Funds

Booster Investment Moderate Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.54%

The average total concerns of all managed balanced funds is 8.32%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 1.13%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.18%
      !!
      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
      0.18%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.17%
      0.17%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.14%
      0.14%
    • 0.09%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      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
      0.03%
    • Air Liquide
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.14%

    • 0.36%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Ubs
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • 0.08%
    • 0.02%
    • Petrobras
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
    • Saudi Aramco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
  • Social Harm 1.34%

  • Fossil Fuels 2.07%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.51%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.51%
    • BHP
      0.31%
      !!
      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
      0.31%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.18%
      !!
      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
      0.18%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      0.12%
    • Equinor Asa
      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
      0.09%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.08%
      !!
      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
      0.08%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      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
      0.03%
    • Petrobras
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
    • Saudi Aramco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
    • BP
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Conocophillips
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab De Cv
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Origin Energy
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Weapons 0.17%

    • 0.10%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Environmental Harm 0.66%

    • BHP
      0.31%
      !!
      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
      0.31%
    • Fonterra
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Danone
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      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
      0.03%
    • Coca-Cola
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Pepsico
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Moderate Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund is suited to investors who seek moderate returns on average over medium term periods (three years plus), allowing for some shorter-term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing mainly in income assets, while including a moderate allocation of growth assets.

    Value $27.7M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Fund started 31st May 2015
    Total annual fund fees 2.38%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 2.28%
    Other management and administration charges 0.09%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Nic Craven

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Senior Manager - Research, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 2 months)

    David Beattie

    Currently: Chair of the Investment Committee, Booster Investment Management Limited (6 years, 1 months)
    Previously: CIO, Booster Financial Services Limited (17 years, 6 months)

    Brendon Doyle

    Currently: Investment Committee Member, Booster Investment Management Limited (0 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Director of Direct Investments, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 0 months)

    Aaron Usher

    Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)

    Rowan Calvert

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 4.02% 1.63%
    2024 9.97% 6.42%
    2023 -2.59% -1.86%
    2022 1.06% -0.06%
    2021 18.16% 10.55%
    2020 -1.83% -0.65%
    2019 4.49% 4.42%
    2018 4.41% 3.1%
    2017 5.71% 4.11%

    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.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Vanguard Ethically Conscious Gbl Agg Bond Index Fund NZD Hgd

      Australia Fund

      14.98%
    • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      3.44%
    • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

      United States Fund

      3.37%
    • Vanguard Emerging Markets Share Index Fund

      Australia Fund

      3.14%
    • Secured Loan To Booster KiwiSaver Scheme Geared Growth Fund

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      2.71%
    • BNZ Bank Bill 24/04/2025

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A-1+

      2.27%
    • Infratil Infrastructure Bonds 7.06% 17/12/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      1.43%
    • Kimihia Senior Loan Facility 06/05/2027

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      1.32%
    • Aam Corporate Loan Fund Iii

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      1.3%
    • Metrics Secured Private Debt Fund Ii

      Australia Fund

      1.29%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 20.83%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 23.0% 23.48%
    International Fixed Interest 17.0% 17.33%
    Australasian Equities 13.0% 12.34%
    International Equities 21.0% 21.12%
    Listed Properties 2.0% 1.57%
    Unlisted Properties 4.0% 3.33%
    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 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 1.13% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.14% Human Rights Violations
  • 1.34% Social Harm
  • 2.07% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.17% Weapons
  • 0.66% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.18%
      !!
      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
      0.18%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.17%
      0.17%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.14%
      0.14%
    • 0.09%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      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
      0.03%
    • Air Liquide
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • 0.36%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Ubs
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • 0.08%
    • 0.02%
    • Petrobras
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
    • Saudi Aramco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.51%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.51%
    • BHP
      0.31%
      !!
      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
      0.31%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.18%
      !!
      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
      0.18%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      0.12%
    • Equinor Asa
      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
      0.09%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.08%
      !!
      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
      0.08%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      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
      0.03%
    • Petrobras
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
    • Saudi Aramco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
      0.02%
    • BP
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Conocophillips
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab De Cv
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Origin Energy
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      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
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • 0.10%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      0.31%
      !!
      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
      0.31%
    • Fonterra
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Danone
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Shell
      0.04%
      !!
      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
      0.04%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      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
      0.03%
    • Coca-Cola
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Pepsico
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
      0.01%

About this Fund

The Moderate Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund is suited to investors who seek moderate returns on average over medium term periods (three years plus), allowing for some shorter-term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing mainly in income assets, while including a moderate allocation of growth assets.

Value $27.7M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Fund started 31st May 2015
Total annual fund fees 2.38%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 2.28%
Other management and administration charges 0.09%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Manager - Research, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 2 months)

David Beattie

Currently: Chair of the Investment Committee, Booster Investment Management Limited (6 years, 1 months)
Previously: CIO, Booster Financial Services Limited (17 years, 6 months)

Brendon Doyle

Currently: Investment Committee Member, Booster Investment Management Limited (0 years, 7 months)
Previously: Director of Direct Investments, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 0 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 4.02% 1.63%
2024 9.97% 6.42%
2023 -2.59% -1.86%
2022 1.06% -0.06%
2021 18.16% 10.55%
2020 -1.83% -0.65%
2019 4.49% 4.42%
2018 4.41% 3.1%
2017 5.71% 4.11%

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.

Top 10 Investments

  • Vanguard Ethically Conscious Gbl Agg Bond Index Fund NZD Hgd

    Australia Fund

    14.98%
  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    3.44%
  • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

    United States Fund

    3.37%
  • Vanguard Emerging Markets Share Index Fund

    Australia Fund

    3.14%
  • Secured Loan To Booster KiwiSaver Scheme Geared Growth Fund

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    2.71%
  • BNZ Bank Bill 24/04/2025

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A-1+

    2.27%
  • Infratil Infrastructure Bonds 7.06% 17/12/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    1.43%
  • Kimihia Senior Loan Facility 06/05/2027

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    1.32%
  • Aam Corporate Loan Fund Iii

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    1.3%
  • Metrics Secured Private Debt Fund Ii

    Australia Fund

    1.29%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 20.83%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 23.0% 23.48%
International Fixed Interest 17.0% 17.33%
Australasian Equities 13.0% 12.34%
International Equities 21.0% 21.12%
Listed Properties 2.0% 1.57%
Unlisted Properties 4.0% 3.33%
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 March 2025.