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Smartshares Global Government Bond ETF

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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.

This fund has no investments in issues of concern

Key:

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

Companies of concern

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

In their own words

Invests in international fixed interest securities and is designed to provide returns (before tax, fees and other expenses) consistent with the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Treasuries (Scaled) Total Return Index (100% NZD Hedged). The investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited.

Value $570M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Fund started 29th June 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.3%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.3%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Key Personnel

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (8 years, 7 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 2 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (0 years, 9 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (8 years, 7 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 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

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 30th June 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • US Treasury N/B 4.50% 15/04/2027
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    5.79%
  • US Treasury N/B 4.25% 28/02/2029
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    2.91%
  • US Treasury N/B 5.00% 31/08/2025
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    2.61%
  • US Treasury N/B 3.625% 31/05/2028
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    2.04%
  • Japan (5 Year Issue) 0.30% 20/06/2028
    Japan Int Fixed Interest A+
    1.85%
  • US Treasury N/B 4.875% 30/04/2026
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    1.64%
  • Japan (10 Year Issue) 0.80% 20/09/2033
    Japan Int Fixed Interest A+
    1.64%
  • Japan (5 Year Issue) 0.40% 20/09/2028
    Japan Int Fixed Interest A+
    1.53%
  • US Treasury N/B 4.125% 31/08/2030
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    1.44%
  • US Treasury N/B 3.00% 15/08/2052
    United States Int Fixed Interest AA+
    1.41%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 1.42%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 100.0% 98.58%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
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.

Target

Actual

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.