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.

This fund has no investments in issues of concern

Key:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

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. 2022 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 Australasian Property Fund invests mainly in New Zealand and Australian listed property assets. Investments may include:
• companies, funds or trusts that invest in property and are listed or intend to list, and • cash and cash equivalents.

Value $25M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 1,063
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.05%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.05%
Total other charges 9.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Paul Huxford

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, New Zealand (4 years, 6 months)
Previously: Acting Chief Investment Officer, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (0 years, 3 months)

Helen Skinner

Currently: Head of Responsible Investing (0 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Emerging Wealth, Craigs Investment Partners (1 years, 2 months)

Craig Tyson

Currently: Head of Australasian Listed Property Securities (4 years, 10 months)
Previously: Investment Manager, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (12 years, 1 months)

Angus Simpson

Currently: Assistant Portfolio Manager (2 years, 7 months)
Previously: Equity Analyst, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (2 years, 11 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 0.00%
Animal Cruelty 0.00%
Fossil Fuels 0.00%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 0.00%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.00%

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. 2022 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.

Note that many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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
2022 3.94% 0.51%
2021 36.11% 32.12%
2020 -6.34% -7.14%
2019 9.78% 19.76%
2018 6.95% 5.78%
2017 10.40% 0.79%
2016 4.51% 14.02%
2015 15.30% 24.67%
2014 10.31% 5.7%
2013 13.23% 21.4%

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. 2022.

Top 10 Investments

  • Goodman Property Trust
    New Zealand Listed Property
    18.32%
  • Precinct Properties NZ Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    16.23%
  • Kiwi Income Property Trust
    New Zealand Listed Property
    14.65%
  • Property For Industry Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    13.95%
  • Stride Stapled Group
    New Zealand Listed Property
    11.56%
  • Vital Healthcare Property Trust
    New Zealand Listed Property
    8.9%
  • Investore Property Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    5.76%
  • Argosy Property Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    2.62%
  • Summerset Group Holdings Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    1.78%
  • Charter Hall Group
    Australia Listed Property
    1.77%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.01%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 100.0% 99.99%
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 Dec. 2022.