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

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 2.47%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.86%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.53%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.52%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.42%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.32%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.14%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.11%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.17%
    • 3M Co 0.13%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.08%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.08%
    • Fmc Corp 0.02%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 1.11% !!
      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
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.18%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.14%
    • 3M Co 0.13%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.11%
    • Dow Inc 0.10%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.09%
    • Estee Lauder Co Inc 0.07%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.07%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.06%
    • Lyondellbasell Ind Nv 0.06%
    • Entegris Inc 0.05%
    • Intl Flavor & Fragrances 0.05%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.04%
    • The Clorox Co. 0.04%
    • Tyson Foods Inc-Cl A 0.04%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.03%
    • Rpm International Inc 0.03%
    • Fmc Corp 0.02%
    • Mosaic Co 0.02%
    • Westlake Corp 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.63%
    • Amphenol Corp 0.18%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.17%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.07%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.05%
    • Heico Corp 0.05%
    • Teledyne Technologies Inc 0.04%
    • Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc. 0.03%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 1.11% !!
      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 0.35%
    • Constellation Energy 0.15%
    • Phillips 66 Co 0.15%
    • Oneok Inc 0.11%
    • Sempra Energy 0.11% !!
      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 0.11% !!
      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
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.09% !!
      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 0.09% !!
      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
    • Public Service Enterpris 0.09%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.08%
    • Halliburton Co 0.08%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.08%
    • Lyondellbasell Ind Nv 0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp 0.06%
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.04%
    • Cms Energy Corp 0.04%
    • Nrg Energy Inc 0.04%
    • Loews Corp 0.03%
    • Delta Air Lines Inc 0.02%

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 US shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the MSCI USA ESG Screened Index.

Value $68.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 6th June 2019
Total annual fund fees 0.34%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.33%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
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% 37.04%
2023 -4.85% -3.2%
2022 3.53% 14.8%
2021 35.55% 32.86%

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 Msci Usa ESG Screened Ucits ETF
    Ireland International Equities
    99.93%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    0.53%
  • USD Cash Account (BNP Paribas)
    United States Cash and Equivalents
    0.12%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.07096%
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% 99.92904%
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.