Funds

Westpac Conservative Trust

Total Ethical Concerns: 4.42%

The average total concerns of all managed conservative funds is 3.17%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 1.23%

    • Fonterra
      0.72%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      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
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • JBS S.A.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Posco
      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
  • Fossil Fuels 1.55%

    • Rio Tinto
      0.15%
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Enel
      0.12%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP
      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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Edp Finance Bv
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • National Grid PLC
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Caterpillar
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.03%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • GATX
      0.03%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      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
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Loews Corp.
      0.02%
    • National Grid North America, Inc.
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      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
    • USA Compression Partners
      0.02%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.02%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Endesa SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Jefferies
      0.01%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 0.49%

    • Unilever
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.04%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cabot Corp.
      0.03%
    • Celanese US Holdings Llc
      0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.03%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.03%
    • Air Liquide
      0.02%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Syensqo Nv
      0.02%
    • PPG Industries, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Symrise AG
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.23%

    • Rio Tinto
      0.15%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.15%
    • UBS
      0.13%
    • Tesla
      0.10%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.07%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.05%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.03%
    • Expedia Group
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.03%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Nestlé
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ocp S.A.
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Social Harm 0.3%

  • Weapons 0.21%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.03%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.02%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Conservative Trust aims to provide stable returns over the short to medium term. The fund invests primarily in income assets but also has an allocation to growth assets. Volatility is expected to be the lowest of the funds in the Westpac Active Series.

    Value $112M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 1st Aug. 1992
    Total annual fund fees 0.72%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.72%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Andrew Winter

    Currently: Portfolio Manager Diversified Funds (2 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Implementation Portfolio Manager (3 years, 5 months)

    Angelika Sansom

    Currently: Investment Analytics Manager (24 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Investment Consultant, Mercer (2 years, 4 months)

    Stephen Hong

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (13 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager, AXA Global Investors (5 years, 9 months)

    Philip Houghton-Brown

    Currently: Head of Investment Solutions (5 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investments, Mercer (8 years, 2 months)

    Andrew Twidle

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer � BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Head of Customer Experience (North) - Westpac (NZ) Limited (3 years, 5 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 3.91% 4.04%
    2025 3.83% 3.77%
    2024 5.85% 5.77%
    2023 -1.56% -1.27%
    2022 -0.50% -1.91%
    2021 8.70% 7.22%
    2020 -0.05% 0.15%
    2019 4.31% 3.67%
    2018 3.39% 3.55%
    2017 3.28% 2.46%

    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 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZ Government Bond 4.5% 15/05/2035

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.3%
    • NZ Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2034

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.18%
    • US 5Yr Note

      United States Int Fixed Interest AA+

      1.0%
    • NZ Government Bond 3.5% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.98%
    • NZ Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.88%
    • NZ Government Inflation Index Bond 2.5% 20/09/2035

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.87%
    • NZ Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2036

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.79%
    • NZ Government Bond 5% 15/05/2054

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.75%
    • Nvidia Corporation

      United States International Equities

      0.69%
    • Australia 3Yr Bond Future

      Australia Int Fixed Interest AAA

      0.67%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 13.0% 12.89%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 27.0% 27.41%
    International Fixed Interest 40.0% 39.49%
    Australasian Equities 5.0% 5.03%
    International Equities 13.0% 12.96%
    Listed Properties 2.0% 2.22%
    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 March 2026.

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 2026 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

  • 1.23% Environmental Harm
  • 1.55% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.49% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.23% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.3% Social Harm
  • 0.21% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Fonterra
      0.72%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      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
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • JBS S.A.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Posco
      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
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Rio Tinto
      0.15%
    • Engie SA
      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
    • Enel
      0.12%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP
      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
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Edp Finance Bv
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • National Grid PLC
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Caterpillar
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.03%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • GATX
      0.03%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Sumitomo Corp.
      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
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Loews Corp.
      0.02%
    • National Grid North America, Inc.
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      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
    • USA Compression Partners
      0.02%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.02%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Endesa SA
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Jefferies
      0.01%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Unilever
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.04%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cabot Corp.
      0.03%
    • Celanese US Holdings Llc
      0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.03%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.03%
    • Air Liquide
      0.02%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Syensqo Nv
      0.02%
    • PPG Industries, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Symrise AG
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Rio Tinto
      0.15%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.15%
    • UBS
      0.13%
    • Tesla
      0.10%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.07%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.05%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.03%
    • Expedia Group
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.03%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Nestlé
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Ocp S.A.
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.03%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.02%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.01%

About this Fund

The Conservative Trust aims to provide stable returns over the short to medium term. The fund invests primarily in income assets but also has an allocation to growth assets. Volatility is expected to be the lowest of the funds in the Westpac Active Series.

Value $112M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 1st Aug. 1992
Total annual fund fees 0.72%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.72%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Andrew Winter

Currently: Portfolio Manager Diversified Funds (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: Implementation Portfolio Manager (3 years, 5 months)

Angelika Sansom

Currently: Investment Analytics Manager (24 years, 7 months)
Previously: Investment Consultant, Mercer (2 years, 4 months)

Stephen Hong

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (13 years, 6 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, AXA Global Investors (5 years, 9 months)

Philip Houghton-Brown

Currently: Head of Investment Solutions (5 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investments, Mercer (8 years, 2 months)

Andrew Twidle

Currently: Chief Executive Officer � BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Customer Experience (North) - Westpac (NZ) Limited (3 years, 5 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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
2026 3.91% 4.04%
2025 3.83% 3.77%
2024 5.85% 5.77%
2023 -1.56% -1.27%
2022 -0.50% -1.91%
2021 8.70% 7.22%
2020 -0.05% 0.15%
2019 4.31% 3.67%
2018 3.39% 3.55%
2017 3.28% 2.46%

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 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZ Government Bond 4.5% 15/05/2035

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.3%
  • NZ Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2034

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.18%
  • US 5Yr Note

    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+

    1.0%
  • NZ Government Bond 3.5% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.98%
  • NZ Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.88%
  • NZ Government Inflation Index Bond 2.5% 20/09/2035

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.87%
  • NZ Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2036

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.79%
  • NZ Government Bond 5% 15/05/2054

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.75%
  • Nvidia Corporation

    United States International Equities

    0.69%
  • Australia 3Yr Bond Future

    Australia Int Fixed Interest AAA

    0.67%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 13.0% 12.89%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 27.0% 27.41%
International Fixed Interest 40.0% 39.49%
Australasian Equities 5.0% 5.03%
International Equities 13.0% 12.96%
Listed Properties 2.0% 2.22%
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 March 2026.

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 2026 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.