Devon Sustainability Fund

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.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 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.

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.

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

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 Wed March 31st 2021.

Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:

• National Australian Bank
  Australia Australasian Equities
  5.78%
• Cash and Cash Equivalents
  New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
  5.29%
• CSL Limited
  Australia Australasian Equities
  4.62%
• ANZ Banking Group
  Australia Australasian Equities
  4.61%
• Fletcher Building
  New Zealand Australasian Equities
  4.49%
• Spark New Zealand Limited
  New Zealand Australasian Equities
  4.27%
• Mercury NZ Limited (Ns)
  New Zealand Australasian Equities
  4.25%
• Ebos Group Limited
  New Zealand Australasian Equities
  4.01%
• Ramsay Health Care
  Australia Australasian Equities
  3.74%
• Freightways
  New Zealand Australasian Equities
  3.7%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register Wed March 31st 2021.

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 Wed March 31st 2021.

Does this fund have a policy to exclude any industries from its investments? The first column shows if the fund has a policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

The Fund may have investments that are not consistent with their exclusions policy because they are still in the process of implementing their policy.

• Issue of concern
  Does this fund say it excludes this?
  Actual holdings
• Adult Entertainment/Pornography:
  0.00%
• Alcohol:
  0.00%
• Animal Testing:
  0.00%
• Fossil Fuels:
  0.00%
• Gambling:
  0.00%
• GMOs:
  0.00%
• Human Rights & Environmental Violations:
  0.00%
• Palm Oil:
  0.00%
• Tobacco:
  0.00%
• Weapons:
  0.00%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 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 the fund’s intended exclusions may not be consistent with the analysis of the portfolio because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments by the fund.

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.

In their own words

"The Fund invests in a select portfolio of well researched New Zealand and Australian listed companies that exhibit sustainable characteristics and those which demonstrate credible strategies to improve their outcomes with respect to ESG factors. The Sustainability Fund is actively managed which means the holdings and returns may differ considerably from its benchmark. Devon is an independent investment management business that specialises in building investment portfolios for our clients that are comprised of companies listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges. Our approach is an active one where our rigorous research and analytical skills are applied to maximum advantage. Devon was established in March 2010 and is staffed by a number of leading investment professionals, most of whom are shareholders in the business."

Key Personnel

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Wed March 31st 2021.

Downloads

Download the fund's disclosure statement and portfolio holdings.

• Portfolio Holdings v
• Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) v