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 0.52%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.22%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.20%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.09%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.07%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.06%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.03%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.03%
    • BHP Group Ltd 1.01% !!
      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
    • 3M Co 0.03%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.15%
    • L'Oreal 0.07%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.07%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.06%
    • Unilever PLC-Sponsored Adr 0.06%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.04%
    • 3M Co 0.03%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.03%
    • Hermes International 0.03%
    • Kering 0.03%
    • Orica Ltd 0.03%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Coty Inc 0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.02%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.02%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.02%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.01%
    • Tapestry Inc 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.17%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.03%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.03%
    • Amphenol Corp 0.02%
    • Safran SA 0.02%
    • Airbus Se 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 1.01% !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.26% !!
      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
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.20% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.20%
    • Santos Ltd 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
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.08%
    • Origin Energy Ltd 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
    • South32 Ltd 0.06%
    • Apa Group 0.04% !!
      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
    • Halliburton Co 0.04%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.04%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.03%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.03%
    • Orica Ltd 0.03%
    • Phillips 66 Co 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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 0.03%
    • Wec Energy Group Inc 0.03%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.03%
    • Enbridge Inc 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
    • Iberdrola SA 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp 0.02%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.01%
    • Hf Sinclair Corp 0.01%
    • New Hope Corp Ltd 0.01%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd 0.01% !!
      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

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

A300 invests in assets seeking to minimise short-term movements up and down in value and preserve purchasing power of capital while providing a balance between assets with an expected return higher than bank term deposits and assets with growth characteristics.

Value $70.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Fund started 18th Jan. 2010
Total annual fund fees 1.6%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.91%
Other management and administration charges 0.69%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Mark Wooster

Currently: CIO (Caliber Investment) (14 years, 1 months)
Previously: CIO (Sovereign and ASB Group Investments) (5 years, 0 months)

Alan Austin

Currently: Independent Director (Accordia Asset Management Limited) (7 years, 0 months)
Previously: Senior Investment Consultant (Eriksen & Associates) (6 years, 0 months)

Jason Ferguson

Currently: Investment Strategist (Caliber investment) (9 years, 6 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager (First State / ASB Group Investments) (9 years, 0 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 -4.94% -1.51%
2022 1.99% 2.45%
2021 33.68% 18.91%
2020 -4.45% -4.93%
2019 6.12% 1.39%
2018 8.66% 3.66%
2017 7.20% 6.87%
2016 5.40% 0.44%
2015 12.09% 8.09%
2014 9.56% 5.79%

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

  • Dimensional Global Sust. (NZD Hedged)
    Australia International Equities
    17.99%
  • Dimensional Global Sustainability PIE Fund
    Australia International Equities
    14.2%
  • Mercer Macquarie NZ Cash Fund
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    12.69%
  • Spdr S&P/ASX 200 Index
    Australia Australasian Equities
    8.95%
  • Cash At Bank - AUD (Speciality One Fund)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    8.12%
  • Mercer Macquarie NZ Short Duration
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    6.96%
  • Mercer Macquarie NZ Fixed Interest PIE
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    6.11%
  • Man Alternative Style Risk Premia Fund Cl I H NZD
    Australia Other
    3.37%
  • Cash At Bank - AUD (Speciality Two Fund)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.19%
  • Aberdeen Standard Emerging Opportunity Fund
    Australia International Equities
    2.5%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 26.0% 37.68%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 6.11%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 8.0% 10.83%
International Equities 33.0% 36.92%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 18.0% 8.46%
Commodities 5.0% 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.