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Booster KiwiSaver Conservative Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 3.69%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver conservative funds is 3.58%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 0.83%

    • Fonterra
      0.27%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PepsiCo
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.02%
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • Glencore
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Mondelez
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 1.39%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Caterpillar
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • BP
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Conocophillips
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Itochu Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.02%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Enel
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Engie SA
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eni Spa
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.01%
    • GATX
      0.01%
    • Glencore
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Marubeni Corp.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • National Grid PLC
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Phillips 66
      0.01%
    • SLB
      0.01%
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Southern Co.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 0.55%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.02%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.02%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.02%
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.01%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.01%
    • Eni Spa
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
  • Human Rights Violations 1.27%

    • Tesla
      0.16%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.11%
    • Nestlé
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • UBS
      0.07%
    • General Motors
      0.06%
    • IBM
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.06%
    • Caterpillar
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Glencore
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Social Harm 0.15%

  • Weapons 0.23%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.02%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Conservative Fund is suited to investors who seek modest returns on average over the short to medium term, allowing for some shorter-term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing primarily in income assets, while including some growth assets.

    Value $52.1M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Members 2,690
    Fund started 1st July 2014
    Total annual fund fees 0.38%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.38%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Aaron Usher

    Currently: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy (0 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services (4 years, 5 months)

    Rowan Calvert

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (8 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services (7 years, 4 months)

    Simon O'Grady

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (9 years, 8 months)

    Steffan Berridge

    Currently: Senior Manager - Global Investments (0 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Investment Committee Member, Booster Financial Services (0 years, 8 months)

    Diana Gordon

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed Interest (0 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Head of Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority (2 years, 1 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • Past Returns

    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
    2026 3.96% 3.82%
    2025 3.59% 3.34%
    2024 6.61% 5.81%
    2023 -1.85% -1.63%
    2022 -0.74% -0.15%
    2021 8.94% 6.58%
    2020 0.61% 2.13%
    2019 4.19% 4.25%
    2018 3.58% 3.65%
    2017 4.10% 3.43%

    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 March 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      5.57%
    • New Zealand Government Stock 3.0% 20/04/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.8%
    • BNZ Bank Bill 28/04/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      1.67%
    • Toyota Finance 4.844% 30/09/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A+

      1.63%
    • NZ Govt Stock 3.50% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.58%
    • NZ Govt Stock 4.5% 15/04/2027

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.37%
    • NZ Govt Stock Green 4.25% 15/05/2034

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.36%
    • Local Govt Funding Authority 2% 15/04/2037

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.29%
    • Meridian Energy 5.40% 21/03/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      1.27%
    • Infratil Infrastructure Bonds 7.06% 17/12/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      1.27%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 30.0% 21.52%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 28.0% 27.6%
    International Fixed Interest 22.0% 32.57%
    Australasian Equities 6.0% 5.71%
    International Equities 12.0% 11.29%
    Listed Properties 2.0% 1.31%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2026 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.83% Environmental Harm
  • 1.39% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.55% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.27% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.15% Social Harm
  • 0.23% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Fonterra
      0.27%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PepsiCo
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.02%
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • Glencore
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Mondelez
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Caterpillar
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • BP
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Conocophillips
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Itochu Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.02%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Enel
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Engie SA
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eni Spa
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.01%
    • GATX
      0.01%
    • Glencore
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Marubeni Corp.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • National Grid PLC
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Phillips 66
      0.01%
    • SLB
      0.01%
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Southern Co.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.02%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.02%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.02%
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.01%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.01%
    • Eni Spa
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Tesla
      0.16%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.11%
    • Nestlé
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • UBS
      0.07%
    • General Motors
      0.06%
    • IBM
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.06%
    • Caterpillar
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Glencore
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.02%

About this Fund

The Conservative Fund is suited to investors who seek modest returns on average over the short to medium term, allowing for some shorter-term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing primarily in income assets, while including some growth assets.

Value $52.1M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Members 2,690
Fund started 1st July 2014
Total annual fund fees 0.38%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.38%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Aaron Usher

Currently: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services (4 years, 5 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (8 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services (7 years, 4 months)

Simon O'Grady

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (9 years, 8 months)

Steffan Berridge

Currently: Senior Manager - Global Investments (0 years, 2 months)
Previously: Investment Committee Member, Booster Financial Services (0 years, 8 months)

Diana Gordon

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed Interest (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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
2026 3.96% 3.82%
2025 3.59% 3.34%
2024 6.61% 5.81%
2023 -1.85% -1.63%
2022 -0.74% -0.15%
2021 8.94% 6.58%
2020 0.61% 2.13%
2019 4.19% 4.25%
2018 3.58% 3.65%
2017 4.10% 3.43%

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 March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    5.57%
  • New Zealand Government Stock 3.0% 20/04/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.8%
  • BNZ Bank Bill 28/04/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    1.67%
  • Toyota Finance 4.844% 30/09/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A+

    1.63%
  • NZ Govt Stock 3.50% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.58%
  • NZ Govt Stock 4.5% 15/04/2027

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.37%
  • NZ Govt Stock Green 4.25% 15/05/2034

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.36%
  • Local Govt Funding Authority 2% 15/04/2037

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.29%
  • Meridian Energy 5.40% 21/03/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    1.27%
  • Infratil Infrastructure Bonds 7.06% 17/12/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    1.27%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 30.0% 21.52%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 28.0% 27.6%
International Fixed Interest 22.0% 32.57%
Australasian Equities 6.0% 5.71%
International Equities 12.0% 11.29%
Listed Properties 2.0% 1.31%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2026 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.