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

    • Kbr Inc 0.15%
    • Mattel Inc 0.12%
    • Fmc Corp 0.14%
    • Chemours Co/The 0.07%
    • Scotts Miracle-Gro Co 0.05%
    • Entegris Inc 0.37%
    • Rpm International Inc 0.27%
    • Eastman Chemical Co 0.20%
    • Tapestry Inc 0.19%
    • Fmc Corp 0.14%
    • Olin Corp 0.12%
    • Ralph Lauren Corp 0.11%
    • Element Solutions Inc 0.10%
    • Balchem Corp 0.09%
    • Cabot Corp 0.09%
    • Capri Holdings Ltd 0.09%
    • Mosaic Co/The 0.09%
    • Ashland Inc 0.08%
    • Coty Inc-Cl A 0.08%
    • Huntsman Corp 0.08%
    • Avient Corp 0.07%
    • Chemours Co/The 0.07%
    • H.B. Fuller Co. 0.07%
    • Innospec Inc 0.06%
    • Wd-40 Co 0.06%
    • Scotts Miracle-Gro Co 0.05%
    • Sensient Technologies Corp 0.05%
    • Cal-Maine Foods Inc 0.04%
    • Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 0.04%
    • Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp 0.04%
    • Tronox Holdings PLC 0.04%
    • Westlake Corp 0.04%
    • Edgewell Personal Care Co 0.03%
    • Ingevity Corp 0.03%
    • Seaworld Entertainment Inc 0.03%
    • Six Flags Entertainment Corp 0.03%
    • Stepan Co 0.03%
    • Boot Barn Holdings Inc 0.02%
    • Ecovyst Inc 0.02%
    • Herbalife Nutrition Ltd 0.02%
    • Koppers Inc 0.02%
    • Pilgrim's Pride Corp 0.02%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.33%
    • Dick's Sporting Goods Inc 0.22%
    • Huntington Ingalls Industrie 0.20%
    • Itt Inc 0.19%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.17%
    • Bwx Technologies Inc 0.16%
    • Woodward Inc 0.16%
    • Caci International Inc -Cl A 0.15%
    • Kbr Inc 0.15%
    • Leidos Holdings Inc 0.15%
    • Oshkosh Corp 0.14%
    • Rbc Bearings Inc 0.14%
    • Fluor Corp 0.12%
    • Olin Corp 0.12%
    • Science Applications Inte 0.12%
    • Ati Inc 0.11%
    • Crane Co 0.11%
    • Hexcel Corp 0.11%
    • Mueller Industries Inc 0.10%
    • Academy Sports & Outdoors In 0.09%
    • Firstcash Holdings Inc 0.08%
    • Moog Inc-Class A 0.08%
    • Aerovironment Inc 0.07%
    • Sanmina Corp 0.06%
    • Albany Intl Corp-Cl A 0.05%
    • Crane Nxt Co 0.05%
    • Esco Technologies Inc 0.05%
    • Kratos Defense & Security 0.05%
    • Oceaneering Intl Inc 0.04%
    • Viasat Inc 0.04%
    • Aar Corp 0.03%
    • Compass Diversified Holdings 0.03%
    • Knowles Corp 0.03%
    • Leonardo Drs Inc 0.03%
    • Mercury Systems Inc 0.03%
    • Ttm Technologies 0.03%
    • Kaman Corp 0.02%
    • Targa Resources Corp 0.43%
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.31%
    • Nrg Energy Inc 0.26%
    • Ovintiv Inc 0.25% !!
      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
    • Vistra Corp 0.22%
    • Chesapeake Energy Corp 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
    • Apa Corp 0.17% !!
      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
    • Hf Sinclair Corp 0.17%
    • Permian Resources Corp 0.16% !!
      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
    • Pinnacle West Capital 0.15%
    • Antero Resources Corp 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
    • Eqt Corp 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
    • Range Resources Corp 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
    • Southwestern Energy Co 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
    • Civitas Resources Inc 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
    • Chord Energy Corp 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
    • Fluor Corp 0.12%
    • Matador Resources Co 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
    • Murphy Oil Corp 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
    • Oge Energy Corp 0.12%
    • Aes Corp 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
    • Alcoa Corp 0.11%
    • Evergy Inc 0.11%
    • Nisource Inc 0.11%
    • Dt Midstream Inc 0.10%
    • Ftai Aviation Ltd. 0.10%
    • Kirby Corp 0.10%
    • Pbf Energy Inc-Class A 0.10%
    • Sm Energy Co 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
    • Equitrans Midstream 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
    • Mdu Resources Group Inc 0.09%
    • National Fuel Gas Co 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
    • Post Holdings Inc 0.09%
    • Rh 0.09%
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp 0.09%
    • Ugi Corp 0.09%
    • Antero Midstream Corp 0.08%
    • Idacorp Inc 0.08%
    • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp - A 0.08%
    • California Resources 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
    • Portland General Electric Co 0.07%
    • Allete Inc 0.06%
    • Alpha Metallurgical Resource 0.06%
    • Black Hills Corp 0.06%
    • Cnx Resources Corp 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
    • Northern Oil and Gas Inc 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
    • Otter Tail Corp 0.06%
    • Pnm Resources Inc 0.06%
    • Arch Resources Inc 0.05%
    • Avista Corp 0.05%
    • Mge Energy Inc 0.05%
    • New Fortress Energy Inc 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
    • Northwestern Corp 0.05%
    • Peabody Energy Corp 0.05%
    • Spire Inc 0.05%
    • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 0.05%
    • Callon Petroleum Co 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
    • Clearway Energy Inc-C 0.03%
    • Delek US Holdings Inc 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
    • Pros Holdings Inc 0.03%
    • Sitio Royalties Corp-A 0.03%
    • Consol Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Crescent Energy Inc-A 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
    • Cvr Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Hawaiian Electric Inds 0.02%
    • International Seaways Inc 0.02%
    • Kinetik Holdings Lp 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 US shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the CRSP US Small Cap Index.

Value $9.12M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Fund started 28th Oct. 2016
Total annual fund fees 0.47%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.34%
Other management and administration charges 0.13%
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% 25.97%
2023 -4.85% -3.46%
2022 3.53% 0.89%
2021 35.55% 54.81%
2020 -7.06% -13.13%
2019 10.17% 11.35%
2018 7.53% 6.43%

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 Small-Cap ETF
    United States International Equities
    98.94%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    1.44%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.99%
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% 99.01%
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.