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:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Ubs 0.32%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.29%
    • Meta Platforms, Inc. 0.27%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.19%
    • Rio Tinto 0.06%
    • Shell 0.84% !!
      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
    • BHP Group 0.22% !!
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Shell 0.84% !!
      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
    • L'Oréal SA 0.08%
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.07%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.03%
    • Hexcel Corp. 0.15%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 1.47% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC 0.90% !!
      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
    • Shell 0.84% !!
      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
    • Santos Ltd. 0.63% !!
      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
    • Ampol Ltd. 0.53%
    • Teck Resources Limited 0.35%
    • Origin Energy 0.34% !!
      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
    • Ameren Corp. 0.26%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc. 0.24% !!
      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
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd. 0.24% !!
      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
    • BHP Group 0.22% !!
      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
    • Genesis Energy Ltd. 0.21%
    • Apa Group 0.18% !!
      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
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.18%
    • BP 0.08% !!
      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
    • Rio Tinto 0.06%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd. 0.05%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.03%
    • Beach Energy Ltd. 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
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 0.02%
    • Cooper Energy Ltd. 0.02%
    • Coronado Global Resources, Inc. 0.02%
    • Iberdrola 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc. 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
    • New Hope Corp. Ltd. 0.02%
    • Rwe AG 0.02%
    • Tc Energy Corp. 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
    • Agl Energy Ltd. 0.01%
    • Alcoa Corp. 0.01%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc. 0.01%

Fund Provider Response

At Milford, we are acutely aware of our capacity as shareholders to drive positive change. Rather than just avoid harm, we believe it is our duty to use our seat at the table to help drive the transition to a more sustainable future. We use our detailed research to enable educated conversations with the companies we invest in and push them to deliver better outcomes via sustainability targets, action and reporting. Please see our website for a deeper explanation of our approach and examples in our latest engagement activities and outcomes report: https://milfordasset.com/Engagement-Activity-and-Outcomes

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.

About this fund

The Fund’s objective is to provide moderate returns and capital growth, after the base fund fee but before tax and before the performance fee, over the minimum recommended investment timeframe of four years. It is a diversified fund that primarily invests in fixed interest securities with a significant allocation to equities.

Value $189M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Members 4,731
Fund started 27th March 2020
Total annual fund fees 1.06%
Total performance based fees 0.11%
Manager's basic fee 0.93%
Other management and administration charges 0.02%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Mark Riggall

Currently: Portfolio Manager, Senior Dealer (9 years, 9 months)
Previously: Executive Director of Equity Derivatives Trading at Morgan Stanley, United Kingdom and Hong Kong (11 years, 0 months)

Paul Morris

Currently: Portfolio Manager (8 years, 8 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Strategy and Fixed Income at Macquarie Private Wealth, New Zealand (4 years, 6 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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% 8.07%
2023 -2.79% 0.13%
2022 1.34% 1.94%
2021 17.98% 14.77%

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 Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZD Cash Current Account (Hsbc)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    9.44%
  • Contact Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.33%
  • NZ Government Inflation Indexed 2.00% 20/09/2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.31%
  • Origin Energy Finance Ltd 5.35% 26/09/2031
    Australia Int Fixed Interest BBB
    1.17%
  • NZ Local Government Funding 4.5% 15/05/2030
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.14%
  • USD Cash Current Account (Hsbc)
    United States Cash and Equivalents A+
    0.96%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.96%
  • NZD Cash Call Account (Bank Of China)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A
    0.95%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    0.92%
  • Crh PLC
    United States International Equities
    0.89%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 9.0% 17.2%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 15.0% 14.91%
International Fixed Interest 36.0% 30.76%
Australasian Equities 15.0% 13.19%
International Equities 19.0% 19.81%
Listed Properties 6.0% 3.65%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.48%
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 30th Sept. 2024.