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. 0.74%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.41%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.27%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.24%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.21%
    • Rio Tinto 0.14%
    • Ubs 0.13%
    • Palantir Technologies 0.12%
    • Caterpillar 0.05%
    • Zte Corp 0.03%
    • Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA 0.02%
    • Mtn Group Limited 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd. 0.09%
    • 3M 0.06%
    • Southern Copper Corporation 0.01%
    • Ecolab, Inc. 0.20%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.17%
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.14%
    • Givaudan SA 0.13%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.12%
    • PPG Industries, Inc. 0.11%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 0.10%
    • The Clorox Co. 0.10%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 0.09%
    • L'Oréal SA 0.09%
    • Nutrien Ltd. 0.09%
    • Dupont De Nemours 0.08%
    • 3M 0.06%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 0.04%
    • Mowi Asa 0.04%
    • Novozymes A/S 0.04%
    • Croda International PLC 0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca 0.03%
    • Ricoh Co., Ltd. 0.03%
    • The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. 0.03%
    • Umicore 0.03%
    • Air Liquide 0.02%
    • Albemarle Corp. 0.02%
    • Kikkoman Corp. 0.02%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.02%
    • Rentokil Initial 0.02%
    • Walmart, Inc. 0.35%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 0.87% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enel 0.20% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Rio Tinto 0.14%
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.07%
    • Acwa Power 0.03%
    • Verbund AG 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Weg SA 0.03%
    • Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.02%

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 has a well-diversified portfolio that aims to provide growth, primarily through holding growth assets with a low allocation to income assets. The fund aims to achieve high returns, in exchange there will be larger movements up and down in the value of your investments.

Value $159M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Members 14,419
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.78%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.68%
Other management and administration charges 0.1%
Total other charges 23.4
Total other charges currency NZD

Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

Currently: Investment Committee Member (5 years, 6 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (2 years, 5 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 2 months)
Previously: Managing Director / Director, AdviceFirst Limited / AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (4 years, 7 months)

Katie Priscilla Breatnach *

Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 7 months)
Previously: Director / GM Legal & Governance, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 10 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 14.19% 17.7%
2023 -4.84% -4.54%
2022 3.55% 1.92%
2021 33.87% 28.41%
2020 -6.10% -6.81%
2019 10.35% 7.63%
2018 6.95% 6.9%
2017 10.40% 11.17%
2016 4.51% -1.07%
2015 15.30% 13.1%

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

  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.73%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.72%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.4%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.38%
  • BNP USD Account
    United States Cash and Equivalents
    1.94%
  • Infratil Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.6%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.52%
  • Amazon.Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.41%
  • Meridian Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.03%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd
    Taiwan, Province of China International Equities
    1.03%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 1.91%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 5.5% 4.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.63%
Australasian Equities 22.0% 21.99%
International Equities 63.5% 64.44%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 7.0% 7.03%
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.