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 balanced funds is 5.99%.
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
Procter & Gamble Co. is a consumer products company involved in home goods, cosmetics and healthcare products. The company says they are committed to being cruelty free and ending animal testing, but are still involved in animal testing their cosmetic products, particularly on ingredients for cosmetics.
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
L'Oréal is a personal care company and cosmetics company concentrating on hair colour, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfume, and hair care. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law.
Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
Wells Fargo is a multinational financial services company which serves millions of customers in 35 countries. They have been involved in significant business ethics scandals for false inflation, cross selling and misleading customers over a period of 2002 to 2016.
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
The world’s largest social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp). Company has faced claims and legal actions due to mental health harm (notably to young people), breaches of user privacy / data rights, and the spread of misinformation. Inadequate moderating in non-English speaking countries (e.g. Myanmar) allowed the platform to be used to incite ethnic violence. Removal of content moderation from strt of 2025 increases risk of social and political harm.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
Johnson & Johnson is the world's largest and most diverse healthcare firm. Repeated incidents related to the quality and safety of several of its products across drugs, devices, and consumer products. Exceptioanlly high number of liability claims relating to talc based products and links to cancers.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
Has developed AI-based predictive policing systems. These are sold to Israeli security forces and used in surveillance of Palestinian in occupied Palestinian territories. The systems were originally designed for US immigration authorities and are used in the US to target immigrants and manage raids.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence that DNA sequencing products continue to be distributed in China, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region.
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.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
Operates electric and natural gas transmission systems in the UK and US. It also operates facilities for storing LNG. including the Grain LNG terminal in the UK which is the largest LNG facility in Europe and 8th globally.
Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.
The USA’s largest retailer by sales, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Walmart retails shotguns, pistols and ammunition at some of its stores in the USA, as well as components for firearms such as scopes (less than 1% given scale of other lines). Walmart operates stricter controls on firearms than required by US federal law.
Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
The world’s second largest source of plastic garbage in the world’s oceans, which has devastating impacts on our oceans, wreaking havoc on wildlife and sending plastic particles into the food chain. Alongside other large companies who use plastics, PepsiCo appeared to lobby against some improvements propopsed by the Global Plastics Treaty.
The objective of Life Cycle is to allocate your investment across the three funds (Strategies) in the Scheme based on your age to ensure your investment is allocated in a manner consistent with your investment timeframe. At age 75, your investment will be allocated as follows: 35% to the Income Strategy; 34% to the Inflation Strategy; and 31% to the Growth Strategy.
| Value | $1.13M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st March 2025 |
| Members | 32 |
| Fund started | 1st Nov. 2010 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.45% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.03% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.42% |
| Total other charges | 29.76 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
John Cobb |
Currently: Chair of the Investment Governance Committee and a Director (2 years, 4 months)
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|
Michael Lang |
Currently: Chief Executive and a Director (6 years, 6 months)
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Mark Brooks |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer and a Principal (1 years, 1 months)
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Paul Van Wetering |
Currently: Head of Investment Operations and Responsible Investing (5 years, 3 months)
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Casey Keiper |
Currently: Portfolio Manager and Head of Research (0 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 31st March 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 | 4.34% | 1.51% |
| 2024 | 10.86% | 8.61% |
| 2023 | -2.79% | -8.29% |
| 2022 | 1.34% | -8.88% |
| 2021 | 17.98% | 44.12% |
| 2020 | -1.40% | -3.47% |
| 2019 | 5.81% | 4.02% |
| 2018 | 5.28% | 3.39% |
| 2017 | 5.86% | 6.28% |
| 2016 | 4.01% | -2.89% |
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 2025.
Westpac Cash
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
Westpac Bank Bill 3.985% 19/05/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
Goldman Sachs Futures
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1
Westpac Bank Bill 4.033% 14/05/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
ANZ Bank Ltd 2.999% 17/09/2031
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A
Housing NZ Ltd 3.42% 18/10/2028
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
BNZ Bank Bill 3.645% 19/06/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
Bank Of New Zealand 5.872% 01/09/2028
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
Citibank Hong Kong Cash
United States Cash and Equivalents A-1
Goldman Sachs Futures
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 6.0% | 16.41% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 20.0% | 13.95% |
| International Fixed Interest | 21.0% | 6.64% |
| Australasian Equities | 18.0% | 18.49% |
| International Equities | 25.0% | 29.62% |
| Listed Properties | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 1.74% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 4.85% |
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 March 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 are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
Procter & Gamble Co. is a consumer products company involved in home goods, cosmetics and healthcare products. The company says they are committed to being cruelty free and ending animal testing, but are still involved in animal testing their cosmetic products, particularly on ingredients for cosmetics.
