Funds

Octagon Growth Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 15.40%

The average total concerns of all managed growth funds is 5.45%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 3.22%

    • BHP
      1.31%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mondelez
      0.50%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fonterra
      0.38%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Wh Group
      0.33%
    • Unilever
      0.22%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.18%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.10%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 6.65%

    • BHP
      1.31%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Rio Tinto
      0.52%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.32%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.29%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.29%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.26%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.23%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Enel
      0.19%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.19%
    • Shell
      0.18%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.17%
    • Inpex Corp.
      0.15%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.15%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.14%
    • Repsol
      0.14%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Engie SA
      0.13%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Centrica PLC
      0.12%
    • Endesa SA
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Origin Energy
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.10%
    • Apa Group
      0.09%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eqt Corp.
      0.09%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Lg Corp.
      0.09%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      0.09%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Agl Energy Ltd.
      0.07%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Devon Energy Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Osaka Gas
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.05%
    • Petrobras
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Beach Energy Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Karoon Energy Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Tenaris
      0.04%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 2.52%

    • Air Liquide
      0.54%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.46%
    • Unilever
      0.22%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.20%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.18%
    • Shell
      0.18%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.
      0.11%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.10%
    • Tapestry, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Beiersdorf AG
      0.03%
    • Tosoh Corp.
      0.03%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations 4.35%

    • Nestlé
      0.68%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Rio Tinto
      0.52%
    • General Motors
      0.44%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.32%
    • Airbnb
      0.15%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.12%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Holcim
      0.10%
    • IBM
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.08%
    • Tesla
      0.06%
    • Petrobras
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • UBS
      0.03%
  • Social Harm 1.59%

  • Weapons 0.27%

    • AMETEK
      0.12%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Growth Fund invests across multiple asset classes, selecting a lesser exposure to cash and fixed interest investments and a greater exposure to equity and property investments. Investors can expect moderate to high levels of movement up and down in value. It aims to achieve long-term returns (before fees, taxes and other expenses) greater than a composite benchmark.

    Value $34.3M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 11th Dec. 2020
    Total annual fund fees 1.27%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.24%
    Other management and administration charges 0.03%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Christine Smith-Han

    Currently: Equity and Strategy Analyst, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Analyst, Forsyth Barr Limited (4 years, 10 months)

    Paul Robertshawe

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager, Forsyth Barr Limited (0 years, 8 months)

    Craig Alexander

    Currently: Head of Fixed Interest and ESG, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Co-Head of Funds Management, Forsyth Barr Limited (8 years, 5 months)

    Neil Paviour-Smith

    Currently: Director, Forsyth Barr Investment Management Limited (18 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Managing Director at Forsyth Barr Investment Management Limited (current) (25 years, 3 months)

    Jason Lindsay

    Currently: Head of Equities, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Co-Head of Funds Management, Forsyth Barr Limited (2 years, 2 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 8.09% 8.42%
    2025 3.55% 2.78%
    2024 14.24% 12.37%
    2023 -4.05% -2.79%
    2022 1.38% 0.94%

    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

    • Hunter Global Fixed Interest Fund

      New Zealand Int Fixed Interest

      5.08%
    • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

      United States Fund

      2.75%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.46%
    • Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited

      New Zealand Listed Property

      1.56%
    • Microsoft Corporation

      United States International Equities

      1.55%
    • Goodman Property Trust

      New Zealand Listed Property

      1.54%
    • ANZ Transactional Bank Account

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

      1.46%
    • Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

      United States International Equities

      1.41%
    • BHP Group Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      1.31%
    • Auckland International Airport Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.3%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.0% 3.42%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 10.89%
    International Fixed Interest 6.0% 5.08%
    Australasian Equities 29.0% 27.63%
    International Equities 45.0% 43.72%
    Listed Properties 6.0% 9.26%
    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

  • 3.22% Environmental Harm
  • 6.65% Fossil Fuels
  • 2.52% Animal Cruelty
  • 4.35% Human Rights Violations
  • 1.59% Social Harm
  • 0.27% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      1.31%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mondelez
      0.50%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Fonterra
      0.38%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Wh Group
      0.33%
    • Unilever
      0.22%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.18%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.10%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • BHP
      1.31%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Rio Tinto
      0.52%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.32%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.29%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.29%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.26%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.23%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Enel
      0.19%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.19%
    • Shell
      0.18%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.17%
    • Inpex Corp.
      0.15%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.15%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.14%
    • Repsol
      0.14%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Engie SA
      0.13%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Centrica PLC
      0.12%
    • Endesa SA
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Origin Energy
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.10%
    • Apa Group
      0.09%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eqt Corp.
      0.09%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Lg Corp.
      0.09%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      0.09%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Agl Energy Ltd.
      0.07%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Devon Energy Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Osaka Gas
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.05%
    • Petrobras
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Beach Energy Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Karoon Energy Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Tenaris
      0.04%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Air Liquide
      0.54%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.46%
    • Unilever
      0.22%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.20%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.18%
    • Shell
      0.18%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.
      0.11%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.10%
    • Tapestry, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Beiersdorf AG
      0.03%
    • Tosoh Corp.
      0.03%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Nestlé
      0.68%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Rio Tinto
      0.52%
    • General Motors
      0.44%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.32%
    • Airbnb
      0.15%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.12%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Holcim
      0.10%
    • IBM
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.08%
    • Tesla
      0.06%
    • Petrobras
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • UBS
      0.03%
  • Weapons

    • AMETEK
      0.12%

About this Fund

The Growth Fund invests across multiple asset classes, selecting a lesser exposure to cash and fixed interest investments and a greater exposure to equity and property investments. Investors can expect moderate to high levels of movement up and down in value. It aims to achieve long-term returns (before fees, taxes and other expenses) greater than a composite benchmark.

Value $34.3M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 11th Dec. 2020
Total annual fund fees 1.27%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.24%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Christine Smith-Han

Currently: Equity and Strategy Analyst, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
Previously: Portfolio Analyst, Forsyth Barr Limited (4 years, 10 months)

Paul Robertshawe

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, Forsyth Barr Limited (0 years, 8 months)

Craig Alexander

Currently: Head of Fixed Interest and ESG, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
Previously: Co-Head of Funds Management, Forsyth Barr Limited (8 years, 5 months)

Neil Paviour-Smith

Currently: Director, Forsyth Barr Investment Management Limited (18 years, 1 months)
Previously: Managing Director at Forsyth Barr Investment Management Limited (current) (25 years, 3 months)

Jason Lindsay

Currently: Head of Equities, Octagon Asset Management Limited (4 years, 4 months)
Previously: Co-Head of Funds Management, Forsyth Barr Limited (2 years, 2 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 8.09% 8.42%
2025 3.55% 2.78%
2024 14.24% 12.37%
2023 -4.05% -2.79%
2022 1.38% 0.94%

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

  • Hunter Global Fixed Interest Fund

    New Zealand Int Fixed Interest

    5.08%
  • Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

    United States Fund

    2.75%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.46%
  • Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited

    New Zealand Listed Property

    1.56%
  • Microsoft Corporation

    United States International Equities

    1.55%
  • Goodman Property Trust

    New Zealand Listed Property

    1.54%
  • ANZ Transactional Bank Account

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

    1.46%
  • Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

    United States International Equities

    1.41%
  • BHP Group Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    1.31%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.3%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.0% 3.42%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 10.89%
International Fixed Interest 6.0% 5.08%
Australasian Equities 29.0% 27.63%
International Equities 45.0% 43.72%
Listed Properties 6.0% 9.26%
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.