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Booster Investment High Growth Fund

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Not Mindful
Type: Aggressive fund
Past Returns: 2.94%

Average annual returns over the past 3 years, after fees and taxes. * indicates less than 3 years of data.

Annual Fees: 3.12%

Annual fees, including any membership and % management fee.

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.

Fossil Fuel

Agl Energy Limited 0.05%
American Electric Power Co. Inc. 0.01%
Apa Group 0.08%
Basf Se 0.01%
Beach Energy Ltd 0.01%
BHP Billiton Adr 0.27%
BHP Group Limited 0.89%
BHP Group PLC 0.01%
BP PLC 0.01%
Canadian National Railway Co. 0.02%
Canadian National Railway Company 0.49%
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. 0.01%
Chevron Corp. 0.04%
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H 0.01%
Cnooc Ltd. 0.02%
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd 0.03%
Coca-Cola Co. 0.05%
Dominion Energy Inc. 0.02%
Enbridge Inc. 0.01%
Enel Spa 0.02%
Equinor Asa 0.15%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.04%
Franco-Nevada Corp 0.06%
Gazprom PJSC 0.03%
Genesis Energy Limited 0.23%
Iberdrola SA 0.02%
Lukoil PJSC 0.03%
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv 0.06%
Nextera Energy Inc. 0.04%
Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.01%
Novatek PJSC Gdr 0.01%
Origin Energy Limited 0.11%
Posco 0.02%
Ptt Pcl (Foreign) 0.01%
Reliance Industries Ltd. 0.10%
Rio Tinto Limited 0.43%
Rio Tinto PLC 0.02%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A 0.01%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B 0.01%
Samsung C&T Corp. 0.01%
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 0.02%
Total Se 0.46%
Vale SA 0.05%
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd 0.02%
Wec Energy Group Inc 0.18%
Woodside Petroleum Limited 0.17%
Xcel Energy Inc 0.20%

Weapons

Safran SA 0.20%

Tobacco

Gambling

Aristocrat Leisure Limited 0.11%
Crown Resorts Ltd 0.02%
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. 0.03%
Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd 0.53%
Star Entertainment Grp Ltd/The 0.01%
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd 0.04%
Vici Properties Inc. 0.06%

Alcohol

Ambev SA 0.01%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/Nv 0.01%
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. 0.01%
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd 0.03%
Diageo PLC 0.02%
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. Class A 0.02%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 0.06%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 0.67%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.03%
Waimea Estates (Nelson) Limited 0.55%
Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. Class A 0.01%

Palm Oil

Astra International Tbk Pt 0.01%
Posco 0.02%

GMOs

Corteva Inc 0.08%

Human Rights & Environmental Violations

Barrick Gold Corp 0.11%
Barrick Gold Corp. 0.01%
BHP Billiton Adr 0.27%
BHP Group Limited 0.89%
BHP Group PLC 0.01%
Centerra Gold Inc 0.01%
Duke Energy Corp. 0.02%
Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. 0.09%
Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv Class B 0.01%
Johnson & Johnson 0.09%
Mmc Norilsk Nickel PJSC 0.02%
Nestle SA 0.30%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA 0.02%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preference Shares 0.02%
Posco 0.02%
Rio Tinto Limited 0.43%
Rio Tinto PLC 0.02%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A 0.01%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B 0.01%
Vale SA 0.05%
Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd-H 0.02%

Animal Testing

Air Liquide SA 0.010%
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 0.020%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. 0.150%
Albemarle Corporation 0.040%
Basf Se 0.010%
Bayer AG 0.010%
Celanese Corporation 0.040%
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd 0.030%
Coca-Cola Co. 0.050%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.020%
Corteva Inc 0.080%
Dow Inc. 0.090%
Dupont De Nemours Inc. 0.100%
Eastman Chemical Company 0.040%
Ecolab Inc. 0.150%
Estee Lauder - Class A Shares 0.070%
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. Class A 0.010%
Fmc Corporation 0.040%
Formosa Plastics Corp. 0.010%
Givaudan SA 0.360%
Glaxosmithkline PLC 0.020%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. 0.030%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 0.030%
Johnson & Johnson 0.090%
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.010%
L'Oreal SA 0.250%
Lg Household & Health Care Ltd. 0.010%
Linde PLC 0.940%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 0.060%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 0.670%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.030%
Lyondellbasell Industries Nv 0.060%
Mondelez International Inc. Class A 0.020%
Mosaic Company 0.020%
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. 0.010%
Nestle SA 0.300%
Orica Limited 0.040%
Pepsico Inc 0.150%
Pepsico Inc. 0.050%
PPG Industries Inc. 0.090%
Procter & Gamble Co. 0.090%
Procter & Gamble Company 0.010%
Reckitt Benckiser Group 0.240%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 0.020%
Reliance Industries Ltd. 0.100%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A 0.010%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B 0.010%
Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.010%
Sherwin-Williams Company 0.150%
Shin Etsu Chemical Ltd 0.010%
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 0.010%
Unilever Nv 0.020%
Unilever PLC 0.020%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 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.

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.

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
2020 -7.57% -5.35%
2019 10.01% 8.18%
2018 7.40% 5.99%
2017 9.64% 9.22%

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 Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:

  • Vanguard Int'L Shares Select Exclusions Fund - NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    10.77%
  • Vanguard Emerging Markets Share Index Fund
    Australia Fund
    7.89%
  • Vanguard Int'L Prop Sec. Index Fund (AUD Hgd)
    Australia Fund
    5.47%
  • Magellan Global Fund
    Australia Fund
    5.29%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.55%
  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.35%
  • Materials Select Sector Spdr ETF
    United States Fund
    2.06%
  • The A2 Milk Company Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.56%
  • Amazon.Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.52%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.52%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

Target

Actual


Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.0% 3.54%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.89%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 33.0% 29.68%
International Equities 52.0% 51.34%
Listed Properties 6.0% 10.69%
Unlisted Properties 8.0% 3.86%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

Does this fund have a policy to exclude any industries from its investments? The first column shows if the fund has a policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

The Fund may have investments that are not consistent with their exclusions policy because they are still in the process of implementing their policy.

  • Issue of concern
    Does this fund say it excludes this?
    Actual holdings
  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography:
    0.00%
  • Alcohol:
    1.56%
  • Animal Testing:
    5.52%
  • Fossil Fuels:
    5.32%
  • Gambling:
    0.86%
  • GMOs:
    0.08%
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations:
    2.53%
  • Palm Oil:
    0.06%
  • Tobacco:
    0.05%
  • Weapons:
    0.30%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 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 the fund’s intended exclusions may not be consistent with the analysis of the portfolio because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments by the fund.

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.

In their own words

"The High Growth Fund is part of the Investment Series range of funds. The fund invests predominantly in growth assets with little or no income assets. It is suited to investors who are comfortable with a high level of risk in order to potentially achieve higher returns."

Value $20M NZD
Period of data report Wed Sept. 30th 2020
Members 154
Fund started Sun May 31st 2015
Total annual fund fees 3.12%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 2.89%
Administration charges 0.23%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Key Personnel

David Beattie

Currently: Principal Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 4 months)
Previously: CIO Booster Financial Services Limited (17 years, 6 months)

Nic Craven

Currently: Senior Manager - Research Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 4 months)
Previously: Research Manager Booster Financial Services Limited (4 years, 2 months)

Allan Yeo

Currently: Managing Director Booster Financial Services Limited (22 years, 4 months)
Previously: Associate Director Barclays Bank plc (2 years, 0 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 11 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 4 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 11 months)
Previously: Equity Analyst Booster Financial Services Limited (5 years, 9 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

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