Funds

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 7.09%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 4.4%

    • Beiersdorf AG
      2.63%
      2.63%
    • Rentokil Initial
      1.77%
      1.77%
  • Fossil Fuels 2.69%

    • Weg SA
      2.69%
      2.69%

Fund Provider Response

Beiersdorf: conducts no animal testing for cosmetic products and their ingredients unless specifically required by law. It continues to advocate for acceptance of non-animal tested alternatives.

WEG: manufactures and sells efficient electrical motors, which help customers reduce their energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions. A small percentage of revenue comes from providing efficiencies to traditional energy sector.

Rentokil Initial: performs animal tests for pest control product performance. Pests cost global businesses billions each year and this cost is expected to increase due to growing urbanisation. Rentokil’s pest control and hygiene products help stop spread of disease and curb pest populations.

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Aims to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity or equity-related securities of larger capitalisation companies which are listed in, traded, or dealt on any of the regulated markets worldwide. The fund does not hedge currency risk.

    Value $126M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Fund started 2nd Sept. 2022
    Total annual fund fees 0.64%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.59%
    Other management and administration charges 0.05%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Sashi Reddy

    Currently: Portfolio Manager/Investment Analyst (17 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Indian Equities Research Analyst (2 years, 0 months)

    David Gait

    Currently: Portfolio Manager/Investment Analyst (27 years, 4 months)
    Previously: (None years, None months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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% 12.17%
    2024 15.78% 21.3%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

      India International Equities

      6.74%
    • Biomerieux Npv

      France International Equities

      6.18%
    • Fortinet Inc Com

      United States International Equities

      5.88%
    • Cash At Bank (BNZ)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.33%
    • Watsco Inc

      United States International Equities

      5.09%
    • Hdfc Bank Inr1

      India International Equities

      4.61%
    • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

      Korea, Republic of International Equities

      4.41%
    • Deutsche Post AG

      Germany International Equities

      4.07%
    • Markel Corporation

      United States International Equities

      3.9%
    • Arista Networks Inc

      United States International Equities

      3.76%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 5.33%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 90.0% 94.67%
    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 2025.

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 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

  • 4.4% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 2.69% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty

    • Beiersdorf AG
      2.63%
      2.63%
    • Rentokil Initial
      1.77%
      1.77%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Weg SA
      2.69%
      2.69%

Fund Provider Response

Beiersdorf: conducts no animal testing for cosmetic products and their ingredients unless specifically required by law. It continues to advocate for acceptance of non-animal tested alternatives.

WEG: manufactures and sells efficient electrical motors, which help customers reduce their energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions. A small percentage of revenue comes from providing efficiencies to traditional energy sector.

Rentokil Initial: performs animal tests for pest control product performance. Pests cost global businesses billions each year and this cost is expected to increase due to growing urbanisation. Rentokil’s pest control and hygiene products help stop spread of disease and curb pest populations.

About this Fund

Aims to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity or equity-related securities of larger capitalisation companies which are listed in, traded, or dealt on any of the regulated markets worldwide. The fund does not hedge currency risk.

Value $126M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Fund started 2nd Sept. 2022
Total annual fund fees 0.64%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.59%
Other management and administration charges 0.05%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Sashi Reddy

Currently: Portfolio Manager/Investment Analyst (17 years, 5 months)
Previously: Indian Equities Research Analyst (2 years, 0 months)

David Gait

Currently: Portfolio Manager/Investment Analyst (27 years, 4 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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% 12.17%
2024 15.78% 21.3%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

    India International Equities

    6.74%
  • Biomerieux Npv

    France International Equities

    6.18%
  • Fortinet Inc Com

    United States International Equities

    5.88%
  • Cash At Bank (BNZ)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.33%
  • Watsco Inc

    United States International Equities

    5.09%
  • Hdfc Bank Inr1

    India International Equities

    4.61%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

    Korea, Republic of International Equities

    4.41%
  • Deutsche Post AG

    Germany International Equities

    4.07%
  • Markel Corporation

    United States International Equities

    3.9%
  • Arista Networks Inc

    United States International Equities

    3.76%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 5.33%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 90.0% 94.67%
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 2025.