Funds

NZ Defence Force KiwiSaver Balanced Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 12.17%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 1.83%

    • Shell
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • PepsiCo
      0.21%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.16%
      !!
      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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.15%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.10%
    • Duke Energy 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
    • 3M
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Mining
      0.04%
    • Bayer
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fonterra
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Jardine Matheson
      0.02%
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saputo
      0.02%
    • Vale SA
      0.02%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.02%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 6.05%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.30%
      !!
      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
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.23%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.16%
      !!
      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
    • Sempra Energy
      0.16%
      !!
      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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
    • Caterpillar
      0.13%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.13%
    • Baker Hughes
      0.12%
    • Enel
      0.12%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC
      0.12%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
      0.11%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.10%
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.10%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.09%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      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
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Conocophillips
      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
    • Devon Energy 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
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Eneos Holdings, 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
    • Eog Resources, 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
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.07%
    • The Williams Cos., 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
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.06%
    • Halliburton Co.
      0.06%
    • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      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
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Duke Energy 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
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, 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
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.05%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Aker BP 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
    • Barrick Mining
      0.04%
    • Cez As
      0.04%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.04%
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.04%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      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
    • Phillips 66
      0.04%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.04%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.04%
    • Vår Energi 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
    • Alcoa Corp.
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Cenovus 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
    • Clp Holdings 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
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Inpex 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
    • Mitsui & Co., 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
    • Nederlandse Gasunie Nv
      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
    • Petrobras
      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
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      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
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.02%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.02%
    • Diamondback Energy, 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
    • E.On Se
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • ERG SpA
      0.02%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Gaztransport & Technigaz
      0.02%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Hess Corp.
      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
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
    • Jardine Matheson
      0.02%
    • Jefferies
      0.02%
    • Keyera Corp.
      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
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
    • Ptt Exploration & Production PLC
      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
    • Repsol
      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
    • Snam Spa
      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
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      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
    • Tenaris
      0.02%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.02%
    • Vale SA
      0.02%
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.02%
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.02%
    • Wintershall Dea
      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
    • Ebara Corporation
      0.01%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Endesa SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Franco-Nevada Corp.
      0.01%
    • Indian Oil Corp. 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
    • Kunlun Energy 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
    • Loews Corp.
      0.01%
    • MasTec
      0.01%
    • Mplx Lp
      0.01%
    • Origin Energy
      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
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp.
      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
    • Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
      0.01%
    • SLB
      0.01%
    • 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
    • Spire Inc.
      0.01%
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Yokogawa Electric
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 1.97%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.30%
      !!
      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
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.16%
      !!
      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.
      0.13%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.11%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Yara International Asa
      0.06%
    • 3M
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.04%
    • Air Liquide
      0.03%
    • Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
      0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • Arkema SA
      0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.02%
    • Celanese Corp.
      0.01%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Rpm International, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations 3.65%

    • Tesla
      0.42%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.28%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.19%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      0.19%
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.15%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.14%
    • Caterpillar
      0.13%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • IBM
      0.11%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • General Motors
      0.10%
    • Nestlé
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Airbnb
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Holcim
      0.08%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrobras
      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
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.03%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Maersk
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Pan American Silver Corp.
      0.02%
    • Ptt Exploration & Production PLC
      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
    • Volvo Group
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Zijin Mining
      0.02%
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.01%
    • 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
  • Social Harm 0.51%

  • Weapons 0.74%

    • GE Aerospace
      0.24%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
      0.05%
    • Oshkosh Corp.
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • AMETEK
      0.03%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
      0.01%
    • TKMS AG (Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems) AG
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

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

    Value $123M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Members 3,003
    Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.8%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.59%
    Other management and administration charges 0.21%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Kylie Willment

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (8 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

    Anna Scott

    Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 6 months)
    Previously: CEO - Smart (Smartshares Ltd) (2 years, 1 months)

    Ross Butler

    Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Director Investments (Australia) Limited (current) (10 years, 4 months)

    Del Hart

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Head of External Investments and Partnerships - NZ Super Fund (15 years, 0 months)

    David Scobie

    Currently: Principal, Investments New Zealand - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 8 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 31st March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 6.37% 8.31%
    2025 4.34% 4.94%
    2024 10.79% 9.42%
    2023 -2.79% -3.91%
    2022 1.34% 1.79%
    2021 17.98% 17.87%
    2020 -1.40% -3.06%
    2019 5.81% 4.85%
    2018 5.28% 6.27%
    2017 5.86% 6.91%

    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 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Nvidia Corporation

      United States International Equities

      2.07%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.06%
    • Apple Inc

      United States International Equities

      1.91%
    • Infratil Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.41%
    • Microsoft Corporation

      United States International Equities

      1.29%
    • Auckland International Airport Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.19%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.13%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.0% 20/04/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.1%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.07%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.04%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.0% 4.19%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 11.18%
    International Fixed Interest 26.0% 24.48%
    Australasian Equities 14.0% 13.44%
    International Equities 42.0% 42.57%
    Listed Properties 2.0% 1.96%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 2.0% 2.18%
    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 31st March 2026.

