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

    • Contact Energy Limited 0.39%
    • Enel Spa 0.07%
    • Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp 0.02%
    • Northland Power Inc 0.02%
    • Walmart Inc 0.03%
    • Wal Mart De Mexico 0.02%
    • Skycity Entertainment Group Limited 0.12%
    • Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 0.04%
    • Diageo PLC 0.29%
    • Molson Coors Beverage Co 0.03%
    • Treasury Wine Estates Limited 0.02%
    • Weichow Moutai Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Ambev SA Com Npv 0.01%
    • Budweiser Brewing Company Apac Ltd 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc 0.04%
    • Nutrien Ltd Com Npv 0.14%
    • Johnson & Johnson Com US$1 0.07%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.07%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.05%
    • Nestle SA 0.05%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.05%
    • Corteva Inc 0.04%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.03%
    • Li Ning Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.01%
    • Pepsico Inc 0.42%
    • General Mills Inc 0.14%
    • Nutrien Ltd Com Npv 0.14%
    • Colgate Palmolive Usd1 0.12%
    • Kimberly Clark Corp Com Usd1.25 0.12%
    • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 0.09%
    • 3M Co 0.08%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.08%
    • Koninklijke Dsm Nv 0.06%
    • Kellogg Company 0.05%
    • Mosaic Co Com 0.05%
    • Nestle SA 0.05%
    • Corteva Inc 0.04%
    • Kering 0.04%
    • Kerry Group PLC-A 0.04%
    • L'Oreal 0.04%
    • Ajinomoto Co Inc Jpy 0.03%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv Eur0.50 0.03%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.03%
    • Clorox Co Del 0.03%
    • Daikin Industries 0.03%
    • Hormel Foods Corporation 0.03%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Vuitton Se 0.03%
    • Molson Coors Beverage Co 0.03%
    • Ping An Insurance Group Of China Limited 0.03%
    • Campbell Soup Co USD 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.02%
    • George Weston Ltd 0.02%
    • Orkla Asa 0.02%
    • Unilever PLC 0.02%
    • Danone 0.01%
    • Mondelez International Inc 0.01%
    • Mowi Asa 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 has a well-diversified portfolio that primarily invests in lower-risk income assets with a moderate allocation to growth assets. The fund aims to achieve modest to medium returns, in exchange there may be small movements up and down in the value of your investments.

Value $600M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 13,216
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.78%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.69%
Other management and administration charges 0.09%
Total other charges 23.4
Total other charges currency NZD

Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 9 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (0 years, 8 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited (2 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 0.02%
Alcohol 0.48%
Animal Cruelty 2.47%
Fossil Fuels 0.63%
Gambling 0.33%
GMOs 0.04%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 0.71%
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 0.35% -0.93%
2021 16.60% 11.44%
2020 -1.09% -1.37%
2019 5.56% 5.12%
2018 5.28% 3.71%
2017 5.86% 5.16%
2016 4.01% 0.87%
2015 11.09% 8.29%
2014 7.28% 4.35%
2013 10.75% 6.9%

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

  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 Apr 2023
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.85%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 Apr 2027
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.72%
  • Bank Of New Zealand Call Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    1.7%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 Apr 2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.66%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 20 Apr 2029
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.6%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 May 2024
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.53%
  • ASB Bank Ltd - Maturing 20 Mar 2023
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents P-1
    1.53%
  • Westpac Bank Advance
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    1.39%
  • New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond - Maturing 20 Sep 2035
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.36%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 May 2031
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.11%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 20.08%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 18.5% 18.5%
International Fixed Interest 24.5% 24.52%
Australasian Equities 9.0% 9.11%
International Equities 28.0% 27.79%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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.