Funds

ASB Moderate Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.84%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 0.78%

    • BHP
      0.19%
      !!
      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
      0.14%
      !!
      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.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
    • Mowi Asa
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • 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
    • Zijin Mining
      0.02%
    • 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%
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels 3.34%

    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.23%
    • BHP
      0.19%
      !!
      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 Southern Co.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
      0.14%
      !!
      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.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.10%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Sempra Energy
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      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
    • Cheniere Energy, 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
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Entergy 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
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Tata Steel Ltd.
      0.07%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.05%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      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%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Fortis, Inc.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Evergy, 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
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.03%
    • 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
    • Ampol Ltd.
      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%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.02%
    • Origin Energy
      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
    • 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
    • Qatar Gas Transport Co.
      0.02%
    • 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%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.01%
    • Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
      0.01%
    • China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.
      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%
    • Kghm Polska Miedz SA
      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%
    • Northwestern Corp.
      0.01%
    • Oge Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
    • 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%
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.01%
    • Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
      0.01%
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Spire Inc.
      0.01%
    • Taiwan Cement Corp.
      0.01%
    • Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
    • 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 0.38%

    • The Sherwin-Williams Co.
      0.19%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.03%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA
      0.02%
    • Formosa Plastics Corp.
      0.01%
    • Givaudan SA
      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 1.71%

    • Tesla
      0.41%
    • IBM
      0.18%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.07%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.07%
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.06%
    • Kingspan Group
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.02%
    • Zijin Mining
      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
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
    • UBS
      0.01%
  • Social Harm 0.12%

  • Weapons 0.19%

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • AMETEK
      0.05%
    • 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 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 64% income assets and 36% growth assets.

    Value $1.02B NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 11th Oct. 2007
    Total annual fund fees 0.99%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.96%
    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 6.58% 6.76%
    2025 3.98% 5.16%
    2024 10.05% 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%

    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

    • ASB Bank Account NZD

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      2.39%
    • Westpac Deposit Acc

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      1.95%
    • New Zealand Government 200429 3.0 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.94%
    • New Zealand Government 150530 4.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.72%
    • New Zealand Govt 200935 2.50 Indexed Bond

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.72%
    • New Zealand Government 150427 4.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.64%
    • New Zealand Government 150531 1.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.47%
    • New Zealand Government 140433 3.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.43%
    • Nvidia Corp

      United States International Equities

      1.39%
    • New Zealand Government 150535 4.50 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.37%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.5% 4.36%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 30.0% 32.93%
    International Fixed Interest 23.5% 25.34%
    Australasian Equities 8.0% 6.3%
    International Equities 28.0% 25.46%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 0.0% 4.66%
    Commodities 0.0% 0.95%

    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

  • 0.78% Environmental Harm
  • 3.34% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.38% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.71% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.12% Social Harm
  • 0.19% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      0.19%
      !!
      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
      0.14%
      !!
      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.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
    • Mowi Asa
      0.06%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • 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
    • Zijin Mining
      0.02%
    • 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%
    • Southern Copper Corporation
      0.01%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.23%
    • BHP
      0.19%
      !!
      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 Southern Co.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
      0.14%
      !!
      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.
      0.14%
      !!
      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
      0.11%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.10%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Sempra Energy
      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
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Tc Energy Corp.
      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
    • Cheniere Energy, 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
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Entergy 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
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.07%
    • Tata Steel Ltd.
      0.07%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.05%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      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%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Firstenergy Corp.
      0.04%
    • Fortis, Inc.
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Evergy, 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
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd.
      0.03%
    • 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
    • Ampol Ltd.
      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%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Naturgy Energy Group SA
      0.02%
    • Origin Energy
      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
    • 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
    • Qatar Gas Transport Co.
      0.02%
    • 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%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.01%
    • Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
      0.01%
    • China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.
      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%
    • Kghm Polska Miedz SA
      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%
    • Northwestern Corp.
      0.01%
    • Oge Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.01%
    • 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%
    • Samsung C&T Corp.
      0.01%
    • Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
      0.01%
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.01%
    • Spire Inc.
      0.01%
    • Taiwan Cement Corp.
      0.01%
    • Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
    • 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.
      0.19%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.03%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc.
      0.02%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.02%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA
      0.02%
    • Formosa Plastics Corp.
      0.01%
    • Givaudan SA
      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
      0.41%
    • IBM
      0.18%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.07%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.07%
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.06%
    • Kingspan Group
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V.
      0.02%
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.02%
    • Zijin Mining
      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
    • Mtn Group Limited
      0.01%
    • Petronas
      0.01%
    • UBS
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • AMETEK
      0.05%
    • 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 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 64% income assets and 36% growth assets.

Value $1.02B NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 11th Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.99%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.96%
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 6.58% 6.76%
2025 3.98% 5.16%
2024 10.05% 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%

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

  • ASB Bank Account NZD

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    2.39%
  • Westpac Deposit Acc

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    1.95%
  • New Zealand Government 200429 3.0 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.94%
  • New Zealand Government 150530 4.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.72%
  • New Zealand Govt 200935 2.50 Indexed Bond

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.72%
  • New Zealand Government 150427 4.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.64%
  • New Zealand Government 150531 1.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.47%
  • New Zealand Government 140433 3.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.43%
  • Nvidia Corp

    United States International Equities

    1.39%
  • New Zealand Government 150535 4.50 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.37%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.5% 4.36%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 30.0% 32.93%
International Fixed Interest 23.5% 25.34%
Australasian Equities 8.0% 6.3%
International Equities 28.0% 25.46%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 4.66%
Commodities 0.0% 0.95%

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.