Funds

NZ Defence Force KiwiSaver Moderate Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 7.03%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver balanced funds is 5.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 0.77%

    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • BHP
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron 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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • FMC Corp.
      0.03%
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Gold
      0.01%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels 3.89%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.70%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC
      0.14%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BP
      0.13%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.11%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • Engie SA
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Aker BP Asa
      0.09%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.05%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vår Energi Asa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cez As
      0.04%
    • Conocophillips
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron 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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mplx Lp
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • OMV AG
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.03%
    • Portland General Electric Co.
      0.03%
    • Rwe AG
      0.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Snam Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Wintershall Dea
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Enel
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Jefferies
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Gold
      0.01%
    • Cenovus Energy, 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • National Grid North America, Inc.
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Repsol
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Suncor Energy, 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Southern Co.
      0.01%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 1.02%

    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.12%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Celanese US Holdings Llc
      0.03%
    • Chevron 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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.03%
    • FMC Corp.
      0.03%
    • Givaudan Finance Europe Bv
      0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.03%
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.02%
    • Huntsman Corp.
      0.02%
    • Kering SA
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Dow Chemical Co.
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.01%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.01%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.01%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.01%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.4%

    • UBS
      0.14%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.13%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • General Motors
      0.08%
    • Nestlé
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Bank Hapoalim B.M.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Holcim
      0.02%
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Social Harm 0.49%

  • Weapons 0.35%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.10%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.09%
    • Dassault Aviation SA
      0.04%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Invests mainly in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash, with about 40% invested in growth assets such as shares and real assets. May be suitable for investors who want to invest in a broad mix of assets and who are comfortable with a higher degree of volatility in returns than can be expected from the Conservative fund.

    Value $9.41M NZD
    Period of data report 30th June 2025
    Members 472
    Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.73%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.52%
    Other management and administration charges 0.21%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Ross Butler

    Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Director Investments (Australia) Limited (current) (10 years, 4 months)

    Kylie Willment

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (7 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

    Padraig Brown

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (11 years, 2 months)

    James Wilson

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (6 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Analyst - New Zealand Treasury (1 years, 0 months)

    David Scobie

    Currently: Principal, Investments New Zealand - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Principal Advisor, Capital Markets - New Zealand Treasury (1 years, 5 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.

  • Past Returns

    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
    2025 4.34% 4.43%
    2024 10.86% 6.91%
    2023 -2.79% -2.69%
    2022 1.34% 0.76%
    2021 17.98% 11.34%
    2020 -1.40% -0.66%
    2019 5.81% 3.89%
    2018 5.28% 4.54%
    2017 5.86% 4.64%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.0% 20/04/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.34%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.62%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.53%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.48%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.42%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.42%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2035

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.41%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.75% 15/05/2041

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.35%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 2.00% 15/05/2032

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.31%
    • UK Gilt 3.75% 07/03/2027

      United Kingdom Int Fixed Interest AA

      1.21%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 12.0% 12.59%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 18.5% 19.78%
    International Fixed Interest 29.5% 29.3%
    Australasian Equities 10.5% 10.27%
    International Equities 25.5% 24.14%
    Listed Properties 2.0% 1.95%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 2.0% 1.97%
    Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

    Investment Mix

    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 30th June 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.77% Environmental Harm
  • 3.89% Fossil Fuels
  • 1.02% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.4% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.49% Social Harm
  • 0.35% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • BHP
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron 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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • FMC Corp.
      0.03%
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Gold
      0.01%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.70%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC
      0.14%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BP
      0.13%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.11%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • Engie SA
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Aker BP Asa
      0.09%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.05%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vår Energi Asa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cez As
      0.04%
    • Conocophillips
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron 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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mplx Lp
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • OMV AG
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.03%
    • Portland General Electric Co.
      0.03%
    • Rwe AG
      0.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Snam Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Wintershall Dea
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Enel
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Jefferies
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Gold
      0.01%
    • Cenovus Energy, 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • National Grid North America, Inc.
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Repsol
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Suncor Energy, 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Southern Co.
      0.01%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.12%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Celanese US Holdings Llc
      0.03%
    • Chevron 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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.03%
    • FMC Corp.
      0.03%
    • Givaudan Finance Europe Bv
      0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.03%
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.02%
    • Huntsman Corp.
      0.02%
    • Kering SA
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Dow Chemical Co.
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.01%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.01%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.01%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.01%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • UBS
      0.14%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.13%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • General Motors
      0.08%
    • Nestlé
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Bank Hapoalim B.M.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Holcim
      0.02%
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.10%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.09%
    • Dassault Aviation SA
      0.04%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.01%

About this Fund

Invests mainly in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash, with about 40% invested in growth assets such as shares and real assets. May be suitable for investors who want to invest in a broad mix of assets and who are comfortable with a higher degree of volatility in returns than can be expected from the Conservative fund.

Value $9.41M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2025
Members 472
Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.73%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.52%
Other management and administration charges 0.21%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: Director Investments (Australia) Limited (current) (10 years, 4 months)

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (7 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

Padraig Brown

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (11 years, 2 months)

James Wilson

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (6 years, 5 months)
Previously: Analyst - New Zealand Treasury (1 years, 0 months)

David Scobie

Currently: Principal, Investments New Zealand - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: Principal Advisor, Capital Markets - New Zealand Treasury (1 years, 5 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.

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
2025 4.34% 4.43%
2024 10.86% 6.91%
2023 -2.79% -2.69%
2022 1.34% 0.76%
2021 17.98% 11.34%
2020 -1.40% -0.66%
2019 5.81% 3.89%
2018 5.28% 4.54%
2017 5.86% 4.64%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.0% 20/04/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.34%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.62%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.53%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.48%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.42%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.42%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2035

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.41%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.75% 15/05/2041

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.35%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 2.00% 15/05/2032

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.31%
  • UK Gilt 3.75% 07/03/2027

    United Kingdom Int Fixed Interest AA

    1.21%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 12.0% 12.59%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 18.5% 19.78%
International Fixed Interest 29.5% 29.3%
Australasian Equities 10.5% 10.27%
International Equities 25.5% 24.14%
Listed Properties 2.0% 1.95%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 2.0% 1.97%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

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 30th June 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.