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Booster Focus Moderate Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 6.76%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 1.24%

    • BHP
      0.38%
      !!
      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.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy 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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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
    • Mitsubishi 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Mining
      0.02%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Glencore
      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
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels 3.13%

    • BHP
      0.38%
      !!
      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
      0.26%
    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
    • Caterpillar
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Shell
      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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
    • Conocophillips
      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
    • 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
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Duke Energy 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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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
    • Itochu 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
    • Mitsubishi 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
      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
    • 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
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.03%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Apa Group
      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
    • Barrick Mining
      0.02%
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
      0.02%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      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
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Enel
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Entergy 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
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Glencore
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Marubeni 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
    • National Grid PLC
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
    • Phillips 66
      0.02%
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • SLB
      0.02%
    • Sumitomo 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
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      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
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.02%
    • Tc Energy 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
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Arcelormittal SA
      0.01%
    • Baker Hughes
      0.01%
    • Cenovus Energy, 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
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.01%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
    • E.On Se
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
    • Eqt 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
    • Equinor Asa
      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
    • Loews Corp.
      0.01%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.01%
    • Repsol
      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
    • Sempra 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
    • Smiths Group
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.01%
    • Whitehaven Coal 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
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 1.0%

    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
    • Shell
      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
    • Unilever
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.03%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.03%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Bayer
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.84%

    • Tesla
      0.27%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • Caterpillar
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.09%
    • Nestlé
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • IBM
      0.07%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      0.06%
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.05%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.04%
    • Airbnb
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Glencore
      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
    • 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
    • Arcelormittal SA
      0.01%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.01%
    • Holcim
      0.01%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Volvo Group
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Social Harm 0.78%

  • Weapons 0.39%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.02%
    • AMETEK
      0.01%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.01%
    • Saab Ab
      0.01%
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Moderate Fund is part of the Focus 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. We utilise a mainly passive approach for the Focus Series.

    Value $19.1M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 14th Sept. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.63%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.57%
    Other management and administration charges 0.07%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Aaron Usher

    Currently: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy (0 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services (4 years, 5 months)

    Rowan Calvert

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (8 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services (7 years, 4 months)

    Simon O'Grady

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (9 years, 8 months)

    Steffan Berridge

    Currently: Senior Manager - Global Investments (0 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Investment Committee Member, Booster Financial Services (0 years, 8 months)

    Diana Gordon

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed Interest (0 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Head of Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority (2 years, 1 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 6.58% 5.18%
    2025 3.98% 3.63%
    2024 10.05% 7.42%
    2023 -2.59% -1.52%
    2022 1.06% 0.49%
    2021 18.16% 12.08%
    2020 -1.83% -0.81%
    2019 4.49% 5.06%
    2018 4.41% 3.64%
    2017 5.71% 4.85%

    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 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      5.28%
    • Ishares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF

      Australia Fund

      3.66%
    • Secured Loan To Booster KiwiSaver Scheme Geared Growth Fund

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      2.23%
    • BNZ Bank Bill 28/04/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      1.97%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.52%
    • Metrics Secured Private Debt Fund Ii

      Australia Fund

      1.37%
    • Infratil Infrastructure Bonds 7.06% 17/12/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      1.32%
    • Westpac Treasury - Td 08 Jul 2026 @ 2.997

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      1.2%
    • Kimihia Senior Loan Facility 06/05/2027

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      1.07%
    • Meridian Energy 5.40% 21/03/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      1.05%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 22.84%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 23.0% 22.43%
    International Fixed Interest 17.0% 16.51%
    Australasian Equities 13.0% 13.39%
    International Equities 21.0% 20.22%
    Listed Properties 3.5% 3.07%
    Unlisted Properties 2.5% 1.54%
    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 2026.

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 2026 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

  • 1.24% Environmental Harm
  • 3.13% Fossil Fuels
  • 1.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.84% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.78% Social Harm
  • 0.39% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      0.38%
      !!
      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.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy 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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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
    • Mitsubishi 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Mining
      0.02%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Glencore
      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
    • Mondelez
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Bayer
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • BHP
      0.38%
      !!
      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
      0.26%
    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
    • Caterpillar
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Shell
      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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
    • Conocophillips
      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
    • 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
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Duke Energy 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
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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
    • Itochu 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
    • Mitsubishi 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
      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
    • 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
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.03%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Apa Group
      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
    • Barrick Mining
      0.02%
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
      0.02%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      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
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Enel
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Entergy 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
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Glencore
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Marubeni 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
    • National Grid PLC
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
    • Phillips 66
      0.02%
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • SLB
      0.02%
    • Sumitomo 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
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      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
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.02%
    • Tc Energy 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
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Arcelormittal SA
      0.01%
    • Baker Hughes
      0.01%
    • Cenovus Energy, 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
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.01%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
    • E.On Se
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
    • Eqt 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
    • Equinor Asa
      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
    • Loews Corp.
      0.01%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.01%
    • Repsol
      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
    • Sempra 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
    • Smiths Group
      0.01%
    • Vale SA
      0.01%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.01%
    • Whitehaven Coal 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
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
    • Shell
      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
    • Unilever
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Air Liquide
      0.03%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.03%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • Eni Spa
      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
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • Reliance Industries 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
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Bayer
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Tesla
      0.27%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.11%
    • Caterpillar
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.09%
    • Nestlé
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • IBM
      0.07%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      0.06%
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.05%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.04%
    • Airbnb
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Glencore
      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
    • 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
    • Arcelormittal SA
      0.01%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.01%
    • Holcim
      0.01%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Volvo Group
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.02%
    • AMETEK
      0.01%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.01%
    • Saab Ab
      0.01%
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
      0.01%

About this Fund

The Moderate Fund is part of the Focus 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. We utilise a mainly passive approach for the Focus Series.

Value $19.1M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 14th Sept. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.63%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.57%
Other management and administration charges 0.07%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Aaron Usher

Currently: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services (4 years, 5 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (8 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services (7 years, 4 months)

Simon O'Grady

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (9 years, 8 months)

Steffan Berridge

Currently: Senior Manager - Global Investments (0 years, 2 months)
Previously: Investment Committee Member, Booster Financial Services (0 years, 8 months)

Diana Gordon

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed Interest (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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
2026 6.58% 5.18%
2025 3.98% 3.63%
2024 10.05% 7.42%
2023 -2.59% -1.52%
2022 1.06% 0.49%
2021 18.16% 12.08%
2020 -1.83% -0.81%
2019 4.49% 5.06%
2018 4.41% 3.64%
2017 5.71% 4.85%

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 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    5.28%
  • Ishares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF

    Australia Fund

    3.66%
  • Secured Loan To Booster KiwiSaver Scheme Geared Growth Fund

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    2.23%
  • BNZ Bank Bill 28/04/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    1.97%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.52%
  • Metrics Secured Private Debt Fund Ii

    Australia Fund

    1.37%
  • Infratil Infrastructure Bonds 7.06% 17/12/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    1.32%
  • Westpac Treasury - Td 08 Jul 2026 @ 2.997

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    1.2%
  • Kimihia Senior Loan Facility 06/05/2027

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    1.07%
  • Meridian Energy 5.40% 21/03/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    1.05%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 22.84%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 23.0% 22.43%
International Fixed Interest 17.0% 16.51%
Australasian Equities 13.0% 13.39%
International Equities 21.0% 20.22%
Listed Properties 3.5% 3.07%
Unlisted Properties 2.5% 1.54%
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 2026.

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 2026 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.