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

    • Contact Energy Ltd 1.09%

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

The objective of the fund is to provide an entry level option, which uses a passive investment approach to gain exposure to a balanced mix of income and growth assets.

Value $7.7M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 300
Fund started 31st Aug. 2021
Total annual fund fees 0.0%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Michael Lang

Currently: Chief Executive and a Director (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, New Zealand Funds Management Limited (10 years, 1 months)

James Grigor

Currently: Chief Investment Officer and a Principal (4 years, 1 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, New Zealand Funds Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

Mark Brooks

Currently: Head of Income and a Principal (15 years, 1 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, Credaris (3 years, 4 months)

Andrew Curtayne

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (2 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst, Melqart Asset Management (3 years, 8 months)

David Haslam

Currently: Senior Dealer (6 years, 0 months)
Previously: Equities Trader, UBS NZ (0 years, 11 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 0.00%
Animal Cruelty 0.00%
Fossil Fuels 1.09%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 0.00%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.00%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2022 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Note that many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

Past Returns

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return

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

  • Westpac Current Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    31.28%
  • Australian Government 0.5% 21/09/2026
    Australia Int Fixed Interest AAA
    11.13%
  • New Zealand Government 4.5% 15/04/2027
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    11.1%
  • United States Government 1.625% 15/05/2031
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    7.25%
  • Deutschland Republic 0.5% 15/02/2028
    Germany Int Fixed Interest AAA
    6.93%
  • Japan Government 0.1% 20/06/2028
    Japan Int Fixed Interest A+
    6.25%
  • Goldman Sachs NZD Margin Account
    United Kingdom Cash and Equivalents A-1
    4.23%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.29%
  • Citibank Hong Kong USD Current Account
    United States Cash and Equivalents A-1
    1.85%
  • Spark New Zealand
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.77%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 6.27%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 11.0% 11.1%
International Fixed Interest 34.0% 33.3%
Australasian Equities 25.0% 24.25%
International Equities 25.0% 25.08%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.