Funds

PIE Fixed Income Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 6.47%

The average total concerns of all managed defensive funds is 1.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 4.73%

    • Unilever PLC
      2.16%
      2.16%
  • Fossil Fuels 1.74%

    • Iberdrola Finanzas Sau
      1.74%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.74%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Fixed Income Fund's objective is to preserve capital (with some growth) which outperforms the market index over a period exceeding 3 years. The Fund invests predominantly in New Zealand and international fixed interest securities.

    Value $215M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 5th Dec. 2023
    Total annual fund fees 0.8%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.8%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Michael Taylor

    Currently: Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer (2 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pie Funds (15 years, 5 months)

    Travis Murdoch

    Currently: Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager (2 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager at Milford (2 years, 1 months)

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

  • 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

    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 Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Transpower New Zealand Ltd 4.977% 29/11/2028

      New Zealand Int Fixed Interest AA

      4.95%
    • Bank Of New Zealand 4.889% 19/11/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      2.87%
    • Ibm 3.625% 06/02/2031

      United States Int Fixed Interest A-

      2.75%
    • Jpmorgan Chase & Co 5.336% 23/01/2035

      United States Int Fixed Interest A

      2.62%
    • ASB Bank Ltd Float 18/10/2027

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      2.59%
    • Royal Bank Of Canada 4.95% 01/02/2029

      Canada Int Fixed Interest A

      2.55%
    • Scentre Group 6.721% 10/09/2054

      Australia Int Fixed Interest BBB+

      2.53%
    • T-Mobile US Inc 5.05% 15/07/2033

      United States Int Fixed Interest BBB

      2.5%
    • Prologis Lp 5% 15/03/2034

      United States Int Fixed Interest A

      2.48%
    • Meridian Energy Ltd 5.91% 20/09/2028

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      2.4%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 4.25%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 31.47%
    International Fixed Interest 75.0% 64.28%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    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 Dec. 2024.

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.

Issues of Concern

  • 4.73% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 1.74% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Unilever PLC
      2.16%
      2.16%
    • Iberdrola Finanzas Sau
      1.74%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.74%

About this Fund

The Fixed Income Fund's objective is to preserve capital (with some growth) which outperforms the market index over a period exceeding 3 years. The Fund invests predominantly in New Zealand and international fixed interest securities.

Value $215M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 5th Dec. 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.8%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.8%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Michael Taylor

Currently: Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer (2 years, 9 months)
Previously: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pie Funds (15 years, 5 months)

Travis Murdoch

Currently: Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager at Milford (2 years, 1 months)

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

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 Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Transpower New Zealand Ltd 4.977% 29/11/2028

    New Zealand Int Fixed Interest AA

    4.95%
  • Bank Of New Zealand 4.889% 19/11/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    2.87%
  • Ibm 3.625% 06/02/2031

    United States Int Fixed Interest A-

    2.75%
  • Jpmorgan Chase & Co 5.336% 23/01/2035

    United States Int Fixed Interest A

    2.62%
  • ASB Bank Ltd Float 18/10/2027

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    2.59%
  • Royal Bank Of Canada 4.95% 01/02/2029

    Canada Int Fixed Interest A

    2.55%
  • Scentre Group 6.721% 10/09/2054

    Australia Int Fixed Interest BBB+

    2.53%
  • T-Mobile US Inc 5.05% 15/07/2033

    United States Int Fixed Interest BBB

    2.5%
  • Prologis Lp 5% 15/03/2034

    United States Int Fixed Interest A

    2.48%
  • Meridian Energy Ltd 5.91% 20/09/2028

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    2.4%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 4.25%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 31.47%
International Fixed Interest 75.0% 64.28%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
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 Dec. 2024.