Funds
Westpac Growth Fund
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
Fossil Fuel
- Contact Energy Ltd 1.18%
- BHP Group Ltd 0.12%
- Anglo American PLC C 0.09%
- Atmos Energy Corporation 0.06%
- American Electric Power Company, Inc. 0.05%
- Ck Asset Holdings Limited 0.05%
- Itochu Corporation 0.05%
- Loews Corporation 0.05%
- Parkland Corporation 0.05%
- Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 0.05%
- China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Ltd Class H 0.04%
- China Suntien Green Energy Corporation Limited Class H 0.04%
- Lg Corp 0.04%
- National Grid PLC 0.04%
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 0.04%
- Sempra Energy 0.04%
- Oci Nv 0.03%
- Rwe AG 0.03%
- Southern Company 0.03%
- Aes Corporation 0.02%
- Citic Limited 0.02%
- Consolidated Edison, Inc. 0.02%
- Constellation Energy Corporation 0.02%
- Dte Energy Company 0.02%
- Iberdrola SA 0.02%
- Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 6.875% 21-Jun-2023 0.02%
- Nextera Energy, Inc. 0.02%
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 0.02%
- Sempra Energy 3.3% 01-Apr-2025 0.02%
- Canadian Utilities Limited Class A 0.01%
- Lg Corp Pfd Registered Shs Non-Voting 0.01%
- Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. 0.01%
- Vistra Corp. 0.01%
Weapons
- Wal-Mart De Mexico Sab De Cv 0.12%
- Amphenol Corporation Class A 0.11%
- Chemring Group PLC 0.03%
- Mtu Aero Engines AG 0.03%
- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd 0.03%
- Walmart Inc. 0.02%
Tobacco
- Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 0.04%
Gambling
- Sky City Entertainment Group 0.27%
- Vici Properties Inc 0.11%
- Greek Organisation Of Football Prognostics SA 0.05%
- Las Vegas Sands Corp. 0.04%
- Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 0.02%
- Genting Bhd. 0.02%
- Wynn Macau Ltd. 0.02%
- 888 Holdings PLC 0.01%
Alcohol
- Diageo PLC 0.26%
- Pernod Ricard SA 0.17%
- Heineken Nv 0.13%
- Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 0.06%
- Carlsberg As Class B 0.05%
- Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. Class H 0.04%
- Davide Campari-Milano N.V. 0.03%
- Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. Class A 0.02%
Palm Oil
- Energy Absolute Public Co. Ltd. Nvdr 0.01%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.33%
- Nestle S.A. 0.29%
- Johnson & Johnson 0.23%
- Nutrien Ltd 0.21%
- Bayer AG 0.17%
- BHP Group Ltd 0.12%
- Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.12%
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 0.07%
- Rio Tinto Ltd 0.07%
- Bunge Limited 0.05%
- Freeport-Mcmoran, Inc. 0.05%
- Barrick Gold Corporation 0.04%
- Basf Se 0.02%
- Credit Suisse Group AG 1.25% 17-Jul-2025 0.02%
- Genting Bhd. 0.02%
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.125% 01-Mar-2025 0.01%
Animal Cruelty
- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.21%
- Nutrien Ltd 0.21%
- Colgate-Palmolive Company 0.18%
- Bayer AG 0.17%
- Danone SA 0.17%
- Pepsico, Inc. 0.17%
- Procter & Gamble Company 0.17%
- 3M Company 0.16%
- Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA 0.16%
- Air Liquide SA 0.12%
- L'Oreal S.A. 0.12%
- Essity Ab Class B 0.11%
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 0.10%
- Mosaic Company 0.10%
- PPG Industries, Inc. 0.10%
- Sherwin-Williams Company 0.10%
- Coca-Cola Company 0.09%
- Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A 0.08%
- General Mills, Inc. 0.08%
- Unilever PLC 0.08%
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 0.07%
- Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.06%
- Burberry Group PLC 0.06%
- Dow, Inc. 0.06%
- Kellogg Company 0.06%
- Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 0.06%
- Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Sponsored Adr 0.06%
- Prada S.P.A. 0.05%
- Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 0.05%
- Canon Inc. 0.04%
- Daikin Industries, Ltd. 0.04%
- Hermes International Sca 0.04%
- Kikkoman Corporation 0.04%
- Kraft Heinz Company 0.04%
- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd. Class H 0.04%
- Tate & Lyle PLC 0.04%
- Barry Callebaut AG 0.03%
- Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. Class A 0.03%
- Symrise AG 0.03%
- T. Hasegawa Co., Ltd. 0.03%
- Tesco PLC 0.03%
- Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A 0.03%
- Basf Se 0.02%
- Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa 0.02%
- Lg H&H Co., Ltd. 0.02%
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 0.02%
- Arkema SA 0.01%
- Campbell Soup Company 0.01%
- Mondelez International, Inc. 1.625% 08-Mar-2027 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 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
In their own words
The Growth Fund aims to provide higher returns over the long term. The fund invests primarily in growth assets but also has an allocation to income assets. Volatility is expected to be the highest of the funds in the Westpac KiwiSaver Scheme.
| Value | $2.4B NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st Dec. 2022 |
| Members | 122,807 |
| Fund started | 1st Oct. 2007 |
| Total annual fund fees | 0.64% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 0.57% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.07% |
| Total other charges | 5.9 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
Key Personnel
|
Nigel Jackson |
Currently: Chief Executive Officer – BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 5 months) |
|
Philip Houghton-Brown |
Currently: Head of Investment Solutions (2 years, 3 months) |
|
Francois Richeboeuf |
Currently: Senior Manager (12 years, 2 months) |
|
Stephen Hong |
Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (10 years, 3 months) |
|
Angelika Sansom |
Currently: Investment Analytics Manager (21 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 | 0.80% | |
| Animal Cruelty | 3.92% | |
| Fossil Fuels | 2.44% | |
| Gambling | 0.55% | |
| GMOs | 0.00% | |
| Human Rights & Environmental Violations | 1.89% | |
| Palm Oil | 0.02% | |
| Tobacco | 0.04% | |
| Weapons | 0.35% |
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 | 1.87% | 0.07% |
| 2021 | 27.41% | 26.98% |
| 2020 | -3.40% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.95% | 6.84% |
| 2018 | 7.80% | 9.45% |
| 2017 | 9.24% | 6.61% |
| 2016 | 3.62% | 4.75% |
| 2015 | 13.73% | 14.13% |
| 2014 | 8.43% | 8.81% |
| 2013 | 12.00% | 11.57% |
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
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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities2.26% -
S&P500 E-Mini Future
United States International Equities2.2% -
Spi 200 Future
Australia Australasian Equities1.77% -
Spark New Zealand Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.77% -
Mainfreight Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.53% -
Infratil Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.49% -
Ebos Group Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.42% -
Contact Energy Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.34% -
Auckland International Airport Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.3% -
Apple Inc.
United States International Equities1.1%
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 3.0% | 8.18% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 8.0% | 8.02% |
| International Fixed Interest | 9.0% | 7.67% |
| Australasian Equities | 25.0% | 25.05% |
| International Equities | 47.0% | 43.27% |
| Listed Properties | 8.0% | 7.81% |
| 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.
Target
Actual
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.