Funds

Betashares Global Quality Leaders Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 16.02%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 2.08%

    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      2.00%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nissan Chemical Corp.
      0.08%
  • Fossil Fuels 0.98%

    • Texas Pacific Land Corp.
      0.49%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.23%
    • Gaztransport & Technigaz
      0.14%
    • Intertek Group PLC
      0.12%
  • Animal Cruelty 4.73%

    • L'Oréal SA
      1.54%
    • Hermès International Sca
      1.04%
    • Ems-Chemie Holding AG
      0.08%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp.
      0.08%
  • Human Rights Violations 5.96%

  • Social Harm 0.37%

  • Weapons 3.98%

    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      2.00%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Amphenol Corp.
      1.98%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Fund Provider Response

Please note this is not an ESG screened fund

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund aims to provide an investment return that tracks the performance of the iSTOXX MUTB Global ex-Australia Quality Leaders 150 Index, before taking into account fees and expenses.

    Value $19.0M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 29th May 2023
    Total annual fund fees 0.49%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.49%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Alex Vynokur

    Currently: Director (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Director and CEO of Betashares Capital Limited (16 years, 6 months)

    Jason Gellert

    Currently: Director (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Director of Betashares Capital Limited (5 years, None months)

    Edward Sippel

    Currently: Director (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Director of Betashares Capital Limited (5 years, None months)

    Louis Crous

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer at Betashares Capital Limited (16 years, 6 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • 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

    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 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Lam Research Corp

      United States International Equities

      2.1032%
    • Netflix Inc

      United States International Equities

      2.1024%
    • Applied Materials Inc

      United States International Equities

      2.0898%
    • Johnson & Johnson

      United States International Equities

      2.0826%
    • Cisco Systems Inc

      United States International Equities

      2.0581%
    • Costco Wholesale Corp

      United States International Equities

      2.048%
    • Visa Inc

      United States International Equities

      2.0335%
    • Uber Technologies Inc

      United States International Equities

      2.0327%
    • Unitedhealth Group

      United States International Equities

      2.014%
    • Honeywell International Inc

      United States International Equities

      1.997%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.43%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 100.0% 99.57%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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 2026 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

  • 2.08% Environmental Harm
  • 0.98% Fossil Fuels
  • 4.73% Animal Cruelty
  • 5.96% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.37% Social Harm
  • 3.98% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      2.00%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nissan Chemical Corp.
      0.08%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Texas Pacific Land Corp.
      0.49%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.23%
    • Gaztransport & Technigaz
      0.14%
    • Intertek Group PLC
      0.12%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • L'Oréal SA
      1.54%
    • Hermès International Sca
      1.04%
    • Ems-Chemie Holding AG
      0.08%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp.
      0.08%
  • Human Rights Violations

  • Weapons

    • Honeywell International, Inc.
      2.00%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Amphenol Corp.
      1.98%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Fund Provider Response

Please note this is not an ESG screened fund

About this Fund

The fund aims to provide an investment return that tracks the performance of the iSTOXX MUTB Global ex-Australia Quality Leaders 150 Index, before taking into account fees and expenses.

Value $19.0M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 29th May 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.49%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.49%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Alex Vynokur

Currently: Director (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director and CEO of Betashares Capital Limited (16 years, 6 months)

Jason Gellert

Currently: Director (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director of Betashares Capital Limited (5 years, None months)

Edward Sippel

Currently: Director (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director of Betashares Capital Limited (5 years, None months)

Louis Crous

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer at Betashares Capital Limited (16 years, 6 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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 March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • Lam Research Corp

    United States International Equities

    2.1032%
  • Netflix Inc

    United States International Equities

    2.1024%
  • Applied Materials Inc

    United States International Equities

    2.0898%
  • Johnson & Johnson

    United States International Equities

    2.0826%
  • Cisco Systems Inc

    United States International Equities

    2.0581%
  • Costco Wholesale Corp

    United States International Equities

    2.048%
  • Visa Inc

    United States International Equities

    2.0335%
  • Uber Technologies Inc

    United States International Equities

    2.0327%
  • Unitedhealth Group

    United States International Equities

    2.014%
  • Honeywell International Inc

    United States International Equities

    1.997%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.43%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 100.0% 99.57%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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 2026 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.