Funds

Smart Europe ESG ETF

Total Ethical Concerns: 20.90%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 9.4%

    • Shell
      2.21%
      !!
      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
      2.21%
    • Air Liquide
      1.09%
      1.09%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.88%
      0.88%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.82%
      0.82%
    • Givaudan SA
      0.39%
      0.39%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.34%
      0.34%
    • Eni Spa
      0.33%
      !!
      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
      0.33%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.20%
      0.20%
    • Novozymes A/S
      0.20%
      0.20%
    • Kering SA
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Symrise AG
      0.14%
      0.14%
    • Beiersdorf AG
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Covestro AG
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Rentokil Initial
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • Dcc PLC
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Evonik Industries AG
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Croda International PLC
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Ems-Chemie Holding AG
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Syensqo Nv
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • The Swatch Group AG
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Arkema SA
      0.04%
      0.04%
  • Human Rights Violations 2.27%

    • UBS
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.66%
      0.66%
    • Holcim
      0.55%
      0.55%
    • Alstom S.A
      0.07%
      0.07%
  • Social Harm 1.98%

  • Fossil Fuels 8.22%

    • Shell
      2.21%
      !!
      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
      2.21%
    • Totalenergies Se
      1.38%
      !!
      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
      1.38%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.66%
      0.66%
    • Enel
      0.65%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.65%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.63%
      !!
      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
      0.63%
    • Engie SA
      0.35%
      !!
      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
      0.35%
    • E.On Se
      0.34%
      0.34%
    • Eni Spa
      0.33%
      !!
      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
      0.33%
    • Bkw AG
      0.31%
      0.31%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.25%
      0.25%
    • Equinor Asa
      0.22%
      !!
      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
      0.22%
    • Acs Actividades De Construcción Y Servicios SA
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.11%
    • Centrica PLC
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Intertek Group PLC
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Snam Spa
      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
      0.10%
    • Endesa SA
      0.08%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.08%
    • Aker BP Asa
      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
      0.07%
    • Fortum Oyj
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • OMV AG
      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
      0.07%
    • Bolloré Se
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Neste Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
  • Weapons 1.96%

    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      0.82%
      0.82%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.62%
      0.62%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.19%
      0.19%
    • Kongsberg Gruppen Asa
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Saab Ab
      0.12%
      0.12%
    • Melrose Industries PLC
      0.08%
      0.08%
  • Environmental Harm 2.57%

    • Shell
      2.21%
      !!
      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
      2.21%
    • 0.28%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.08%
      0.08%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Smart Europe ESG ETF is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI Europe ESG Screened Index. The Index is comprised of European companies screened for exposure to controversial weapons, civilian firearms, tobacco, thermal coal and oil sands. The Index excludes companies that fail to comply with the United Nations Global Compact Principles. For more information, please refer to the Smart Responsible Investment Policy.

    Value $13.9M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Fund started 6th June 2019
    Total annual fund fees 0.55%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.53%
    Other management and administration charges 0.02%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 11 months)

    Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

    Anna Lennie Scott

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 4.07% 11.57%
    2024 15.78% 19.71%
    2023 -4.85% 9.27%
    2022 3.53% 1.73%
    2021 35.55% 23.15%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Ishares Msci Europe Screened Ucits ETF

      Ireland International Equities

      99.97%
    • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.68%
    • EUR Cash Account (BNP Paribas)

      Germany Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.16%
    • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.01%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.03%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 100.0% 99.97%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    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 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

  • 9.4% Animal Cruelty
  • 2.27% Human Rights Violations
  • 1.98% Social Harm
  • 8.22% Fossil Fuels
  • 1.96% Weapons
  • 2.57% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty

    • Shell
      2.21%
      !!
      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
      2.21%
    • Air Liquide
      1.09%
      1.09%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.88%
      0.88%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.82%
      0.82%
    • Givaudan SA
      0.39%
      0.39%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.34%
      0.34%
    • Eni Spa
      0.33%
      !!
      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
      0.33%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.20%
      0.20%
    • Novozymes A/S
      0.20%
      0.20%
    • Kering SA
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Symrise AG
      0.14%
      0.14%
    • Beiersdorf AG
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Covestro AG
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Rentokil Initial
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • Dcc PLC
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Evonik Industries AG
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Croda International PLC
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Ems-Chemie Holding AG
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Syensqo Nv
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • The Swatch Group AG
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Arkema SA
      0.04%
      0.04%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • UBS
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.66%
      0.66%
    • Holcim
      0.55%
      0.55%
    • Alstom S.A
      0.07%
      0.07%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Shell
      2.21%
      !!
      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
      2.21%
    • Totalenergies Se
      1.38%
      !!
      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
      1.38%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.66%
      0.66%
    • Enel
      0.65%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.65%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.63%
      !!
      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
      0.63%
    • Engie SA
      0.35%
      !!
      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
      0.35%
    • E.On Se
      0.34%
      0.34%
    • Eni Spa
      0.33%
      !!
      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
      0.33%
    • Bkw AG
      0.31%
      0.31%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.25%
      0.25%
    • Equinor Asa
      0.22%
      !!
      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
      0.22%
    • Acs Actividades De Construcción Y Servicios SA
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.11%
    • Centrica PLC
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Intertek Group PLC
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Snam Spa
      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
      0.10%
    • Endesa SA
      0.08%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.08%
    • Aker BP Asa
      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
      0.07%
    • Fortum Oyj
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • OMV AG
      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
      0.07%
    • Bolloré Se
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Neste Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
  • Weapons

    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      0.82%
      0.82%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.62%
      0.62%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.19%
      0.19%
    • Kongsberg Gruppen Asa
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Saab Ab
      0.12%
      0.12%
    • Melrose Industries PLC
      0.08%
      0.08%
  • Environmental Harm

    • Shell
      2.21%
      !!
      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
      2.21%
    • 0.28%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.08%
      0.08%

About this Fund

The Smart Europe ESG ETF is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI Europe ESG Screened Index. The Index is comprised of European companies screened for exposure to controversial weapons, civilian firearms, tobacco, thermal coal and oil sands. The Index excludes companies that fail to comply with the United Nations Global Compact Principles. For more information, please refer to the Smart Responsible Investment Policy.

Value $13.9M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Fund started 6th June 2019
Total annual fund fees 0.55%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.53%
Other management and administration charges 0.02%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 11 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 4.07% 11.57%
2024 15.78% 19.71%
2023 -4.85% 9.27%
2022 3.53% 1.73%
2021 35.55% 23.15%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Msci Europe Screened Ucits ETF

    Ireland International Equities

    99.97%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.68%
  • EUR Cash Account (BNP Paribas)

    Germany Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.16%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.01%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.03%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 100.0% 99.97%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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 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.