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

    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.71%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.56%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.18%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.09%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.24%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.37%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.33%
    • Hermes International 0.25%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.25%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.23%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.23%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.19%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.15%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.13%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.10%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.09%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.09%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.08%
    • Lyondellbasell Ind Nv 0.08%
    • Intl Flavor & Fragrances 0.07%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.07%
    • Kao Corp 0.06%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.05%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.05%
    • Moncler Spa 0.05%
    • Symrise AG 0.05%
    • The Clorox Co. 0.05%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv 0.04%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.04%
    • Covestro AG 0.03%
    • Croda International PLC 0.03%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.03%
    • Mowi Asa 0.03%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Swatch Group AG/The-Reg 0.03%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.02%
    • Dcc PLC 0.02%
    • Evonik Industries AG 0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.02%
    • Kikkoman Corp 0.02%
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Group Co 0.02%
    • Ricoh Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Clariant AG-Reg 0.01%
    • Mitsui Chemicals Inc 0.01%
    • Seiko Epson Corp 0.01%
    • Umicore 0.01%
    • Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.12%
    • Canadian Tire Corp-Class A 0.01%
    • Itochu Corp 0.18% !!
      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 0.17%
    • National Grid PLC 0.16% !!
      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 0.15% !!
      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
    • Williams Cos Inc 0.15% !!
      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
    • Oneok Inc 0.14%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 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
    • Kinder Morgan Inc 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
    • Bkw AG 0.11%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.10%
    • Dassault Systemes 0.09%
    • Lyondellbasell Ind Nv 0.08%
    • Marubeni Corp 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
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp 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
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.06%
    • Cms Energy Corp 0.06%
    • Fortis Inc 0.06% !!
      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
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 0.04%
    • Neste Oyj 0.04%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk 0.04%
    • Acs Actividades Cons Y S 0.03%
    • Centrica PLC 0.03%
    • Delta Air Lines Inc 0.03%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas 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
    • Intertek Group PLC 0.03%
    • Osaka Gas 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
    • Snam Spa 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
    • Tokyo Gas 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
    • Keyera 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
    • Verbund AG 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Parkland Corp 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 31st March 2024 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 international shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI World ex Australia Custom ESG Leaders Index.

Value $219M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 6th June 2019
Total annual fund fees 0.54%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.54%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (8 years, 4 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (8 years, 11 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

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

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (8 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 2024.

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
2024 14.61% 33.84%
2023 -4.85% -1.63%
2022 3.53% 10.21%
2021 35.55% 29.81%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Core Msci World Ex Australia ESG ETF
    Australia International Equities
    99.93%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    0.81%
  • AUD Cash Account (BNP Paribas)
    Australia Cash and Equivalents
    0.1%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.07008%
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% 99.92992%
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 March 2024.