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MAS Balanced Fund

Fund type: Balanced fund

Returns are the average of the latest 3 years of data reported, after fees and taxes. This fund does not yet have 3 years of data.

Annual Fees: 0.98%

Annual fees, including management and administration fees, but not membership fee. Please note that lower fees don’t always mean higher net returns.

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Total Ethical Concerns: 5.92%

The average total concerns of all managed balanced funds is 8.32%.

Companies of Concern

Environmental Harm 0.19%
Mowi Asa
0.06%

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Mowi Asa Environmental Damage

The Norwegian-based seafood company is heavily involved in the aquaculture industry, accounting for 23% of the global salmon market. They have been criticised for malpractice by NGO, Wildfish, for using chemical pesticides and causing animal harm in their Scottish salmon farms and by First Nation groups for environmental damage and biodiversity loss in Canada.

Southern Copper Corporation
0.02%

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Unilever
0.02%

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Unilever Animal TestingEnvironmental Damage

Diversified personal-care, homecare, and packaged food company. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law. Also, the third largest producer of plastics in the world’s oceans and is the biggest corporate seller of plastic sachets, which are significantly destructive, particularly in the Global South. Has pushed back its plastic reduction targets from 2025 to 2034.

Archer-Daniels Midland
0.01%

Deforestation

Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Glencore
0.01%

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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 Fuel Expander

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

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

Deforestation

Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Glencore Business EthicsDeforestationEnvironmental DamageFossil Fuel Production

Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore has been repeatedly criticised for not having adequate policies in place to ensure that its palm oil suppliers in Southeast Asia do not engage in deforestation or other environmentally harmful practices. Glencore also operates mines in several countries, including Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining industry has been linked to deforestation and other environmental damage.

Mitsubishi Corp.
0.01%

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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 Fuel Expander

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

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Mitsubishi Corp. Environmental DamageFossil Fuel Production

Mitsubishi Corporation is the largest seafood corporation in the world, with control over large companies, Cermaq and Toyo Reizo. The company has been charged by the Chilean Superintendence for the Environment for overproduction of salmon, for excessive krill harvesting in the Antarctic and called out for a controversial North West Shelf project, linked to various parts of their business including the companies they own.

PepsiCo
0.01%

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

PepsiCo Environmental Damage

The world’s second largest source of plastic garbage in the world’s oceans, which has devastating impacts on our oceans, wreaking havoc on wildlife and sending plastic particles into the food chain. Alongside other large companies who use plastics, PepsiCo appeared to lobby against some improvements propopsed by the Global Plastics Treaty.

The Coca-Cola Company
0.01%

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

The Coca-Cola Company Environmental Damage

Collectively the Coca-Cola related entities produce the most plastic rubbish in our oceans at 3 million tons of plastic packaging annually, which has devastating impacts on our oceans, wreaking havoc on wildlife and sending plastic particles into the food chain. Coca-Cola has also been subject to several lawsuits relating to marketing claims about the sustainability of its products.
Fossil Fuels 0.36%
Quanta Services
0.08%

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Quanta Services Fossil Fuel Production

Quanta Services provides infrastructure solutions for the oil and gas industry. Companies involved in oil and gas services provide tailor-made products and services for the oil and gas sector including exploration and production.

Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
0.04%

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Dassault Systèmes Se
0.04%

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Bkw AG
0.02%

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.
0.01%

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
0.01%

1.5°C
This company is on a 1.5°C pathway

1.5°C Warning

This company is on a 1.5°C pathway

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

Edp-Energias De Portugal SA Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Portugal’s largest generator and distributor of electricity. It is the 4th largest generator of wind power in the world with 90% generated by renewables. However, revenue is still generated from fossil fuels; 5% from coal-fired plants and 5% from oil and gas. EDP have committed to being carbon neutral by 2030. The company is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
0.01%

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

Glencore
0.01%

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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 Fuel Expander

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

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

Deforestation

Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Glencore Business EthicsDeforestationEnvironmental DamageFossil Fuel Production

Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore has been repeatedly criticised for not having adequate policies in place to ensure that its palm oil suppliers in Southeast Asia do not engage in deforestation or other environmentally harmful practices. Glencore also operates mines in several countries, including Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining industry has been linked to deforestation and other environmental damage.

