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:

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

Companies of concern

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.55%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.43%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.12%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.12%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.08%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.07%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.02%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.02%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.01%
    • Petrochina Co Ltd-A 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
    • Rio Tinto PLC-Spon Adr 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.46% !!
      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
    • BHP Group Ltd-Spon Adr 0.11% !!
      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
    • Shell PLC 0.06% !!
      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
    • 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
    • Vale SA 0.03%
    • Ntpc Ltd 0.01%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.64%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.19% !!
      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
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.13%
    • L'Oreal 0.10%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.07% !!
      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
    • Shell PLC 0.06% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.05% !!
      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
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.05%
    • 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
    • Air Liquide SA 0.02%
    • Hindustan Unilever Ltd 0.02%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.02%
    • Hermes International 0.01%
    • Itc Ltd 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.15%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.02%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd 0.02%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.55% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.46% !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.26% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.19% !!
      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
    • Total SA 0.13%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.12%
    • BHP Group Ltd-Spon Adr 0.11% !!
      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
    • Equinor Asa-Spon Adr 0.07% !!
      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
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.07% !!
      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
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.06%
    • Shell PLC 0.06% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.05% !!
      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
    • Petroleo Brasileiro-Spon Adr 0.05% !!
      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
    • 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
    • Vale SA 0.03%
    • Conocophillips 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
    • Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab De Cv 0.02%
    • Origin Energy Ltd 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
    • South32 Ltd 0.02%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.01%
    • Apa Group 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
    • BP PLC 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
    • China Shenhua Energy Co-H 0.01%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Ntpc Ltd 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Petrochina Co Ltd-A 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
    • Posco Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto PLC-Spon Adr 0.01%
    • Saudi Arabian Oil Co 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
    • Tata Steel Ltd 0.01%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 0.01%

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 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.

About this fund

The Balanced Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund is suited to investors who seek a medium level of returns on average over medium term periods (five years plus), allowing for shorter-term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing in a mix of income and growth assets.

Value $93.9M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Fund started 31st May 2015
Total annual fund fees 2.77%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 2.64%
Other management and administration charges 0.12%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 11 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 (5 years, 4 months)
Previously: CIO, Booster Financial Services Limited (17 years, 6 months)

Charles Roberts

Currently: Adviser to Booster Investment Committee, Booster Financial Services Limited (1 years, 8 months)
Previously: Head of Money Markets, Bank of New Zealand (12 years, 0 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 11 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 (6 years, 8 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 30th June 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 9.61% 8.74%
2023 -2.59% -3.18%
2022 1.06% 1.21%
2021 18.16% 16.61%
2020 -1.83% -2.05%
2019 4.49% 5.77%
2018 4.41% 3.93%
2017 5.71% 5.91%

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 June 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Vanguard Ethically Conscious Gbl Agg Bond Index Fund NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    16.3%
  • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF
    United States Fund
    5.91%
  • Vanguard Emerging Markets Share Index Fund
    Australia Fund
    4.93%
  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    2.77%
  • Vanguard Int'L Prop Sec. Index Fund (AUD Hgd)
    Australia Fund
    2.0%
  • Ishares Msci Europe ESG ETF
    Germany Fund
    1.96%
  • Vanguard Int'L Shares Select Exclusions Fund - NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    1.66%
  • Booster Wine Group Limited Partnership
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.47%
  • Metrics Secured Private Debt Fund Ii
    Australia Fund
    1.43%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.42%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 6.39%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 19.0% 15.73%
International Fixed Interest 19.0% 19.0%
Australasian Equities 20.0% 19.24%
International Equities 33.0% 32.61%
Listed Properties 2.0% 3.8%
Unlisted Properties 5.0% 3.23%
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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.