Funds

This is a Mindful fund Pathfinder Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 4.09%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 4.09%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      4.09%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      4.09%

Fund Provider Response

We consider Contact Energy to be a “good citizen” which is working hard to mitigate its contribution to climate change with its large investment in new renewable energy generation plants (geothermal and wind). Contact expects to move to 95% renewable energy by end of 2024, and 100% by 2026. It has two remaining fossil fuel generating plants which are used only when demand conditions make it necessary to preserve electrical grid supply to customers.

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Fund invests in Australasian equities, listed property companies and other assets that satisfy Pathfinder’s ethical investment criteria. This is a high-conviction fund of top investment ideas and targets a portfolio of 10 to 40 holdings. The Fund may achieve this by investing in Pathfinders Wholesale Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund.

    Pathfinder is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland. We started investing ethically in 2010, and now manage 9 funds, with our research and expertise focused on investing responsibly and ethically in global markets. We seek out companies actively making a positive difference and believe these kinds of companies also make better long-term financial investments. Investing ethically to us means making conscious choices for doing good with the money we manage. We want our investors to both do good and do well.

    Value $13.4M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 18th Sept. 2019
    Total annual fund fees 1.0%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.0%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    John Berry

    Currently: CEO (15 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Deutsche Bank - Consultant (5 years, 0 months)

    Wayne Ross

    Currently: CIO (0 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Newton Ross - Founder and Director (20 years, 0 months)

    Kent Fraser

    Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (8 years, 3 months)
    Previously: (None years, None months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • 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
    2024 14.61% 7.77%
    2023 -4.85% -5.83%
    2022 3.53% -0.64%
    2021 35.55% 46.67%

    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. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZD Cash At Bank - Westpac

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      7.66%
    • Infratil Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      7.02%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      5.23%
    • Meridian Energy Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.61%
    • National Australia Bank Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.51%
    • Contact Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.48%
    • CSL Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.34%
    • Auckland International Airport

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.24%
    • Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.04%
    • Summerset Group Holdings Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.04%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 8.21%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 1.73%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 95.0% 84.76%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    Listed Properties 5.0% 5.3%
    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 Dec. 2024.

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. 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 4.09% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      4.09%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      4.09%

Fund Provider Response

We consider Contact Energy to be a “good citizen” which is working hard to mitigate its contribution to climate change with its large investment in new renewable energy generation plants (geothermal and wind). Contact expects to move to 95% renewable energy by end of 2024, and 100% by 2026. It has two remaining fossil fuel generating plants which are used only when demand conditions make it necessary to preserve electrical grid supply to customers.

About this Fund

The Fund invests in Australasian equities, listed property companies and other assets that satisfy Pathfinder’s ethical investment criteria. This is a high-conviction fund of top investment ideas and targets a portfolio of 10 to 40 holdings. The Fund may achieve this by investing in Pathfinders Wholesale Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund.

Pathfinder is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland. We started investing ethically in 2010, and now manage 9 funds, with our research and expertise focused on investing responsibly and ethically in global markets. We seek out companies actively making a positive difference and believe these kinds of companies also make better long-term financial investments. Investing ethically to us means making conscious choices for doing good with the money we manage. We want our investors to both do good and do well.

Value $13.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 18th Sept. 2019
Total annual fund fees 1.0%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

John Berry

Currently: CEO (15 years, 9 months)
Previously: Deutsche Bank - Consultant (5 years, 0 months)

Wayne Ross

Currently: CIO (0 years, 11 months)
Previously: Newton Ross - Founder and Director (20 years, 0 months)

Kent Fraser

Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (8 years, 3 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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% 7.77%
2023 -4.85% -5.83%
2022 3.53% -0.64%
2021 35.55% 46.67%

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. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZD Cash At Bank - Westpac

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    7.66%
  • Infratil Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    7.02%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    5.23%
  • Meridian Energy Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.61%
  • National Australia Bank Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.51%
  • Contact Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.48%
  • CSL Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.34%
  • Auckland International Airport

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.24%
  • Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.04%
  • Summerset Group Holdings Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.04%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 8.21%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 1.73%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 95.0% 84.76%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 5.0% 5.3%
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 Dec. 2024.