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:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • BHP Group Ltd 0.96%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.31%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.20%
    • Chevron Corporation 0.14%
    • Santos Ltd 0.11%
    • Conocophillips 0.10%
    • Nextera Energy Inc. 0.10%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.09%
    • South32 Ltd 0.08%
    • Chevron Corp. 0.07%
    • Apa Group Units 0.06%
    • Eog Resources Inc. 0.06%
    • Origin Energy Ltd 0.06%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.06%
    • American Electric Power Co Inc 0.05%
    • Shell PLC 0.04%
    • Xcel Energy Inc 0.04%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.03%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc. 0.03%
    • Constellation Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Duke Energy Corporation 0.03%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corporation 0.03%
    • Phillips 66 0.03%
    • Pioneer Natural Resources Company 0.03%
    • Sempra Energy 0.03%
    • Southern Company 0.03%
    • Washington H Soul Pattinson & Comp 0.03%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.03%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.02%
    • American Electric Power Company Inc. 0.02%
    • BHP Group Ltd. 0.02%
    • BP PLC 0.02%
    • Devon Energy Corporation 0.02%
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Duke Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Hess Corporation 0.02%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corporation 0.02%
    • Southern Co. 0.02%
    • Totalenergies Se 0.02%
    • Valero Energy Corporation 0.02%
    • Williams Companies Inc. 0.02%
    • American Electric Power Co. Inc. 0.01%
    • Beach Energy Ltd 0.01%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc. 0.01%
    • Constellation Energy Corporation 0.01%
    • Devon Energy Corp. 0.01%
    • Diamondback Energy Inc. 0.01%
    • Dominion Energy Inc. 0.01%
    • Enbridge Inc. 0.01%
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.01%
    • Kinder Morgan Inc Class P 0.01%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp. 0.01%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp. 0.01%
    • Oneok Inc. 0.01%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro Pref SA 0.01%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras 0.01%
    • Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 0.01%
    • Saudi Arabian Oil 0.01%
    • Valero Energy Corp. 0.01%
    • Wec Energy Group Inc 0.01%
    • Xcel Energy Inc. 0.01%
    • Honeywell International Inc 0.14%
    • Walmart Inc. 0.14%
    • Honeywell International Inc. 0.09%
    • Raytheon Technologies Corporation 0.06%
    • Lockheed Martin Corporation 0.05%
    • Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.05%
    • Boeing Company 0.04%
    • Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.03%
    • Raytheon Technologies Corp. 0.03%
    • Amphenol Corporation Class A 0.02%
    • General Dynamics Corporation 0.02%
    • L3Harris Technologies Inc 0.02%
    • Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 0.01%
    • General Dynamics Corp. 0.01%
    • L3Harris Technologies Inc. 0.01%
    • Larsen and Toubro Ltd 0.01%
    • Transdigm Group Incorporated 0.01%
    • Walmart De Mexico V 0.01%
    • Philip Morris International Inc. 0.09%
    • Altria Group Inc 0.04%
    • Altria Group Inc. 0.02%
    • British American Tobacco PLC 0.01%
    • Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 0.11%
    • Tabcorp Holdings Ltd 0.01%
    • The Star Entertainment Group Ltd 0.01%
    • Vici Properties Inc 0.01%
    • Endeavour Group Ltd 0.04%
    • Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 0.04%
    • Constellation Brands Inc. Class A 0.02%
    • Diageo PLC 0.02%
    • Metcash Ltd 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc. 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.95%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.61%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.21%
    • Meta Platforms Inc 0.21%
    • Wells Fargo & Co. 0.19%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.17%
    • Chevron Corporation 0.14%
    • Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.09%
    • Wells Fargo & Company 0.08%
    • Caterpillar Inc. 0.07%
    • Chevron Corp. 0.07%
    • Activision Blizzard Inc 0.06%
    • Nestle SA 0.06%
    • Raytheon Technologies Corporation 0.06%
    • Lockheed Martin Corporation 0.05%
    • Shell PLC 0.04%
    • Uber Technologies Inc. 0.04%
    • BHP Group Ltd. 0.03%
    • Duke Energy Corporation 0.03%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. 0.03%
    • Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.03%
    • Raytheon Technologies Corp. 0.03%
    • Activision Blizzard Inc. 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Duke Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc. 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc. 0.01%
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Li Ning Ltd 0.01%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro Pref SA 0.01%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras 0.01%
    • Posco 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.01%
    • Pepsico Inc 0.24%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.20%
    • Pepsico Inc. 0.17%
    • Chevron Corporation 0.14%
    • Honeywell International Inc 0.14%
    • Procter & Gamble Company 0.14%
    • Coca-Cola Company 0.10%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.09%
    • Honeywell International Inc. 0.09%
    • Mondelez International Inc 0.09%
    • Philip Morris International Inc. 0.09%
    • Procter & Gamble Co. 0.08%
    • Chevron Corp. 0.07%
    • Coca-Cola Co. 0.06%
    • Nestle SA 0.06%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.06%
    • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 0.05%
    • Altria Group Inc 0.04%
    • Kraft Heinz Co/The 0.04%
    • Mondelez International Inc. Class A 0.04%
    • Shell PLC 0.04%
    • 3M Company 0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Company 0.03%
    • General Mills Inc. 0.03%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.03%
    • Orica Ltd 0.03%
    • 3M Co. 0.02%
    • Altria Group Inc. 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 0.02%
    • British American Tobacco PLC 0.02%
    • Constellation Brands Inc. Class A 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Dow Inc. 0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc. 0.02%
    • Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A 0.02%
    • Hindustan Unilever Ltd 0.02%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corporation 0.02%
    • Mondelez International Inc. 0.02%
    • Ping An Insurance (Group) Co Of Ch 0.02%
    • Sherwin-Williams Company 0.02%
    • Unilever PLC 0.02%
    • Albemarle Corporation 0.01%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc. 0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc. 0.01%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 0.01%
    • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 0.01%
    • Kraft Heinz Company 0.01%
    • PPG Industries Inc. 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 30th Sept. 2022 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

The Fund provides investors with exposure to a diversified international equity portfolio with potential for growth of capital. The Fund may invest in direct securities listed on stock exchanges in developed and emerging markets, or in other managed investment schemes in New Zealand and abroad. The Fund may also use derivatives. Any allocation within the 0% to 20% Australasian equities range will be to Australian equities.

Value $10M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Fund started 24th Oct. 2019
Total annual fund fees 1.31%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.31%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Warren Couillault

Currently: Chief Executive Officer, Hobson Wealth Partners (6 years, 7 months)
Previously: Director, Generate KiwiSaver Scheme (5 years, 0 months)

Mark Fowler

Currently: Head of Investments, Hobson Wealth Partners (5 years, 8 months)
Previously: Head of Fixed Income, Hobson Wealth Partners (6 years, 8 months)

Edward Glennie

Currently: Investment Strategist, Hobson Wealth Partners (5 years, 6 months)
Previously: Head of Asian Research, Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC (9 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.02%
Alcohol 0.24%
Animal Cruelty 3.27%
Fossil Fuels 4.28%
Gambling 0.21%
GMOs 0.03%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 3.62%
Palm Oil 0.02%
Tobacco 0.21%
Weapons 0.95%

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. 2022 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.

Note that many funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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
2022 3.19% -2.79%
2021 36.07% 20.65%

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. 2022.

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Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 4.1%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 10.0% 15.4%
International Equities 90.0% 80.5%
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. 2022.