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

    • Vici Properties Inc. 0.04%
    • Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. 0.01%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.70%
    • Meta Platforms Inc 0.58%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.49%
    • Wells Fargo & Company 0.24%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.22%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.17%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.16%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.12%
    • Barrick Gold Corporation 0.11%
    • Pepsico Inc 0.69%
    • Unilever PLC 0.29%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.28%
    • Mondelez International Inc 0.27%
    • Sherwin-Williams 0.22%
    • General Mills Inc 0.20%
    • 3M Co 0.16%
    • Kellogg Co 0.16%
    • Mosaic Co 0.16%
    • Richemont SA 0.16%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.12%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.11%
    • Dow Inc 0.11%
    • Koninklijke Dsm Nv 0.11%
    • Kraft Heinz Co 0.10%

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 Socially Responsible High Growth Fund invests predominantly in growth assets, with little or no income assets. It excludes investments which do not satisfy certain socially responsible investment criteria. It is suited to investors looking for an investment that reflects their personal values, who are comfortable with a high level of risk in order to potentially achieve higher returns. This fund has been certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).

Booster has been looking after New Zealanders’ money since 1998. And we’re proudly Kiwi owned and operated. We’re an independent financial services company, based right here in Wellington.
We know that understanding how your money is invested is important to you. It's important to us too. That's why we consider environmental, social and governance risks when we assess investments across all of our core KiwiSaver and Investment funds.

Value $360M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 14,834
Fund started 21st May 2010
Total annual fund fees 1.33%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.17%
Other management and administration charges 0.16%
Total other charges 36.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (1 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Manager - Research, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 2 months)

Brendon Doyle

Currently: Chair of the Investment Committee, Booster Investment Management Limited (0 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director of Direct Investments, Booster Financial Services Limited (current position) (1 years, 1 months)

Allan Yeo

Currently: Managing Director, Booster Financial Services Limited (24 years, 7 months)
Previously: Associate Director, Barclays Bank plc (2 years, 0 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (1 years, 5 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 9 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (5 years, 2 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 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 0.00%
Animal Cruelty 3.17%
Fossil Fuels 0.00%
Gambling 0.05%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 2.82%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.00%

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 1.87% 4.65%
2021 27.41% 30.79%
2020 -3.40% 2.09%
2019 6.95% 8.9%
2018 7.80% 7.95%
2017 9.24% 8.86%
2016 3.62% 4.19%
2015 13.73% 11.8%
2014 8.43% 1.3%
2013 12.00% 14.63%

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

  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    4.06%
  • Vanguard Ethically Conscious Gbl Agg Bond Index Fund NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    2.94%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.67%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    2.65%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.51%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.38%
  • Spark New Zealand Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.09%
  • Vanguard Int'L Prop Sec. Index Fund (AUD Hgd)
    Australia Fund
    2.02%
  • Amazon.Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.68%
  • Meridian Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.48%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 6.23%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 1.72%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 2.95%
Australasian Equities 32.0% 26.28%
International Equities 57.0% 58.95%
Listed Properties 9.0% 3.87%
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.