Funds

This is a Mindful fund Pathfinder Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund

Companies of Concern

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. 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 $12.4M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    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 (17 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Deutsche Bank - Consultant (5 years, 0 months)

    David Lewis

    Currently: CIO (0 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Milford Asset Management Limited (8 years, 5 months)

    Kent Fraser

    Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (9 years, 6 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 March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 10.96% -1.06%
    2025 4.27% 2.5%
    2024 15.02% 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 March 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      9.4%
    • Infratil Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.97%
    • National Australia Bank Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.67%
    • Auckland International Airport Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.6%
    • Ebos Group

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.87%
    • Westpac Banking Corp

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.87%
    • CSL Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.25%
    • Woolworths Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.03%
    • Freightways Group Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.58%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.0% 3.83%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 1.08%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 92.0% 86.55%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    Listed Properties 5.0% 8.54%
    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 March 2026.

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 2026 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% Environmental Harm
  • 0.0% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 0.0% Weapons

Companies of Concern

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. 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 $12.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
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 (17 years, 0 months)
Previously: Deutsche Bank - Consultant (5 years, 0 months)

David Lewis

Currently: CIO (0 years, 11 months)
Previously: Milford Asset Management Limited (8 years, 5 months)

Kent Fraser

Currently: Chair of Investment Committee (9 years, 6 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 March 2026.

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
2026 10.96% -1.06%
2025 4.27% 2.5%
2024 15.02% 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 March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    9.4%
  • Infratil Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.97%
  • National Australia Bank Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.67%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.6%
  • Ebos Group

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.01%
  • Contact Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.87%
  • Westpac Banking Corp

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.87%
  • CSL Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.25%
  • Woolworths Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.03%
  • Freightways Group Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.58%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.0% 3.83%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 1.08%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 92.0% 86.55%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 5.0% 8.54%
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 March 2026.

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 2026 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.