Funds

Smart Japan ESG ETF

Total Ethical Concerns: 16.42%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 2.72%

    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      2.56%
      !!
      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
    • AGC Inc
      0.16%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 10.88%

    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      2.56%
      !!
      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.
      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
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
    • Marubeni Corp.
      1.19%
      !!
      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
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      0.94%
      !!
      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
    • Nippon Steel Corp.
      0.42%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.35%
    • Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
      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
    • Osaka Gas
      0.34%
      !!
      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
    • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
      0.33%
    • Ebara Corporation
      0.29%
    • Yokogawa Electric
      0.16%
  • Animal Cruelty 3.6%

    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      1.58%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.81%
    • Kao Corp.
      0.42%
    • Shiseido Co., Ltd.
      0.19%
    • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
      0.16%
    • Kikkoman Corp.
      0.15%
    • Unicharm Corp.
      0.15%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.14%
  • Social Harm 1.04%

  • Weapons 0.74%

    • Daikin Industries Ltd.
      0.74%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Smart Japan ESG ETF is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI Japan Screened Index. The Index is comprised of Japanese 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 $17.5M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 6th June 2019
    Total annual fund fees 0.55%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.52%
    Other management and administration charges 0.03%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Lisa Turnbull

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smart (0 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Executive Officer - NZX Wealth Technologies (11 years, 8 months)

    Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

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

    Jon Raby

    Currently: Director - Smart (0 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Chief Financial Officer - ASB Bank (0 years, 11 months)

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director - Smart (10 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (4 years, 5 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 10.96% 21.71%
    2025 4.27% 1.83%
    2024 15.02% 28.02%
    2023 -4.85% 3.14%
    2022 3.53% -8.91%
    2021 35.55% 17.14%

    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

    • Ishares Msci Japan ESG Screened Ucits ETF

      Ireland International Equities

      99.95%
    • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.38%
    • USD Cash Account (BNP Paribas)

      United States Cash and Equivalents A+

      0.1%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.05%
    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% 99.95%
    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 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

  • 2.72% Environmental Harm
  • 10.88% Fossil Fuels
  • 3.6% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 1.04% Social Harm
  • 0.74% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      2.56%
      !!
      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
    • AGC Inc
      0.16%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Mitsubishi Corp.
      2.56%
      !!
      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.
      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
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
    • Marubeni Corp.
      1.19%
      !!
      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
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      0.94%
      !!
      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
    • Nippon Steel Corp.
      0.42%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.35%
    • Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
      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
    • Osaka Gas
      0.34%
      !!
      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
    • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
      0.33%
    • Ebara Corporation
      0.29%
    • Yokogawa Electric
      0.16%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      1.58%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.81%
    • Kao Corp.
      0.42%
    • Shiseido Co., Ltd.
      0.19%
    • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
      0.16%
    • Kikkoman Corp.
      0.15%
    • Unicharm Corp.
      0.15%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.14%
  • Weapons

    • Daikin Industries Ltd.
      0.74%

About this Fund

The Smart Japan ESG ETF is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI Japan Screened Index. The Index is comprised of Japanese 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 $17.5M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 6th June 2019
Total annual fund fees 0.55%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.52%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Lisa Turnbull

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smart (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Executive Officer - NZX Wealth Technologies (11 years, 8 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

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

Jon Raby

Currently: Director - Smart (0 years, 5 months)
Previously: Chief Financial Officer - ASB Bank (0 years, 11 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director - Smart (10 years, 4 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (4 years, 5 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 10.96% 21.71%
2025 4.27% 1.83%
2024 15.02% 28.02%
2023 -4.85% 3.14%
2022 3.53% -8.91%
2021 35.55% 17.14%

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

  • Ishares Msci Japan ESG Screened Ucits ETF

    Ireland International Equities

    99.95%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.38%
  • USD Cash Account (BNP Paribas)

    United States Cash and Equivalents A+

    0.1%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.05%
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% 99.95%
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 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.