Average annual returns over the past 3 years, after fees and taxes. * indicates less than 3 years of data.
Annual fees, including any membership and % management fee.
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.
Fossil Fuel
BHP Billiton Ltd 6.31%
Oil Search Limited 2.81%
Origin Energy Ltd 2.57%
Viva Energy Group 2.02%
Gambling
Aristocrat Leisure 4.10%
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd 1.08%
Alcohol
Metcash Ltd 1.92%
GMOs
Nufarm Limited 2.71%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations
BHP Billiton Ltd 6.31%
Rio Tinto Limited 4.31%
This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Tue March 31st 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 and research organisations.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -7.57% | -24.05% |
| 2019 | 10.01% | -4.01% |
| 2018 | 7.40% | -1.51% |
| 2017 | 9.64% | 6.53% |
| 2016 | 4.71% | -3.13% |
| 2015 | 14.67% | 5.47% |
| 2014 | 10.13% | 1.05% |
| 2013 | 13.93% | 15.85% |
| 2012 | -2.50% | -13.05% |
| 2011 | 5.97% | 6.85% |
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 Tue June 30th 2020.
Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:
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BHP Billiton Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities7.73% -
Cash Deposit (J.P. Morgan AUD)
Australia Cash and Equivalents A-16.52% -
ANZ Banking Group Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities5.2% -
National Australia Bank
Australia Australasian Equities4.0% -
CSL Limited
Australia Australasian Equities3.94% -
Oil Search Limited
Australia Australasian Equities3.82% -
Qbe Insurance Group
Australia Australasian Equities3.42% -
Aristocrat Leisure
Australia Australasian Equities3.29% -
Coles Group Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities3.22% -
Suncorp Goup Ltd
Australia Australasian Equities3.2%
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register Tue June 30th 2020.
How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.
Target
Actual
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0.0% | 0.02% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 100.0% | 99.98% |
| International Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Tue June 30th 2020.
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.
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Issue of concernDoes this fund say it excludes this?Actual holdings
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Adult Entertainment/Pornography:0.00%
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Alcohol:1.92%
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Animal Testing:0.00%
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Fossil Fuels:13.71%
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Gambling:5.19%
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GMOs:2.71%
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Human Rights & Environmental Violations:10.62%
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Palm Oil:0.00%
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Tobacco:0.00%
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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 Tue March 31st 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 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 Australian Share Fund invests mainly in Australian equities. Investments may include:• equities in companies that are listed or in the process of listing on the Australian stock exchange and • cash and cash equivalents.The fund aims to achieve a positive yearly return (after the fund charge and before tax) that over the long-term outperforms the relevant market index."
| Value | $17M NZD |
| Period of data report | Tue June 30th 2020 |
| Members | Not provided |
| Fund started | Thu Feb. 29th 1996 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.21% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.1% |
| Administration charges | 0.11% |
| Total other charges | 0.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
Key Personnel
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Paul Huxford |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer New Zealand (2 years, 0 months) |
|
Alan Clarke |
Currently: Co-Head of Diversified Portfolio Management (1 years, 4 months) |
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Maaike Van Tol |
Currently: Co-Head of Diversified Portfolio Management (1 years, 4 months) |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Tue June 30th 2020.
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