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. 0.87%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.29%
    • Nestlé 0.26%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.09%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.09%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.09%
    • Wells Fargo 0.08%
    • Zijin Mining 0.08%
    • Caterpillar 0.06%
    • Rio Tinto 0.04%
    • Saudi Aramco 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
    • Ubs 0.04%
    • Glencore 0.03%
    • Mtn Group Limited 0.03%
    • Palantir Technologies 0.03%
    • Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA 0.02%
    • Elbit Systems Ltd. 0.02%
    • 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 0.12%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.11%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.09%
    • Shell 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
    • Zijin Mining 0.08%
    • Vale SA 0.05%
    • Bayer 0.04%
    • Archer-Daniels Midland 0.03%
    • BHP Group 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
    • Glencore 0.03%
    • 3M 0.02%
    • Barrick Gold 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Corteva, Inc. 0.02%
    • Fmc Corp. 0.02%
    • Gohl Capital Ltd. 0.01%
    • Pt Freeport Indonesia 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co. 0.24%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.22% !!
      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 0.19%
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.17%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.13%
    • 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
    • Shell 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
    • Kao Corp. 0.08%
    • L'Oréal SA 0.08%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd. 0.08% !!
      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. 0.08%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.07%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.07%
    • Tyson Foods Inc 0.07%
    • Ecolab, Inc. 0.06%
    • Amorepacific 0.04%
    • Asian Paints Ltd. 0.04%
    • Bayer 0.04%
    • Givaudan Finance Europe Bv 0.04%
    • The Clorox Co. 0.04%
    • Givaudan SA 0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca 0.03%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 0.03%
    • PPG Industries, Inc. 0.03%
    • Shiseido Co., Ltd. 0.03%
    • Symrise AG 0.03%
    • 3M 0.02%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Cabot Corp. 0.02%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 0.02%
    • Corteva, Inc. 0.02%
    • Dow, Inc. 0.02%
    • Fmc Corp. 0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa 0.02%
    • Hindalco Industries Ltd. 0.02%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.02%
    • Lg H&H Co., Ltd. 0.02%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.02%
    • Rpm International, Inc. 0.02%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 0.02%
    • The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. 0.02%
    • Ashland, Inc. 0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours 0.01%
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.01%
    • Sk Innovation Co., 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
    • Walmart, Inc. 0.15%
    • Amphenol Corp. 0.07%
    • Kongsberg Gruppen Asa 0.05%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc. 0.05%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 0.04%
    • Bharat Electronics Ltd. 0.03%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 0.03%
    • Heico Corp. 0.03%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG 0.03%
    • Rheinmetall AG 0.03%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.03%
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. 0.03%
    • Elbit Systems Ltd. 0.02%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 0.02%
    • Bharat Forge Ltd. 0.01%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd. 0.01%
    • Hexcel Corp. 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 0.96% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Nextera Energy, Inc. 0.37%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc. 0.26% !!
      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. 0.22% !!
      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
    • National Grid PLC 0.22% !!
      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
    • Enbridge, Inc. 0.21% !!
      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
    • Iberdrola 0.18% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Xcel Energy, Inc. 0.16%
    • Targa Resources Corp. 0.14%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc. 0.14% !!
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.12%
    • Petrobras 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
    • Enel 0.11% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Pg&E Corp 0.11%
    • Suncor Energy, Inc. 0.11% !!
      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
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc. 0.10%
    • Oneok, Inc. 0.10%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc. 0.09%
    • Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 0.09%
    • Shell 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
    • Constellation Energy Corp. 0.08%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc. 0.08% !!
      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. 0.08% !!
      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
    • Sempra Energy 0.08% !!
      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
    • Ugi Corp. 0.08%
    • Aluminum Corp. Of China Ltd. 0.07%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.07%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp. 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
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.06%
    • Conocophillips 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
    • E.On Se 0.06%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd. 0.06%
    • Eog Resources, Inc. 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
    • Genesis Energy Ltd. 0.06%
    • Tc Energy 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
    • BP 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
    • Engie SA 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
    • Texas Pacific Land Corp. 0.05%
    • Totalenergies Se 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
    • Vale SA 0.05%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 0.04%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd. 0.04%
    • Dt Midstream, Inc. 0.04%
    • Equinor Asa 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%
    • Itochu 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
    • Rio Tinto 0.04%
    • Saudi Aramco 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
    • Ypf SA 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
    • Électricité De France SA 0.04%
    • Altagas Ltd. 0.03%
    • BHP Group 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
    • Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.03%
    • Cms Energy Corp. 0.03%
    • Ep Infrastructure As 0.03%
    • Firstenergy Corp. 0.03%
    • Glencore 0.03%
    • Hera Spa 0.03%
    • Icahn Enterprises Lp 0.03%
    • Intertek Group PLC 0.03%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc. 0.03%
    • The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.03%
    • The Southern Co. 0.03%
    • Ampol Ltd. 0.02%
    • Atmos Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Barrick Gold 0.02%
    • Bharat Petroleum Corp. 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
    • Buckeye Partners Lp 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
    • Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA 0.02%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc. 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
    • Endesa SA 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eqm Midstream Partners Lp 0.02%
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 0.02%
    • Fortis, 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
    • Franco-Nevada Corp. 0.02%
    • Gmr Airports Infrastructure Ltd. 0.02%
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp. 0.02%
    • 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
    • Neste Corp. 0.02%
    • Occidental Petroleum 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
    • Phillips 66 0.02%
    • Sembcorp Industries Ltd. 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
    • Valero Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Verbund AG 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Alliant Energy Corp. 0.01%
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
    • Clearway Energy, Inc. 0.01%
    • 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
    • Eneos Holdings, Inc. 0.01%
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Gohl Capital Ltd. 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
    • Kirby Corp. 0.01%
    • Kosmos Energy 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
    • National Fuel Gas 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
    • Santos 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
    • Sk Innovation Co., 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
    • Southern Power Co. 0.01%
    • Vår 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
    • Wintershall Dea 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
    • Woodside Energy 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

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.

About this fund

Growth invests predominantly in growth assets with a smaller percentage in income assets. It is expected to provide returns after tax and investment expenses of 3.75% above inflation over rolling 10-year periods. There is a reasonable small risk (approximately 1 in 20 years) of a member losing more than 12.5% in any year, with a current likelihood of a negative return of 1 year in every 4.

Value $528M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 1st Oct. 2004
Total annual fund fees 0.62%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.0%
Other management and administration charges 0.62%
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 12.57% 13.88%
2023 -4.05% -5.03%
2022 1.38% 3.69%
2021 27.68% 32.3%
2020 -4.45% -9.22%
2019 6.12% 5.04%
2018 8.66% 9.33%
2017 7.20% 10.53%
2016 5.40% 2.46%
2015 12.09% 15.72%

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
    3.13%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.99%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.59%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.26%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.2%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.14%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.13%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.09%
  • Contact Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.07%
  • Meta Platforms Inc
    United States International Equities
    0.9%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 3.13%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 4.0% 3.86%
International Fixed Interest 10.0% 10.29%
Australasian Equities 15.0% 13.92%
International Equities 51.5% 53.42%
Listed Properties 4.5% 3.91%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 13.0% 11.47%
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.