Kghm Polska Miedz SA
0.01%

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

Lg Corp.
0.01%

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Mitsubishi Corp.
0.01%

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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 Fuel Expander

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

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Mitsubishi Corp. Environmental DamageFossil Fuel Production

Mitsubishi Corporation is the largest seafood corporation in the world, with control over large companies, Cermaq and Toyo Reizo. The company has been charged by the Chilean Superintendence for the Environment for overproduction of salmon, for excessive krill harvesting in the Antarctic and called out for a controversial North West Shelf project, linked to various parts of their business including the companies they own.

Rio Tinto
0.01%

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

Human Rights Abuses

Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.

Rio Tinto Fossil Fuel Power GenerationHuman Rights Abuses

A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Animal Cruelty 1.46%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
0.80%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se
0.22%

Fur & Speciality Leather

Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se Fur & Speciality Leather

Uses exotic leather and fur products in its luxury ranges such as crocodile, python and ostrich. Brands containing exotic leather include Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Bvlgari, Céline. In addition it sells cosmetics and fragrances in China where testing on animals is required.

The Sherwin-Williams Co.
0.12%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

L'Oréal SA
0.04%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

L'Oréal SA Animal Testing

L'Oréal is a personal care company and cosmetics company. The company states it has been at the forefront of alternative methods for decades and stopped all testing in 1989. However, L'Oréal sells in China where there are requirements for animal testing on certain products such as sunscreen and hair dye.

Akzo Nobel Nv
0.03%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Albemarle Corp.
0.02%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Ecolab Inc.
0.02%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Novozymes A/S
0.02%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

PPG Industries, Inc.
0.02%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Rpm International, Inc.
0.02%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Unilever
0.02%

ocean
This company is harming the ocean

Ocean Harm

This company is harming the ocean

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Unilever Animal TestingEnvironmental Damage

Diversified personal-care, homecare, and packaged food company. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law. Also, the third largest producer of plastics in the world’s oceans and is the biggest corporate seller of plastic sachets, which are significantly destructive, particularly in the Global South. Has pushed back its plastic reduction targets from 2025 to 2034.

Colgate-Palmolive Co.
0.01%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Hermès International Sca
0.01%

Fur & Speciality Leather

Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).

Hormel Foods Corp
0.01%

Factory Farming

Where companies are involved in intensive poultry operations, including managing direct operations which raise birds or managing a network of contracted farmers, slaughtering, packaging and onward sale to wholesalers, retailers, and restaurant chains.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.
0.01%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Procter & Gamble Co.
0.01%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

Procter & Gamble Co. Animal Testing

Procter & Gamble Co. is a consumer products company involved in home goods, cosmetics and healthcare products. The company says they are committed to being cruelty free and ending animal testing, but are still involved in animal testing their cosmetic products, particularly on ingredients for cosmetics.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
0.01%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.

The Clorox Co.
0.01%

Animal Testing

Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
Human Rights Violations 3.5%
Meta Platforms, Inc.
1.00%

Public Safety

Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.

Meta Platforms, Inc. Public Safety

The world’s largest social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp). Company has faced claims and legal actions due to mental health harm (notably to young people), breaches of user privacy / data rights, and the spread of misinformation. Inadequate moderating in non-English speaking countries (e.g. Myanmar) allowed the platform to be used to incite ethnic violence. Removal of content moderation from strt of 2025 increases risk of social and political harm.

Tesla
0.39%

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

Tesla Business Ethics

Tesla has been involved in violations across human rights categories including business ethics due to CEO leadership style, limiting of shareholder rights and poor governance. There have also been big safety and human rights concerns with Tesla’s supply chain and production line.

Wells Fargo
0.39%

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

Wells Fargo Business Ethics

Wells Fargo is a multinational financial services company which serves millions of customers in 35 countries. They have been involved in significant business ethics scandals for false inflation, cross selling and misleading customers over a period of 2002 to 2016.

Johnson & Johnson
0.28%

Public Safety

Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.

Johnson & Johnson Public Safety

Johnson & Johnson is the world's largest and most diverse healthcare firm. There have been repeated incidents related to the quality and safety of several of its products across drugs, devices, and consumer products. There have also been exceptionally high number of liability claims relating to talc-based products and links to cancers.

Booking Holdings
0.25%

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

War & Conflict

Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.

Booking Holdings War & Conflict

Online travel platforms, are complicit in the severe human rights violations to Palestinians from illegal settlement in Occupied Palestinian Territories. Promotion of tourism to these settlements normalises annexation and provides income supporting settlement. Under UN Principles, companies have obligations to prevent Human Rights breaches from services in situations of conflict.

