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:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.35%
    • Wilmar International Ltd 0.06%
    • BHP Group Ltd 1.68% !!
      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
    • Tokyo Electric Power Company 0.11%
    • Posco 0.07%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp 0.06%
    • Wh Group Ltd 0.06%
    • Wilmar International Ltd 0.06%
    • Adeka Corp 0.02%
    • Nufarm Ltd 0.02%
    • Posco Dx Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Posco International Corp 0.02% !!
      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
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.97%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd- Unsp 0.23%
    • Kao Corp 0.20%
    • Kikkoman Corp 0.14%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.14%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.12%
    • Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd 0.09%
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Group Co 0.09%
    • Kt&G Corp 0.08%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 0.08%
    • Orica Ltd 0.07%
    • Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 0.07%
    • Mitsui Chemicals Inc 0.06%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp 0.06%
    • Ricoh Co Ltd 0.06%
    • Sk Innovation Co Ltd 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
    • Otsuka Corp 0.05%
    • Prada S.P.A. 0.05%
    • Resonac Holdings Corp. 0.05%
    • Seiko Epson Corp 0.05%
    • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co 0.04%
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Tosoh Corp 0.04%
    • Amorepacific Corp-Pref 0.03%
    • Daicel Corp 0.03%
    • Kansai Paint Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Lg H&H 0.03%
    • Lion Corp 0.03%
    • Adeka Corp 0.02%
    • Denka Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Dic Corp 0.02%
    • Hanwha Solutions Corp 0.02%
    • Kose Corp 0.02%
    • Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd 0.02%
    • L'Occitane International SA 0.02%
    • Lotte Chemical Corp 0.02%
    • Nagase & Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Nufarm Ltd 0.02%
    • Skc Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Tokai Carbon Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.42%
    • Sojitz 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
    • Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd 0.06%
    • Kawasaki Heavy Industries 0.06%
    • Singapore Tech Engineering 0.05%
    • Nof Corp 0.04%
    • Sumitomo Heavy Industries 0.04%
    • Korea Aerospace Industries 0.03%
    • Hd Hyundai Heavy Industries 0.02%
    • Hyundai Rotem Company 0.02%
    • Lig Nex1 Co Ltd 0.02%
    • BHP Group Ltd 1.68% !!
      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
    • Mitsubishi Corp 1.01% !!
      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
    • Mitsui & Co Ltd 0.79% !!
      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
    • Itochu Corp 0.66% !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.44% !!
      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 Ltd 0.35%
    • Marubeni Corp 0.33% !!
      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
    • Sumitomo Corp 0.31% !!
      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
    • Posco Holdings Inc 0.27%
    • Nippon Steel Corp 0.23%
    • Santos Ltd 0.19% !!
      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
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 0.16%
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.15%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd 0.15%
    • 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
    • Nippon Yusen Kk 0.14%
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.12%
    • Mitsui Osk Lines Ltd 0.12%
    • Origin Energy Ltd 0.12% !!
      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
    • Samsung C&T Corp 0.12%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 0.11%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas 0.10% !!
      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 Co Ltd 0.10% !!
      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 0.10%
    • Tokyo Gas Co Ltd 0.10% !!
      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
    • Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd 0.09%
    • Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd 0.09%
    • Power Assets Holdings Ltd 0.09%
    • Apa Group 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
    • Ampol Ltd 0.07%
    • Lg Corp 0.07%
    • Orica Ltd 0.07%
    • Sojitz 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
    • Sk Innovation Co Ltd 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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 0.06%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.05% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd 0.05%
    • Kobe Steel Ltd 0.05%
    • Korea Electric Power Corp 0.05%
    • Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc 0.05%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.04%
    • Hmm Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Sembcorp Industries Ltd 0.04%
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc 0.04%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd 0.04%
    • Air Water Inc 0.03%
    • Chugoku Electric Power Co 0.03%
    • Electric Power Development C 0.03%
    • Hd Hyundai Electric Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Mitsubishi Materials Corp 0.03%
    • S-Oil Corp 0.03%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd 0.03% !!
      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 0.02% !!
      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
    • Gs Holdings 0.02% !!
      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
    • Hd Hyundai 0.02%
    • Japan Petroleum Exploration 0.02% !!
      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
    • Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd 0.02%
    • Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Lg Uplus Corp 0.02%
    • New Hope Corp Ltd 0.02%
    • Posco International Corp 0.02% !!
      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
    • Ube Corp 0.02%

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 2024 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

Invests in international shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index.

Value $14.8M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Fund started 28th Oct. 2016
Total annual fund fees 0.49%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.39%
Other management and administration charges 0.1%
Total other charges 12.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (8 years, 7 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 2 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (0 years, 9 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (8 years, 7 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.

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
2024 14.61% 20.32%
2023 -4.85% 0.8%
2022 3.53% -6.6%
2021 35.55% 25.57%
2020 -7.06% -2.48%
2019 10.17% -1.85%
2018 7.53% 10.39%

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 30th June 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
    United States International Equities
    99.08%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    1.25%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.8%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 100.0% 99.2%
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 30th June 2024.