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 2026 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

  • 1.83% Environmental Harm
  • 6.05% Fossil Fuels
  • 1.97% Animal Cruelty
  • 3.65% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.51% Social Harm
  • 0.74% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Shell
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • PepsiCo
      0.21%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.16%
      !!
      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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.15%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.10%
    • Duke Energy 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
    • 3M
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Mining
      0.04%
    • Bayer
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fonterra
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Jardine Matheson
      0.02%
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saputo
      0.02%
    • Vale SA
      0.02%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.02%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.30%
      !!
      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
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.23%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.16%
      !!
      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
    • Sempra Energy
      0.16%
      !!
      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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
    • Caterpillar
      0.13%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.13%
    • Baker Hughes
      0.12%
    • Enel
      0.12%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC
      0.12%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
      0.11%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.10%
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.10%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.09%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      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
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Conocophillips
      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
    • Devon Energy 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
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Eneos Holdings, 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
    • Eog Resources, 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
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.07%
    • The Williams Cos., 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
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.06%
    • Halliburton Co.
      0.06%
    • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      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
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Duke Energy 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
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, 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
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.05%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Aker BP 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
    • Barrick Mining
      0.04%
    • Cez As
      0.04%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.04%
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.04%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      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
    • Phillips 66
      0.04%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.04%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.04%
    • Vår Energi 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
    • Alcoa Corp.
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Cenovus 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
    • Clp Holdings 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
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Inpex 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
    • Mitsui & Co., 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
    • Nederlandse Gasunie Nv
      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
    • Petrobras
      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
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      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
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.02%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.02%
    • Diamondback Energy, 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
    • E.On Se
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • ERG SpA
      0.02%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Gaztransport & Technigaz
      0.02%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Hess Corp.
      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
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
    • Jardine Matheson
      0.02%
    • Jefferies
      0.02%
    • Keyera Corp.
      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
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
    • Ptt Exploration & Production PLC
      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
    • Repsol
      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
    • Snam Spa
      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
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      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
    • Tenaris
      0.02%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.02%
    • Vale SA
      0.02%
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.02%
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.02%
    • Wintershall Dea
      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
    • Ebara Corporation
      0.01%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Endesa SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Franco-Nevada Corp.
      0.01%
    • Indian Oil Corp. 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
    • Kunlun Energy 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
    • Loews Corp.
      0.01%
    • MasTec
      0.01%
    • Mplx Lp
      0.01%
    • Origin Energy
      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
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp.
      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
    • Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
      0.01%
    • SLB
      0.01%
    • 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
    • Spire Inc.
      0.01%
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Yokogawa Electric
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.30%
      !!
      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
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.16%
      !!
      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.
      0.13%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.11%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Yara International Asa
      0.06%
    • 3M
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.04%
    • Air Liquide
      0.03%
    • Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
      0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • Arkema SA
      0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.02%
    • Celanese Corp.
      0.01%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Rpm International, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Tesla
      0.42%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.28%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.19%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      0.19%
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.15%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.14%
    • Caterpillar
      0.13%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • IBM
      0.11%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • General Motors
      0.10%
    • Nestlé
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Airbnb
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Holcim
      0.08%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrobras
      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
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.03%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Maersk
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Pan American Silver Corp.
      0.02%
    • Ptt Exploration & Production PLC
      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
    • Volvo Group
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Zijin Mining
      0.02%
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.01%
    • 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
  • Weapons

    • GE Aerospace
      0.24%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
      0.05%
    • Oshkosh Corp.
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • AMETEK
      0.03%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
      0.01%
    • TKMS AG (Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems) AG
      0.01%

About this Fund

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

Value $123M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Members 3,003
Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.8%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.59%
Other management and administration charges 0.21%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (8 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

Anna Scott

Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: CEO - Smart (Smartshares Ltd) (2 years, 1 months)

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 11 months)
Previously: Director Investments (Australia) Limited (current) (10 years, 4 months)

Del Hart

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of External Investments and Partnerships - NZ Super Fund (15 years, 0 months)

David Scobie

Currently: Principal, Investments New Zealand - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 8 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 31st March 2026.

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
2026 6.37% 8.31%
2025 4.34% 4.94%
2024 10.79% 9.42%
2023 -2.79% -3.91%
2022 1.34% 1.79%
2021 17.98% 17.87%
2020 -1.40% -3.06%
2019 5.81% 4.85%
2018 5.28% 6.27%
2017 5.86% 6.91%

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 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • Nvidia Corporation

    United States International Equities

    2.07%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.06%
  • Apple Inc

    United States International Equities

    1.91%
  • Infratil Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.41%
  • Microsoft Corporation

    United States International Equities

    1.29%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.19%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.13%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.0% 20/04/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.1%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.07%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.04%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.0% 4.19%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 11.18%
International Fixed Interest 26.0% 24.48%
Australasian Equities 14.0% 13.44%
International Equities 42.0% 42.57%
Listed Properties 2.0% 1.96%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 2.0% 2.18%
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 31st March 2026.

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 2026 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.