AE KiwiSaver Plan
Where a company has multiple ethical concerns, the total concerns percentage counts this investment once.
The average total concerns of all funds of the same risk profile is weighted by the funds' investment values.
The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver growth funds is 8.07%.
AE KiwiSaver Plan may only hold investments which comply with the Strict Ethical Mandate of AE KiwiSaver Plan. The fund’s investment objective is to increase the rate of average annual return to investors over the long-term, while strictly complying with AE KiwiSaver Plan’s Strict Ethical Mandate.
Always-Ethical is a boutique fund management group based in Auckland, New Zealand. We specialise in providing ethical investment solutions to New Zealand and international investors. Always-Ethical currently offers two ethical investment products: AE Investor and AE KiwiSaver Plan.
| Value | $79.2M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st March 2025 |
| Members | 3,429 |
| Fund started | 25th Feb. 2014 |
| Total annual fund fees | 3.44% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.39% |
| Other management and administration charges | 2.05% |
| Total other charges | 32.4 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
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Gregory Fortuin |
Currently: Board Chair (11 years, 7 months)
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Brian Henry |
Currently: Director/Management Committee (11 years, 7 months)
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Dennis Gates |
Currently: Director/Management Committee (4 years, 1 months)
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Robert Knox |
Currently: Investment Committee Chair (11 years, 7 months)
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Sandra Clark |
Currently: CEO/Management Committee (5 years, 1 months)
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This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.71% | -10.95% |
| 2024 | 14.15% | 15.16% |
| 2023 | -3.87% | 9.25% |
| 2022 | 1.40% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 28.16% | 12.47% |
| 2020 | -3.43% | 23.65% |
| 2019 | 6.75% | 13.82% |
| 2018 | 7.80% | -1.97% |
| 2017 | 9.24% | 0.41% |
| 2016 | 3.62% | 4.05% |
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 2025.
ANZ Bank - Call Accounts
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
Equinix, Inc.
United States International Equities
Nvidia Corporation
United States International Equities
Eli Lilly and Company
United States International Equities
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
United States International Equities
Asml Holding N.V.
United States International Equities
Vertiv Holdings, Llc
United States International Equities
Comfort Systems Usa, Inc.
United States International Equities
Linde PLC
United States International Equities
Ge Vernova Inc.
United States International Equities
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 20.0% | 11.5% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Equities | 80.0% | 88.5% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.
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 2025 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.
AE KiwiSaver Plan may only hold investments which comply with the Strict Ethical Mandate of AE KiwiSaver Plan. The fund’s investment objective is to increase the rate of average annual return to investors over the long-term, while strictly complying with AE KiwiSaver Plan’s Strict Ethical Mandate.
Always-Ethical is a boutique fund management group based in Auckland, New Zealand. We specialise in providing ethical investment solutions to New Zealand and international investors. Always-Ethical currently offers two ethical investment products: AE Investor and AE KiwiSaver Plan.
| Value | $79.2M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st March 2025 |
| Members | 3,429 |
| Fund started | 25th Feb. 2014 |
| Total annual fund fees | 3.44% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.39% |
| Other management and administration charges | 2.05% |
| Total other charges | 32.4 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
Gregory Fortuin |
Currently: Board Chair (11 years, 7 months)
|
|
Brian Henry |
Currently: Director/Management Committee (11 years, 7 months)
|
|
Dennis Gates |
Currently: Director/Management Committee (4 years, 1 months)
|
|
Robert Knox |
Currently: Investment Committee Chair (11 years, 7 months)
|
|
Sandra Clark |
Currently: CEO/Management Committee (5 years, 1 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.71% | -10.95% |
| 2024 | 14.15% | 15.16% |
| 2023 | -3.87% | 9.25% |
| 2022 | 1.40% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 28.16% | 12.47% |
| 2020 | -3.43% | 23.65% |
| 2019 | 6.75% | 13.82% |
| 2018 | 7.80% | -1.97% |
| 2017 | 9.24% | 0.41% |
| 2016 | 3.62% | 4.05% |
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 2025.
ANZ Bank - Call Accounts
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
Equinix, Inc.
United States International Equities
Nvidia Corporation
United States International Equities
Eli Lilly and Company
United States International Equities
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
United States International Equities
Asml Holding N.V.
United States International Equities
Vertiv Holdings, Llc
United States International Equities
Comfort Systems Usa, Inc.
United States International Equities
Linde PLC
United States International Equities
Ge Vernova Inc.
United States International Equities
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 20.0% | 11.5% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Equities | 80.0% | 88.5% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.
