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

    • Ubs 0.86%
    • Glencore 0.39%
    • Saudi Aramco 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
    • Rtx Corp. 0.10%
    • Wells Fargo 0.10%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.03%
    • Glencore 0.39%
    • Energy Transfer Lp 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
    • Bunge 0.19%
    • Cargill, Inc. 0.11%
    • Syngenta 0.06%
    • Vale Overseas Ltd 0.05%
    • Celanese US Holdings Llc 0.24%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 0.12%
    • Syngenta 0.06%
    • Eni Spa 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
    • Dupont De Nemours 0.03%
    • Solvay SA 0.03%
    • Rtx Corp. 0.10%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 0.06%
    • Glencore 0.39%
    • Energy Transfer Lp 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
    • Saudi Aramco 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
    • Enel 0.18% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp 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
    • Électricité De France SA 0.16%
    • Enbridge, 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
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc. 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
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. 0.11%
    • Qatarenergy 0.10% !!
      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
    • Dte Energy Co. 0.09%
    • E.On Se 0.09%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp. 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
    • Neste Corp. 0.08%
    • Nisource, Inc. 0.08%
    • Wintershall Dea 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
    • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) 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
    • 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
    • Eni Spa 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 Overseas Ltd 0.05%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc. 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
    • The Williams Cos., Inc. 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
    • Totalenergies Se 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
    • Sempra Energy 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

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 aims to provide investors with regular income by constructing an actively managed investment portfolio of investments with the potential for capital gain from global fixed interest markets.

Value $257M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Fund started 13th Dec. 2013
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

Alan Clarke

Currently: Portfolio Manager, Diversified Funds & External Managers and member of the Investment Committee (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Co-head of Diversified Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (3 years, 8 months)

Stuart Williams

Currently: Managing Director and Chair of Investment Committee (1 years, 6 months)
Previously: Head of Equities – Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited (8 years, 7 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 3.59% 3.42%
2023 -0.79% -4.02%
2022 -2.46% -3.39%
2021 2.15% 3.67%
2020 1.75% 3.1%
2019 2.76% 3.37%
2018 1.94% 1.45%
2017 1.52% 1.92%
2016 2.91% 3.47%
2015 5.21% 5.92%

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

  • Japan Government 111124 0.00 Gb
    Japan Cash and Equivalents A+
    6.64%
  • USD BNP Paribas A/C
    United States Cash and Equivalents A-1
    5.5%
  • Japan Government 251124 0.00 Gb
    Japan Cash and Equivalents A+
    5.45%
  • France Government 231024 0.00 Gb
    France Cash and Equivalents AA
    3.71%
  • Fnma 30Yr Conventional 151046 0.0 Tba
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    3.01%
  • Japan Treasury Disc Bill 101224 0.00 Gb
    Japan Cash and Equivalents
    2.61%
  • Federal National Mortgage Association 151046 0.00 Tba
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    2.22%
  • Federal National Mortgage Association 151043 0.0 Tba
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    1.95%
  • Federal National Mortgage Association 151043 0.00 Tba
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    1.62%
  • Government National Mortgage Association 011054 0.00 Tba
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    1.61%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 13.48%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 100.0% 86.63%
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% -0.11%
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.