Funds
Devon Global Sustainability Fund
Fund type: Aggressive fund
Past Returns: No 3 year data yetAnnual Fees: 1.2%
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
Fossil Fuel
- Iberdrola SA 2.45%
- National Grid PLC 1.86%
Alcohol
- Diageo PLC 2.61%
Animal Cruelty
- Koninklijke Dsm Nv 2.36%
- Ecolab Inc 2.32%
- Colgate-Palmolive Co 1.84%
- L'Oreal SA 1.82%
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
In their own words
The Fund aims to deliver long-term total returns in excess of the index by investing in the equities of companies globally, that generate high return on capital relative to their peers, and whose management teams and boards display exemplary stewardship to sustain those returns over time.
The Fund obtains this exposure through investment in the Wellington Global Stewards Fund managed by Wellington Management.
Value | $25M NZD |
Period of data report | 30th Sept. 2022 |
Fund started | 28th March 2022 |
Total annual fund fees | 1.2% |
Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
Manager's basic fee | 0.95% |
Other management and administration charges | 0.25% |
Total other charges | 0.0 |
Total other charges currency | NZD |
Key Personnel
Slade Robertson |
Currently: Managing Director, Devon Funds Management (5 years, 8 months) |
Tama Willis |
Currently: Portfolio Manager, Devon Funds Management (10 years, 3 months) |
Mark Brown |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Devon Funds Management (4 years, 9 months) |
Victoria Harris |
Currently: Portfolio Manager, Devon Funds Management (1 years, 10 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 | 2.61% | |
Animal Cruelty | 8.34% | |
Fossil Fuels | 4.31% | |
Gambling | 0.00% | |
GMOs | 0.00% | |
Human Rights & Environmental Violations | 0.00% | |
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 |
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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
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Wellington Global Stewards Fund-Tzcnzd
Ireland International Equities56.65% -
Wellington Global Stewards Fund-Tanzd
Ireland International Equities42.44% -
Cash At Bank
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents0.91%
Type | Target | Actual |
---|---|---|
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 5.0% | 0.91% |
New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Equities | 95.0% | 99.09% |
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 against the fund's targets.
Target
Actual
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2022.