Issues of concern

The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.

Key:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 0.41%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.19%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.11%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.07%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.07%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.06%
    • Alstom 0.03%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.02%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.33% !!
      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
    • Nissan Chemical Corp 0.01%
    • Posco 0.01%
    • Southern Copper Corp 0.01%
    • Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd-H 0.01%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.11%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.09%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.08%
    • L'Oreal 0.05%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.03%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.02%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.02%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.02%
    • Hermes International 0.02%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.02%
    • Formosa Plastics Corp 0.01%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Nv 0.01%
    • Kering 0.01%
    • Nan Ya Plastics Corp 0.01%
    • Nissan Chemical Corp 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Ultrapar Participacoes SA 0.01%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.05%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.04%
    • Heico Corp 0.03%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.01%
    • Heico Corp-Class A 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.45% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.33% !!
      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
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 0.09%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.08%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.07%
    • Tata Steel Ltd-Gdr Reg S 0.05%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.04%
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.04%
    • Bkw AG 0.03%
    • Northland Power Inc 0.03%
    • Origin Energy Ltd 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
    • Verbund AG 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd 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
    • 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
    • South32 Ltd 0.02%
    • Acwa Power Co 0.01%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.01%
    • Cez As 0.01%
    • China Merchants Energy -A 0.01%
    • Constellation Energy 0.01%
    • Cosan SA 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
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Hd Hyundai 0.01%
    • Motor Oil (Hellas) SA 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
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Petronas Dagangan Bhd 0.01%
    • Qatar Gas Transport(Nakilat) 0.01%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 0.01%
    • Weg SA 0.01%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2024 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.

About this fund

To provide moderate total returns allowing for moderate movements of value up and down. The number of years with negative returns are generally expected to be higher than the Conservative Plus Fund but lower than the Balanced 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 Moderate Fund invests in income and growth assets with a target investment mix of 60% income assets and 40% growth assets.

Value $661M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 11th Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.09%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.05%
Other management and administration charges 0.04%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Frank Jasper

Currently: Investment Committee member (1 years, 8 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds (previous position) (4 years, 0 months)

Jax Mitchell

Currently: Investment Committee member (1 years, 5 months)
Previously: GM Wealth, Insurance & Partnerships, ASB Bank (current position) (1 years, 5 months)

Stephen Moir

Currently: Investment Committee Chairman (0 years, 10 months)
Previously: Investment Committee member (3 years, 2 months)

Amie Nilsson

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

Justine Sefton

Currently: Investment Committee member (1 years, 8 months)
Previously: Member/Deputy-Chair of the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa NZ (current position) (3 years, 10 months)

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

Past Returns

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
2024 9.61% 8.07%
2023 -2.59% -2.03%
2022 1.06% -1.4%
2021 18.16% 11.73%
2020 -1.83% -2.19%
2019 4.49% 5.63%
2018 4.41% 4.54%
2017 5.71% 4.98%
2016 3.06% 3.4%
2015 8.56% 9.68%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Physical Gold Etc
    United Kingdom Other
    3.21%
  • Westpac Deposit Acc
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    2.45%
  • BNZ Deposit Acc
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    2.0%
  • New Zealand Government 140433 3.50 Gb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.35%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.23%
  • ASB Bank Account NZD
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    1.09%
  • New Zealand Government 150427 4.50 Gb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.08%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.07%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.0%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    0.94%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 8.0% 7.11%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 26.0% 23.37%
International Fixed Interest 26.0% 26.55%
Australasian Equities 16.0% 11.68%
International Equities 22.0% 28.02%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 2.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 3.27%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

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