Funds

Clarity Diversified Income Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 7.49%

The average total concerns of all managed conservative funds is 3.17%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 3.09%

    • Fonterra
      1.97%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      1.11%
      !!
      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
  • Fossil Fuels 5.5%

    • BHP
      1.11%
      !!
      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
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.58%
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.57%
      !!
      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
    • Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd.
      0.53%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.30%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.31%

    • Rio Tinto
      0.30%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Fund aims to generate income over the medium term by investing in fixed income securities and dividend paying New Zealand and Australian equities, primarily investing in managed funds (including other Clarity funds) to achieve a well diversified portfolio of assets. We intend for the Fund to make quarterly income distributions.

    Value $5.05M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 3rd April 2017
    Total annual fund fees 0.96%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.56%
    Other management and administration charges 0.4%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Andrew Kelleher

    Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (17 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Acting Managing Principal, ASB Securities Limited and Investment Consultant, ASB Limited (3 years, 5 months)

    Jack Glover

    Currently: Investment Analyst, Clarity Funds Management Limited (1 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Data Team Leader - Private Capital, Allocator (3 years, 7 months)

    Josh Wilson

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Clarity Funds Management Limited (7 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager, NZ Funds (7 years, 10 months)

    Alan Lee

    Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (20 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Director, Jarden Morgan Investment Services Limited (4 years, 0 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
    2026 3.91% 7.75%
    2025 3.83% 3.12%
    2024 5.85% 4.58%
    2023 -1.56% -1.37%
    2022 -0.50% 0.58%
    2021 8.70% 11.96%
    2020 -0.05% -2.84%
    2019 4.31% 4.89%

    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

    • NZD Cash At Bank

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

      9.24%
    • NZGB 4.50% 15/05/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      4.26%
    • Nzms First Mortgage Securities Limited

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      3.78%
    • Housnz 4.422% 15/10/2027

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.91%
    • Smartshares Global Aggregate Bond ETF

      New Zealand Int Fixed Interest

      2.89%
    • Wstpnz 3.868 19/11/30

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A

      2.61%
    • Pctnz 5.42% 24/10/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      2.45%
    • Asbbnk 4.1% 02/09/30

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      2.45%
    • Waterc 3.847% 30/09/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      2.15%
    • Bzlnz 4.354% 28/01/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      2.15%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 9.33%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 70.0% 63.97%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 2.89%
    Australasian Equities 25.0% 23.8%
    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 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

  • 3.09% Environmental Harm
  • 5.5% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.31% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 0.0% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Fonterra
      1.97%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      1.11%
      !!
      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
  • Fossil Fuels

    • BHP
      1.11%
      !!
      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
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.58%
    • Santos Ltd.
      0.57%
      !!
      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
    • Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd.
      0.53%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.30%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Rio Tinto
      0.30%

About this Fund

The Fund aims to generate income over the medium term by investing in fixed income securities and dividend paying New Zealand and Australian equities, primarily investing in managed funds (including other Clarity funds) to achieve a well diversified portfolio of assets. We intend for the Fund to make quarterly income distributions.

Value $5.05M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 3rd April 2017
Total annual fund fees 0.96%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.56%
Other management and administration charges 0.4%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Andrew Kelleher

Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (17 years, 11 months)
Previously: Acting Managing Principal, ASB Securities Limited and Investment Consultant, ASB Limited (3 years, 5 months)

Jack Glover

Currently: Investment Analyst, Clarity Funds Management Limited (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Data Team Leader - Private Capital, Allocator (3 years, 7 months)

Josh Wilson

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Clarity Funds Management Limited (7 years, 0 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, NZ Funds (7 years, 10 months)

Alan Lee

Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (20 years, 9 months)
Previously: Director, Jarden Morgan Investment Services Limited (4 years, 0 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
2026 3.91% 7.75%
2025 3.83% 3.12%
2024 5.85% 4.58%
2023 -1.56% -1.37%
2022 -0.50% 0.58%
2021 8.70% 11.96%
2020 -0.05% -2.84%
2019 4.31% 4.89%

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

  • NZD Cash At Bank

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

    9.24%
  • NZGB 4.50% 15/05/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    4.26%
  • Nzms First Mortgage Securities Limited

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    3.78%
  • Housnz 4.422% 15/10/2027

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.91%
  • Smartshares Global Aggregate Bond ETF

    New Zealand Int Fixed Interest

    2.89%
  • Wstpnz 3.868 19/11/30

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A

    2.61%
  • Pctnz 5.42% 24/10/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    2.45%
  • Asbbnk 4.1% 02/09/30

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    2.45%
  • Waterc 3.847% 30/09/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    2.15%
  • Bzlnz 4.354% 28/01/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    2.15%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 9.33%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 70.0% 63.97%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 2.89%
Australasian Equities 25.0% 23.8%
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 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.