IBM
0.21%

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

War & Conflict

Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.

IBM War & Conflict

Develops and operates Israel’s Population Registry System which holds information on residents of Occupied Palestinian Territories. The registry enables control of work and travel permits for Palestinians. This supports severe violations of human rights including freedom of movement and data privacy rights.

Palantir Technologies
0.21%

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Human Rights Abuses

Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.

War & Conflict

Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.

Palantir Technologies Human Rights AbusesWar & Conflict

Has developed AI-based predictive policing systems. These are sold to Israeli security forces and used in surveillance of Palestinian in occupied Palestinian territories. The systems were originally designed for US immigration authorities and are used in the US to target immigrants and manage raids.

Toronto-Dominion Bank
0.21%

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

UBS
0.16%

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

UBS Business Ethics

Acquired Credit Suisse in 2023, a bank with very poor governance which aided clients with tax evasion and money laundering. As a result, UBS has inherited ongoing regulatory fines and lawsuits relating to these failures. UBS has also been subject to lawsuits relating to its own manipulation of foreign exchange and interbank rates. It holds a provision of USD $4bn for claims (which may not be sufficient).

Thermo Fisher Scientific
0.12%

Human Rights Abuses

Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Human Rights Abuses

Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence that DNA sequencing products continue to be distributed in China, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region.

Kingspan Group
0.07%

Public Safety

Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.

Motorola Solutions Inc
0.06%

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

War & Conflict

Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.

Motorola Solutions Inc War & Conflict

Motorola is an American provider of communication products, video equipment, telecommunications equipment, software, systems, and services. Motorola Solutions and its subsidiary, Motorola Israel, have been accused of complicity in human rights violations due to its sale of communication products to the Israeli Ministry of Defence in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories are deemed illegal under international law.

Uber Technologies, Inc.
0.04%

Labour Rights Violations

Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on labour rights and freedoms; including poor treatment of workers, child and forced labour, and modern slavery.

Uber Technologies, Inc. Labour Rights Violations

A ride and food delivery service provider. As Uber considers its drivers to be contractors, this limits their employee rights to the minimum wage, and providing the same benefits and rights as traditional taxi companies.

Airbnb
0.02%

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

War & Conflict

Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.

Airbnb War & Conflict

Online travel platforms, are complicit in the severe human rights violations to Palestinians from illegal settlement in Occupied Palestinian Territories. Promotion of tourism to these settlements normalises annexation and provides income supporting settlement. Under UN Principles, companies have obligations to prevent Human Rights breaches from services in situations of conflict.

Axon Enterprise
0.02%

Public Safety

Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.

Axon Enterprise Public Safety

Axon is a weapons and technology manufacturing company. They make tasers, body cameras for police and drones for crowd surveillance which are used in riot control situations in the US by ICE. Manufacturing of equipment for riot control is concerning due to its usage against civilian populations.

Glencore
0.01%

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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 Fuel Expander

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

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Business Ethics

Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.

Deforestation

Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.

Environmental Damage

Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.

Fossil Fuel Production

Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.

Glencore Business EthicsDeforestationEnvironmental DamageFossil Fuel Production

Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore has been repeatedly criticised for not having adequate policies in place to ensure that its palm oil suppliers in Southeast Asia do not engage in deforestation or other environmentally harmful practices. Glencore also operates mines in several countries, including Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining industry has been linked to deforestation and other environmental damage.

Rio Tinto
0.01%

Fossil Fuel Power Generation

Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.

Human Rights Abuses

Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.

Rio Tinto Fossil Fuel Power GenerationHuman Rights Abuses

A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Social Harm 0.07%
Brown-Forman Corp.
0.02%

Alcohol

Where companies are involved in the production or retail of alcoholic beverages, or alcohol-related products and services.
Weapons 0.44%
Amphenol Corp.
0.10%

OPT
Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Military Weapons

Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.

Amphenol Corp. Military Weapons

Amphenol are a US company manufacturing electronic components. They supply services to the military weapons industry through interconnect systems which have applications in harsh conditions for the military and aerospace sectors, specificially weapons release connectors.

Walmart, Inc.
0.10%

Firearms

Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.

Walmart, Inc. Firearms

The USA’s largest retailer by sales, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Walmart retails shotguns, pistols and ammunition at some of its stores in the USA, as well as components for firearms such as scopes (less than 1% given scale of other lines). Walmart operates stricter controls on firearms than required by US federal law.

