Funds

Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Plan Default Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.44%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 1.42%

    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.30%
      0.30%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • 3M
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Celanese Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Dcc PLC
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Kao Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Kering SA
      0.02%
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.97%

    • 0.38%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.27%
      0.27%
    • 0.21%
    • Ubs
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Caterpillar
      0.05%
      0.05%
  • Social Harm 0.39%

  • Fossil Fuels 2.92%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      1.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.03%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.27%
      0.27%
    • 0.21%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.20%
      !!
      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
      0.20%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.17%
      !!
      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
      0.17%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      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
      0.09%
    • 0.08%
    • Sempra Energy
      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
      0.08%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Endesa SA
      0.07%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.07%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Parkland Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Snam Spa
      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
      0.06%
    • Enagás SA
      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
      0.04%
  • Environmental Harm 0.15%

    • 3M
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund aims to provide a balance between stability of returns and growing your investment over the long term by investing in a mix of income and growth assets. An enhanced passive investment style may be used at times.

    Value $825M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Members 70,452
    Fund started 1st Dec. 2021
    Total annual fund fees 0.36%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.36%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Ashley Gardyne

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 5 months)

    Mark Brighouse

    Currently: Chief Investment Strategist (7 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)

    Quin Casey

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager - Credit, Fisher Funds Management Limited (4 years, 10 months)

    Sam Dickie

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities and Property & Infrastructure (2 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities and Property & Infrastructure, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 7 months)

    Robbie Urquhart

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (6 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager / Principal, Trafalgar Copley Limited (11 years, 0 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • 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
    2024 10.71% 11.29%
    2023 -2.79% -3.7%

    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. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • ANZ 10 A/C - Current Accounts

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      3.56%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.42%
    • Auckland International Airport Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.16%
    • Infratil Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.85%
    • Apple Inc

      United States International Equities

      1.43%
    • Meridian Energy Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.14%
    • Contact Energy Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.14%
    • Broadcom Limited

      United States International Equities

      1.07%
    • NZ Government Bond 14/04/2033 3.50%

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.04%
    • Microsoft Corporation

      United States International Equities

      1.03%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 6.0% 7.16%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 17.0% 21.1%
    International Fixed Interest 17.0% 13.51%
    Australasian Equities 20.0% 20.16%
    International Equities 40.0% 38.07%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

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. 2024 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

  • 1.42% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.97% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.39% Social Harm
  • 2.92% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.15% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.30%
      0.30%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • 3M
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Celanese Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Dcc PLC
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Kao Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Kering SA
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 0.38%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.27%
      0.27%
    • 0.21%
    • Ubs
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Caterpillar
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      1.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.03%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.27%
      0.27%
    • 0.21%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.20%
      !!
      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
      0.20%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.17%
      !!
      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
      0.17%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      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
      0.09%
    • 0.08%
    • Sempra Energy
      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
      0.08%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Endesa SA
      0.07%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.07%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Parkland Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Snam Spa
      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
      0.06%
    • Enagás SA
      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
      0.04%
    • 3M
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%

About this Fund

The fund aims to provide a balance between stability of returns and growing your investment over the long term by investing in a mix of income and growth assets. An enhanced passive investment style may be used at times.

Value $825M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Members 70,452
Fund started 1st Dec. 2021
Total annual fund fees 0.36%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.36%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ashley Gardyne

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 6 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 5 months)

Mark Brighouse

Currently: Chief Investment Strategist (7 years, 5 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)

Quin Casey

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 5 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Credit, Fisher Funds Management Limited (4 years, 10 months)

Sam Dickie

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities and Property & Infrastructure (2 years, 3 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities and Property & Infrastructure, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 7 months)

Robbie Urquhart

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (6 years, 7 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager / Principal, Trafalgar Copley Limited (11 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

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
2024 10.71% 11.29%
2023 -2.79% -3.7%

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. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • ANZ 10 A/C - Current Accounts

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    3.56%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.42%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.16%
  • Infratil Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.85%
  • Apple Inc

    United States International Equities

    1.43%
  • Meridian Energy Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.14%
  • Contact Energy Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.14%
  • Broadcom Limited

    United States International Equities

    1.07%
  • NZ Government Bond 14/04/2033 3.50%

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.04%
  • Microsoft Corporation

    United States International Equities

    1.03%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 6.0% 7.16%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 17.0% 21.1%
International Fixed Interest 17.0% 13.51%
Australasian Equities 20.0% 20.16%
International Equities 40.0% 38.07%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.