Funds

QuayStreet Socially Responsible Investment Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 2.71%

The average total concerns of all managed balanced funds is 8.32%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 2.12%

    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.56%
      0.56%
    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.56%
      0.56%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.38%
      0.38%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.33%
      0.33%
    • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
      0.29%
      0.29%
  • Fossil Fuels 0.59%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.59%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.59%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The guiding philosophy of the Socially Responsible Investment Fund is to endeavour to have a diversified portfolio of investments that are considered to be environmentally and socially sustainable, whilst still applying our traditional portfolio investment criteria. The fund invests in fixed interest and growth assets which are selected in accordance with our Socially Responsible Investment Policy (SRI Policy). The SRI Policy contains information relating to the benefits of investing in the Socially Responsible Investment Fund and is available on the offer register, disclose-register.Companiesoffice.Govt.Nz and the QuayStreet website, quaystreet.Com/socially-responsible-investment-process.

    Value $86.7M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 31st Oct. 2007
    Total annual fund fees 1.02%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.86%
    Other management and administration charges 0.16%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 8 months)

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

    Stefan Stevanovic

    Currently: Head of International Equities (1 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Head of International Equity, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

    Xavier Waterstone

    Currently: Head of Australasian Equities (1 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Head of Research, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

    Craig Smith

    Currently: Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Senior Investment Analyst, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (2 years, 8 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • 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
    2024 9.61% 15.51%
    2023 -2.59% 1.23%
    2022 1.06% 1.38%
    2021 18.16% 14.65%
    2020 -1.83% 0.83%
    2019 4.49% 3.76%
    2018 4.41% 4.51%
    2017 5.71% 5.23%
    2016 3.06% 1.95%
    2015 8.56% 10.74%

    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. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZ Govt Inflation Linked (Sep 2030)

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      3.19%
    • Kiwibank Td 4.52% 27/05/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A

      2.98%
    • Cash Citibank (USD)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+

      2.61%
    • Alphabet

      United States International Equities

      2.59%
    • Cash ANZNZ (NZD)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      2.26%
    • Cash Citibank (AUD)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+

      2.21%
    • Apple

      United States International Equities

      2.19%
    • Microsoft

      United States International Equities

      2.16%
    • Cash Citibank (EUR)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+

      1.6%
    • Kiwibank Perpetual Capital Notes

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BB+

      1.58%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 14.65%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 20.0% 27.36%
    International Fixed Interest 10.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 20.0% 17.55%
    International Equities 40.0% 38.82%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 1.61%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

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. 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 2.12% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 0.59% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.56%
      0.56%
    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.56%
      0.56%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.38%
      0.38%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.33%
      0.33%
    • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
      0.29%
      0.29%
    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.59%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.59%

About this Fund

The guiding philosophy of the Socially Responsible Investment Fund is to endeavour to have a diversified portfolio of investments that are considered to be environmentally and socially sustainable, whilst still applying our traditional portfolio investment criteria. The fund invests in fixed interest and growth assets which are selected in accordance with our Socially Responsible Investment Policy (SRI Policy). The SRI Policy contains information relating to the benefits of investing in the Socially Responsible Investment Fund and is available on the offer register, disclose-register.Companiesoffice.Govt.Nz and the QuayStreet website, quaystreet.Com/socially-responsible-investment-process.

Value $86.7M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 31st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.02%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.86%
Other management and administration charges 0.16%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 8 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

Stefan Stevanovic

Currently: Head of International Equities (1 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of International Equity, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

Xavier Waterstone

Currently: Head of Australasian Equities (1 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of Research, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (1 years, 7 months)

Craig Smith

Currently: Portfolio Manager, Fixed Interest (0 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Investment Analyst, QuayStreet Asset Management Limited (2 years, 8 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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 9.61% 15.51%
2023 -2.59% 1.23%
2022 1.06% 1.38%
2021 18.16% 14.65%
2020 -1.83% 0.83%
2019 4.49% 3.76%
2018 4.41% 4.51%
2017 5.71% 5.23%
2016 3.06% 1.95%
2015 8.56% 10.74%

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. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZ Govt Inflation Linked (Sep 2030)

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    3.19%
  • Kiwibank Td 4.52% 27/05/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A

    2.98%
  • Cash Citibank (USD)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+

    2.61%
  • Alphabet

    United States International Equities

    2.59%
  • Cash ANZNZ (NZD)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    2.26%
  • Cash Citibank (AUD)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+

    2.21%
  • Apple

    United States International Equities

    2.19%
  • Microsoft

    United States International Equities

    2.16%
  • Cash Citibank (EUR)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+

    1.6%
  • Kiwibank Perpetual Capital Notes

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BB+

    1.58%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 14.65%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 20.0% 27.36%
International Fixed Interest 10.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 20.0% 17.55%
International Equities 40.0% 38.82%
Listed Properties 0.0% 1.61%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.