AMETEK
0.05%

Military Weapons

Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
0.05%

Military Weapons

Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.

W. W. Grainger
0.04%

Firearms

Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.

W. W. Grainger Firearms

W.W. Grainger is a trading and distribution company which makes riot protection equipment, such as body protection systems, shields and batons. Manufacturing of equipment for riot control is concerning due to its usage against civilian populations.

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
0.03%

Military Weapons

Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.

Curtiss-Wright Corp.
0.01%

Military Weapons

Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.

Fund Provider Response

MAS applies MSCI screens at least quarterly and divest holdings that fail in accordance with our Responsible Investment Policy; some of the above-mentioned companies no longer form a part of our investment mix. For current exposures, see our full Fund Holdings Booklet here: https://www.mas.co.nz/resources/documents-and-forms/investments-documents-and-forms/ and our Responsible Investment policy here: https://www.mas.co.nz/investments/responsible-investment/

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Fund type: Balanced fund

Past Returns: *6.40%

Returns are the average of the latest 3 years of data reported, after fees and taxes. This fund does not yet have 3 years of data.

Annual Fees: 0.98%

Annual fees, including management and administration fees, but not membership fee. Please note that lower fees don’t always mean higher net returns.

In their own words

The Balanced Fund invests mainly in growth assets with a moderate allocation to income assets. The Fund aims to provide a medium level of return over the medium to long term. It is suitable for investors who are prepared to accept a medium level of investment risk to potentially achieve a medium return.

MAS is proud to be a New Zealand-owned insurance and investment company that’s been enhancing the financial health and wellbeing of our Members since 1921. Originally founded by doctors for doctors, today we support all New Zealand professionals and their families with a range of insurance and investment solutions to help grow your wealth and protect what’s important. As a mutual we're owned by our Members, so we have your best interests at heart and not a single dollar goes to offshore shareholders. If you'd like to discuss your insurance or investment requirements, we'd love to talk.

Value	$42.4M NZD
Period of data report	31st March 2026
Fund started	31st Jan. 2024
Total annual fund fees	0.98%
Total performance based fees	0.0%
Manager's basic fee	0.85%
Other management and administration charges	0.13%
Total other charges	0.0
Total other charges currency	NZD

Key Personnel

Hayden Griffiths	Currently: Head of Asset Allocation, JBWere (29 years, 11 months) Previously: Analyst, BZW (2 years, 5 months)
Brendan O’Donovan	Currently: Chair Investment Committee (8 years, 9 months) Previously: Independent Director, MAS (3 years, 8 months)
Daniel Mead	Currently: Head of Investment (2 years, 8 months) Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, AMP (2 years, 4 months)
Rickey Ward	Currently: Head of Investment Strategy & Research, JBWere (0 years, 11 months) Previously: Australasian Equity Manager, JBWere (11 years, 0 months)
Phil Borkin	Currently: Senior Strategist, JBWere (7 years, 3 months) Previously: Senior Macro Strategist, ANZ (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	6.58%	8.28%
2025	3.98%	4.55%

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

Hunter Global Fixed Interest Fund

New Zealand Int Fixed Interest

21.45%
Jbwere Premium Custody Call Account - NZD

New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

3.98%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

New Zealand Australasian Equities

3.1%
Infratil Ltd

New Zealand Australasian Equities

2.35%
Apple Inc

United States International Equities

1.78%
Nvidia Corp

United States International Equities

1.67%
Auckland International Airport Ltd

New Zealand Australasian Equities

1.44%
Alphabet Inc Class A

United States International Equities

1.36%
Microsoft Corp

United States International Equities

1.32%
Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Australasian Equities

1.2%

Type	Target	Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents	3.5%	4.1%
New Zealand Fixed Interest	14.0%	15.1%
International Fixed Interest	22.5%	21.5%
Australasian Equities	18.5%	18.7%
International Equities	41.5%	40.6%
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.

