Pathfinder KiwiSaver Conservative Fund
Where a company has multiple ethical concerns, the total concerns percentage counts this investment once.
The average total concerns of all funds of the same risk profile is weighted by the funds' investment values.
The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver conservative funds is 3.58%.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest electric utilities companies. Operates three thermal power stations that employ gas and diesel. In FY2024, 81% of the energy Contact generated came from renewable energy (lower than in 2023 due to a dry winter). However, at the end of 2024 Contact opened a major new geothermal renewable facility - the Tauhara plant. It is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.
We believe Contact Energy is, on the whole, making a positive contribution to the gradual decarbonisation of Aotearoa’s electricity sector through significant investments in solar, geothermal, and battery assets. They have a credible path to being ~98% renewable by late 2025. The ~2% balance is expected to come from 200–300 GWh a year from the Stratford gas peakers; in addition, they retain the ability to purchase emergency supply from Genesis’ Huntly plant. Learn more about why we invest here: https://shorturl.at/FRwN4
An ethical portfolio with a higher exposure to income assets and a lower exposure to growth assets. This Fund’s value is unlikely to fluctuate as much as the Balanced Fund or Growth Fund.
Pathfinder is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland. We started investing ethically in 2010, and now manage 9 funds, with our research and expertise focused on investing responsibly and ethically in global markets. We seek out companies actively making a positive difference and believe these kinds of companies also make better long-term financial investments. Investing ethically to us means making conscious choices for doing good with the money we manage. We want our investors to both do good and do well.
| Value | $22.1M NZD |
| Period of data report | 30th June 2025 |
| Members | 727 |
| Fund started | 23rd July 2019 |
| Total annual fund fees | 0.92% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 0.8% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.12% |
| Total other charges | 27.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
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John Berry |
Currently: CEO (16 years, 3 months)
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David Lewis |
Currently: CIO (0 years, 2 months)
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Kent Fraser |
Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (8 years, 9 months)
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This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.91% | 3.18% |
| 2024 | 6.48% | 5.98% |
| 2023 | -1.85% | -0.05% |
| 2022 | -0.74% | 1.88% |
| 2021 | 8.94% | 6.84% |
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 30th June 2025.
Cash At Bank - NZD - ANZ
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Ltd. 15/05/2054
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA+
European Investment Bank Bond 14/02/2033
Luxembourg Int Fixed Interest AAA
Kfw Development Bank 28/02/2034
Georgia Int Fixed Interest AAA
Cash At Bank- NZD- Westpac
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond 15/04/2037
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA+
Community Refuge Trust 21/03/2026
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB
The Export-Import Bank Of Korea Bond 28/11/2029
Korea, Republic of Int Fixed Interest AA-
ANZ Bank Bond 17/09/2031
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
European Investment Bank Bond 10/10/2031
Luxembourg Int Fixed Interest AAA
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 24.0% | 20.86% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 27.0% | 24.41% |
| International Fixed Interest | 39.0% | 41.88% |
| Australasian Equities | 3.0% | 1.94% |
| International Equities | 6.0% | 7.26% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.75% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 30th June 2025.
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 2025 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.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest electric utilities companies. Operates three thermal power stations that employ gas and diesel. In FY2024, 81% of the energy Contact generated came from renewable energy (lower than in 2023 due to a dry winter). However, at the end of 2024 Contact opened a major new geothermal renewable facility - the Tauhara plant. It is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.
We believe Contact Energy is, on the whole, making a positive contribution to the gradual decarbonisation of Aotearoa’s electricity sector through significant investments in solar, geothermal, and battery assets. They have a credible path to being ~98% renewable by late 2025. The ~2% balance is expected to come from 200–300 GWh a year from the Stratford gas peakers; in addition, they retain the ability to purchase emergency supply from Genesis’ Huntly plant. Learn more about why we invest here: https://shorturl.at/FRwN4
An ethical portfolio with a higher exposure to income assets and a lower exposure to growth assets. This Fund’s value is unlikely to fluctuate as much as the Balanced Fund or Growth Fund.
Pathfinder is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland. We started investing ethically in 2010, and now manage 9 funds, with our research and expertise focused on investing responsibly and ethically in global markets. We seek out companies actively making a positive difference and believe these kinds of companies also make better long-term financial investments. Investing ethically to us means making conscious choices for doing good with the money we manage. We want our investors to both do good and do well.
| Value | $22.1M NZD |
| Period of data report | 30th June 2025 |
| Members | 727 |
| Fund started | 23rd July 2019 |
| Total annual fund fees | 0.92% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 0.8% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.12% |
| Total other charges | 27.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
John Berry |
Currently: CEO (16 years, 3 months)
|
|
David Lewis |
Currently: CIO (0 years, 2 months)
|
|
Kent Fraser |
Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (8 years, 9 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.91% | 3.18% |
| 2024 | 6.48% | 5.98% |
| 2023 | -1.85% | -0.05% |
| 2022 | -0.74% | 1.88% |
| 2021 | 8.94% | 6.84% |
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 30th June 2025.
Cash At Bank - NZD - ANZ
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Ltd. 15/05/2054
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA+
European Investment Bank Bond 14/02/2033
Luxembourg Int Fixed Interest AAA
Kfw Development Bank 28/02/2034
Georgia Int Fixed Interest AAA
Cash At Bank- NZD- Westpac
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond 15/04/2037
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA+
Community Refuge Trust 21/03/2026
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB
The Export-Import Bank Of Korea Bond 28/11/2029
Korea, Republic of Int Fixed Interest AA-
ANZ Bank Bond 17/09/2031
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
European Investment Bank Bond 10/10/2031
Luxembourg Int Fixed Interest AAA
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 24.0% | 20.86% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 27.0% | 24.41% |
| International Fixed Interest | 39.0% | 41.88% |
| Australasian Equities | 3.0% | 1.94% |
| International Equities | 6.0% | 7.26% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.75% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 30th June 2025.
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 2025 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.
