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

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.46%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.20%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.09%
    • Bank Hapoalim Bm 0.05%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.04%
    • 3M Co 0.23%
    • Shell International Fin 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
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.50%
    • L'Oreal 0.28%
    • Hermes International 0.25%
    • Unilever PLC 0.24%
    • 3M Co 0.23%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.23%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.21%
    • Clorox Company 0.18%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.14%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.13%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.11%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.04%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.03% !!
      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
    • Unilever Capital Corp 0.03%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.02%
    • Shell International Fin 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
    • Unilever Finance 0.02%
    • Dow Chemical Co/The 0.01%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.90% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 0.31%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.27%
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.24%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.20% !!
      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
    • Itochu Corp 0.20% !!
      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
    • Marubeni Corp 0.19% !!
      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
    • Equinor Asa 0.17% !!
      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 NZ Lt 0.16%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.16%
    • Hf Sinclair Corp 0.16%
    • Public Service Enterprise Gp 0.15%
    • Altagas Ltd 0.11%
    • Oneok Inc 0.11%
    • Galp Energia Sgps SA 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
    • Enel Finance Intl Nv 0.06% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Endesa SA 0.05% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Woodside Finance Ltd 0.04% !!
      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
    • Enel Spa 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.03% !!
      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
    • Iberdrola Intl Bv 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Shell International Fin 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
    • OMV AG 0.01% !!
      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
    • Oneok Partners Lp 0.01%
    • Phillips 66 0.01%
    • Public Service Enterpris 0.01%
    • Santos Finance Ltd 0.01% !!
      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

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 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 Automatic Fund is a life cycle investment option. Its objective is to try to achieve an appropriate long-term outcome for investors by accepting a higher investment risk and return volatility in the early stages of a member’s working life as a trade-off for potentially higher returns.

Value $5.51M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Members 169
Fund started 1st July 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.38%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.35%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 54.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Basil Morrison

Currently: LGST Chairman (12 years, 10 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

Grant Hassell

Currently: Licensed Independent Trustee (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

Charlie Howe

Currently: Chief Executive Officer (Civic Financial Services) (2 years, 7 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

Glenn Watkin

Currently: Chief Financial Officer (Civic Financial Services) (5 years, 2 months)
Previously: Investment Accountant (Civic Financial Services) (6 years, 5 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 14.32% 12.85%
2023 -3.87% -2.74%
2022 1.40% 2.49%
2021 28.16% 23.0%
2020 -3.43% -3.28%
2019 6.75% 9.15%
2018 7.80% 6.6%
2017 9.24% 7.12%
2016 3.62% 4.13%
2015 13.73% 16.31%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • ANZ Wholesale International Share Fund No. 5
    New Zealand International Equities
    29.11%
  • Harbour NZ Shares Index Fund
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    17.6%
  • ANZ Wholesale Hedged International Share Fund No. 5
    New Zealand International Equities
    15.75%
  • Harbour Real Estate Investment Fund
    New Zealand Listed Property
    12.58%
  • ANZ Wholesale International Sovereign Fund
    New Zealand Int Fixed Interest
    6.0%
  • ANZ Wholesale International Credit Fund
    New Zealand Int Fixed Interest
    5.96%
  • ANZ Wholesale Cash Fund
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    4.99%
  • ANZ Sovereign Bond Fund
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    4.01%
  • ANZ High Grade Bond Fund
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    3.99%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 4.99%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 8.0% 8.0%
International Fixed Interest 12.0% 11.97%
Australasian Equities 17.5% 17.6%
International Equities 45.0% 44.85%
Listed Properties 12.5% 12.58%
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 March 2024.