Funds

Westpac KiwiSaver High Growth Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 9.84%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver aggressive funds is 10.67%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 1.32%

    • BHP
      0.46%
      !!
      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
    • Unilever
      0.29%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.13%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Wh Group
      0.05%
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.04%
    • Mondelez
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • United Plantations Bhd.
      0.03%
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
  • Fossil Fuels 3.33%

    • BHP
      0.46%
      !!
      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
      0.40%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.35%
    • Caterpillar
      0.17%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.17%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.17%
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
    • Loews Corp.
      0.12%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.07%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Endesa SA
      0.06%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Vistra Energy
      0.05%
    • Enel
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.04%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.04%
    • Worley
      0.04%
    • Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Gaztransport & Technigaz
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • E.On Se
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Ebara Corporation
      0.02%
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.
      0.01%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
  • Animal Cruelty 1.73%

    • Unilever
      0.29%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.19%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.17%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.16%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.12%
    • Air Liquide
      0.11%
    • Symrise AG
      0.06%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • ICL Group Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Kering SA
      0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.03%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.03%
    • Prada Spa
      0.03%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA
      0.03%
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • Kcc Corp.
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations 3.44%

    • Tesla
      0.52%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.40%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.24%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.17%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.16%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.10%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Nestlé
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.08%
    • General Motors
      0.06%
    • UBS
      0.06%
    • IBM
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.04%
    • Holcim
      0.02%
    • Kingspan Group
      0.02%
  • Social Harm 0.56%

  • Weapons 1.04%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.26%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.16%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.12%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.06%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.02%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Heico Corp.
      0.01%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Saab Ab
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The High Growth Fund aims to provide the highest long-term returns of any of the funds. It invests solely in growth assets. Volatility is expected to be the highest of the funds in the Westpac KiwiSaver Scheme.

    Value $934M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Members 35,808
    Fund started 25th Sept. 2024
    Total annual fund fees 0.7%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.7%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Philip Houghton-Brown

    Currently: Head of Investment Solutions (5 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investments, Mercer (8 years, 2 months)

    Stephen Hong

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (13 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager, AXA Global Investors (5 years, 9 months)

    Andrew Winter

    Currently: Portfolio Manager Diversified Funds (2 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Implementation Portfolio Manager (3 years, 5 months)

    Andrew Twidle

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer � BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Head of Customer Experience (North) - Westpac (NZ) Limited (3 years, 5 months)

    Angelika Sansom

    Currently: Investment Analytics Manager (24 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Investment Consultant, Mercer (2 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 12.72% 13.11%

    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 March 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Nvidia Corporation

      United States International Equities

      3.63%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.08%
    • Apple Inc.

      United States International Equities

      2.67%
    • S&P500 E-Mini Future

      United States International Equities

      2.16%
    • Microsoft Corporation

      United States International Equities

      2.11%
    • Infratil Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.03%
    • Alphabet Inc. Class A

      United States International Equities

      1.79%
    • Auckland International Airport Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.62%
    • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

      Taiwan, Province of China International Equities

      1.57%
    • Contact Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.39%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.75%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 26.0% 25.89%
    International Equities 68.0% 67.89%
    Listed Properties 6.0% 5.47%
    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 March 2026.

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 2026 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

  • 1.32% Environmental Harm
  • 3.33% Fossil Fuels
  • 1.73% Animal Cruelty
  • 3.44% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.56% Social Harm
  • 1.04% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      0.46%
      !!
      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
    • Unilever
      0.29%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.13%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Wh Group
      0.05%
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.04%
    • Mondelez
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • United Plantations Bhd.
      0.03%
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • BHP
      0.46%
      !!
      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
      0.40%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.35%
    • Caterpillar
      0.17%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.17%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.17%
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
    • Loews Corp.
      0.12%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.07%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Endesa SA
      0.06%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Vistra Energy
      0.05%
    • Enel
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.04%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.04%
    • Worley
      0.04%
    • Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Gaztransport & Technigaz
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • E.On Se
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Ebara Corporation
      0.02%
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.
      0.01%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Unilever
      0.29%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.19%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.17%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.16%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.12%
    • Air Liquide
      0.11%
    • Symrise AG
      0.06%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • ICL Group Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Kering SA
      0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.03%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.03%
    • Prada Spa
      0.03%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA
      0.03%
    • 3M
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • Kcc Corp.
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Tesla
      0.52%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.40%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.24%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.17%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.16%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.10%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Nestlé
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.08%
    • General Motors
      0.06%
    • UBS
      0.06%
    • IBM
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.04%
    • Holcim
      0.02%
    • Kingspan Group
      0.02%
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.26%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.16%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.12%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.06%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.02%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Heico Corp.
      0.01%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Saab Ab
      0.01%

About this Fund

The High Growth Fund aims to provide the highest long-term returns of any of the funds. It invests solely in growth assets. Volatility is expected to be the highest of the funds in the Westpac KiwiSaver Scheme.

Value $934M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Members 35,808
Fund started 25th Sept. 2024
Total annual fund fees 0.7%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.7%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Philip Houghton-Brown

Currently: Head of Investment Solutions (5 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investments, Mercer (8 years, 2 months)

Stephen Hong

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (13 years, 6 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, AXA Global Investors (5 years, 9 months)

Andrew Winter

Currently: Portfolio Manager Diversified Funds (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: Implementation Portfolio Manager (3 years, 5 months)

Andrew Twidle

Currently: Chief Executive Officer � BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Customer Experience (North) - Westpac (NZ) Limited (3 years, 5 months)

Angelika Sansom

Currently: Investment Analytics Manager (24 years, 7 months)
Previously: Investment Consultant, Mercer (2 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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
2026 12.72% 13.11%

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 March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • Nvidia Corporation

    United States International Equities

    3.63%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.08%
  • Apple Inc.

    United States International Equities

    2.67%
  • S&P500 E-Mini Future

    United States International Equities

    2.16%
  • Microsoft Corporation

    United States International Equities

    2.11%
  • Infratil Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.03%
  • Alphabet Inc. Class A

    United States International Equities

    1.79%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.62%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    Taiwan, Province of China International Equities

    1.57%
  • Contact Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.39%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.75%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 26.0% 25.89%
International Equities 68.0% 67.89%
Listed Properties 6.0% 5.47%
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 March 2026.

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 2026 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.