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. 0.89%
    • Wells Fargo 0.34%
    • Rio Tinto 0.24%
    • Ubs 0.23%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.18%
    • Petrochina Co Ltd 0.16% !!
      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 0.08%
    • Nestlé 0.08%
    • BHP Group 1.07% !!
      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
    • Pg&E Corp 0.15%
    • Vale SA 0.15%
    • Glencore 0.08%
    • Nutrien Ltd. 0.07%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.40%
    • Eni Spa 0.32% !!
      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
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.21%
    • Nutrien Ltd. 0.07%
    • Nomad Foods Ltd 0.05%
    • Serco Group PLC 0.13%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 0.06%
    • BHP Group 1.07% !!
      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
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 0.88% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.75%
    • Genesis Energy Ltd. 0.60%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd. 0.36% !!
      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
    • Eni Spa 0.32% !!
      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. 0.31% !!
      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 0.24%
    • Suncor Energy, Inc. 0.23% !!
      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. 0.23%
    • Petrobras 0.20% !!
      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
    • Petrochina Co Ltd 0.16% !!
      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
    • Dominion Energy, Inc. 0.15%
    • E.On Se 0.15%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.15%
    • Vale SA 0.15%
    • Cenovus Energy, Inc. 0.13% !!
      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 0.08%
    • Phillips 66 0.08%

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

The Fund will provide actively managed exposure to New Zealand, Australian and international equities, and aims to generate a better return than the benchmark over the medium to long term. The Fund primarily invests in managed funds (including other Clarity funds) to achieve a well-diversified portfolio of assets.

Value $5.53M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Fund started 3rd April 2017
Total annual fund fees 1.15%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.75%
Other management and administration charges 0.4%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Alan Lee

Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (19 years, 3 months)
Previously: Director, Jarden Morgan Investment Services Limited (4 years, 0 months)

Andrew Kelleher

Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (16 years, 5 months)
Previously: Acting Managing Principal, ASB Securities Limited and Investment Consultant, ASB Limited (3 years, 5 months)

Josh Wilson

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Clarity Funds Management Limited (5 years, 6 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, NZ Funds (7 years, 10 months)

Louis Loader

Currently: Investment Analyst, Clarity Funds Management Limited (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Investment Analyst, NZ Funds (2 years, 3 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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
2024 14.61% 19.13%
2023 -4.85% -2.24%
2022 3.53% 7.12%
2021 35.55% 37.88%
2020 -7.06% -10.75%
2019 10.17% 0.24%

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 Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Capital Group New Perspective Fund Class Ch-NZD
    Luxembourg International Equities
    17.33%
  • Capital Group New Perspective Fund Class C NZD
    Luxembourg International Equities
    13.81%
  • NZD Cash At Bank
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    5.76%
  • Meridian Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.39%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.36%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.36%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    1.3%
  • BHP Group Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    1.07%
  • Alphabet Inc Class A
    United States International Equities
    1.05%
  • CSL Limited
    Australia Australasian Equities
    1.02%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 6.76%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 37.5% 31.08%
International Equities 57.5% 61.38%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.78%
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.

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