Funds

ASB Conservative Plus Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 4.83%

The average total concerns of all managed conservative funds is 3.17%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 0.64%

    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Enbridge, 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
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
    • Fonterra
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Posco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
    • PepsiCo
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.01%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels 2.82%

    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.20%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Enbridge, 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
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
      0.10%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.09%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
    • Sempra Energy
      0.08%
      !!
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      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
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Entergy Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
    • Tata Steel Ltd.
      0.06%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Wec Energy Group, Inc.
      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
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.04%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.04%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.03%
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Fortis, Inc.
      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
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp.
      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
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.03%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.03%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Apa Group
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Bkw AG
      0.02%
    • Centrica PLC
      0.02%
    • China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Emera, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Evergy, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Osaka Gas
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Snam Spa
      0.02%
      !!
      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 Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • AXIA Energia
      0.01%
    • Acwa Power
      0.01%
    • Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
      0.01%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.01%
    • Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
      0.01%
    • China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.
      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
    • Idacorp, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)
      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
    • Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
    • Mdu Resources Group, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.01%
    • Northwestern Corp.
      0.01%
    • Oge Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Origin Energy
      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
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
    • Pnm Resources, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Portland General Electric Co.
      0.01%
    • Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Qatar Gas Transport Co.
      0.01%
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.01%
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Spire Inc.
      0.01%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 0.31%

    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.15%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.02%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA
      0.02%
    • Givaudan SA
      0.01%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.34%

    • Tesla
      0.32%
    • IBM
      0.15%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.05%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • Kingspan Group
      0.03%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.03%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.02%
    • AXIA Energia
      0.01%
    • Airbnb
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Cemex
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
    • UBS
      0.01%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Social Harm 0.09%

  • Weapons 0.16%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • AMETEK
      0.04%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Viasat, Inc.
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    To provide modest to moderate total returns allowing for modest to moderate movements of value up and down. The number of years with negative returns are generally expected to be higher than the Conservative Fund but lower than the Moderate Fund in the ASB Investment Funds. We manage asset allocation and currency hedging over the medium to long term relative to the target investment mix. We focus on cost effective management. The Conservative Plus Fund invests in income and growth assets with a target investment mix of 72% income assets and 28% growth assets.

    Value $549M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 12th Oct. 2007
    Total annual fund fees 0.94%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.91%
    Other management and administration charges 0.03%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Justine Sefton

    Currently: Investment Committee member (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Member/Deputy-Chair of the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa NZ (current position) (5 years, 10 months)

    Jonathan Oram

    Currently: Investment Committee member (1 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Executive GM Corporate Banking, ASB Bank (current position) (2 years, 5 months)

    Frank Jasper

    Currently: Investment Committee member (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, ASB (current position) (0 years, 10 months)

    Jax Mitchell

    Currently: Investment Committee member (3 years, 5 months)
    Previously: GM Wealth, Insurance & Partnerships, ASB Bank (current position) (3 years, 5 months)

    Stephen Moir

    Currently: Investment Committee Chairman (2 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Investment Committee member (5 years, 2 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 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 3.91% 5.9%
    2025 3.83% 4.92%
    2024 5.85% 6.65%
    2023 -1.56% -1.69%
    2022 -0.50% -2.32%
    2021 8.70% 8.78%
    2020 -0.05% -0.3%
    2019 4.31% 5.55%
    2018 3.39% 3.66%
    2017 3.28% 4.03%

    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

    • Westpac Deposit Acc

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      4.29%
    • ASB Bank Account NZD

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      2.16%
    • New Zealand Govt 200935 2.50 Indexed Bond

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.9%
    • New Zealand Government 200429 3.0 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.83%
    • New Zealand Government 150530 4.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.62%
    • New Zealand Government 150427 4.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.54%
    • New Zealand Government 150531 1.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.39%
    • New Zealand Government 140433 3.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.35%
    • New Zealand Government 150535 4.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.29%
    • New Zealand Govt 200940 2.50 Indexed Bond

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.26%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 17.5% 9.6%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 31.5% 33.48%
    International Fixed Interest 23.0% 27.96%
    Australasian Equities 5.0% 3.86%
    International Equities 23.0% 19.97%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 0.0% 4.17%
    Commodities 0.0% 0.96%

