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 0.64%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.22%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.22%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.12%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.08%
    • Credit Suisse Group AG 0.07%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.06%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.06%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.05%
    • Ubs Group AG 0.05%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.03%
    • Credit Suisse New York 0.03%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.03%
    • Wells Fargo & Company 0.03%
    • Arcelormittal 0.02%
    • Li Ning Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Mtn Group Ltd 0.01%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.01%
    • Chevron Corp 0.12% !!
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.09%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.08%
    • Vale SA-Sp Adr 0.07%
    • Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd-H 0.07%
    • P G & E Corp 0.06%
    • Shell PLC 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
    • Indofood Cbp Sukses Makm 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.02%
    • Evergreen Marine Corp Ltd 0.02%
    • Fmc Corp 0.02%
    • Mexico Generadora De Ene 0.02%
    • Barrick Gold Corp 0.01%
    • Basf Se 0.01%
    • Bayer US Finance Ii Llc 0.01%
    • BHP Group 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
    • Cargill Inc 0.01%
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Shell PLC-Adr 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
    • Vale SA 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.18%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.16%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.15% !!
      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
    • Chevron Corp 0.12% !!
      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
    • Unilever PLC 0.12%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.10%
    • L'Oreal 0.08%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.07%
    • Kao Corp 0.06%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 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
    • Seiko Epson Corp 0.06%
    • Shell PLC 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
    • Ecolab Inc 0.04%
    • Intl Flavor & Fragrances 0.04%
    • Tyson Foods Inc 0.04%
    • Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 0.03%
    • Dow Chemical Co/The 0.03%
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Givaudan Fin Europe 0.03%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.03%
    • Moncler Spa 0.03%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.03%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.03%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Unilever Capital Corp 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.02%
    • Ashland Llc 0.02%
    • Asian Paints Ltd 0.02%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.02%
    • Clariant AG-Reg 0.02%
    • Clorox Company 0.02%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.02%
    • Fmc Corp 0.02%
    • Hermes International 0.02%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.02%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.02%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Tyson Foods Inc-Cl A 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.01%
    • Bayer US Finance Ii Llc 0.01%
    • Beijing Oriental Yuhong-A 0.01%
    • Dow Inc 0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.01%
    • Koninkijke Ahold Dlhaize 0.01%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Shell PLC-Adr 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
    • Tapestry Inc 0.01%
    • Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.08%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.03%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG 0.03%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.03%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.02%
    • Bharat Electronics Ltd 0.02%
    • Heico Corp 0.02%
    • Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd 0.02%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.02%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.01%
    • Heico Corp-Class A 0.01%
    • Kongsberg Gruppen Asa 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.70% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.19% !!
      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
    • Nextera Energy Inc 0.19%
    • Enbridge Inc 0.17% !!
      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
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.15% !!
      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
    • Chevron Corp 0.12% !!
      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
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 0.12%
    • Targa Resources Corp 0.11%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.10% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Southern Co/The 0.10%
    • Suncor Energy Inc 0.10% !!
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.09%
    • Oneok Inc 0.09%
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • Williams Cos 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
    • Xcel Energy Inc 0.09%
    • Delta Air Lines Inc 0.07%
    • Enel Finance Intl Nv 0.07% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enel Spa 0.07% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC 0.07% !!
      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
    • Vale SA-Sp Adr 0.07%
    • Constellation Energy 0.06%
    • E.On Se 0.06%
    • P G & E Corp 0.06%
    • Petroleo Brasileiro-Spon Adr 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
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 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
    • Shell PLC 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
    • Conocophillips 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
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.05%
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.05%
    • Kinder Morgan 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
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp 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
    • Tc Pipelines, Lp 0.05%
    • Ugi Corp 0.05%
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.04%
    • Dcp Midstream Operating 0.04%
    • Dt Midstream Inc 0.04%
    • Electricite De France SA 0.04%
    • Engie 0.04% !!
      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
    • Eog Resources Inc 0.04% !!
      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
    • Halliburton Co 0.04%
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.04%
    • Orsted A/S 0.04% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Saudi Arabian Oil Co 0.04% !!
      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
    • Tc Energy Corp 0.04% !!
      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
    • Total SA 0.04%
    • Altagas Ltd 0.03%
    • BP PLC 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
    • Centerpoint Energy Inc 0.03%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.03%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 0.03%
    • Energias De Portugal SA 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Enn Energy Holdings Ltd 0.03%
    • Entergy Corp 0.03%
    • Fairfax Finl Hldgs Ltd 0.03%
    • Infraestructura Energeti 0.03%
    • Intertek Group PLC 0.03%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.03%
    • Neste Oyj 0.03%
    • Nrg Energy Inc 0.03%
    • Orlen SA 0.03%
    • Public Service Enterprise Gp 0.03%
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp 0.03%
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.03%
    • Weir Group PLC (The) 0.03%
    • Aluminum Corp Of China Ltd-A 0.02%
    • Aluminum Corp Of China Ltd-H 0.02%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.02%
    • Arcelormittal 0.02%
    • BP PLC-Spons Adr 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
    • Citic Securities Co Ltd-H 0.02%
    • Devon Energy Corp 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
    • Dte Energy Company 0.02%
    • Emera Inc 0.02%
    • Enbridge Energy Partners 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
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 0.02%
    • Engie 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
    • Enterprise Products Oper 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
    • Eqt Corp 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
    • Equinor Asa 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
    • Firstenergy Corp 0.02%
    • Franco-Nevada Corp 0.02%
    • Glencore Cap Fin Dac 0.02%
    • Icahn Enterprises/Fin 0.02%
    • Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd 0.02%
    • Kosmos Energy Ltd 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
    • Mitsubishi Corp 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
    • Mitsui & Co Ltd 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
    • Phillips 66 0.02%
    • Snam Spa 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
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh 0.02%
    • Williams Companies 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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 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
    • Ypf S.A.-D Block 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
    • Apa Group 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
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.01%
    • BHP Group 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
    • Centrica PLC 0.01%
    • Conocophillips Company 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
    • Continental Resources 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
    • Devon Energy Corporation 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
    • Diamondback Energy 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
    • Ecopetrol 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
    • Ep Infrastructure As 0.01%
    • Fortum Oyj 0.01%
    • Galp Energia Sgps 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
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Hera Spa 0.01%
    • Hess 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
    • Hf Sinclair Corp 0.01%
    • Itochu 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
    • 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
    • Mplx Lp 0.01%
    • National Grid PLC-Sp Adr 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
    • Petrobras Global Finance 0.01%
    • Pioneer Natural Resources Co 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
    • Range Resources 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
    • Shell PLC-Adr 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
    • Southwestern Energy Co 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
    • Terega SA 0.01%
    • Vale SA 0.01%
    • Var Energi Asa 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
    • Western Midstream Operat 0.01%

