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:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Alstom 0.04%
    • Shell PLC 2.51% !!
      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
    • Shell PLC 2.51% !!
      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
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 2.47%
    • L'Oreal SA 1.29%
    • Air Liquide SA 1.12%
    • Hermes International 0.76%
    • Eni Spa-Sponsored Adr 0.44% !!
      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
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.39%
    • Kering 0.38%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.33%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.17%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.16%
    • Symrise AG 0.16%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv 0.15%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.15%
    • Moncler Spa 0.13%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.13%
    • Covestro AG 0.12%
    • Swatch Group AG/The-Reg 0.12%
    • Chr Hansen Holding A/S 0.10%
    • Solvay SA 0.10%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.09%
    • Croda International PLC 0.09%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Nv 0.09%
    • Mowi Asa 0.09%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.08%
    • Arkema 0.07%
    • Ems-Chemie Holding AG-Reg 0.06%
    • Umicore 0.06%
    • Evonik Industries AG 0.05%
    • Clariant AG-Reg 0.04%
    • Wacker Chemie AG 0.03%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.29%
    • Rheinmetall AG 0.15%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG 0.13%
    • Melrose Industries PLC 0.10%
    • Kongsberg Gruppen Asa 0.05%
    • Saab Ab-B 0.05%
    • Shell PLC 2.51% !!
      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
    • Total SA 1.75% !!
      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
    • Iberdrola SA 0.85% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enel Spa 0.66% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC 0.54% !!
      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-Sponsored Adr 0.44% !!
      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
    • Bkw AG 0.36%
    • Dassault Systemes 0.36%
    • Engie SA 0.36% !!
      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
    • Cie De Saint-Gobain 0.34%
    • E.On Se 0.33%
    • Equinor Asa-Spon Adr 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
    • Repsol SA 0.23% !!
      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
    • Neste Oyj 0.18%
    • Centrica PLC 0.12%
    • Snam Spa 0.12% !!
      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
    • Acs Actividades Cons Y S 0.11%
    • Aker BP Asa 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
    • Endesa SA 0.09% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Intertek Group PLC 0.09%
    • Fortum Oyj 0.08%
    • Galp Energia Sgps SA 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
    • Verbund AG 0.08% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • 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
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA 0.06%
    • Bollore Se 0.05%
    • Oci Nv 0.03%

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. 2023 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

Invests in European shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI Europe ESG Screened Index.

Value $42.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Fund started 6th June 2019
Total annual fund fees 0.55%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.54%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (8 years, 1 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (8 years, 8 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (4 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (8 years, 1 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 Dec. 2023.

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
2023 -5.17% 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 Dec. 2023.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Msci Europe ESG Screened Ucits ETF
    Ireland International Equities
    99.97%
  • ANZ NZD Current Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    0.6%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.000381%
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% 99.99962%
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 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. 2023.