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:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 2.19%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.57%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.37%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.19%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.12%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.10%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.10%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.08%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.04%
    • Mattel Inc 0.03%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.02%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.02%
    • Alstom 0.01%
    • Israel Discount Bank-A 0.01%
    • Pan American Silver Corp 0.01%
    • Paz Oil Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Teva Pharmaceutical-Sp Adr 0.01%
    • Corteva Inc 0.07%
    • 3M Co 0.03%
    • Fmc Corp 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.03%
    • Southern Copper Corp 0.02%
    • Adeka Corp 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.41%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.22%
    • Unilever PLC-Sponsored Adr 0.18%
    • L'Oreal 0.14%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.13%
    • Hermes International 0.13%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.12%
    • Rpm International Inc 0.09%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.08%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.08%
    • Corteva Inc 0.07%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.07%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.07%
    • Coty Inc-Cl A 0.06%
    • Kering 0.06%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.06%
    • Tapestry Inc 0.06%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.05%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.05%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.05%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.04%
    • Clorox Company 0.04%
    • Mosaic Co/The 0.04%
    • 3M Co 0.03%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.03%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.03%
    • Celanese Corp 0.03%
    • Covestro AG 0.03%
    • Dcc PLC 0.03%
    • Element Solutions Inc 0.03%
    • Fmc Corp 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.03%
    • Ralph Lauren Corp 0.03%
    • Umicore 0.03%
    • Arkema 0.02%
    • Ashland Global Holdings Inc 0.02%
    • Avient Corp 0.02%
    • Balchem Corp 0.02%
    • Capri Holdings Ltd 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.02%
    • Entegris Inc 0.02%
    • H.B. Fuller Co. 0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.02%
    • Huntsman Corp 0.02%
    • Johnson Matthey PLC 0.02%
    • L'Occitane International SA 0.02%
    • Moncler Spa 0.02%
    • Swatch Group AG/The-Br 0.02%
    • Adeka Corp 0.01%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.01%
    • Boot Barn Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.01%
    • Clariant AG-Reg 0.01%
    • Evonik Industries AG 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.01%
    • Icl Group Ltd 0.01%
    • Innospec Inc 0.01%
    • Kao Corp 0.01%
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Group Co 0.01%
    • Mitsui Chemicals Inc 0.01%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Otsuka Corp 0.01%
    • Ricoh Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Sensient Technologies Corp 0.01%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Symrise AG 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.49%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.12%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.08%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.07%
    • Caci International Inc -Cl A 0.05%
    • Dick'S Sporting Goods Inc 0.05%
    • Teledyne Technologies Inc 0.05%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.04%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.04%
    • Oshkosh Corp 0.04%
    • Academy Sports & Outdoors In 0.03%
    • Canadian Tire Corp-Class A 0.03%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.03%
    • Itt Inc 0.03%
    • Mueller Industries Inc 0.03%
    • Rbc Bearings Inc 0.03%
    • Rheinmetall AG 0.03%
    • Science Applications Inte 0.03%
    • Woodward Inc 0.03%
    • Crane Co 0.02%
    • Firstcash Holdings Inc 0.02%
    • Heico Corp 0.02%
    • Heico Corp-Class A 0.02%
    • Hexcel Corp 0.02%
    • Indra Sistemas SA 0.02%
    • Kawasaki Heavy Industries 0.02%
    • Oceaneering Intl Inc 0.02%
    • Sumitomo Heavy Industries 0.02%
    • Aar Corp 0.01%
    • Aerovironment Inc 0.01%
    • Esco Technologies Inc 0.01%
    • Icl Group Ltd 0.01%
    • Moog Inc-Class A 0.01%
    • Qinetiq Group PLC 0.01%
    • Singapore Tech Engineering 0.01%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.39%
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.30%
    • Phillips 66 0.23%
    • Halliburton Co 0.12%
    • Fairfax Financial Hldgs Ltd 0.08%
    • Constellation Energy 0.06%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.06% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp 0.06%
    • Enbridge 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
    • Hf Sinclair Corp 0.05%
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.04%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.04%
    • Enel Spa 0.04% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Jefferies Financial Group In 0.04%
    • Oneok Inc 0.04%
    • E.On Se 0.03%
    • National Grid PLC-Sp Adr 0.03% !!
      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
    • Neste Oyj 0.03%
    • Parkland Corp 0.03%
    • Pbf Energy Inc-Class A 0.03%
    • Altagas Ltd 0.02%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 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
    • Cvr Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.02%
    • Intertek Group PLC 0.02%
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Rh 0.02%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.02%
    • Rubis 0.02%
    • Secure Energy Services Inc 0.02%
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • Snc-Lavalin Group Inc 0.02%
    • Targa Resources Corp 0.02%
    • Ugi Corp 0.02%
    • Bkw AG 0.01%
    • Delek US Holdings Inc 0.01% !!
      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
    • Drax Group PLC 0.01%
    • Enagas SA 0.01% !!
      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
    • Gibson Energy Inc 0.01%
    • Hera Spa 0.01%
    • Keyera Corp 0.01% !!
      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
    • Kirby Corp 0.01%
    • Orsted A/S 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Paz Oil Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp 0.01% !!
      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
    • Post Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Spire Inc 0.01%
    • Tokyo Gas Co Ltd 0.01% !!
      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
    • Verbund AG 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Vopak 0.01% !!
      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

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 2024 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

To provide long-term capital growth by gaining exposure to a diversified portfolio of securities associated with approved developed markets (excluding Australia), with increased emphasis on higher expected return securities. The fund also considers non-financial factors to target sustainability goals. The fund has a Carbon Footprint Reduction Goal and evaluates companies based on specific sustainability criteria. The fund mitigates currency risk by hedging most major foreign currency exposures to the New Zealand dollar.

Value $403M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 23rd June 2022
Total annual fund fees 0.41%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.41%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Bhanu Singh

Currently: CEO, Australia and Head of Asia Pacific Portfolio Management (8 years, 5 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management (0 years, 5 months)

Robert Ness

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager & VP (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manger (11 years, 1 months)

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

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
2024 14.61% 24.42%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    4.27%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    3.19%
  • Meta Platforms Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.19%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.17%
  • Amazon Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.74%
  • Broadcom Corp Com
    United States International Equities
    0.89%
  • Alphabet Inc Cap Stk Cl A
    United States International Equities
    0.88%
  • Alphabet Inc Cap Cl C
    United States International Equities
    0.79%
  • Lilly (Eli) & Co
    United States International Equities
    0.72%
  • Visa Inc - A
    United States International Equities
    0.7%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.9%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.08%
International Equities 100.0% 98.45%
Listed Properties 0.0% 1.99%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% -1.42%
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 31st March 2024.