    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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.64% Environmental Harm
  • 2.82% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.31% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.34% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.09% Social Harm
  • 0.16% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Enbridge, 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
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
    • Fonterra
      0.11%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Mowi Asa
      0.04%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Posco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
    • PepsiCo
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.01%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.20%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • Duke Energy Corp
      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
    • Enbridge, 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
    • BHP
      0.11%
      !!
      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
      0.10%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.09%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      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
    • Sempra Energy
      0.08%
      !!
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      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
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Entergy Corp.
      0.06%
      !!
      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
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
    • Tata Steel Ltd.
      0.06%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Wec Energy Group, Inc.
      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
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.04%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.04%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.03%
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Fortis, Inc.
      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
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp.
      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
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.03%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.03%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.02%
    • Apa Group
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Bkw AG
      0.02%
    • Centrica PLC
      0.02%
    • China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Emera, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Evergy, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Osaka Gas
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
    • Posco
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • Snam Spa
      0.02%
      !!
      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 Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      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
    • AXIA Energia
      0.01%
    • Acwa Power
      0.01%
    • Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
      0.01%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.01%
    • Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
      0.01%
    • China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.
      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
    • Idacorp, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)
      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
    • Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
    • Mdu Resources Group, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.01%
    • Northwestern Corp.
      0.01%
    • Oge Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Origin Energy
      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
    • PT Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
    • Pnm Resources, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Portland General Electric Co.
      0.01%
    • Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Qatar Gas Transport Co.
      0.01%
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.01%
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Spire Inc.
      0.01%
    • Totalenergies Se
      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
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.15%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.02%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA
      0.02%
    • Givaudan SA
      0.01%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Tesla
      0.32%
    • IBM
      0.15%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.05%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • Kingspan Group
      0.03%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.03%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.02%
    • AXIA Energia
      0.01%
    • Airbnb
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Cemex
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.01%
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
    • UBS
      0.01%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • AMETEK
      0.04%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
      0.01%
    • Viasat, Inc.
      0.01%

About this Fund

To provide modest to moderate total returns allowing for modest to moderate movements of value up and down. The number of years with negative returns are generally expected to be higher than the Conservative Fund but lower than the Moderate Fund in the ASB Investment Funds. We manage asset allocation and currency hedging over the medium to long term relative to the target investment mix. We focus on cost effective management. The Conservative Plus Fund invests in income and growth assets with a target investment mix of 72% income assets and 28% growth assets.

Value $549M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 12th Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.94%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.91%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Justine Sefton

Currently: Investment Committee member (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Member/Deputy-Chair of the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa NZ (current position) (5 years, 10 months)

Jonathan Oram

Currently: Investment Committee member (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: Executive GM Corporate Banking, ASB Bank (current position) (2 years, 5 months)

Frank Jasper

Currently: Investment Committee member (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, ASB (current position) (0 years, 10 months)

Jax Mitchell

Currently: Investment Committee member (3 years, 5 months)
Previously: GM Wealth, Insurance & Partnerships, ASB Bank (current position) (3 years, 5 months)

Stephen Moir

Currently: Investment Committee Chairman (2 years, 10 months)
Previously: Investment Committee member (5 years, 2 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 3.91% 5.9%
2025 3.83% 4.92%
2024 5.85% 6.65%
2023 -1.56% -1.69%
2022 -0.50% -2.32%
2021 8.70% 8.78%
2020 -0.05% -0.3%
2019 4.31% 5.55%
2018 3.39% 3.66%
2017 3.28% 4.03%

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.

Top 10 Investments

  • Westpac Deposit Acc

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    4.29%
  • ASB Bank Account NZD

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    2.16%
  • New Zealand Govt 200935 2.50 Indexed Bond

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.9%
  • New Zealand Government 200429 3.0 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.83%
  • New Zealand Government 150530 4.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.62%
  • New Zealand Government 150427 4.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.54%
  • New Zealand Government 150531 1.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.39%
  • New Zealand Government 140433 3.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.35%
  • New Zealand Government 150535 4.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.29%
  • New Zealand Govt 200940 2.50 Indexed Bond

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.26%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 17.5% 9.6%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 31.5% 33.48%
International Fixed Interest 23.0% 27.96%
Australasian Equities 5.0% 3.86%
International Equities 23.0% 19.97%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 4.17%
Commodities 0.0% 0.96%

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.