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

    • Johnson & Johnson 0.89%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.70%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.46%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.21%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.11%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.03%
    • Alstom 0.02%
    • Bank Hapoalim Bm 0.02%
    • Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.34% !!
      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
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.11%
    • Basf Se 0.10%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.07%
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.03%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.81%
    • Unilever PLC 0.29%
    • L'Oreal 0.24%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.14%
    • Hermes International 0.14%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.14%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.11%
    • Basf Se 0.10%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.10%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.10%
    • Dow Inc 0.09%
    • Kering 0.08%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.07%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.07%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.07%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.07%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.07%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.06%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.05%
    • Clorox Company 0.04%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.04%
    • Kao Corp 0.04%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.04%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.03%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.03%
    • Entegris Inc 0.03%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.03%
    • Moncler Spa 0.03%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Symrise AG 0.03%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.03%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.02%
    • Chr Hansen Holding A/S 0.02%
    • Covestro AG 0.02%
    • Croda International PLC 0.02%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Nv 0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.02%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.02%
    • Mowi Asa 0.02%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.02%
    • Solvay SA 0.02%
    • Swatch Group AG/The-Br 0.02%
    • Tapestry Inc 0.02%
    • Yara International Asa 0.02%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp 0.01%
    • Otsuka Corp 0.01%
    • Seiko Epson Corp 0.01%
    • Umicore 0.01%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.12%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.10%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.04%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.03%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.34% !!
      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
    • Compagnie De Saint Gobain 0.06%
    • Marubeni 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
    • Sumitomo 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
    • Fairfax Financial Hldgs Ltd 0.04%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas 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
    • South32 Ltd 0.02%

Fund Provider Response

After an internal review, and in accordance with our Responsible Investment Policy, as of 13 November 2023 Simplicity funds no longer hold Bank Hapoalim BM and Bank Leumi Le Israel BM.

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. 2023 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

The Hedged Global Share Fund invests in listed global shares and tracks the Bloomberg Developed Markets ex NZ ESG Screened Index (NZD Hedged). It is intended to be part of a diversified investment portfolio.

Value $1.85B NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Fund started 28th April 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.15%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.15%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Sam Stubbs

Currently: Managing Director, Simplicity (7 years, 9 months)
Previously: Chief Executive Officer, TOWER Investments (5 years, 1 months)

Joy Marslin

Currently: Director, Simplicity (7 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Private Wealth Management, Westpac NZ (3 years, 7 months)

Reuben Halper

Currently: Director, Simplicity (6 years, 7 months)
Previously: Agency Lead, Google NZ (current position) (8 years, 3 months)

Andrew Lance

Currently: Chief Operating Officer, Simplicity (7 years, 6 months)
Previously: Consultant, AMP Financial Services (1 years, 0 months)

Matthew Houtman

Currently: Head of Private Capital, Simplicity (3 years, 1 months)
Previously: Co-Managing Director, Pioneer Capital Management (16 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.

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

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. 2023.

Top 10 Investments

  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    6.09%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    6.01%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.53%
  • Alphabet Inc Class A
    United States International Equities
    1.77%
  • Alphabet Inc Class C
    United States International Equities
    1.49%
  • Tesla Motors Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.48%
  • Eli Lilly and Company
    United States International Equities
    1.06%
  • Jpmorgan Chase & Co
    United States International Equities
    1.05%
  • Unitedhealth Group Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.05%
  • Broadcom Inc
    United States International Equities
    0.97%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.32%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 2.0% 2.11%
International Equities 98.0% 97.57%
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.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.