Funds

Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Plan Default Conservative Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 2.95%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver conservative funds is 3.58%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 0.54%

    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • 0.06%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 3M
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Dcc PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.79%

    • 0.38%
    • Ubs
      0.21%
      0.21%
    • 0.07%
    • Holcim
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
      0.04%
  • Social Harm 0.31%

  • Fossil Fuels 1.19%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.26%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.26%
    • Cms Energy Corp.
      0.21%
      0.21%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.19%
      !!
      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
      0.19%
    • National Grid PLC
      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
      0.08%
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      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
      0.06%
    • 0.06%
    • The Williams Cos., 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
      0.05%
    • Enel
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Endesa SA
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 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
      0.02%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Parkland Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Sempra 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
      0.01%
    • 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
      0.01%
  • Weapons 0.06%

    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
  • Environmental Harm 0.14%

    • Mondelez
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • 0.03%
    • Fonterra
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 3M
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Danone
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%

Fund Provider Response

Howmet is involved in defense/military equipment and not controversial weapons. As such, this investment does not conflict with the Fisher Fund's Responsible Investment Policy.

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund aims to provide stable returns over the long term by investing mainly in income assets with a modest allocation to growth assets.

    Value $371M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Members 17,605
    Fund started 1st July 2014
    Total annual fund fees 0.51%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.47%
    Other management and administration charges 0.04%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Ashley Gardyne

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 5 months)

    Mark Brighouse

    Currently: Chief Investment Strategist (7 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)

    Quin Casey

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager - Credit, Fisher Funds Management Limited (4 years, 10 months)

    Sam Dickie

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities and Property & Infrastructure (2 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities and Property & Infrastructure, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 7 months)

    Robbie Urquhart

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (6 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager / Principal, Trafalgar Copley Limited (11 years, 0 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

  • 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
    2025 3.91% 3.56%
    2024 6.48% 8.21%
    2023 -1.85% 0.31%
    2022 -0.74% -0.52%
    2021 8.94% 7.8%
    2020 0.61% 1.24%
    2019 4.19% 3.69%
    2018 3.58% 3.92%
    2017 4.10% 4.65%
    2016 3.52% 2.43%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZ Government Index Linked Bond 20/09/2025 2.00%

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

      2.1%
    • ANZ 10 A/C - Current Accounts

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      2.04%
    • Bank Of New Zealand 23/11/2026 Frn

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      1.73%
    • NZ Local Government Funding Agency 15/04/25 2.75%

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

      1.52%
    • NZ Government Bond 14/04/2033 3.50%

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.44%
    • NZ Local Government Funding Agency 15/04/27 4.50%

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.29%
    • Westpac NZ Limited 06/07/2026 Frn

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      1.17%
    • NZ Local Government Funding Agency 15/05/28 2.25%

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.07%
    • Kiwibank Deposit A/C - Deposit Accounts

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA

      1.03%
    • NZ Government Bond 15/05/2031 1.50%

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.93%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 29.5% 15.58%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 21.0% 39.69%
    International Fixed Interest 27.0% 22.78%
    Australasian Equities 6.5% 6.16%
    International Equities 12.0% 12.78%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 2.0% 0.0%
    Other 2.0% 3.01%
    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 2025.

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 2025 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

  • 0.54% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.79% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.31% Social Harm
  • 1.19% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.06% Weapons
  • 0.14% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty

    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • 0.06%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 3M
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Dcc PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • 0.38%
    • Ubs
      0.21%
      0.21%
    • 0.07%
    • Holcim
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
      0.04%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.26%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.26%
    • Cms Energy Corp.
      0.21%
      0.21%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.19%
      !!
      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
      0.19%
    • National Grid PLC
      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
      0.08%
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      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
      0.06%
    • 0.06%
    • The Williams Cos., 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
      0.05%
    • Enel
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Endesa SA
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 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
      0.02%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Parkland Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Sempra 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
      0.01%
    • 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
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
  • Environmental Harm

    • Mondelez
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • 0.03%
    • Fonterra
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 3M
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Danone
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%

Fund Provider Response

Howmet is involved in defense/military equipment and not controversial weapons. As such, this investment does not conflict with the Fisher Fund's Responsible Investment Policy.

About this Fund

The fund aims to provide stable returns over the long term by investing mainly in income assets with a modest allocation to growth assets.

Value $371M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Members 17,605
Fund started 1st July 2014
Total annual fund fees 0.51%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.47%
Other management and administration charges 0.04%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ashley Gardyne

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 9 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 5 months)

Mark Brighouse

Currently: Chief Investment Strategist (7 years, 8 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)

Quin Casey

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 8 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Credit, Fisher Funds Management Limited (4 years, 10 months)

Sam Dickie

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, International Equities and Property & Infrastructure (2 years, 6 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities and Property & Infrastructure, Fisher Funds Management Limited (5 years, 7 months)

Robbie Urquhart

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Equities (6 years, 10 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager / Principal, Trafalgar Copley Limited (11 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

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
2025 3.91% 3.56%
2024 6.48% 8.21%
2023 -1.85% 0.31%
2022 -0.74% -0.52%
2021 8.94% 7.8%
2020 0.61% 1.24%
2019 4.19% 3.69%
2018 3.58% 3.92%
2017 4.10% 4.65%
2016 3.52% 2.43%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZ Government Index Linked Bond 20/09/2025 2.00%

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

    2.1%
  • ANZ 10 A/C - Current Accounts

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    2.04%
  • Bank Of New Zealand 23/11/2026 Frn

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    1.73%
  • NZ Local Government Funding Agency 15/04/25 2.75%

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

    1.52%
  • NZ Government Bond 14/04/2033 3.50%

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.44%
  • NZ Local Government Funding Agency 15/04/27 4.50%

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.29%
  • Westpac NZ Limited 06/07/2026 Frn

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    1.17%
  • NZ Local Government Funding Agency 15/05/28 2.25%

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.07%
  • Kiwibank Deposit A/C - Deposit Accounts

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA

    1.03%
  • NZ Government Bond 15/05/2031 1.50%

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.93%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 29.5% 15.58%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 21.0% 39.69%
International Fixed Interest 27.0% 22.78%
Australasian Equities 6.5% 6.16%
International Equities 12.0% 12.78%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 2.0% 0.0%
Other 2.0% 3.01%
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 2025.