Funds

InvestNow KiwiSaver Foundation Series US Dividend Equity Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 39.02%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 13.42%

    • Chevron Corp.
      4.58%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      4.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      3.90%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Archer-Daniels Midland
      0.93%
  • Fossil Fuels 19.14%

    • Chevron Corp.
      4.58%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Conocophillips
      4.29%
      !!
      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
    • Blackstone Incorporated
      2.28%
      !!
      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.
      2.08%
      !!
      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
    • SLB
      2.04%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      1.51%
    • Devon Energy Corp.
      0.83%
      !!
      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
    • Coterra Energy, Inc.
      0.71%
      !!
      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
    • Apa Corporation
      0.40%
      !!
      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
    • Hf Sinclair Corp
      0.26%
    • Murphy Oil Corp.
      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
    • Clearway Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
  • Animal Cruelty 12.12%

    • Chevron Corp.
      4.58%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Altria Group, Inc.
      2.94%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.85%
  • Social Harm 2.94%

  • Weapons 3.49%

    • Lockheed Martin Corp.
      3.24%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
      0.25%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Provides exposure to an underlying fund that invests into an ETF that in turn invests in high dividend yielding shares issued by companies in the United States that have a record of consistently paying dividends

    Value $1.08M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Members 91
    Fund started 15th July 2025
    Total annual fund fees 0.06%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.0%
    Other management and administration charges 0.06%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Mike Heath

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
    Previously: General Manager, InvestNow (8 years, 0 months)

    Anthony Sowerby

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Head of Investment Management Oversight, FundRock NZ (4 years, 6 months)

    Jason Choy

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (3 years, 10 months)

    Kimi David

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Data and Reporting Manager, FundRock NZ (3 years, 10 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

    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

    • Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

      United States International Equities

      99.75%
    • Cash At Bank (BNZ)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.24%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.25%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 100.0% 99.75%
    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 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

  • 13.42% Environmental Harm
  • 19.14% Fossil Fuels
  • 12.12% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 2.94% Social Harm
  • 3.49% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Chevron Corp.
      4.58%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      4.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      3.90%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Archer-Daniels Midland
      0.93%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Chevron Corp.
      4.58%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Conocophillips
      4.29%
      !!
      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
    • Blackstone Incorporated
      2.28%
      !!
      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.
      2.08%
      !!
      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
    • SLB
      2.04%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      1.51%
    • Devon Energy Corp.
      0.83%
      !!
      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
    • Coterra Energy, Inc.
      0.71%
      !!
      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
    • Apa Corporation
      0.40%
      !!
      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
    • Hf Sinclair Corp
      0.26%
    • Murphy Oil Corp.
      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
    • Clearway Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Chevron Corp.
      4.58%
      !!
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Altria Group, Inc.
      2.94%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.85%
  • Weapons

    • Lockheed Martin Corp.
      3.24%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
      0.25%

About this Fund

Provides exposure to an underlying fund that invests into an ETF that in turn invests in high dividend yielding shares issued by companies in the United States that have a record of consistently paying dividends

Value $1.08M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Members 91
Fund started 15th July 2025
Total annual fund fees 0.06%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.06%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Mike Heath

Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
Previously: General Manager, InvestNow (8 years, 0 months)

Anthony Sowerby

Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management Oversight, FundRock NZ (4 years, 6 months)

Jason Choy

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (3 years, 10 months)

Kimi David

Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Data and Reporting Manager, FundRock NZ (3 years, 10 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

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

  • Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

    United States International Equities

    99.75%
  • Cash At Bank (BNZ)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.24%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.25%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 100.0% 99.75%
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 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.