Funds

Smart NZ Cash ETF

Total Ethical Concerns: 3.04%

The average total concerns of all managed defensive funds is 1.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 3.04%

    • Genesis Energy Ltd.
      3.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Smart NZ Cash ETF is designed to provide a return (before tax, fees and other expenses) that outperforms the S&P/NZX Bank Bills 90-Day Total Return Index over rolling one-year periods.

    Value $197M NZD
    Period of data report 30th Sept. 2025
    Fund started 12th Nov. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.2%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.2%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (9 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (10 years, 5 months)

    Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

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

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (9 years, 10 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 30th Sept. 2025.

  • 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
    2025 3.87% 3.91%
    2024 3.43% 4.05%
    2023 -0.79% 2.3%
    2022 -2.46% 0.49%
    2021 2.15% 0.78%
    2020 1.75% 1.3%
    2019 2.76% 1.9%
    2018 1.94% 1.99%
    2017 1.52% 2.12%

    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 30th Sept. 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Kiwibank Ltd 3.60% 30/10/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      7.73%
    • Transpower New Zealand 3.33% 14/09/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      6.66%
    • Auckland Council 3.255% 4/10/2027

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      6.1%
    • Rabobank Nederland/NZ 3.71% 16/03/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      5.6%
    • Bank Of China Ltd/NZ 4.05% 22/10/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A

      5.17%
    • ASB Bank Ltd 3.65% 16/10/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.16%
    • Spark New Zealand Ltd 0.00% 23/10/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-

      5.06%
    • ASB Bank Ltd 0.00% 24/10/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.06%
    • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.03%
    • Watercare Services Ltd 0.00% 14/10/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      4.56%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 100.0% 100.0%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

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. 2025 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% Environmental Harm
  • 3.04% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 0.0% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels

    • Genesis Energy Ltd.
      3.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean

About this Fund

The Smart NZ Cash ETF is designed to provide a return (before tax, fees and other expenses) that outperforms the S&P/NZX Bank Bills 90-Day Total Return Index over rolling one-year periods.

Value $197M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2025
Fund started 12th Nov. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.2%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.2%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (9 years, 10 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (10 years, 5 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

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

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (9 years, 10 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 30th Sept. 2025.

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
2025 3.87% 3.91%
2024 3.43% 4.05%
2023 -0.79% 2.3%
2022 -2.46% 0.49%
2021 2.15% 0.78%
2020 1.75% 1.3%
2019 2.76% 1.9%
2018 1.94% 1.99%
2017 1.52% 2.12%

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 30th Sept. 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Kiwibank Ltd 3.60% 30/10/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    7.73%
  • Transpower New Zealand 3.33% 14/09/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    6.66%
  • Auckland Council 3.255% 4/10/2027

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    6.1%
  • Rabobank Nederland/NZ 3.71% 16/03/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    5.6%
  • Bank Of China Ltd/NZ 4.05% 22/10/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A

    5.17%
  • ASB Bank Ltd 3.65% 16/10/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.16%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd 0.00% 23/10/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-

    5.06%
  • ASB Bank Ltd 0.00% 24/10/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.06%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.03%
  • Watercare Services Ltd 0.00% 14/10/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    4.56%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 100.0% 100.0%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

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. 2025 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.