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

Balanced invests in a balanced portfolio with a slight emphasis on growth assets. It is expected to provide a long-term (10 years plus) return after tax and investment expenses of 3.0% p.A. Above inflation. There is a reasonably small risk (approximately 1 in 20 years) of a member losing more than 8% in any year, with a current likelihood of a negative return of 1 year in every 4.

Value $891M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 1st March 1993
Total annual fund fees 0.56%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.56%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Tim Bluett

Currently: Board member of UniSaver Limited (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

Amanda Derry

Currently: Board member of UniSaver Limited (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: (None years, None months)

Guy Fisher

Currently: Head of Investment Consulting, Russell Investments (2 years, 9 months)
Previously: Senior Consultant, Russell Investments (2 years, 8 months)

Sarah Graydon

Currently: Board member of UniSaver Limited (and licensed independent trustee) (4 years, 9 months)
Previously: Scheme trustee (various) (current position) (13 years, 3 months)

Ian Russon

Currently: Board member of UniSaver Limited (7 years, 3 months)
Previously: Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector, BNZ (5 years, 0 months)

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

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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% 10.33%
2023 -2.59% -4.56%
2022 1.06% 1.64%
2021 18.16% 23.38%
2020 -1.83% -5.36%
2019 4.49% 4.21%
2018 4.41% 7.51%
2017 5.71% 8.29%
2016 3.06% 2.7%
2015 8.56% 12.62%

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

  • ANZ Wholesale Cash Fund
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    2.84%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.4%
  • New Zealand Dollar Cash
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    1.29%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.05%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    0.87%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.79%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    0.78%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.75%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.72%
  • US Treasury Bill 21/05/2024
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    0.71%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 2.84%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 8.77%
International Fixed Interest 30.5% 30.32%
Australasian Equities 10.5% 9.17%
International Equities 35.0% 37.74%
Listed Properties 3.0% 2.63%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 9.0% 8.53%
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.