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:

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

Companies of concern

    • BHP Group Ltd 10.96%
    • Apa Group 3.29%
    • South32 Ltd 1.53%
    • Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd 1.53%
    • New Hope Corp Ltd 1.49%
    • Brickworks Ltd 0.11%
    • Jumbo Interactive Ltd 0.17%
    • Metcash Ltd 1.57%
    • BHP Group Ltd 10.96%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 7.37%

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

Invests in Australian shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the S&P/ASX Dividend Opportunities Index.

Value $1.2M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 182
Fund started 21st Sept. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.59%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.59%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (7 years, 1 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (7 years, 8 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (3 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Hugh Duncan Stevens

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (4 years, 10 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer - Implemented Investment Solutions Ltd (2 years, 6 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (7 years, 1 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 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 1.57%
Animal Cruelty 0.00%
Fossil Fuels 18.91%
Gambling 0.17%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 18.33%
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% 10.0%
2021 36.11% 38.4%
2020 -6.34% -22.18%
2019 9.78% 5.06%
2018 6.95% -7.81%
2017 10.40% 16.65%

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

  • BHP Group Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    12.0%
  • Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    10.19%
  • Wesfarmers Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    9.57%
  • Rio Tinto Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    8.49%
  • Woolworths Group Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    8.42%
  • Coles Group Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    5.97%
  • Apa Group
    Australia Australasian Equities
    3.41%
  • Aurizon Holdings Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    3.32%
  • Sonic Healthcare Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    3.12%
  • ASX Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    2.83%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 100.0% 0.575745%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 99.424255%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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.