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

    • National Grid PLC 0.32%
    • Totalenergies Se 0.32%
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.28%
    • Endesa SA 0.26%
    • Shell PLC 0.26%
    • Samsung C&T Corp 0.25%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.18%
    • Centrica PLC 0.17%
    • BHP Group Ltd-Di 0.16%
    • Lg Corp 0.15%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.14%
    • Southern Co/The 0.13%
    • Enel Spa 0.12%
    • Osaka Gas Co Ltd 0.10%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.09%
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.09%
    • Lg Corp-Pref 0.07%
    • Entergy Corp 0.06%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.03%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd 0.02%
    • Korea Electric Power Corp 0.02%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.26%
    • Heineken Nv 0.96%
    • Heineken Holding Nv 0.14%
    • Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 0.11%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 1.36%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.56%
    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.38%
    • Shell PLC 0.26%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.25%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.25%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.24%
    • Activision Blizzard Inc 0.16%
    • BHP Group Ltd-Di 0.16%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.09%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.03%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 1.36%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.61%
    • Kerry Group PLC-A 0.58%
    • Unilever PLC 0.38%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.30%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.30%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.26%
    • Shell PLC 0.26%
    • Meiji Holdings Co Ltd 0.20%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.18%
    • Tosoh Corp 0.15%
    • Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 0.11%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.11%
    • Air Water Inc 0.10%
    • Kering 0.10%
    • Pepsico Inc 0.08%
    • Tate & Lyle PLC 0.04%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.02%

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 invests in selected international shares. We aim to achieve positive long-term returns. These kinds of investments will typically have high levels of movement up and down in value.

Value $25M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 907
Fund started 19th Sept. 2016
Total annual fund fees 0.9%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.86%
Other management and administration charges 0.04%
Total other charges 36.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Paul Robertshawe

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Octagon Asset Management Limited (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, Forsyth Barr Limited (0 years, 8 months)

Craig Alexander

Currently: Head of Fixed Interest and ESG, Octagon Asset Management Limited (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Co-Head of Funds Management, Forsyth Barr Limited (8 years, 5 months)

Jason Lindsay

Currently: Head of Equities, Octagon Asset Management Limited (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Co-Head of Funds Management, Forsyth Barr Limited (2 years, 2 months)

Neil Paviour-Smith

Currently: Director, Forsyth Barr Investment Management Limited (14 years, 10 months)
Previously: Managing Director at Forsyth Barr Investment Management Limited (current) (22 years, 0 months)

Christine Smith-Han

Currently: Equity and Strategy Analyst, Octagon Asset Management Limited (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Portfolio Analyst, Forsyth Barr Limited (4 years, 10 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 1.21%
Animal Cruelty 5.14%
Fossil Fuels 3.23%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 3.74%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.26%

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 3.94% -4.77%
2021 36.11% 24.18%
2020 -6.34% 5.86%
2019 9.78% 5.77%
2018 6.95% 8.98%

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

  • Intermede Global Equity Fund
    Ireland International Equities
    36.57%
  • ANZ Transactional Bank Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.46%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    2.46%
  • Alphabet Inc. Class A
    United States International Equities
    1.97%
  • Visa Inc. Class A Shares
    United States International Equities
    1.78%
  • Amazon.Com Inc.
    United States International Equities
    1.58%
  • The Walt Disney Company
    United States International Equities
    1.5%
  • Apple Inc.
    United States International Equities
    1.49%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (Adr)
    United States International Equities
    1.29%
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
    United States International Equities
    1.09%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 4.61%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.32%
International Equities 90.0% 93.88%
Listed Properties 0.0% 1.19%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
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.