Funds

This is a Mindful fund Generate Balanced Managed Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.75%

The average total concerns of all managed balanced funds is 8.32%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 0.85%

    • Hermès International Sca
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Entegris, Inc.
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.62%

    • 1.05%
    • 0.01%
    • Nestlé
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Social Harm 0.31%

  • Fossil Fuels 2.64%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      1.95%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.95%
    • BP
      0.16%
      !!
      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
      0.16%
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
      !!
      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
      0.09%
    • BHP Group
      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
      0.02%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Conocophillips
      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
      0.02%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Galp Energia Sgps SA
      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
      0.02%
    • 0.02%
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Eog Resources, 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
      0.01%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
      0.01%
  • Weapons 0.35%

    • 0.21%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Airbus
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Environmental Harm 0.05%

    • BHP Group
      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
      0.02%
    • Wh Group
      0.01%
      0.01%

Fund Provider Response

We invest in fossil fuel companies because energy is an essential resource for modern life, and we believe it is better to invest in the companies that are relative ESG leaders in the sector rather than ignoring the sector entirely.
We take a holistic approach to assessing a company's prospective ESG leadership, including the carbon intensity of current oil production facilities, initiatives to reduce this carbon intensity to help meet net zero goals, capital allocation policies including for green energy initiatives, and ESG scores on both the MSCI and Sustainalytics ratings scales.

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Balanced Managed Fund aims to provide a medium return over the medium term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio made up of slightly more growth assets than income assets. Volatility is likely to be medium to high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.

    Generate is an award-winning KiwiSaver and wealth provider with a track record of strong, long-term performance through responsible investment. Generate was awarded both Investor Choice and Adviser Choice Awards at the Research IP Funds Manager of the year awards 2022 and also received a Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for KiwiSaver.

    Value $8.35M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 16th May 2022
    Total annual fund fees 1.19%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.1%
    Other management and administration charges 0.09%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Sam Goldwater

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (11 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Led the investment management of a sizeable portfolio of family assets (7 years, 5 months)

    Daniel Frost

    Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (6 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Senior Analyst, Macquarie Bank (5 years, 4 months)

    Andrew Bolland

    Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (5 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Senior Analyst/Associate Portfolio Manager, Salt Funds Management (6 years, 2 months)

    Ayrton Oliver

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (3 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Vice President, JP Morgan Chief Investment Office, International Rates and FX Portfolio Management (7 years, 0 months)

    Nathan Field

    Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (1 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager, Global Thematic Fund, Kiwi Wealth (13 years, 0 months)

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

  • 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
    2024 9.61% 13.79%

    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 Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • ASB NZ Dollar Cash Account

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1

      5.47%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.45%
    • Infratil

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.27%
    • T Rowe Price Global Equity Fund

      Australia International Equities

      2.76%
    • Contact Energy

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.06%
    • Auckland International Airport Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.87%
    • Spark

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.69%
    • Te Ahumairangi Global Equity Fund

      New Zealand International Equities

      1.47%
    • Nvidia

      United States International Equities

      1.36%
    • Microsoft

      United States International Equities

      1.28%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 5.48%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 28.0% 30.27%
    International Fixed Interest 7.0% 4.4%
    Australasian Equities 15.0% 21.87%
    International Equities 30.0% 31.76%
    Listed Properties 15.0% 5.98%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.24%
    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 Dec. 2024.

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. 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.85% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.62% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.31% Social Harm
  • 2.64% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.35% Weapons
  • 0.05% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Hermès International Sca
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Entegris, Inc.
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • 1.05%
    • 0.01%
    • Nestlé
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      1.95%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.95%
    • BP
      0.16%
      !!
      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
      0.16%
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
      !!
      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
      0.09%
    • BHP Group
      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
      0.02%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Conocophillips
      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
      0.02%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Galp Energia Sgps SA
      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
      0.02%
    • 0.02%
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Eog Resources, 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
      0.01%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
      0.01%
    • 0.21%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Airbus
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • BHP Group
      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
      0.02%
    • Wh Group
      0.01%
      0.01%

Fund Provider Response

We invest in fossil fuel companies because energy is an essential resource for modern life, and we believe it is better to invest in the companies that are relative ESG leaders in the sector rather than ignoring the sector entirely.
We take a holistic approach to assessing a company's prospective ESG leadership, including the carbon intensity of current oil production facilities, initiatives to reduce this carbon intensity to help meet net zero goals, capital allocation policies including for green energy initiatives, and ESG scores on both the MSCI and Sustainalytics ratings scales.

About this Fund

The Balanced Managed Fund aims to provide a medium return over the medium term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio made up of slightly more growth assets than income assets. Volatility is likely to be medium to high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.

Generate is an award-winning KiwiSaver and wealth provider with a track record of strong, long-term performance through responsible investment. Generate was awarded both Investor Choice and Adviser Choice Awards at the Research IP Funds Manager of the year awards 2022 and also received a Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for KiwiSaver.

Value $8.35M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 16th May 2022
Total annual fund fees 1.19%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.1%
Other management and administration charges 0.09%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Sam Goldwater

Currently: Chief Investment Officer/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (11 years, 9 months)
Previously: Led the investment management of a sizeable portfolio of family assets (7 years, 5 months)

Daniel Frost

Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (6 years, 11 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst, Macquarie Bank (5 years, 4 months)

Andrew Bolland

Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (5 years, 6 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst/Associate Portfolio Manager, Salt Funds Management (6 years, 2 months)

Ayrton Oliver

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (3 years, 9 months)
Previously: Vice President, JP Morgan Chief Investment Office, International Rates and FX Portfolio Management (7 years, 0 months)

Nathan Field

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (1 years, 10 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, Global Thematic Fund, Kiwi Wealth (13 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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 9.61% 13.79%

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 Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • ASB NZ Dollar Cash Account

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1

    5.47%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.45%
  • Infratil

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.27%
  • T Rowe Price Global Equity Fund

    Australia International Equities

    2.76%
  • Contact Energy

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.06%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.87%
  • Spark

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.69%
  • Te Ahumairangi Global Equity Fund

    New Zealand International Equities

    1.47%
  • Nvidia

    United States International Equities

    1.36%
  • Microsoft

    United States International Equities

    1.28%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 5.48%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 28.0% 30.27%
International Fixed Interest 7.0% 4.4%
Australasian Equities 15.0% 21.87%
International Equities 30.0% 31.76%
Listed Properties 15.0% 5.98%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.24%
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 Dec. 2024.