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 0.12%
    • Credit Suisse Group AG 0.11%
    • Wells Fargo Bank Na 0.07%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.05%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.05%
    • Ubs Group AG 0.02%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.02%
    • Bank Hapoalim Bm 0.01%
    • Caterpillar Finl Service 0.01%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.10% !!
      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
    • 3M Co 0.06%
    • Shell International Fin 0.05% !!
      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%
    • 3M Company 0.02%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.14%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.09%
    • Unilever PLC 0.08%
    • L'Oreal 0.07%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.07%
    • 3M Co 0.06%
    • Hermes International 0.06%
    • Unilever Capital Corp 0.06%
    • Clorox Company 0.05%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.05%
    • Shell International Fin 0.05% !!
      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
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.04%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.03%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.03%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.03%
    • 3M Company 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd 0.02%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.02%
    • Givaudan Fin Europe 0.01%
    • Hexcel Corp 0.01%
    • Oneok Inc 0.19%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.18% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.10% !!
      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 0.10% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 0.08%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.08%
    • Woodside Finance Ltd 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
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.07% !!
      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
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.06%
    • Itochu Corp 0.05% !!
      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 0.05% !!
      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 Ltd 0.05%
    • Shell International Fin 0.05% !!
      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 Corporation 0.04%
    • American Electric Power 0.04%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.04%
    • Equinor Asa 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
    • Hf Sinclair Corp 0.04%
    • Iberdrola Intl Bv 0.04% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Nisource Inc 0.04%
    • Public Service Enterprise Gp 0.04%
    • Woodside Energy Group 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
    • Altagas Ltd 0.03%
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestit 0.03%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enel Spa 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Entergy Corp 0.03%
    • Korea Electric Power Co 0.03%
    • Public Service Enterpris 0.03%
    • Santos Ltd 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
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • Vopak 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
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Enbridge 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
    • Enel Chile SA 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Galp Energia Sgps SA 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 0.02% !!
      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
    • Orica Ltd 0.02%
    • Phillips 66 Co 0.02%
    • Santos Finance 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
    • Sgs Nederland Hldg Bv 0.02%
    • Aker BP Asa 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
    • Ampol Ltd 0.01%
    • Centrica PLC 0.01%
    • Dt Midstream Inc 0.01%
    • Endesa SA 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enel Americas SA 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Kinder Morgan Inc 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%
    • Pacificorp 0.01%
    • Totalenergies Cap Intl 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
    • Totalenergies Se 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
    • Valero Energy Partners 0.01%
    • Xcel Energy Inc 0.01%

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 Conservative Fund invests mainly in income assets (cash and cash equivalents and fixed interest), with a smaller exposure to growth assets (equities, listed property and listed infrastructure).The fund may also invest in alternative assets.The Conservative Fund aims to achieve (after the fund charge and before tax) over the long term low relatively stable returns, allowing for small ups and downs in value.

Value $658M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Members 17,196
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.43%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.38%
Other management and administration charges 0.05%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

George Crosby

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: General Manager Portfolio Completion, New Zealand Superannuation Fund (2 years, 9 months)

Mathew Young

Currently: Deputy Chief Investment Offficer (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Head of FX Strategy and Implementation, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (5 years, 1 months)

Helen Skinner

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

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 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 6.55% 5.85%
2023 -1.85% -2.27%
2022 -0.74% 0.61%
2021 8.94% 7.28%
2020 0.61% 2.27%
2019 4.19% 4.35%
2018 3.58% 3.07%
2017 4.10% 2.83%
2016 3.52% 3.44%
2015 8.10% 8.84%

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 June 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Canada Bond Fixed 1.5% 01/Dec/2031 - Repurchase Agreement
    Canada Cash and Equivalents
    1.49%
  • New Zealand Government 14/04/2033 3.50%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.06%
  • Cash Deposit (J.P. Morgan USD)
    United States Cash and Equivalents A-1
    1.03%
  • New Zealand Government 15/05/2028 0.25%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA+
    0.95%
  • New Zealand Government 15/05/2026 0.50%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.83%
  • New Zealand Government 15/04/2027 4.5%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.8%
  • Tba Umbs Single Family 30Yr 5.0 07/24
    United States Int Fixed Interest
    0.77%
  • Rabobank Floating Rate Note 05/04/2027
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A+
    0.71%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    0.69%
  • New Zealand Government 20/04/29 3%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.68%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 17.41%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 15.0% 16.62%
International Fixed Interest 45.0% 46.14%
Australasian Equities 3.5% 3.62%
International Equities 13.5% 13.08%
Listed Properties 2.25% 2.39%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.75% 0.74%
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 June 2024.