Funds

First Sentier Responsible Listed Infrastructure Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 39.69%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 39.69%

    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      8.05%
      8.05%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      5.62%
      5.62%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      5.56%
      5.56%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      5.12%
      5.12%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      4.70%
      4.70%
    • National Grid PLC
      4.47%
      !!
      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
      4.47%
    • Pg&E Corp
      2.75%
      2.75%
    • Rwe AG
      2.33%
      2.33%
    • Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
      0.50%
      0.50%
    • Aes Corporation
      0.48%
      !!
      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
      0.48%
    • Enel
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.11%
  • Environmental Harm 7.87%

    • Duke Energy Corp
      5.12%
      5.12%
    • Pg&E Corp
      2.75%
      2.75%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Fund invests in the shares of infrastructure companies from around the world. The infrastructure sector includes operating assets from the transport, utilities, energy and communications sectors. The strategy is based on active, bottom-up security selection which seeks to identify mispricing. The Fund seeks to minimise risk through on-the-ground research, focus on quality, and sensible portfolio construction. The Fund takes into account environmental, social and governance considerations in relation to selection, retention and realisation of investments. Currency exposure will be hedged back into New Zealand dollars using forward currency contract derivatives.

    Value $400M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Fund started 17th Dec. 2013
    Total annual fund fees 0.99%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.96%
    Other management and administration charges 0.03%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Peter Meany

    Currently: Head of Global Listed Infrastructure (18 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Director, Head of Infrastructure & Utilities Research (Credit Suisse Equities, Australia) (4 years, 0 months)

    Rebecca Sherlock

    Currently: Portfolio Manager (7 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Senior Analyst (First Sentier Investors) (9 years, 2 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

  • 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
    2025 4.07% 6.07%
    2024 15.78% -2.35%
    2023 -4.85% -9.65%
    2022 3.53% 12.04%
    2021 35.55% 21.08%
    2020 -7.06% -11.96%
    2019 10.17% 16.29%
    2018 7.53% -0.57%
    2017 9.49% 13.62%
    2016 4.71% 6.3%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • American Electric Power Company Inc

      United States International Equities

      8.05%
    • Nextera Energy Inc

      United States International Equities

      5.62%
    • Xcel Energy Inc

      United States International Equities

      5.56%
    • Duke Energy Corp Com

      United States International Equities

      5.12%
    • Exelon Corporation

      United States International Equities

      5.01%
    • Norfolk Southern Corp USD

      United States International Equities

      4.86%
    • Canadian Pac Kans Com Npv

      Canada International Equities

      4.73%
    • Dominion Energy Inc

      United States International Equities

      4.7%
    • National Grid

      United Kingdom International Equities

      4.47%
    • Union Pacific Corp

      United States International Equities

      4.36%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 4.01%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 3.99%
    International Equities 98.0% 91.95%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 0.0% 0.05%
    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 2025.

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 2025 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% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 39.69% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 7.87% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels

    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      8.05%
      8.05%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      5.62%
      5.62%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      5.56%
      5.56%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      5.12%
      5.12%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      4.70%
      4.70%
    • National Grid PLC
      4.47%
      !!
      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
      4.47%
    • Pg&E Corp
      2.75%
      2.75%
    • Rwe AG
      2.33%
      2.33%
    • Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
      0.50%
      0.50%
    • Aes Corporation
      0.48%
      !!
      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
      0.48%
    • Enel
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.11%
  • Environmental Harm

    • Duke Energy Corp
      5.12%
      5.12%
    • Pg&E Corp
      2.75%
      2.75%

About this Fund

The Fund invests in the shares of infrastructure companies from around the world. The infrastructure sector includes operating assets from the transport, utilities, energy and communications sectors. The strategy is based on active, bottom-up security selection which seeks to identify mispricing. The Fund seeks to minimise risk through on-the-ground research, focus on quality, and sensible portfolio construction. The Fund takes into account environmental, social and governance considerations in relation to selection, retention and realisation of investments. Currency exposure will be hedged back into New Zealand dollars using forward currency contract derivatives.

Value $400M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Fund started 17th Dec. 2013
Total annual fund fees 0.99%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.96%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Peter Meany

Currently: Head of Global Listed Infrastructure (18 years, 2 months)
Previously: Director, Head of Infrastructure & Utilities Research (Credit Suisse Equities, Australia) (4 years, 0 months)

Rebecca Sherlock

Currently: Portfolio Manager (7 years, 9 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst (First Sentier Investors) (9 years, 2 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

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
2025 4.07% 6.07%
2024 15.78% -2.35%
2023 -4.85% -9.65%
2022 3.53% 12.04%
2021 35.55% 21.08%
2020 -7.06% -11.96%
2019 10.17% 16.29%
2018 7.53% -0.57%
2017 9.49% 13.62%
2016 4.71% 6.3%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • American Electric Power Company Inc

    United States International Equities

    8.05%
  • Nextera Energy Inc

    United States International Equities

    5.62%
  • Xcel Energy Inc

    United States International Equities

    5.56%
  • Duke Energy Corp Com

    United States International Equities

    5.12%
  • Exelon Corporation

    United States International Equities

    5.01%
  • Norfolk Southern Corp USD

    United States International Equities

    4.86%
  • Canadian Pac Kans Com Npv

    Canada International Equities

    4.73%
  • Dominion Energy Inc

    United States International Equities

    4.7%
  • National Grid

    United Kingdom International Equities

    4.47%
  • Union Pacific Corp

    United States International Equities

    4.36%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 4.01%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 3.99%
International Equities 98.0% 91.95%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.05%
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 2025.