Companies of Concern
About this fund
Past Returns
Investments

Issues of Concern

0.19% Environmental Harm
0.36% Fossil Fuels
1.46% Animal Cruelty
3.5% Human Rights Violations
0.07% Social Harm
0.44% Weapons

Companies of Concern

Environmental Harm
- Mowi Asa
  0.06%
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Mowi Asa Environmental Damage
  
  The Norwegian-based seafood company is heavily involved in the aquaculture industry, accounting for 23% of the global salmon market. They have been criticised for malpractice by NGO, Wildfish, for using chemical pesticides and causing animal harm in their Scottish salmon farms and by First Nation groups for environmental damage and biodiversity loss in Canada.
- Southern Copper Corporation
  0.02%
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
- Unilever
  0.02%
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Unilever Animal TestingEnvironmental Damage
  
  Diversified personal-care, homecare, and packaged food company. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law. Also, the third largest producer of plastics in the world’s oceans and is the biggest corporate seller of plastic sachets, which are significantly destructive, particularly in the Global South. Has pushed back its plastic reduction targets from 2025 to 2034.
- Archer-Daniels Midland
  0.01%
  
  Deforestation
  
  Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
- Glencore
  0.01%
  
  !!
  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 Fuel Expander
  
  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
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
  
  Deforestation
  
  Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
  
  Glencore Business EthicsDeforestationEnvironmental DamageFossil Fuel Production
  
  Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore has been repeatedly criticised for not having adequate policies in place to ensure that its palm oil suppliers in Southeast Asia do not engage in deforestation or other environmentally harmful practices. Glencore also operates mines in several countries, including Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining industry has been linked to deforestation and other environmental damage.
- Mitsubishi Corp.
  0.01%
  
  !!
  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 Fuel Expander
  
  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
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
  
  Mitsubishi Corp. Environmental DamageFossil Fuel Production
  
  Mitsubishi Corporation is the largest seafood corporation in the world, with control over large companies, Cermaq and Toyo Reizo. The company has been charged by the Chilean Superintendence for the Environment for overproduction of salmon, for excessive krill harvesting in the Antarctic and called out for a controversial North West Shelf project, linked to various parts of their business including the companies they own.
- PepsiCo
  0.01%
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  PepsiCo Environmental Damage
  
  The world’s second largest source of plastic garbage in the world’s oceans, which has devastating impacts on our oceans, wreaking havoc on wildlife and sending plastic particles into the food chain. Alongside other large companies who use plastics, PepsiCo appeared to lobby against some improvements propopsed by the Global Plastics Treaty.
- The Coca-Cola Company
  0.01%
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  The Coca-Cola Company Environmental Damage
  
  Collectively the Coca-Cola related entities produce the most plastic rubbish in our oceans at 3 million tons of plastic packaging annually, which has devastating impacts on our oceans, wreaking havoc on wildlife and sending plastic particles into the food chain. Coca-Cola has also been subject to several lawsuits relating to marketing claims about the sustainability of its products.
Fossil Fuels
- Quanta Services
  0.08%
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
  
  Quanta Services Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Quanta Services provides infrastructure solutions for the oil and gas industry. Companies involved in oil and gas services provide tailor-made products and services for the oil and gas sector including exploration and production.
- Cassa Depositi E Prestiti Spa
  0.04%
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
- Dassault Systèmes Se
  0.04%
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
- Bkw AG
  0.02%
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
- China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.
  0.01%
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
- Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
  0.01%
  
  1.5°C
  This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
  
  1.5°C Warning
  
  This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
  
  Edp-Energias De Portugal SA Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Portugal’s largest generator and distributor of electricity. It is the 4th largest generator of wind power in the world with 90% generated by renewables. However, revenue is still generated from fossil fuels; 5% from coal-fired plants and 5% from oil and gas. EDP have committed to being carbon neutral by 2030. The company is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.
- Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
  0.01%
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
- Glencore
  0.01%
  
  !!
  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 Fuel Expander
  
  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
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
  
  Deforestation
  
  Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
  
  Glencore Business EthicsDeforestationEnvironmental DamageFossil Fuel Production
  
  Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore has been repeatedly criticised for not having adequate policies in place to ensure that its palm oil suppliers in Southeast Asia do not engage in deforestation or other environmentally harmful practices. Glencore also operates mines in several countries, including Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining industry has been linked to deforestation and other environmental damage.
- Kghm Polska Miedz SA
  0.01%
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
- Lg Corp.
  0.01%
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
- Mitsubishi Corp.
  0.01%
  
  !!
  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 Fuel Expander
  
  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
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
  
  Mitsubishi Corp. Environmental DamageFossil Fuel Production
  
  Mitsubishi Corporation is the largest seafood corporation in the world, with control over large companies, Cermaq and Toyo Reizo. The company has been charged by the Chilean Superintendence for the Environment for overproduction of salmon, for excessive krill harvesting in the Antarctic and called out for a controversial North West Shelf project, linked to various parts of their business including the companies they own.
- Rio Tinto
  0.01%
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
  
