Pathfinder Global Water Fund
The Fund invests directly in companies conntect to water quality, accessibility or sustainability that satisfy Pathfinder’s ethical investment criteria. The Fund targets a portfolio of 50 to 100 water companies.
Pathfinder is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland. We started investing ethically in 2010, and now manage 9 funds, with our research and expertise focused on investing responsibly and ethically in global markets. We seek out companies actively making a positive difference and believe these kinds of companies also make better long-term financial investments. Investing ethically to us means making conscious choices for doing good with the money we manage. We want our investors to both do good and do well.
| Value | $65.0M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st March 2025 |
| Fund started | 21st April 2010 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.29% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.29% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.0% |
| Total other charges | 0.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
John Berry |
Currently: CEO (16 years, 0 months)
|
|
Wayne Ross |
Currently: CIO (1 years, 2 months)
|
|
Kent Fraser |
Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (8 years, 6 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.
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 | 4.07% | -4.37% |
| 2024 | 15.78% | 18.9% |
| 2023 | -4.85% | 1.39% |
| 2022 | 3.53% | 4.05% |
| 2021 | 35.55% | 32.63% |
| 2020 | -7.06% | -1.56% |
| 2019 | 10.17% | 7.39% |
| 2018 | 7.53% | 4.84% |
| 2017 | 9.49% | 9.73% |
| 2016 | 4.71% | 5.39% |
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 March 2025.
Veolia Environnement
France International Equities
Pentair Inc
United States International Equities
Xylem Inc
United States International Equities
Roper Industries Inc
United States International Equities
Veralto Corp
United States International Equities
Ferguson PLC
United Kingdom International Equities
Waters Corp
United States International Equities
American Water Works Co Inc
United States International Equities
Itron Inc
United States International Equities
Geberit AG-Reg
Switzerland International Equities
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0.0% | 1.18% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 2.67% |
| International Equities | 100.0% | 96.15% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 March 2025.
This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios
that each
fund has
filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 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.
The Fund invests directly in companies conntect to water quality, accessibility or sustainability that satisfy Pathfinder’s ethical investment criteria. The Fund targets a portfolio of 50 to 100 water companies.
Pathfinder is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland. We started investing ethically in 2010, and now manage 9 funds, with our research and expertise focused on investing responsibly and ethically in global markets. We seek out companies actively making a positive difference and believe these kinds of companies also make better long-term financial investments. Investing ethically to us means making conscious choices for doing good with the money we manage. We want our investors to both do good and do well.
| Value | $65.0M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st March 2025 |
| Fund started | 21st April 2010 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.29% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.29% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.0% |
| Total other charges | 0.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
John Berry |
Currently: CEO (16 years, 0 months)
|
|
Wayne Ross |
Currently: CIO (1 years, 2 months)
|
|
Kent Fraser |
Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (8 years, 6 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.
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 | 4.07% | -4.37% |
| 2024 | 15.78% | 18.9% |
| 2023 | -4.85% | 1.39% |
| 2022 | 3.53% | 4.05% |
| 2021 | 35.55% | 32.63% |
| 2020 | -7.06% | -1.56% |
| 2019 | 10.17% | 7.39% |
| 2018 | 7.53% | 4.84% |
| 2017 | 9.49% | 9.73% |
| 2016 | 4.71% | 5.39% |
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 March 2025.
Veolia Environnement
France International Equities
Pentair Inc
United States International Equities
Xylem Inc
United States International Equities
Roper Industries Inc
United States International Equities
Veralto Corp
United States International Equities
Ferguson PLC
United Kingdom International Equities
Waters Corp
United States International Equities
American Water Works Co Inc
United States International Equities
Itron Inc
United States International Equities
Geberit AG-Reg
Switzerland International Equities
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0.0% | 1.18% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 2.67% |
| International Equities | 100.0% | 96.15% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 March 2025.
This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios
that each
fund has
filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 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.
