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:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.80%
    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.73%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.68%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.67%
    • Wh Group Ltd 0.78%
    • Shell PLC 0.66% !!
      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
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.61% !!
      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 0.33% !!
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.23%
    • Unilever PLC 0.98%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.82%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.72%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.72%
    • Shell PLC 0.66% !!
      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
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.42%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.37%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.37% !!
      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 0.33% !!
      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
    • Tosoh Corp 0.25%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.18%
    • Kering 0.15%
    • Walmart Inc 0.86%
    • National Grid PLC 1.23% !!
      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
    • Samsung C&T Corp 0.94%
    • Total SA 0.87%
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.82%
    • Endesa SA 0.77% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.68%
    • Shell PLC 0.66% !!
      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
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.62%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.61% !!
      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
    • Lg Corp 0.51%
    • Centrica PLC 0.45%
    • Enel Spa 0.37% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Engie 0.37% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.37% !!
      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
    • Osaka Gas Co Ltd 0.36% !!
      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 0.33% !!
      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
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.32%
    • Air Water Inc 0.26%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.23%
    • Southern Co/The 0.08%

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 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.

About this fund

Provides exposure to an actively managed fund that invests in global equities across various listed equity markets

Value $11.2M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Members 158
Fund started 18th Nov. 2021
Total annual fund fees 0.6%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.6%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Mike Heath

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: General Manager, InvestNow (6 years, 3 months)

Anthony Edmonds

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: Director, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (13 years, 7 months)

Anthony Sowerby

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management Oversight, FundRock NZ (2 years, 9 months)

Jason Choy

Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 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 14.19% 21.8%
2023 -4.84% 8.84%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    3.63%
  • Verizon Communications
    United States International Equities
    3.02%
  • Apple
    United States International Equities
    2.39%
  • Alphabet (Includes 2 Classes Of Security)
    United States International Equities
    2.28%
  • US Dollar Cash At Bank
    United States Cash and Equivalents
    1.44%
  • National Grid
    United Kingdom International Equities
    1.42%
  • Check Point Software Technologies
    Israel International Equities
    1.23%
  • Everest Group Ltd
    Bermuda International Equities
    1.21%
  • Citigroup
    United States International Equities
    1.18%
  • Kb Financial Group
    Korea, Republic of International Equities
    1.18%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 2.86%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 1.09%
International Equities 98.0% 96.01%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.05%
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 30th June 2024.