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:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • BHP Group Limited 1.02%
    • Contact Energy Limited 0.72%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.45%
    • BHP Billiton Adr 0.26%
    • Equinor Asa 0.25%
    • Totalenergies Se 0.20%
    • Nextera Energy Inc. 0.10%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd. 0.10%
    • South32 Limited 0.07%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro SA 0.06%
    • Shell PLC 0.06%
    • Vale SA 0.06%
    • Duke Energy Corporation 0.05%
    • Apa Group 0.04%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.04%
    • Santos Limited 0.04%
    • Southern Company 0.04%
    • American Electric Power Company Inc. 0.03%
    • Chevron Corporation 0.03%
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.03%
    • Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 0.03%
    • Sempra Energy 0.03%
    • Totalenergies 0.03%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.03%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.02%
    • BP PLC 0.02%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc. 0.02%
    • Constellation Energy Corporation 0.02%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.02%
    • Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 0.02%
    • Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Wec Energy Group Inc 0.02%
    • Xcel Energy Inc. 0.02%
    • Adani Enterprises Ltd. 0.01%
    • Adani Transmission Ltd. 0.01%
    • Aes Corporation 0.01%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.01%
    • Ameren Corporation 0.01%
    • Astra International Tbk Pt 0.01%
    • Chevron Corp. 0.01%
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. 0.01%
    • China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. 0.01%
    • Cms Energy Corporation 0.01%
    • Dte Energy Company 0.01%
    • Entergy Corporation 0.01%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.01%
    • Petrochina Co. Ltd. 0.01%
    • Posco Holdings Inc. 0.01%
    • Ppl Corporation 0.01%
    • Sasol Ltd. 0.01%
    • Wal-Mart Stores Inc 0.35%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd. 0.02%
    • Wal-Mart De Mexico Sab De Cv 0.02%
    • Itc Ltd. 0.01%
    • Sky City Entertainment Group Limited 0.28%
    • Aristocrat Leisure Limited 0.17%
    • Vici Properties Inc. 0.06%
    • Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. 0.02%
    • Booster Wine Group Limited Partnership 2.26%
    • Booster Wine Group Limited Partnership-B 1.36%
    • Non-Taxable Accrual - Booster Wine Group Lp 0.12%
    • Heineken Nv 0.09%
    • Diageo PLC 0.02%
    • Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. 0.02%
    • Ambev SA 0.01%
    • Booster Wine Group Loan Facility 0.01%
    • China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. 0.01%
    • Metcash Ltd 0.01%
    • Astra International Tbk Pt 0.01%
    • BHP Group Limited 1.02%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.64%
    • Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
    • BHP Billiton Adr 0.26%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.23%
    • Rio Tinto Limited 0.16%
    • Nestle SA 0.16%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.09%
    • Shell PLC 0.07%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro SA 0.06%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.06%
    • Vale SA 0.06%
    • Duke Energy Corporation 0.05%
    • Bayer AG 0.04%
    • Chevron Corporation 0.03%
    • Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.03%
    • Li Ning Co. Ltd. 0.02%
    • Adani Enterprises Ltd. 0.01%
    • Astra International Tbk Pt 0.01%
    • Caterpillar Inc. 0.01%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 0.01%
    • Chevron Corp. 0.01%
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. 0.01%
    • Meta Platforms Inc. 0.01%
    • Petrochina Co. Ltd. 0.01%
    • Pg&E Corporation 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.01%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 0.47%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.25%
    • Nestle SA 0.16%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd. 0.10%
    • Shell PLC 0.06%
    • Kerry Group PLC 0.05%
    • Bayer AG 0.04%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.04%
    • LVMH 0.04%
    • Procter & Gamble Company 0.04%
    • Chevron Corporation 0.03%
    • Coca-Cola Company 0.03%
    • Hindustan Unilever Ltd. 0.03%
    • Pepsico, Inc. 0.03%
    • Ping An Insurance Group Co. Of China Ltd. 0.03%
    • Asian Paints Ltd. 0.02%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.02%
    • Loreal SA 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd 0.02%
    • Unilever PLC 0.02%
    • Chevron Corp. 0.01%
    • China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. 0.01%
    • Coca-Cola Co. 0.01%
    • Formosa Plastics Corp. 0.01%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv 0.01%
    • Itc Ltd. 0.01%
    • Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour 0.01%
    • Nan Ya Plastics Corp. 0.01%
    • Pepsico Inc. 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co. 0.01%
    • Sasol Ltd. 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 30th Sept. 2022 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 Growth Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund invests mainly in growth assets, but includes some income assets. It is suited to investors who are comfortable with a medium to high level of risk in order to potentially achieve a relatively higher level of returns.

Value $37M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Fund started 31st May 2015
Total annual fund fees 2.94%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 2.83%
Other management and administration charges 0.11%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (1 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Manager - Research, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 2 months)

Brendon Doyle

Currently: Chair of the Investment Committee, Booster Investment Management Limited (0 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director of Direct Investments, Booster Financial Services Limited (current position) (1 years, 1 months)

Allan Yeo

Currently: Managing Director, Booster Financial Services Limited (24 years, 7 months)
Previously: Associate Director, Barclays Bank plc (2 years, 0 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (1 years, 5 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 9 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (5 years, 2 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 Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 4.01%
Animal Cruelty 2.25%
Fossil Fuels 4.84%
Gambling 0.58%
GMOs 0.01%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 3.62%
Palm Oil 0.03%
Tobacco 0.04%
Weapons 0.44%

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. 2022 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.

Note that many funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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
2022 1.53% 2.68%
2021 32.66% 23.29%
2020 -4.45% -3.65%
2019 6.15% 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 31st Dec. 2022.

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Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 4.71%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 7.37%
International Fixed Interest 8.0% 9.19%
Australasian Equities 28.0% 27.53%
International Equities 42.0% 42.48%
Listed Properties 3.0% 5.39%
Unlisted Properties 7.0% 3.33%
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 31st Dec. 2022.