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

    • Genesis Energy Ltd 140328 4.17 Gb 0.83%
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 5% 03/04/2025 0.82%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 110428 5.82 Cb 0.48%

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 NZ Corporate Bond Fund aims to generate income by constructing an actively managed investment portfolio of New Zealand bonds, deposits and cash whilst preserving capital value.

Value $90k NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Members 14
Fund started 3rd April 2018
Total annual fund fees 0.8%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.8%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Fergus Mcdonald

Currently: Head of Bonds and Currency (22 years, 6 months)
Previously: NZ Fixed Interest Portfolio Manager – Tyndall Investment Management NZ Ltd (10 years, 5 months)

Ian Bellew

Currently: Fixed Income Manager (11 years, 0 months)
Previously: Cash & Currency Manager - Tyndall Investment Management NZ Ltd (4 years, 10 months)

Matthew Johnson

Currently: Fixed Income Manager (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: Senior Strategy Analyst - The Comfort Group (2 years, 6 months)

George Carter

Currently: Managing Director (7 years, 2 months)
Previously: Director, Head of Distribution - AMP Capital Investors NZ Ltd (6 years, 4 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 0.00%
Animal Cruelty 0.00%
Fossil Fuels 2.13%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 0.00%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.00%

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 -1.63% -3.79%
2021 1.50% 2.91%
2020 1.63% 2.62%
2019 2.29% 5.17%

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

  • Westpac 11Am Call Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    6.12%
  • Kiwi 2.635% 05/10/2026
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A1
    3.25%
  • ASB Bank Ltd 040526 1.646 Cb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
    3.24%
  • Westpac New Zealand Ltd 160227 3.696 Cb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
    3.18%
  • Housing NZ 3.42% 18/10/2028
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    3.18%
  • Insurance Australia Group Ltd 150628 5.32 Cb
    Australia NZ Fixed Interest BBB
    2.75%
  • Westpac NZ 1.439% 02/24/26
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
    2.73%
  • China Construction Bank NZ Ltd 250923 0.954 Cb
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A
    2.68%
  • Chorus Ltd 4.35% 06/12/2028
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB
    2.57%
  • NZ Govt Inflation Index Bond 20/09/25
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    2.49%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 12.8%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 100.0% 87.2%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
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 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.