Funds

Kernel S&P 500 (NZD Hedged) Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 20.78%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 2.39%

    • Chevron Corp.
      0.52%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.45%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.34%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      0.23%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.17%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.15%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mondelez
      0.14%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Archer-Daniels Midland
      0.05%
  • Fossil Fuels 5.52%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.84%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.52%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Caterpillar
      0.39%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.27%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Conocophillips
      0.21%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.18%
    • The Southern Co.
      0.18%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.17%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.11%
    • Eog Resources, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Quanta Services
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vistra Energy
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Phillips 66
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Sempra Energy
      0.10%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • SLB
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Baker Hughes
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Entergy Corp.
      0.07%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eqt Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Wec Energy Group, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.05%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dte Energy Co.
      0.05%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.05%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Chesapeake 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Devon 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Halliburton Co.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Evergy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Loews Corp.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Aes Corporation
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Apa Corporation
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
  • Animal Cruelty 3.75%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.84%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.52%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Philip Morris International (Pmi)
      0.44%
    • Altria Group, Inc.
      0.19%
    • 3M
      0.15%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.14%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.12%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.11%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.07%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.06%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.04%
    • PPG Industries, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Tapestry, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Cabot Corp.
      0.03%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.03%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
      0.03%
    • The Clorox Co.
      0.03%
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Albemarle Corp.
      0.02%
    • Ralph Lauren Corp.
      0.02%
    • The Mosaic Co.
      0.02%
    • Eastman Chemical Co.
      0.01%
    • Hormel Foods Corp
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 9.46%

    • Tesla
      2.19%
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.73%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.47%
    • IBM
      0.46%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.39%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Booking Holdings
      0.31%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.29%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.13%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.10%
    • Airbnb
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Social Harm 0.81%

  • Weapons 2.83%

    • RTX Corporation
      0.39%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.29%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.27%
    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      0.23%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Lockheed Martin Corp.
      0.18%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.14%
    • Northrop Grumman Corp.
      0.14%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.13%
    • L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
      0.10%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Leidos
      0.04%
    • Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Textron, Inc.
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
      0.02%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Kernel S&P 500 (NZD Hedged) Fund’s investment objective is to provide a return (before tax, fees and expenses) that closely matches the return on the S&P 500 NZD Dynamic Hedged Index

    Value $132M NZD
    Period of data report 30th Sept. 2025
    Fund started 11th April 2022
    Total annual fund fees 0.25%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.25%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Dean Anderson

    Currently: Chief Executive (7 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Smartshares Product Manager, NZX (4 years, 4 months)

    Stephen Upton

    Currently: Chief Operating Officer (6 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Smartshares Chief Operating Officer - NZX (3 years, 6 months)

    Kerry Mcintosh

    Currently: Chairman (6 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Operating Partner, Zino Ventures (current) (5 years, 7 months)

    Vicki Dale

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (2 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Risk and Compliance Manager, Kernel Wealth (current) (3 years, 11 months)

    Rhea Prasad

    Currently: Portfolio Manager (2 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Investment Dealer, Pie Funds (1 years, 3 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

  • 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
    2025 4.07% 7.89%
    2024 15.78% 28.87%

    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. 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Nvidia

      United States International Equities

      7.99%
    • Microsoft

      United States International Equities

      6.75%
    • Apple

      United States International Equities

      6.63%
    • Amazon

      United States International Equities

      3.74%
    • Meta

      United States International Equities

      2.79%
    • Broadcom

      United States International Equities

      2.72%
    • Alphabet Class A

      United States International Equities

      2.48%
    • Tesla

      United States International Equities

      2.19%
    • Alphabet Class C

      United States International Equities

      2.0%
    • Berkshire Hathaway

      United States International Equities

      1.62%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% -0.09%
    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% 100.09%
    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 30th Sept. 2025.

