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:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • Nextera Energy Inc 7.20%
    • Sempra Energy 4.12%
    • American Electric Power Co Inc 2.80%
    • Ppl Corp 2.75%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 2.71%
    • Tc Energy Corp 2.44%
    • Evergy Inc 2.35%
    • Alliant Energy Corp 2.27%
    • Enbridge Inc 2.02%
    • Entergy Corp 1.87%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp 1.85%
    • Nisource Inc 1.81%
    • Targa Resources Corp 1.70%
    • Duke Energy Corp 1.53%
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 1.52%
    • Pnm Resources Inc 1.41%
    • Dt Midstream Inc 1.28%
    • National Grid PLC 1.24%
    • Altagas Ltd 1.23%
    • Santos Brasil Participacoes SA 1.16%
    • Emera Inc 0.98%
    • Spire Inc 0.89%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd 0.81%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd 0.79%
    • Osaka Gas Co Ltd 0.72%
    • Duke Energy Corp 1.53%

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. 2022 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

The Fund targets investing in in common stock and other equity securities issued by global infrastructure companies with strong ESG credentials.
The Fund’s investment objective is to exceed the total return of its benchmark, the FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Net Tax Index.

Value $53M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Fund started 20th Aug. 2021
Total annual fund fees 1.15%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.02%
Other management and administration charges 0.13%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Matthew Goodson

Currently: Managing Director (9 years, 7 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, BT Funds Management (NZ) Ltd (4 years, 5 months)

Paul Harrison

Currently: Managing Director (9 years, 7 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, BT Funds Management (NZ) Ltd (5 years, 0 months)

Paul Turnbull

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 7 months)
Previously: Research Analyst at Jarden (6 years, 0 months)

Greg Fleming

Currently: Head of Global Diversified Funds (1 years, 9 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Strategy, AMP Capital NZ (4 years, 8 months)

Bevan Graham

Currently: Economist (1 years, 10 months)
Previously: Managing Director NZ, AMP Capital NZ (2 years, 2 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 0.00%
Animal Cruelty 0.00%
Fossil Fuels 49.45%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 1.53%
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 30th Sept. 2022 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 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. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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

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. 2022.

Top 10 Investments

  • Nextera Energy Inc
    United States International Equities
    6.49%
  • Norfolk Southern Corp
    United States International Equities
    4.85%
  • Transurban Group
    Australia Australasian Equities
    4.76%
  • Sempra Energy
    United States International Equities
    3.87%
  • American Tower Corp
    United States Listed Property
    3.34%
  • Ppl Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.88%
  • Tc Energy Corp
    Canada International Equities
    2.82%
  • Airports Of Thailand Pcl - Foreign
    Thailand International Equities
    2.67%
  • Dte Energy Co
    United States International Equities
    2.44%
  • Sba Communications Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.4%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 2.06%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 8.71%
International Equities 100.0% 89.23%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.