of New Zealand 3.5% 14-Apr-2033
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.34%
  • Government Of New Zealand 3.0% 20-Apr-2029
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.21%
  • Government Of New Zealand 2.0% 20-Sep-2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.14%
  • Government Of New Zealand 2.5% 20-Sep-2035
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.09%
  • Government Of New Zealand 2.5% 20-Sep-2040
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.86%
  • Macquarie Group Limited 5.491% 09-Nov-2033
    Australia Int Fixed Interest A-
    0.84%
  • Government Of The United States Of America 2.25% 15-Nov-2027
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    0.81%
  • Infratil Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.79%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 14.5% 8.53%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 26.0% 31.34%
International Fixed Interest 32.0% 32.06%
Australasian Equities 5.5% 5.9%
International Equities 12.0% 12.27%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 5.0% 4.69%
Other 5.0% 5.21%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.