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. 2025 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

  • 2.39% Environmental Harm
  • 5.52% Fossil Fuels
  • 3.75% Animal Cruelty
  • 9.46% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.81% Social Harm
  • 2.83% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Chevron Corp.
      0.52%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.45%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PepsiCo
      0.34%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      0.23%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.17%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.15%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Mondelez
      0.14%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Archer-Daniels Midland
      0.05%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.84%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.52%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Caterpillar
      0.39%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.27%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Conocophillips
      0.21%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.18%
    • The Southern Co.
      0.18%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.17%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.11%
    • Eog Resources, Inc.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Quanta Services
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vistra Energy
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.10%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp.
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Phillips 66
      0.10%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Sempra Energy
      0.10%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • SLB
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.09%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Baker Hughes
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Entergy Corp.
      0.07%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Eqt Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Wec Energy Group, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.05%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dte Energy Co.
      0.05%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.05%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Chesapeake 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Devon 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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Halliburton Co.
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Evergy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Loews Corp.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Aes Corporation
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Apa Corporation
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.84%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.52%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Philip Morris International (Pmi)
      0.44%
    • Altria Group, Inc.
      0.19%
    • 3M
      0.15%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.14%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.12%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.11%
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.08%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.07%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.06%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.04%
    • PPG Industries, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Tapestry, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Cabot Corp.
      0.03%
    • Dow, Inc.
      0.03%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
      0.03%
    • The Clorox Co.
      0.03%
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Albemarle Corp.
      0.02%
    • Ralph Lauren Corp.
      0.02%
    • The Mosaic Co.
      0.02%
    • Eastman Chemical Co.
      0.01%
    • Hormel Foods Corp
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Tesla
      2.19%
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.73%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.47%
    • IBM
      0.46%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.39%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Booking Holdings
      0.31%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.29%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.13%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.10%
    • Airbnb
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Weapons

    • RTX Corporation
      0.39%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • The Boeing Co.
      0.29%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.27%
    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      0.23%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Lockheed Martin Corp.
      0.18%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.14%
    • Northrop Grumman Corp.
      0.14%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.13%
    • L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
      0.10%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Leidos
      0.04%
    • Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Textron, Inc.
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
      0.02%

About this Fund

The Kernel S&P 500 (NZD Hedged) Fund’s investment objective is to provide a return (before tax, fees and expenses) that closely matches the return on the S&P 500 NZD Dynamic Hedged Index

Value $132M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2025
Fund started 11th April 2022
Total annual fund fees 0.25%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.25%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Dean Anderson

Currently: Chief Executive (7 years, 0 months)
Previously: Smartshares Product Manager, NZX (4 years, 4 months)

Stephen Upton

Currently: Chief Operating Officer (6 years, 3 months)
Previously: Smartshares Chief Operating Officer - NZX (3 years, 6 months)

Kerry Mcintosh

Currently: Chairman (6 years, 3 months)
Previously: Operating Partner, Zino Ventures (current) (5 years, 7 months)

Vicki Dale

Currently: Investment Committee Member (2 years, 10 months)
Previously: Risk and Compliance Manager, Kernel Wealth (current) (3 years, 11 months)

Rhea Prasad

Currently: Portfolio Manager (2 years, 10 months)
Previously: Investment Dealer, Pie Funds (1 years, 3 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

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
2025 4.07% 7.89%
2024 15.78% 28.87%

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. 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Nvidia

    United States International Equities

    7.99%
  • Microsoft

    United States International Equities

    6.75%
  • Apple

    United States International Equities

    6.63%
  • Amazon

    United States International Equities

    3.74%
  • Meta

    United States International Equities

    2.79%
  • Broadcom

    United States International Equities

    2.72%
  • Alphabet Class A

    United States International Equities

    2.48%
  • Tesla

    United States International Equities

    2.19%
  • Alphabet Class C

    United States International Equities

    2.0%
  • Berkshire Hathaway

    United States International Equities

    1.62%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% -0.09%
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% 100.09%
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 30th Sept. 2025.

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. 2025 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.