Funds

BNZ Private Wealth Series International Equity Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 14.14%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 1.03%

    • PepsiCo
      0.30%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.28%
    • Unilever
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 4.77%

    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.83%
    • Fortum Oyj
      0.76%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.64%
    • Rwe AG
      0.39%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • Yokogawa Electric
      0.21%
    • Phillips 66
      0.16%
    • Sempra Energy
      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
    • Kghm Polska Miedz SA
      0.10%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.10%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.10%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.09%
    • Petronas
      0.09%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.09%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Pbf Energy, Inc.
      0.08%
    • Teekay Tankers Ltd.
      0.07%
    • Cheniere Energy, 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
    • Dht Holdings, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
      0.05%
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)
      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
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.04%
    • PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk
      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
    • Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 2.22%

    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.74%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.41%
    • Shiseido Co., Ltd.
      0.37%
    • Prada Spa
      0.25%
    • Unilever
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Petronas
      0.09%
    • Entegris, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations 4.51%

    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.69%
    • Airbnb
      0.68%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Booking Holdings
      0.66%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.28%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      0.26%
    • Weichai Power
      0.26%
    • Petronas
      0.09%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Tesla
      0.06%
  • Social Harm 0.51%

  • Weapons 1.81%

    • Barnes Group, Inc.
      0.90%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.30%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.17%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.16%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.10%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.05%
    • Woodward, Inc.
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The International Equity Fund invests in international equities primarily in developed markets, with the ability to invest to a lesser extent in emerging market countries. It aims to provide a gross return in excess of its benchmark index, over the long term.

    Value $820M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 8th March 2017
    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

    Hamish Pepper

    Currently: Member, Investment Committee (0 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Head of Multi-Asset & Global Investments, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (0 years, 7 months)

    Andrew Bascand

    Currently: Chair, Investment Committee (1 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Managing Director, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (16 years, 3 months)

    Richard Ansell

    Currently: Member, Investment Committee (1 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Independent Director, BNZ Investment Services Ltd (other position) (7 years, 1 months)

    Murray Brown

    Currently: Member, Investment Committee (1 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Independent Director, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (6 years, 1 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 10.96% 12.74%
    2025 4.27% 4.1%
    2024 15.02% 21.53%
    2023 -4.85% -0.76%
    2022 3.53% 4.77%
    2021 35.55% 32.15%
    2020 -7.06% -2.7%
    2019 10.17% 6.33%
    2018 7.53% 10.77%

    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

    • Nvidia Corp

      United States International Equities

      3.54%
    • Apple Inc

      United States International Equities

      3.48%
    • Alphabet Inc Class C

      United States International Equities

      2.26%
    • Microsoft Corporation

      United States International Equities

      2.07%
    • Amazon.Com Inc

      United States International Equities

      1.56%
    • Merck & Co Inc

      United States International Equities

      1.32%
    • Kla-Tencor Corp

      United States International Equities

      1.19%
    • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

      China International Equities

      1.03%
    • Broadcom Inc

      United States International Equities

      0.91%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.25%
    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% 99.75%
    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 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

  • 1.03% Environmental Harm
  • 4.77% Fossil Fuels
  • 2.22% Animal Cruelty
  • 4.51% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.51% Social Harm
  • 1.81% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • PepsiCo
      0.30%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.28%
    • Unilever
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.83%
    • Fortum Oyj
      0.76%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.64%
    • Rwe AG
      0.39%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • Yokogawa Electric
      0.21%
    • Phillips 66
      0.16%
    • Sempra Energy
      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
    • Kghm Polska Miedz SA
      0.10%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.10%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.10%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.09%
    • Petronas
      0.09%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.09%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Pbf Energy, Inc.
      0.08%
    • Teekay Tankers Ltd.
      0.07%
    • Cheniere Energy, 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
    • Dht Holdings, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
      0.05%
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)
      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
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.04%
    • PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk
      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
    • Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.74%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.41%
    • Shiseido Co., Ltd.
      0.37%
    • Prada Spa
      0.25%
    • Unilever
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Petronas
      0.09%
    • Entegris, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.69%
    • Airbnb
      0.68%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Booking Holdings
      0.66%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.28%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      0.26%
    • Weichai Power
      0.26%
    • Petronas
      0.09%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.08%
    • Tesla
      0.06%
  • Weapons

    • Barnes Group, Inc.
      0.90%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.30%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.17%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.16%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.10%
    • Rheinmetall AG
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.05%
    • Woodward, Inc.
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

About this Fund

The International Equity Fund invests in international equities primarily in developed markets, with the ability to invest to a lesser extent in emerging market countries. It aims to provide a gross return in excess of its benchmark index, over the long term.

Value $820M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 8th March 2017
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

Hamish Pepper

Currently: Member, Investment Committee (0 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Multi-Asset & Global Investments, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (0 years, 7 months)

Andrew Bascand

Currently: Chair, Investment Committee (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Managing Director, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (16 years, 3 months)

Richard Ansell

Currently: Member, Investment Committee (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Independent Director, BNZ Investment Services Ltd (other position) (7 years, 1 months)

Murray Brown

Currently: Member, Investment Committee (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Independent Director, Harbour Asset Management Ltd (other position) (6 years, 1 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 10.96% 12.74%
2025 4.27% 4.1%
2024 15.02% 21.53%
2023 -4.85% -0.76%
2022 3.53% 4.77%
2021 35.55% 32.15%
2020 -7.06% -2.7%
2019 10.17% 6.33%
2018 7.53% 10.77%

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

  • Nvidia Corp

    United States International Equities

    3.54%
  • Apple Inc

    United States International Equities

    3.48%
  • Alphabet Inc Class C

    United States International Equities

    2.26%
  • Microsoft Corporation

    United States International Equities

    2.07%
  • Amazon.Com Inc

    United States International Equities

    1.56%
  • Merck & Co Inc

    United States International Equities

    1.32%
  • Kla-Tencor Corp

    United States International Equities

    1.19%
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

    China International Equities

    1.03%
  • Broadcom Inc

    United States International Equities

    0.91%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.25%
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% 99.75%
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 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.