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:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • Contact Energy Ltd 3.90%
    • Shell PLC 3.04%
    • Santos Ltd 1.37%
    • Eog Resources Inc 0.59%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd 0.25%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.18%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.17%
    • South32 Ltd 0.09%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.06%
    • Rwe AG 0.06%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp 0.04%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.05%
    • Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 0.05%
    • Pernod Ricard SA 0.60%
    • Delegat Group Ltd 0.53%
    • Foley Wines Ltd 0.10%
    • Shell PLC 3.04%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 1.12%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.17%
    • Meta Platforms Inc 0.13%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.01%
    • Shell PLC 3.04%
    • Graincorp Ltd 0.14%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.05%
    • Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The 0.04%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.03%
    • L'Oreal SA - Pf 0.02%

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. 2022 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’s objective is to provide annual returns of 10% after the base fund fee but before tax and before the performance fee, over the minimum recommended investment timeframe of seven years.
It is a diversified fund that primarily invests in equities, with a moderate allocation to fixed interest securities.

Value $3.3B NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 50,269
Fund started 1st April 2010
Total annual fund fees 1.05%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.04%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
Total other charges 4.5
Total other charges currency NZD

Jonathan Windust

Currently: Portfolio Manager (14 years, 9 months)
Previously: Investment Director at Gartmore Investment Management, United Kingdom (7 years, 0 months)

William Curtayne

Currently: Portfolio Manager (9 years, 3 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst at Milford Asset Management, New Zealand (2 years, 8 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 1.22%
Animal Cruelty 3.32%
Fossil Fuels 9.81%
Gambling 0.05%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 4.47%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.05%

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. 2022 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.

Note that many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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
2022 1.87% 7.3%
2021 27.41% 33.49%
2020 -3.40% -2.76%
2019 6.95% 6.67%
2018 7.80% 12.36%
2017 9.24% 8.51%
2016 3.62% 7.56%
2015 13.73% 10.81%
2014 8.43% 19.16%
2013 12.00% 25.66%

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. 2022.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZD Cash Current Account (Nab Bank)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.91%
  • Contact Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    3.36%
  • Shell PLC
    Netherlands International Equities
    2.3%
  • Natwest Group PLC
    United Kingdom International Equities
    1.85%
  • Crh PLC
    Ireland International Equities
    1.84%
  • Hca Holdings Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.83%
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
    United States International Equities
    1.81%
  • Natwest Group 5.125% Perpetual
    United Kingdom Int Fixed Interest B+
    1.75%
  • Santos Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    1.52%
  • Jpmorgan Chase & Co
    United States International Equities
    1.5%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 6.0% 9.13%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 2.0% 1.12%
International Fixed Interest 14.0% 26.15%
Australasian Equities 34.0% 21.23%
International Equities 44.0% 36.69%
Listed Properties 0.0% 4.02%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 1.66%
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 31st Dec. 2022.