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
L'Oréal is a personal care company and cosmetics company concentrating on hair colour, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfume, and hair care. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law.
Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
Wells Fargo is a multinational financial services company which serves millions of customers in 35 countries. They have been involved in significant business ethics scandals for false inflation, cross selling and misleading customers over a period of 2002 to 2016.
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
The world’s largest social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp). Company has faced claims and legal actions due to mental health harm (notably to young people), breaches of user privacy / data rights, and the spread of misinformation. Inadequate moderating in non-English speaking countries (e.g. Myanmar) allowed the platform to be used to incite ethnic violence. Removal of content moderation from strt of 2025 increases risk of social and political harm.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
Johnson & Johnson is the world's largest and most diverse healthcare firm. Repeated incidents related to the quality and safety of several of its products across drugs, devices, and consumer products. Exceptioanlly high number of liability claims relating to talc based products and links to cancers.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
Has developed AI-based predictive policing systems. These are sold to Israeli security forces and used in surveillance of Palestinian in occupied Palestinian territories. The systems were originally designed for US immigration authorities and are used in the US to target immigrants and manage raids.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence that DNA sequencing products continue to be distributed in China, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region.
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.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
Operates electric and natural gas transmission systems in the UK and US. It also operates facilities for storing LNG. including the Grain LNG terminal in the UK which is the largest LNG facility in Europe and 8th globally.
Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.
The USA’s largest retailer by sales, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Walmart retails shotguns, pistols and ammunition at some of its stores in the USA, as well as components for firearms such as scopes (less than 1% given scale of other lines). Walmart operates stricter controls on firearms than required by US federal law.
Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
The world’s second largest source of plastic garbage in the world’s oceans, which has devastating impacts on our oceans, wreaking havoc on wildlife and sending plastic particles into the food chain. Alongside other large companies who use plastics, PepsiCo appeared to lobby against some improvements propopsed by the Global Plastics Treaty.
The objective of Life Cycle is to allocate your investment across the three funds (Strategies) in the Scheme based on your age to ensure your investment is allocated in a manner consistent with your investment timeframe. At age 75, your investment will be allocated as follows: 35% to the Income Strategy; 34% to the Inflation Strategy; and 31% to the Growth Strategy.
| Value | $1.13M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st March 2025 |
| Members | 32 |
| Fund started | 1st Nov. 2010 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.45% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.03% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.42% |
| Total other charges | 29.76 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
John Cobb |
Currently: Chair of the Investment Governance Committee and a Director (2 years, 4 months)
|
|
Michael Lang |
Currently: Chief Executive and a Director (6 years, 6 months)
|
|
Mark Brooks |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer and a Principal (1 years, 1 months)
|
|
Paul Van Wetering |
Currently: Head of Investment Operations and Responsible Investing (5 years, 3 months)
|
|
Casey Keiper |
Currently: Portfolio Manager and Head of Research (0 years, 9 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 | 4.34% | 1.51% |
| 2024 | 10.86% | 8.61% |
| 2023 | -2.79% | -8.29% |
| 2022 | 1.34% | -8.88% |
| 2021 | 17.98% | 44.12% |
| 2020 | -1.40% | -3.47% |
| 2019 | 5.81% | 4.02% |
| 2018 | 5.28% | 3.39% |
| 2017 | 5.86% | 6.28% |
| 2016 | 4.01% | -2.89% |
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 2025.
Westpac Cash
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
Westpac Bank Bill 3.985% 19/05/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
Goldman Sachs Futures
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1
Westpac Bank Bill 4.033% 14/05/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
ANZ Bank Ltd 2.999% 17/09/2031
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A
Housing NZ Ltd 3.42% 18/10/2028
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
BNZ Bank Bill 3.645% 19/06/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
Bank Of New Zealand 5.872% 01/09/2028
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
Citibank Hong Kong Cash
United States Cash and Equivalents A-1
Goldman Sachs Futures
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 6.0% | 16.41% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 20.0% | 13.95% |
| International Fixed Interest | 21.0% | 6.64% |
| Australasian Equities | 18.0% | 18.49% |
| International Equities | 25.0% | 29.62% |
| Listed Properties | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 1.74% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 4.85% |
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 March 2025.
