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:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • Contact Energy Limited 2.63%
    • Contact Energy Limited 15/08/2024 3.55% 1.52%
    • Contact Energy Limited 15/11/2022 4.63% 1.14%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.63%
    • Nextera Energy Inc 0.52%
    • Nextera Energy Partners 0.23%
    • Pg&E 0.17%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.98%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.34%
    • Pg&E 0.17%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.73%
    • Symrise AG 0.52%
    • Koninklijke Dsm 0.22%
    • Unilever PLC 0.22%
    • Estee Lauder Cos Inc 0.21%
    • Darling Ingredients 0.20%

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. 2022 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 is designed to provide investors with exposure to a diversified range of global and domestic investments which make a positive environmental or social impact while aiming to exceed the return benchmark. All investments assessed against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Fund invests approximately 60% invested in growth assets such as impact global and domestic public and private equities and approximately 40% into more defensive assets, predominantly impact and green bonds that meet our research criteria. The Manager will use active management to enhance returns and manage downside risks.

Value $4.2M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2022
Fund started 30th Nov. 2021
Total annual fund fees 1.2%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.03%
Other management and administration charges 0.17%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Simon Pannett

Currently: Director, Senior Credit Analyst (9 years, 2 months)
Previously: Investment Solutions, UK Investment Analyst (2 years, 4 months)

Chris Di Leva

Currently: Portfolio Manager, Multi Asset Specialist (4 years, 0 months)
Previously: Mercer (8 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 0.00%
Animal Cruelty 2.10%
Fossil Fuels 6.85%
Gambling 0.00%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 1.49%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.00%
Weapons 0.00%

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. 2022 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.

Note that many funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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

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 Sept. 2022.

Top 10 Investments

  • Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund
    United States International Equities
    19.77%
  • T.Rowe Price Global Impact Equity Fund
    United States International Equities
    13.53%
  • ANZ NZD Cash
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    4.95%
  • International Bank Recon & Dev 30/11/2026 2.875%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    3.94%
  • CSL
    Australia Australasian Equities
    3.37%
  • International Finance Corp 09/08/27 3.75%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    3.34%
  • Ebos Group Limited Ordinary Shares
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    3.29%
  • Idp Education Limited
    Australia Australasian Equities
    3.13%
  • Manawa Energy Limited 08/09/2027 5.36%
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    2.84%
  • Contact Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.63%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 4.38%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 33.68%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 1.91%
Australasian Equities 30.0% 24.71%
International Equities 30.0% 33.3%
Listed Properties 10.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 2.02%
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 Sept. 2022.