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:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.76%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.30%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.19%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.19%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.10%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.10%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.09%
    • Caterpillar Finl Service 0.08%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.08%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.05%
    • Rio Tinto PLC-Spon Adr 0.04%
    • Glencore PLC 0.03%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.03%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.02%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.01%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Petrochina Co Ltd-A 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
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.45% !!
      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 0.15% !!
      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
    • Shell PLC 0.15% !!
      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
    • BHP Group Ltd-Spon Adr 0.07% !!
      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 0.03%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.03%
    • Glencore PLC 0.03%
    • Vale SA 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.01%
    • Barrick Gold Corp 0.01%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.01%
    • Ntpc Ltd 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.01%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.43%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.33% !!
      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
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.20%
    • Chevron Corp 0.15% !!
      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
    • Shell PLC 0.15% !!
      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
    • L'Oreal 0.11%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.11%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Vuitt 0.10%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.07% !!
      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
    • Air Liquide SA 0.05%
    • Unilever PLC 0.05%
    • Hermes International 0.04%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.03%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.03%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 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
    • Orica Ltd 0.03%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.02%
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.02%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.02%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.02%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.01%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.01%
    • Estee Lauder Co Inc 0.01%
    • Fancl Corp 0.01%
    • Hindustan Unilever Ltd 0.01%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.01%
    • Kering 0.01%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.01%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.22%
    • Amphenol Corp 0.03%
    • Safran SA 0.03%
    • Transdigm Inc 0.03%
    • Brookfield Corp 0.02%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.02%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd 0.02%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.02%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.01%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.01%
    • Rheinmetall AG 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.79% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.45% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.33% !!
      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 0.26% !!
      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 0.15% !!
      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
    • Shell PLC 0.15% !!
      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
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.09%
    • Total SA 0.09%
    • Conocophillips 0.08% !!
      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
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.08%
    • BHP Group Ltd-Spon Adr 0.07% !!
      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
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.07% !!
      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
    • Totalenergies Se 0.07% !!
      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
    • Equinor Asa-Spon Adr 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
    • Nextera Energy Inc 0.06%
    • BP PLC 0.05% !!
      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
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
    • Iberdrola SA 0.04% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Petroleo Brasileiro-Spon Adr 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
    • Rio Tinto PLC-Spon Adr 0.04%
    • Constellation Energy 0.03%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Enbridge Inc 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
    • Eog Resources Inc 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
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 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
    • Glencore PLC 0.03%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.03%
    • Mitsubishi Corp 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
    • Mitsui & Co 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
    • Orica Ltd 0.03%
    • Origin Energy 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
    • Phillips 66 Co 0.03%
    • Pioneer Natural Resource 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
    • South32 Ltd 0.03%
    • Southern Co/The 0.03%
    • Vale SA 0.03%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.02%
    • American Electric Power 0.02%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.02%
    • Apa Group 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
    • Cheniere Energy 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
    • Diamondback Energy 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
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Enel Spa 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab De Cv 0.02%
    • Halliburton Co 0.02%
    • Hess 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
    • 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
    • Kinder Morgan 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
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Occidental Petroleum Cor 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
    • Oneok Inc 0.02%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.02%
    • Public Service Enterpris 0.02%
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • Suncor Energy 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
    • Tc 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
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.02%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 0.02%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.02%
    • 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
    • Cenovus 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
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.01%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.01%
    • Devon 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
    • Dte Energy Co 0.01%
    • E.On Se 0.01%
    • Entergy Corp 0.01%
    • Fairfax Financial Hldgs Ltd 0.01%
    • Firstenergy Corp 0.01%
    • Franco-Nevada Corp 0.01%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • 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
    • Ntpc Ltd 0.01%
    • Petrochina Co Ltd-A 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
    • Posco Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Rwe AG 0.01%
    • Saudi Arabian Oil 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
    • 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
    • Targa Resources Corp 0.01%
    • Teck Resources Ltd-Cls B 0.01%
    • Vistra Corp 0.01%
    • Viva Energy Group 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
    • Wec Energy Group Inc 0.01%
    • Xcel Energy Inc 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 31st March 2024 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 Growth Fund is suited to investors who seek potentially relatively high returns on average over longer-term periods (seven years plus), allowing for short to medium term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing primarily in growth assets, with a moderate allocation of income assets.

Value $667M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Members 26,220
Fund started 28th April 2010
Total annual fund fees 1.24%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.2%
Other management and administration charges 0.05%
Total other charges 36.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Manager - Research, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 2 months)

David Beattie

Currently: Chair of the Investment Committee, Booster Investment Management Limited (5 years, 1 months)
Previously: CIO, Booster Financial Services Limited (17 years, 6 months)

Charles Roberts

Currently: Adviser to Booster Investment Committee, Booster Financial Services Limited (1 years, 5 months)
Previously: Head of Money Markets, Bank of New Zealand (12 years, 0 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 8 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (6 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2024.

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
2024 14.32% 13.34%
2023 -3.87% -3.67%
2022 1.40% 3.65%
2021 28.16% 25.97%
2020 -3.43% -2.14%
2019 6.75% 7.86%
2018 7.80% 6.96%
2017 9.24% 8.89%
2016 3.62% 2.26%
2015 13.73% 12.43%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Vanguard Int'L Shares Select Exclusions Fund - NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    26.13%
  • Vanguard Ethically Conscious Gbl Agg Bond Index Fund NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    8.84%
  • Vanguard Emerging Markets Share Index Fund
    Australia Fund
    4.39%
  • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF
    United States Fund
    3.05%
  • Vanguard Int'L Prop Sec. Index Fund (AUD Hgd)
    Australia Fund
    1.71%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.61%
  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    1.57%
  • The Technology Select Sector Spdr® Fund
    United States Fund
    1.46%
  • Ishares Msci Europe ESG ETF
    Germany Fund
    1.3%
  • Booster Wine Group Limited Partnership
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.22%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 3.17%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 9.37%
International Fixed Interest 8.0% 10.02%
Australasian Equities 27.0% 23.41%
International Equities 44.0% 49.22%
Listed Properties 4.0% 3.34%
Unlisted Properties 5.0% 1.47%
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 March 2024.