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

    • Contact Energy Ltd 12.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway

Fund Provider Response

Contact (CEN) generates most of its electricity from renewable sources. On average over the past 5 years, 84% of its generation has been from renewable sources. This increased to 94% in FY23 and is expected to increase to 97-98% over the next two years as it closes its largest thermal plant and completes renewable developments. CEN has committed to Net Zero emissions by 2035.

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

This fund aims to provide investors with concentrated exposure to New Zealand and Australian equity markets from an actively managed investment portfolio.

Value $24.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 21st Aug. 2006
Total annual fund fees 1.15%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.15%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Stuart Williams

Currently: Managing Director and Chair of Investment Committee (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Head of Equities – Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited (8 years, 7 months)

Michael Sherrock

Currently: Head of Equities and Member of Investment Committee (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited (8 years, 5 months)

Michael De Cesare

Currently: Portfolio Manager (6 years, 0 months)
Previously: Research Analyst - Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited (5 years, 8 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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% 11.37%
2023 -4.85% -6.64%
2022 3.53% 1.48%
2021 35.55% 29.02%
2020 -7.06% -2.68%
2019 10.17% -0.71%
2018 7.53% 23.97%
2017 9.49% 8.27%
2016 4.71% 16.38%
2015 14.67% 19.93%

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

  • Contact Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    12.03%
  • Infratil Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    11.83%
  • Nextdec Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    11.16%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    9.63%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    8.36%
  • Summerset Group Holdings Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    7.29%
  • Aristocrat Leisure Ltd
    Australia Australasian Equities
    6.12%
  • Ingenia Communities Group
    Australia Listed Property
    5.58%
  • Mainfreight Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    5.09%
  • Waypoint Reit Fully Paid Ord Units Stapled Securities
    Australia Listed Property
    4.94%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 6.49%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 100.0% 75.7%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 17.81%
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 31st March 2024.