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

    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.17%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.12%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.07%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.04%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.36% !!
      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
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.04%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.03%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.30%
    • L'Oreal 0.09%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.08%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.05%
    • Hermes International 0.05%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.05%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.05%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.04%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.03%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.03%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.03%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.03% !!
      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
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.02%
    • Kao Corp 0.02%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.01%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.01%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.01%
    • Chr Hansen Holding A/S 0.01%
    • Clorox Company 0.01%
    • Covestro AG 0.01%
    • Croda International PLC 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.01%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.01%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.01%
    • Kikkoman Corp 0.01%
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Group Co 0.01%
    • Moncler Spa 0.01%
    • Mowi Asa 0.01%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Swatch Group AG/The-Br 0.01%
    • Symrise AG 0.01%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.01%
    • Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.04%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.42% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.36% !!
      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
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 0.35%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.07%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.06%
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.05%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.04% !!
      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
    • Itochu Corp 0.04% !!
      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 0.04% !!
      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
    • Sempra Energy 0.04% !!
      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 0.04% !!
      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 Group 0.03% !!
      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 0.03%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.03%
    • Kinder Morgan Inc 0.03% !!
      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 0.03%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.03% !!
      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
    • South32 Ltd 0.03%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.02%
    • Fortis 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
    • Marubeni 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
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd 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
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Cms Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Delta Air Lines Inc 0.01%
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 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
    • Intertek Group PLC 0.01%
    • Neste Oyj 0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Orsted A/S 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Osaka Gas Co Ltd 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
    • 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
    • Petrobras 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
    • 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
    • Tokyo Gas Co Ltd 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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 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 30th Sept. 2023 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 is designed for investors who want a moderate investment option with more stable returns over the medium to long term. The fund aims to provide moderate total returns allowing for moderate movements in value up or down.

Value $28.5M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Members 1,061
Fund started 28th July 2016
Total annual fund fees 1.0%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.92%
Other management and administration charges 0.08%
Total other charges 23.4
Total other charges currency NZD

Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 9 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 8 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 5 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited (3 years, 10 months)

Katie Priscilla Breatnach

Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 10 months)
Previously: GM Legal & Governance, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.

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
2023 -2.79% -2.39%
2022 0.71% -1.09%
2021 17.98% 11.25%
2020 -1.40% -1.98%
2019 5.81% 5.18%
2018 5.28% 4.5%

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 Dec. 2023.

Top 10 Investments

  • SuperLife Moderate Fund
    New Zealand Fund
    100.0%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 8.0% 10.85%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 26.0% 18.81%
International Fixed Interest 26.0% 30.04%
Australasian Equities 16.0% 9.28%
International Equities 22.0% 27.07%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.81%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 2.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 3.14%

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 31st Dec. 2023.