  Human Rights Abuses
  
  Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
  
  Rio Tinto Fossil Fuel Power GenerationHuman Rights Abuses
  
  A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Animal Cruelty
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
  0.80%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se
  0.22%
  
  Fur & Speciality Leather
  
  Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
  
  LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se Fur & Speciality Leather
  
  Uses exotic leather and fur products in its luxury ranges such as crocodile, python and ostrich. Brands containing exotic leather include Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Bvlgari, Céline. In addition it sells cosmetics and fragrances in China where testing on animals is required.
- The Sherwin-Williams Co.
  0.12%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- L'Oréal SA
  0.04%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
  
  L'Oréal SA Animal Testing
  
  L'Oréal is a personal care company and cosmetics company. The company states it has been at the forefront of alternative methods for decades and stopped all testing in 1989. However, L'Oréal sells in China where there are requirements for animal testing on certain products such as sunscreen and hair dye.
- Akzo Nobel Nv
  0.03%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Albemarle Corp.
  0.02%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Ecolab Inc.
  0.02%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Novozymes A/S
  0.02%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- PPG Industries, Inc.
  0.02%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Rpm International, Inc.
  0.02%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Unilever
  0.02%
  
  ocean
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Ocean Harm
  
  This company is harming the ocean
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Unilever Animal TestingEnvironmental Damage
  
  Diversified personal-care, homecare, and packaged food company. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law. Also, the third largest producer of plastics in the world’s oceans and is the biggest corporate seller of plastic sachets, which are significantly destructive, particularly in the Global South. Has pushed back its plastic reduction targets from 2025 to 2034.
- Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  0.01%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Hermès International Sca
  0.01%
  
  Fur & Speciality Leather
  
  Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
- Hormel Foods Corp
  0.01%
  
  Factory Farming
  
  Where companies are involved in intensive poultry operations, including managing direct operations which raise birds or managing a network of contracted farmers, slaughtering, packaging and onward sale to wholesalers, retailers, and restaurant chains.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  0.01%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- Procter & Gamble Co.
  0.01%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
  
  Procter & Gamble Co. Animal Testing
  
  Procter & Gamble Co. is a consumer products company involved in home goods, cosmetics and healthcare products. The company says they are committed to being cruelty free and ending animal testing, but are still involved in animal testing their cosmetic products, particularly on ingredients for cosmetics.
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
  0.01%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
- The Clorox Co.
  0.01%
  
  Animal Testing
  
  Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
Human Rights Violations
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
  1.00%
  
  Public Safety
  
  Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
  
  Meta Platforms, Inc. Public Safety
  
  The world’s largest social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp). Company has faced claims and legal actions due to mental health harm (notably to young people), breaches of user privacy / data rights, and the spread of misinformation. Inadequate moderating in non-English speaking countries (e.g. Myanmar) allowed the platform to be used to incite ethnic violence. Removal of content moderation from strt of 2025 increases risk of social and political harm.
- Tesla
  0.39%
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
  
  Tesla Business Ethics
  
  Tesla has been involved in violations across human rights categories including business ethics due to CEO leadership style, limiting of shareholder rights and poor governance. There have also been big safety and human rights concerns with Tesla’s supply chain and production line.
- Wells Fargo
  0.39%
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
  
  Wells Fargo Business Ethics
  
  Wells Fargo is a multinational financial services company which serves millions of customers in 35 countries. They have been involved in significant business ethics scandals for false inflation, cross selling and misleading customers over a period of 2002 to 2016.
- Johnson & Johnson
  0.28%
  
  Public Safety
  
  Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
  
  Johnson & Johnson Public Safety
  
  Johnson & Johnson is the world's largest and most diverse healthcare firm. There have been repeated incidents related to the quality and safety of several of its products across drugs, devices, and consumer products. There have also been exceptionally high number of liability claims relating to talc-based products and links to cancers.
- Booking Holdings
  0.25%
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  War & Conflict
  
  Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
  
  Booking Holdings War & Conflict
  
  Online travel platforms, are complicit in the severe human rights violations to Palestinians from illegal settlement in Occupied Palestinian Territories. Promotion of tourism to these settlements normalises annexation and provides income supporting settlement. Under UN Principles, companies have obligations to prevent Human Rights breaches from services in situations of conflict.
- IBM
  0.21%
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  War & Conflict
  
  Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
  
  IBM War & Conflict
  
  Develops and operates Israel’s Population Registry System which holds information on residents of Occupied Palestinian Territories. The registry enables control of work and travel permits for Palestinians. This supports severe violations of human rights including freedom of movement and data privacy rights.
- Palantir Technologies
  0.21%
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Human Rights Abuses
  
  Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
  
  War & Conflict
  
  Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
  
  Palantir Technologies Human Rights AbusesWar & Conflict
  
  Has developed AI-based predictive policing systems. These are sold to Israeli security forces and used in surveillance of Palestinian in occupied Palestinian territories. The systems were originally designed for US immigration authorities and are used in the US to target immigrants and manage raids.
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
  0.21%
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
- UBS
  0.16%
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
  
  UBS Business Ethics
  
  Acquired Credit Suisse in 2023, a bank with very poor governance which aided clients with tax evasion and money laundering. As a result, UBS has inherited ongoing regulatory fines and lawsuits relating to these failures. UBS has also been subject to lawsuits relating to its own manipulation of foreign exchange and interbank rates. It holds a provision of USD $4bn for claims (which may not be sufficient).
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
  0.12%
  
  Human Rights Abuses
  
  Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
  
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Human Rights Abuses
  
  Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence that DNA sequencing products continue to be distributed in China, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region.
- Kingspan Group
  0.07%
  
  Public Safety
  
  Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
- Motorola Solutions Inc
  0.06%
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  War & Conflict
  
  Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
  
  Motorola Solutions Inc War & Conflict
  
  Motorola is an American provider of communication products, video equipment, telecommunications equipment, software, systems, and services. Motorola Solutions and its subsidiary, Motorola Israel, have been accused of complicity in human rights violations due to its sale of communication products to the Israeli Ministry of Defence in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories are deemed illegal under international law.
- Uber Technologies, Inc.
  0.04%
  
  Labour Rights Violations
  
  Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on labour rights and freedoms; including poor treatment of workers, child and forced labour, and modern slavery.
  
  Uber Technologies, Inc. Labour Rights Violations
  
  A ride and food delivery service provider. As Uber considers its drivers to be contractors, this limits their employee rights to the minimum wage, and providing the same benefits and rights as traditional taxi companies.
- Airbnb
  0.02%
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  War & Conflict
  
  Where a company is complicit in its products or services enabling violations of the Geneva Convention and infringement of the rights of individuals in war or conflict situations.
  
  Airbnb War & Conflict
  
  Online travel platforms, are complicit in the severe human rights violations to Palestinians from illegal settlement in Occupied Palestinian Territories. Promotion of tourism to these settlements normalises annexation and provides income supporting settlement. Under UN Principles, companies have obligations to prevent Human Rights breaches from services in situations of conflict.
- Axon Enterprise
  0.02%
  
  Public Safety
  
  Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
  
  Axon Enterprise Public Safety
  
  Axon is a weapons and technology manufacturing company. They make tasers, body cameras for police and drones for crowd surveillance which are used in riot control situations in the US by ICE. Manufacturing of equipment for riot control is concerning due to its usage against civilian populations.
- Glencore
  0.01%
  
  !!
  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 Fuel Expander
  
  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
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Business Ethics
  
  Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
  
  Deforestation
  
  Where companies are involved in, or directly linked to through their supply chain, the act of deforestation or clearance of forest that is then converted to a non-forest use.
  
  Environmental Damage
  
  Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
  
  Fossil Fuel Production
  
  Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
  
  Glencore Business EthicsDeforestationEnvironmental DamageFossil Fuel Production
  
  Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore has been repeatedly criticised for not having adequate policies in place to ensure that its palm oil suppliers in Southeast Asia do not engage in deforestation or other environmentally harmful practices. Glencore also operates mines in several countries, including Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining industry has been linked to deforestation and other environmental damage.
- Rio Tinto
  0.01%
  
  Fossil Fuel Power Generation
  
  Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
  
  Human Rights Abuses
  
  Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
  
  Rio Tinto Fossil Fuel Power GenerationHuman Rights Abuses
  
  A global diversified miner, predominantly in iron ore but also copper, aluminium, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. In 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed Aboriginal 46,000-year-old sacred sites at an iron mine in Western Australia, leaving a considerable and irrepairable impact on the traditional owners. Also a pattern of harmful community-related incidents in West Papua, South Africa, Canada, the US and Serbia. The company also derives revenue from coal power plants through multiple associates and subsidiaries.
Social Harm
- Brown-Forman Corp.
  0.02%
  
  Alcohol
  
  Where companies are involved in the production or retail of alcoholic beverages, or alcohol-related products and services.
Weapons
- Amphenol Corp.
  0.10%
  
  OPT
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
  Military Weapons
  
  Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.
  
