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. 1.02%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.58%
    • Nestlé 0.35%
    • Caterpillar 0.30%
    • Wells Fargo 0.28%
    • Rio Tinto 0.11%
    • BHP Group 0.77% !!
      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
    • Shell 0.16% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.47% !!
      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
    • Air Liquide 0.40%
    • Procter & Gamble Co. 0.37%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.33%
    • L'Oréal SA 0.25%
    • Hermès International Sca 0.24%
    • Shell 0.16% !!
      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
    • Dupont De Nemours 0.15%
    • Walmart, Inc. 0.44%
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.94%
    • Apa Infrastructure Ltd. 0.81% !!
      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. 0.80%
    • BHP Group 0.77% !!
      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
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 0.58% !!
      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
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 0.57% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.47% !!
      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
    • Santos Ltd. 0.46% !!
      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. 0.34% !!
      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
    • Dte Energy Co. 0.33%
    • Totalenergies Se 0.30% !!
      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
    • Shell 0.16% !!
      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. 0.16%
    • Brickworks Ltd. 0.12%
    • Rio Tinto 0.11%
    • Apa Group 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
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd. 0.06%
    • Ampol Ltd. 0.05%
    • Beach Energy Ltd. 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

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. 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 QuayStreet Balanced Fund invests in a diversified portfolio with a balance between fixed interest and growth assets. The investment objective is to provide a level of return above the Fund's benchmark over the long term.

Value $90.0M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Members 1,522
Fund started 30th Sept. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.02%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.98%
Other management and administration charges 0.04%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (8 years, 10 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

Stefan Stevanovic

Currently: Head of International Equities (1 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of International Equity, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

Xavier Waterstone

Currently: Head of Australasian Equities (1 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Research, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

Craig Smith

Currently: Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Investment Analyst, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (2 years, 8 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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% 14.67%
2023 -2.79% 1.64%
2022 1.34% 4.34%
2021 17.98% 14.82%
2020 -1.40% 0.54%
2019 5.81% 4.77%
2018 5.28% 5.71%
2017 5.86% 6.12%
2016 4.01% 4.78%
2015 11.09% 10.55%

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 Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Kiwibank Td 6.05% 26/11/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A
    8.1%
  • Cash ANZNZ (NZD)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    6.1%
  • Alphabet
    United States International Equities
    1.97%
  • Microsoft
    United States International Equities
    1.95%
  • Apple
    United States International Equities
    1.94%
  • Nvidia
    United States International Equities
    1.56%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.25%
  • Australian Gas Networks Inflation Linked (Aug 2025)
    Australia Int Fixed Interest AA
    1.22%
  • CSL
    Australia Australasian Equities
    1.15%
  • Macquarie Group
    Australia Australasian Equities
    1.13%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 16.58%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 20.0% 20.6%
International Fixed Interest 10.0% 8.33%
Australasian Equities 20.0% 16.39%
International Equities 40.0% 37.59%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.5%
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 Sept. 2024.