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

    • Meta Platforms, Inc. 0.23%
    • Wells Fargo 0.08%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.07%
    • Nestlé 0.07%
    • Rio Tinto 0.06%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.05%
    • Caterpillar 0.04%
    • Ubs 0.04%
    • Rtx Corp. 0.03%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.03%
    • Glencore 0.02%
    • Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.02%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.02%
    • Palantir Technologies 0.02%
    • The Boeing Co. 0.02%
    • 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
    • BHP Group 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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.07%
    • Shell 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
    • Chevron 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
    • Pg&E Corp 0.04%
    • Glencore 0.02%
    • 3M 0.01%
    • Basf Se 0.01%
    • Bayer 0.01%
    • Corteva, Inc. 0.01%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.01%
    • Vale SA 0.01%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 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
    • Procter & Gamble Co. 0.07%
    • Shell 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
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.06%
    • Unilever PLC 0.05%
    • Chevron 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
    • Air Liquide 0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca 0.03%
    • L'Oréal SA 0.03%
    • Philip Morris International (Pmi) 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
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 0.03%
    • Altria Group, Inc. 0.02%
    • British American Tobacco 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.02%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.02%
    • 3M 0.01%
    • Basf Se 0.01%
    • Bayer 0.01%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.01%
    • Corteva, Inc. 0.01%
    • Dow, Inc. 0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours 0.01%
    • Ecolab, Inc. 0.01%
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Givaudan SA 0.01%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv 0.01%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.01%
    • PPG Industries, Inc. 0.01%
    • Walmart, Inc. 0.07%
    • Amphenol Corp. 0.03%
    • Rtx Corp. 0.03%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc. 0.03%
    • Airbus 0.02%
    • Honeywell International, Inc. 0.02%
    • Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.02%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.02%
    • Safran SA 0.02%
    • The Boeing Co. 0.02%
    • Bae Systems PLC 0.01%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd. 0.01%
    • General Dynamics Corp. 0.01%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 0.01%
    • L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 0.01%
    • Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.01%
    • Genesis Energy Ltd. 0.44%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 0.19% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group 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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc. 0.12%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 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
    • The Southern Co. 0.08%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.07%
    • Shell 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
    • Enbridge, Inc. 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
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Rio Tinto 0.06%
    • Oneok, Inc. 0.05%
    • Totalenergies Se 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
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.04%
    • Chevron 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
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc. 0.04%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc. 0.04%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.04%
    • Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 0.04%
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • The Williams Cos., Inc. 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
    • BP 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
    • Cheniere 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
    • Constellation Energy Corp. 0.03%
    • Entergy Corp. 0.03%
    • Iberdrola 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Itochu 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
    • Kinder Morgan, 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
    • Mitsubishi 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
    • 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
    • Targa Resources Corp. 0.03%
    • Tc Energy 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
    • Wec Energy Group, Inc. 0.03%
    • Woodside Energy Group 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
    • Xcel Energy, Inc. 0.03%
    • Ameren Corp. 0.02%
    • Ampol Ltd. 0.02%
    • Atmos Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 0.02%
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.02%
    • Cms Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Conocophillips 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
    • Enel 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Firstenergy Corp. 0.02%
    • Fortis, 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
    • Glencore 0.02%
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 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
    • Nisource, Inc. 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.02%
    • Petrobras 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
    • Ppl Corp. 0.02%
    • Royal Vopak Nv 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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. 0.02%
    • Agl Energy Ltd. 0.01%
    • Alliant Energy Corp. 0.01%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd. 0.01%
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc. 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
    • E.On Se 0.01%
    • Engie SA 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
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Eog Resources, Inc. 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
    • Evergy, Inc. 0.01%
    • Hess 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
    • 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
    • Phillips 66 0.01%
    • Santos 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
    • 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
    • Snam Spa 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
    • South32 Ltd. 0.01%
    • The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.01%
    • Vale SA 0.01%
    • Vistra Energy 0.01%
    • Viva Energy Group 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
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd. 0.01%

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.

About this fund

The fund invests wholly in the SuperLife Conservative Fund. The fund is designed for investors that want a conservative investment option that aims to provide more stable returns over the short to medium term. The fund provides exposure to a diverse range of domestic and global income assets.

Value $4.93M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Members 227
Fund started 25th Jan. 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.47%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.47%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Leighton Roberts

Currently: Executive Director and Chief Executive (3 years, 2 months)
Previously: Executive Director and 3EO, Sharesies Limited (5 years, 1 months)

Matthew Macpherson

Currently: General Manager Super and Funds (3 years, 2 months)
Previously: Head of Product, Co-operative Bank (1 years, 5 months)

Nick Dobson

Currently: Investments Manager (3 years, 2 months)
Previously: Investment Manager, NZTE (5 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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 6.55% 6.99%

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 Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • SuperLife Conservative Fund
    New Zealand Fund
    100.0%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 14.0% 14.2%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 21.0% 21.2%
International Fixed Interest 35.0% 34.61%
Australasian Equities 5.0% 5.46%
International Equities 22.0% 21.19%
Listed Properties 1.5% 1.68%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 1.5% 1.66%
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 Sept. 2024.