Funds
Pathfinder Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund
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
Fossil Fuels
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Contact Energy Ltd 3.93%
1.5°C
This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
CONTACT ENERGY LTD Fossil Fuel Power Generation
Contact Energy is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest electric utilities companies. Contact operates three thermal power stations that employ gas and diesel. In FY2023, 7% of the energy Contact generated came from thermal generation. However, Contact has announced plans for further investment in renewable generation. This includes NZD 1.2 billion in geothermal power, by constructing a new station and expanding capacity at an existing station, along with early developments in wind and solar generation. Therefore, the company is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.
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Contact Energy Ltd 3.93%
1.5°C
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). Although Contact still have two remaining fossil fuelled generation plants, they are used only when demand conditions make it necessary to preserve electrical grid supply to customers. In addition, Contact plans to phase these plants out by 2025.
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
In their own words
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 | $36.6M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st Dec. 2023 |
| 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 |
Key Personnel
|
John Berry |
Currently: CEO (14 years, 9 months) |
|
Paul Brownsey |
Currently: CIO (14 years, 9 months) |
|
Kent Fraser |
Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (7 years, 3 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 | -5.17% | -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. 2023.
Top 10 Investments
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Infratil Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities7.65% -
NZD Cash At Bank - Westpac
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents6.33% -
Telstra Corp Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities5.88% -
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities5.32% -
CSL Limited
Australia Australasian Equities5.23% -
Woolworths Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities5.11% -
Qbe Insurance Group Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities4.68% -
National Australia Bank Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities4.64% -
Nextdc Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities4.61% -
Scales Corporation Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities4.27%
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0.0% | 6.77% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 2.31% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 95.0% | 86.31% |
| International Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Listed Properties | 5.0% | 4.61% |
| 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.
Target
Actual
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.