Funds

ASB KiwiSaver Positive Impact Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 4.51%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver balanced funds is 5.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 1.81%

    • Ecolab, Inc.
      1.25%
      1.25%
    • Novozymes A/S
      0.40%
      0.40%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Essity
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.81%

  • Fossil Fuels 1.89%

    • Iberdrola
      1.32%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.32%
    • Verbund AG
      0.15%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.15%
    • Engie SA
      0.13%
      !!
      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
      0.13%
    • E.On Se
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Iberdrola Finanzas Sau
      0.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.03%
    • Aes Corporation
      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
      0.02%
    • Enbw International Finance Bv
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Midamerican Energy Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Enbw Energie Baden Württemberg AG
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.01%
    • Erg Spa
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Esb Finance Dac
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Iren Spa
      0.01%
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    To invest in a portfolio of investments that make a positive impact on society or the environment while seeking to provide moderate to high long-term returns allowing for large movements of value up and down. The number of years with negative returns are generally expected to be similar to the Growth Fund in the ASB KiwiSaver Scheme. The impact objective is to achieve measurable positive outcomes in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Positive Impact Fund invests in income and growth assets with a target investment mix of 42% income assets and 58% growth assets.

    Value $75.0M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Members 3,582
    Fund started 25th July 2019
    Total annual fund fees 1.0%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.0%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Frank Jasper

    Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds (previous position) (4 years, 0 months)

    Jax Mitchell

    Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 2 months)
    Previously: GM Wealth, Insurance & Partnerships, ASB Bank (current position) (2 years, 2 months)

    Stephen Moir

    Currently: Investment Committee Chairman (1 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Investment Committee member (3 years, 11 months)

    Jonathan Oram

    Currently: Investment Committee member (0 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Executive GM Corporate Banking, ASB Bank (current position) (1 years, 2 months)

    Justine Sefton

    Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Member/Deputy-Chair of the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa NZ (current position) (4 years, 7 months)

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

  • 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
    2024 10.71% 7.17%
    2023 -2.79% -9.87%
    2022 1.34% 1.17%
    2021 17.98% 24.87%

    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. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Ishares Green Bond Index Fund Ie Class Flexible NZD Hedged

      Ireland Int Fixed Interest

      34.4228%
    • Blackrock Global Impact Fund Class X NZD Hedged

      Ireland International Equities

      28.319%
    • Blackrock Global Impact Fund Class X NZD

      Ireland International Equities

      27.7898%
    • ASB Bank Account NZD

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      8.0455%
    • NZD BNP Paribas A/C

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1

      1.4262%
    • USD BNP Paribas A/C

      United States Cash and Equivalents A-1

      0.0001%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.5% 0.0%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 36.5% 38.88%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 58.0% 61.12%
    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 by asset type.

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

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. 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 1.81% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.81% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 1.89% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Ecolab, Inc.
      1.25%
      1.25%
    • Novozymes A/S
      0.40%
      0.40%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Essity
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Iberdrola
      1.32%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.32%
    • Verbund AG
      0.15%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.15%
    • Engie SA
      0.13%
      !!
      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
      0.13%
    • E.On Se
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Iberdrola Finanzas Sau
      0.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.03%
    • Aes Corporation
      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
      0.02%
    • Enbw International Finance Bv
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Midamerican Energy Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Enbw Energie Baden Württemberg AG
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.01%
    • Erg Spa
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Esb Finance Dac
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Iren Spa
      0.01%
      0.01%

About this Fund

To invest in a portfolio of investments that make a positive impact on society or the environment while seeking to provide moderate to high long-term returns allowing for large movements of value up and down. The number of years with negative returns are generally expected to be similar to the Growth Fund in the ASB KiwiSaver Scheme. The impact objective is to achieve measurable positive outcomes in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Positive Impact Fund invests in income and growth assets with a target investment mix of 42% income assets and 58% growth assets.

Value $75.0M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Members 3,582
Fund started 25th July 2019
Total annual fund fees 1.0%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Frank Jasper

Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds (previous position) (4 years, 0 months)

Jax Mitchell

Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: GM Wealth, Insurance & Partnerships, ASB Bank (current position) (2 years, 2 months)

Stephen Moir

Currently: Investment Committee Chairman (1 years, 7 months)
Previously: Investment Committee member (3 years, 11 months)

Jonathan Oram

Currently: Investment Committee member (0 years, 8 months)
Previously: Executive GM Corporate Banking, ASB Bank (current position) (1 years, 2 months)

Justine Sefton

Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Member/Deputy-Chair of the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa NZ (current position) (4 years, 7 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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 10.71% 7.17%
2023 -2.79% -9.87%
2022 1.34% 1.17%
2021 17.98% 24.87%

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. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Green Bond Index Fund Ie Class Flexible NZD Hedged

    Ireland Int Fixed Interest

    34.4228%
  • Blackrock Global Impact Fund Class X NZD Hedged

    Ireland International Equities

    28.319%
  • Blackrock Global Impact Fund Class X NZD

    Ireland International Equities

    27.7898%
  • ASB Bank Account NZD

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    8.0455%
  • NZD BNP Paribas A/C

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1

    1.4262%
  • USD BNP Paribas A/C

    United States Cash and Equivalents A-1

    0.0001%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.5% 0.0%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 36.5% 38.88%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 58.0% 61.12%
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 by asset type.

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