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

    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.84%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.70%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.60%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.60%
    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.57%
    • Shell PLC 0.71% !!
      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
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.59% !!
      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
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.32%
    • Chevron Corp 0.28% !!
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.24%
    • Unilever PLC 0.91%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.76%
    • Shell PLC 0.71% !!
      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
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.66%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.63%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.50%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.37% !!
      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
    • Tosoh Corp 0.31%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.29%
    • Chevron Corp 0.28% !!
      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
    • Kering 0.24%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.19%
    • Walmart Inc 0.83%
    • National Grid PLC 1.08% !!
      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
    • Samsung C&T Corp 0.92%
    • Total SA 0.91% !!
      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
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.77%
    • Endesa SA 0.75% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Shell PLC 0.71% !!
      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 PLC 0.70%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.59% !!
      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
    • Centrica PLC 0.55%
    • Lg Corp 0.54%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.52%
    • Osaka Gas Co Ltd 0.40% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.37% !!
      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 Spa 0.29% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Chevron Corp 0.28% !!
      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
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.27%
    • Southern Co/The 0.27%
    • Air Water Inc 0.24%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.24%
    • Engie 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

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. 2023 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

The fund invests in global equities across various listed equity markets and will typically maintain a small weight (0 to 5%) in cash to maintain liquidity / flexibility, but will occasionally hold a higher cash weighting if the investment manager considers this appropriate. The fund may use leverage of up to 5% of the aggregate value of its investments, but only for the purposes of providing short-term liquidity. The fund may use forward foreign exchange contracts to tilt the foreign exchange exposures of the portfolio, but will typically have over 90% net unhedged exposure to currencies other than the NZ dollar.

Value $246M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Fund started 5th Nov. 2021
Total annual fund fees 0.66%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.38%
Other management and administration charges 0.28%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nicholas Bagnall

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (4 years, 1 months)
Previously: ACC – Chief Investment Officer (26 years, 0 months)

Ian Graham

Currently: Senior Analyst (4 years, 1 months)
Previously: Scott Technology – Projects and Strategy (2 years, 5 months)

Jack Crowley

Currently: Senior Analyst (3 years, 4 months)
Previously: Jarden – Equity Research Analyst (5 years, 2 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.

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
2023 -5.17% 8.84%

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. 2023.

Top 10 Investments

  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    3.34%
  • Verizon Communications
    United States International Equities
    2.83%
  • Apple
    United States International Equities
    2.34%
  • Alphabet (Includes 2 Classes Of Security)
    United States International Equities
    2.16%
  • Kddi Corp
    Japan International Equities
    1.48%
  • Citigroup Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.22%
  • National Grid
    United Kingdom International Equities
    1.21%
  • Kb Financial Group
    Korea, Republic of International Equities
    1.18%
  • Merck & Co
    United States International Equities
    1.16%
  • Check Point Software Technologies
    Israel International Equities
    1.15%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 3.41%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 98.0% 96.45%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.13%
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 31st Dec. 2023.