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 Capital Bonds 19/11/51 2.14%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 1.51%
    • BP PLC 0.36%
    • Franco-Nevada Corp 0.14%
    • Conocophillips 0.09%
    • Wal-Mart Stores Inc 0.60%
    • Meta Platforms Inc 0.47%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.29%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.15%
    • Ping An Insurance Group 0.04%

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 Stepping Stones 65-75 years old investment option is to provide a conservative investment return through investment in a portfolio of actively managed cash, fixed interest, property and infrastructure assets, Australasian equities and international equities. The Investment option has a low to medium level of volatility.

Value $8.5M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 209
Fund started 16th May 2022
Total annual fund fees 1.15%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.15%
Total other charges 36.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Sam Goldwater

Currently: Lead Portfolio Manager/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (9 years, 9 months)
Previously: Led the investment management of a sizeable portfolio of family assets (7 years, 5 months)

Daniel Frost

Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (4 years, 11 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst, Macquarie Bank (5 years, 4 months)

Andrew Bolland

Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (3 years, 6 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst/Associate Portfolio Manager, Salt Funds Management (6 years, 2 months)

Ayrton Oliver

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (1 years, 9 months)
Previously: Vice President, JP Morgan Chief Investment Office, International Rates and FX Portfolio Management (7 years, 0 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 0.04%
Fossil Fuels 4.24%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 0.91%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.60%

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

  • ASB NZ Dollar Cash Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1
    7.18%
  • Salvation Army Sep 2025 Bonds
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    2.37%
  • Infratil
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.32%
  • Cba Au Sep 2032 Bonds
    Australia Int Fixed Interest BBB+
    2.04%
  • Kāinga Ora Sep 2035 Bonds
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.95%
  • Contact Energy Capital Bonds
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    1.93%
  • Spark
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.88%
  • Investore Property Feb 2027 Bonds
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    1.84%
  • Centuria Industrial Property Dec 2027 Bonds
    Australia Int Fixed Interest BBB
    1.83%
  • Elim Education Oct 2026 Bonds
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    1.73%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.99950005% 7.93%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 64.99350065% 53.84%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 10.16%
Australasian Equities 9.379062094% 12.77%
International Equities 11.24887511% 10.7%
Listed Properties 9.379062094% 4.44%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.16%
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.