Funds

Booster Investment Growth Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 11.41%

The average total concerns of all managed growth funds is 5.45%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 1.38%

    • BHP
      0.78%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fonterra
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ntpc Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels 4.17%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.84%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP
      0.78%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.34%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.24%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Rio Tinto
      0.23%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.21%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Equinor Asa
      0.17%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Reliance Industries 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Santos 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Origin Energy
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bolloré Se
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ntpc Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Acwa Power
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Shenhua Energy
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enel
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eog Resources, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsui & Co., 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • National Grid PLC
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Phillips 66
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Tata Steel Ltd.
      0.01%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Weg SA
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Animal Cruelty 2.24%

    • Hermès International Sca
      0.35%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.34%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.29%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.14%
    • Reliance Industries 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.02%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Itc Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Sabic
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 2.27%

    • Rio Tinto
      0.23%
    • UBS
      0.18%
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Holcim
      0.01%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Social Harm 3.1%

  • Weapons 0.33%

    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Bharat Electronics Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Growth Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund is suited to investors who seek potentially relatively high returns on average over longer term periods (seven years plus), allowing for short to medium term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing primarily in growth assets, with a moderate allocation of income assets.

    Value $37.7M NZD
    Period of data report 30th June 2025
    Fund started 31st May 2015
    Total annual fund fees 2.92%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 2.82%
    Other management and administration charges 0.1%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Nic Craven

    Currently: Chair of the Booster Investment Committee (0 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services (3 years, 10 months)

    Aaron Usher

    Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager (3 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services (3 years, 8 months)

    Steffan Berridge

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (1 years, 4 months)

    Colin Thompson

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Senior Investment Specialist, Medical Assurance Society (1 years, 2 months)

    Rowan Calvert

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (7 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services (7 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 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 3.04% 0.01%
    2024 12.48% 11.43%
    2023 -4.05% -3.83%
    2022 1.38% 2.68%
    2021 27.68% 23.29%
    2020 -4.45% -3.65%
    2019 6.12% 7.04%
    2018 8.66% 5.07%
    2017 7.20% 7.69%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

      United States Fund

      4.54%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.28%
    • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      1.73%
    • Iport Drive Rolleston Warehouse

      New Zealand Unlisted Property

      1.53%
    • Auckland International Airport Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.41%
    • Microsoft Corporation

      United States International Equities

      1.41%
    • Ishares Stoxx Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts Ucits ETF

      Germany Fund

      1.29%
    • Booster Wine Group Limited Partnership-B

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.23%
    • Canterbury Grasslands Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.17%
    • Infratil Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.1%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 4.66%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 8.49%
    International Fixed Interest 8.0% 8.11%
    Australasian Equities 27.0% 25.98%
    International Equities 44.0% 43.88%
    Listed Properties 3.5% 3.67%
    Unlisted Properties 5.5% 5.21%
    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 June 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

  • 1.38% Environmental Harm
  • 4.17% Fossil Fuels
  • 2.24% Animal Cruelty
  • 2.27% Human Rights Violations
  • 3.1% Social Harm
  • 0.33% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      0.78%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fonterra
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ntpc Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.84%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP
      0.78%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.34%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.24%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Rio Tinto
      0.23%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.21%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Equinor Asa
      0.17%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Reliance Industries 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Santos 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Origin Energy
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bolloré Se
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo Financiero Inbursa Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ntpc Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Acwa Power
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Shenhua Energy
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enel
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eog Resources, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsui & Co., 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • National Grid PLC
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Phillips 66
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Tata Steel Ltd.
      0.01%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Weg SA
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Hermès International Sca
      0.35%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.34%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.29%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.14%
    • Reliance Industries 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.02%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eni Spa
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Itc Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Sabic
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Rio Tinto
      0.23%
    • UBS
      0.18%
    • Petrobras
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Holcim
      0.01%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Petrochina Co 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Bharat Electronics Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

About this Fund

The Growth Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund is suited to investors who seek potentially relatively high returns on average over longer term periods (seven years plus), allowing for short to medium term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing primarily in growth assets, with a moderate allocation of income assets.

Value $37.7M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2025
Fund started 31st May 2015
Total annual fund fees 2.92%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 2.82%
Other management and administration charges 0.1%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chair of the Booster Investment Committee (0 years, 1 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services (3 years, 10 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager (3 years, 11 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services (3 years, 8 months)

Steffan Berridge

Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 1 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (1 years, 4 months)

Colin Thompson

Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 1 months)
Previously: Senior Investment Specialist, Medical Assurance Society (1 years, 2 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (7 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services (7 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 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 3.04% 0.01%
2024 12.48% 11.43%
2023 -4.05% -3.83%
2022 1.38% 2.68%
2021 27.68% 23.29%
2020 -4.45% -3.65%
2019 6.12% 7.04%
2018 8.66% 5.07%
2017 7.20% 7.69%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

    United States Fund

    4.54%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.28%
  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    1.73%
  • Iport Drive Rolleston Warehouse

    New Zealand Unlisted Property

    1.53%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.41%
  • Microsoft Corporation

    United States International Equities

    1.41%
  • Ishares Stoxx Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts Ucits ETF

    Germany Fund

    1.29%
  • Booster Wine Group Limited Partnership-B

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.23%
  • Canterbury Grasslands Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.17%
  • Infratil Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.1%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 4.66%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 8.49%
International Fixed Interest 8.0% 8.11%
Australasian Equities 27.0% 25.98%
International Equities 44.0% 43.88%
Listed Properties 3.5% 3.67%
Unlisted Properties 5.5% 5.21%
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 June 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.