  Amphenol Corp. Military Weapons
  
  Amphenol are a US company manufacturing electronic components. They supply services to the military weapons industry through interconnect systems which have applications in harsh conditions for the military and aerospace sectors, specificially weapons release connectors.
- Walmart, Inc.
  0.10%
  
  Firearms
  
  Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.
  
  Walmart, Inc. Firearms
  
  The USA’s largest retailer by sales, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Walmart retails shotguns, pistols and ammunition at some of its stores in the USA, as well as components for firearms such as scopes (less than 1% given scale of other lines). Walmart operates stricter controls on firearms than required by US federal law.
- AMETEK
  0.05%
  
  Military Weapons
  
  Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.
- Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
  0.05%
  
  Military Weapons
  
  Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.
- W. W. Grainger
  0.04%
  
  Firearms
  
  Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.
  
  W. W. Grainger Firearms
  
  W.W. Grainger is a trading and distribution company which makes riot protection equipment, such as body protection systems, shields and batons. Manufacturing of equipment for riot control is concerning due to its usage against civilian populations.
- Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
  0.03%
  
  Military Weapons
  
  Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.
- Curtiss-Wright Corp.
  0.01%
  
  Military Weapons
  
  Where companies derive revenue from the manufacturing of weapons or weapon components and services to the defence industry. We do not include non-weapons-related military support.

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About this Fund

Fund type: Balanced fund

Past Returns: *6.40%

Returns are the average of the latest 3 years of data reported, after fees and taxes. This fund does not yet have 3 years of data.

Annual Fees: 0.98%

Annual fees, including management and administration fees, but not membership fee. Please note that lower fees don’t always mean higher net returns.

In their own words

Value	$42.4M NZD
Period of data report	31st March 2026
Fund started	31st Jan. 2024
Total annual fund fees	0.98%
Total performance based fees	0.0%
Manager's basic fee	0.85%
Other management and administration charges	0.13%
Total other charges	0.0
Total other charges currency	NZD

Key Personnel

Hayden Griffiths	Currently: Head of Asset Allocation, JBWere (29 years, 11 months) Previously: Analyst, BZW (2 years, 5 months)
Brendan O’Donovan	Currently: Chair Investment Committee (8 years, 9 months) Previously: Independent Director, MAS (3 years, 8 months)
Daniel Mead	Currently: Head of Investment (2 years, 8 months) Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, AMP (2 years, 4 months)
Rickey Ward	Currently: Head of Investment Strategy & Research, JBWere (0 years, 11 months) Previously: Australasian Equity Manager, JBWere (11 years, 0 months)
Phil Borkin	Currently: Senior Strategist, JBWere (7 years, 3 months) Previously: Senior Macro Strategist, ANZ (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	6.58%	8.28%
2025	3.98%	4.55%

Top 10 Investments

Hunter Global Fixed Interest Fund

New Zealand Int Fixed Interest

21.45%
Jbwere Premium Custody Call Account - NZD

New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

3.98%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd

New Zealand Australasian Equities

3.1%
Infratil Ltd

New Zealand Australasian Equities

2.35%
Apple Inc

United States International Equities

1.78%
Nvidia Corp

United States International Equities

1.67%
Auckland International Airport Ltd

New Zealand Australasian Equities

1.44%
Alphabet Inc Class A

United States International Equities

1.36%
Microsoft Corp

United States International Equities

1.32%
Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Australasian Equities

1.2%

Type	Target	Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents	3.5%	4.1%
New Zealand Fixed Interest	14.0%	15.1%
International Fixed Interest	22.5%	21.5%
Australasian Equities	18.5%	18.7%
International Equities	41.5%	40.6%
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.

Funds

MAS Balanced Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.92%

Companies of Concern

Environmental Harm 0.19%

Fossil Fuels 0.36%

Animal Cruelty 1.46%

Human Rights Violations 3.5%

Weapons 0.44%

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MAS Balanced Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.92%

Companies of Concern

Environmental Harm 0.19%

Fossil Fuels 0.36%

Animal Cruelty 1.46%

Human Rights Violations 3.5%

Social Harm 0.07%

Weapons 0.44%

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