Funds

Smart Australian Financials ETF

Total Ethical Concerns: 1.09%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 1.09%

    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      1.09%
      1.09%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Smart Australian Financials ETF is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT Index. The Index is comprised of financial sector companies from the S&P/ASX 200 Index, but excludes Australian real estate investments trusts.

    Value $37.8M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 7th April 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.54%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.51%
    Other management and administration charges 0.03%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 8 months)

    Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

    Anna Lennie Scott

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • 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
    2024 14.61% 27.75%
    2023 -4.85% -7.08%
    2022 3.53% 13.64%
    2021 35.55% 52.61%
    2020 -7.06% -25.35%
    2019 10.17% -2.12%
    2018 7.53% -10.75%
    2017 9.49% 21.28%

    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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

      Australia Australasian Equities

      31.28%
    • National Australia Bank Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      13.91%
    • Westpac Banking Corp

      Australia Australasian Equities

      13.55%
    • ANZ Group Holdings Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      10.36%
    • Macquarie Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      9.58%
    • Qbe Insurance Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.52%
    • Suncorp Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.95%
    • Insurance Australia Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.44%
    • ASX Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      1.54%
    • Medibank Pvt Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      1.27%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.1%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 100.0% 99.9%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 1.09% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      1.09%
      1.09%

About this Fund

The Smart Australian Financials ETF is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT Index. The Index is comprised of financial sector companies from the S&P/ASX 200 Index, but excludes Australian real estate investments trusts.

Value $37.8M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 7th April 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.54%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.51%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 8 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 3 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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 14.61% 27.75%
2023 -4.85% -7.08%
2022 3.53% 13.64%
2021 35.55% 52.61%
2020 -7.06% -25.35%
2019 10.17% -2.12%
2018 7.53% -10.75%
2017 9.49% 21.28%

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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

    Australia Australasian Equities

    31.28%
  • National Australia Bank Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    13.91%
  • Westpac Banking Corp

    Australia Australasian Equities

    13.55%
  • ANZ Group Holdings Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    10.36%
  • Macquarie Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    9.58%
  • Qbe Insurance Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.52%
  • Suncorp Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.95%
  • Insurance Australia Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.44%
  • ASX Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    1.54%
  • Medibank Pvt Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    1.27%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.1%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 100.0% 99.9%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.