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-Class A 0.46%
    • Nestle Holdings Inc 0.26%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.16%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.12%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.10%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.09%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.08%
    • Credit Suisse New York 0.07%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.07%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.04%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.04%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.02%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.02%
    • Bank Hapoalim Bm 0.01%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.01%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.01%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.01%
    • Teva Pharmaceutical Ind Ltd 0.01%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.01%
    • Barrick Gold Corp 0.01%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.01%
    • P G & E Corp 0.01%
    • Posco 0.01%
    • Southern Copper Corp 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.16%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.10%
    • Intl Flavor & Fragrances 0.06%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.05%
    • L'Oreal 0.05%
    • Unilever PLC 0.05%
    • Hermes International 0.04%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.03%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.03%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.03%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.02%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.02%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.02%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.02%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.02%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.01%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.01%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.01%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.01%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.01%
    • Clorox Company 0.01%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Nv 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.01%
    • Kao Corp 0.01%
    • Kering 0.01%
    • Kikkoman Corp 0.01%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.01%
    • Moncler Spa 0.01%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.01%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 0.01%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.01%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.01%
    • Tyson Foods Inc-Cl A 0.01%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.11%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.03%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.03%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.02%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.02%
    • Heico Corp-Class A 0.01%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.01%
    • Melrose Industries PLC 0.01%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG 0.01%
    • Rheinmetall AG 0.01%
    • Teledyne Technologies Inc 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.80% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh 0.28%
    • E.On Intl Finance Bv 0.23%
    • Sgsp Australia Assets 0.18%
    • Apa Infrastructure Ltd 0.15% !!
      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
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets 0.13%
    • Berkshire Hathaway Cl-A-Cdi 0.09%
    • Enbridge Inc 0.09% !!
      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 Ener Part 0.08% !!
      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
    • Nextera Energy Inc 0.06%
    • Electricite De France SA 0.05%
    • National Grid Gas PLC 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
    • Williams Companies Inc 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
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.04%
    • Constellation Energy 0.03%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.03%
    • Phillips 66 0.03%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Cheniere Energy 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
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Enel Spa 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Itochu 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
    • Kinder Morgan 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
    • Oneok Inc 0.02%
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • Tc Energy 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
    • Williams Cos 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
    • Acwa Power Co 0.01%
    • Alliant Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Centerpoint Energy Inc 0.01%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.01%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 0.01%
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.01%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.01%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.01%
    • Delta Air Lines Inc 0.01%
    • E.On Se 0.01%
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Engie 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
    • Engie Brasil Energia 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
    • Entergy Corp 0.01%
    • Fairfax Financial Hldgs Ltd 0.01%
    • Fortis 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
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas 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
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.01%
    • Loews Corp 0.01%
    • Marubeni 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
    • Nippon Steel Corp 0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk 0.01%
    • Nrg Energy Inc 0.01%
    • P G & E Corp 0.01%
    • 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
    • Public Service Enterprise Gp 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.01%
    • Samsung C&T Corp 0.01%
    • Sumitomo 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
    • Targa Resources Corp 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 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

The Moderate Fund invests largely in income assets, which generally have lower levels of risk with the potential for lower returns. It also has a sizeable allocation to growth assets, which generally have higher levels of risk and potential returns. It aims to achieve moderate returns over the medium term.

Value $789M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Members 29,318
Fund started 11th Feb. 2013
Total annual fund fees 0.45%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.45%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Peter Forster

Currently: Chair, BNZ Investment Review Committee (4 years, 6 months)
Previously: CEO BNZ Investment Services Limited (other position) (5 years, 10 months)

Richard Ansell

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Review Committee (4 years, 6 months)
Previously: Director, BNZ Investment Services Limited (other position) (5 years, 4 months)

Jason Wong

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Review Committee (3 years, 6 months)
Previously: Senior Markets Strategist, BNZ (other position) (8 years, 6 months)

Louis Nel

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Review Committee (2 years, 3 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Solutions, BNZ Investment Services Limited (other position) (13 years, 5 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 10.71% 9.0%
2023 -2.79% -1.98%
2022 1.34% -0.71%
2021 17.98% 11.37%
2020 -1.40% 1.45%
2019 5.81% 4.43%
2018 5.28% 5.79%
2017 5.86% 6.83%
2016 4.01% 1.48%
2015 11.09% 9.67%

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

  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.77%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    1.38%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.27%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.2%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.15%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.99%
  • BNZ Call Account NZD
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    0.92%
  • Contact Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.88%
  • Meridian Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.83%
  • NZ Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.78%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 15.0% 15.28%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 11.0% 10.99%
International Fixed Interest 34.0% 33.72%
Australasian Equities 13.0% 12.32%
International Equities 27.0% 27.69%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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 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.