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. 0.64%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.26%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.15%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.11%
    • Rio Tinto 0.09%
    • Wells Fargo 0.09%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.07%
    • Alstom S.A 0.06%
    • Ubs 0.02%
    • Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA 0.01%
    • Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp 0.01%
    • Grupo México S.A.B. De C.V. 0.01%
    • Li Ning Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Mtn Group Limited 0.01%
    • Palantir Technologies 0.01%
    • Pan American Silver Corp. 0.01%
    • Zijin Mining 0.01%
    • BHP Group 0.44% !!
      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 0.10%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.05%
    • Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Jbs SA 0.01%
    • Posco 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%
    • Southern Copper Corporation 0.01%
    • Zijin Mining 0.01%
    • The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.16%
    • Novozymes A/S 0.10%
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.09%
    • L'Oréal SA 0.07%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 0.05%
    • Ecolab, Inc. 0.04%
    • Givaudan SA 0.04%
    • PPG Industries, Inc. 0.03%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv 0.02%
    • Hermès International Sca 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.02%
    • The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. 0.02%
    • Ultrapar Participaçoes SA 0.02%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.01%
    • Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp 0.01%
    • Formosa Plastics Corp. 0.01%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA 0.01%
    • Jbs SA 0.01%
    • Kering SA 0.01%
    • Nan Ya Plastics Corp. 0.01%
    • Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd. 0.01%
    • Shiseido Co., Ltd. 0.01%
    • Amphenol Corp. 0.07%
    • Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 0.05%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 0.01%
    • Embraer SA 0.01%
    • Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. 0.01%
    • Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. 0.01%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc. 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 0.56% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group 0.44% !!
      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
    • Iberdrola 0.19% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Nextera Energy, Inc. 0.16%
    • Genesis Energy Ltd. 0.11%
    • The Southern Co. 0.11%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se 0.10%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.10%
    • Enbridge, 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
    • Rio Tinto 0.09%
    • Tata Steel Ltd. 0.09%
    • National Grid PLC 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
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.07%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.06%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc. 0.06%
    • Sempra Energy 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. 0.05%
    • Pg&E Corp 0.05%
    • Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 0.05%
    • Tc Energy Corp. 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
    • The Williams Cos., 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
    • Verbund AG 0.05% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Ampol Ltd. 0.04%
    • Bkw AG 0.04%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc. 0.04% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc. 0.04%
    • Kinder Morgan, 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
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd. 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
    • Wec Energy Group, Inc. 0.04%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc. 0.04%
    • Ameren Corp. 0.03%
    • Apa Group 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
    • Entergy Corp. 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
    • Hd Hyundai Co., Ltd. 0.03%
    • Origin Energy 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • 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%
    • Royal Vopak Nv 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
    • South32 Ltd. 0.03%
    • Targa Resources Corp. 0.03%
    • Acwa Power 0.02%
    • Alliant Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Atmos Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 0.02%
    • China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. 0.02%
    • Citic Ltd. 0.02%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd. 0.02%
    • Cms Energy Corp. 0.02%
    • Cosan 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
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Emera, Inc. 0.02%
    • Evergy, Inc. 0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc. 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.02%
    • Petronas Dagangan Bhd. 0.02%
    • Qatar Gas Transport Co. 0.02%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. 0.02%
    • Weg SA 0.02%
    • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) 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
    • Agl Energy Ltd. 0.01%
    • Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. 0.01%
    • Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Lp 0.01%
    • Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA 0.01%
    • Centrica PLC 0.01%
    • Cez As 0.01%
    • China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.01%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.01%
    • Constellation Energy Corp. 0.01%
    • Enn Clean Energy International Investment 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%
    • Kghm Polska Miedz SA 0.01%
    • Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.01%
    • Oge Energy Corp. 0.01%
    • Osaka Gas 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
    • Petron Corp. 0.01%
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 0.01%
    • Portland General Electric Co. 0.01%
    • Posco 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
    • Power Assets Holdings Ltd. 0.01%
    • Pt Astra International Tbk 0.01%
    • Samsung C&T Corp. 0.01%
    • Snam Spa 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
    • Taiwan Cement Corp. 0.01%
    • Tenaga Nasional Bhd. 0.01%
    • The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.01%
    • Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.01%
    • Tokyo 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

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

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

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

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

About this fund

To provide moderate to high total returns allowing for moderate to high movements of value up and down. The number of years with negative returns are generally expected to be higher than the Moderate Fund but lower than the Growth 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 Balanced Fund invests in income and growth assets with a target investment mix of 42% income assets and 58% growth assets.

Value $645M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Fund started 11th Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.06%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.02%
Other management and administration charges 0.04%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Frank Jasper

Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Fisher Funds (previous position) (4 years, 0 months)

Jax Mitchell

Currently: Investment Committee member (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: GM Wealth, Insurance & Partnerships, ASB Bank (current position) (1 years, 11 months)

Stephen Moir

Currently: Investment Committee Chairman (1 years, 4 months)
Previously: Investment Committee member (3 years, 8 months)

Jonathan Oram

Currently: Investment Committee member (0 years, 5 months)
Previously: Executive GM Corporate Banking, ASB Bank (current position) (0 years, 11 months)

Justine Sefton

Currently: Investment Committee member (2 years, 2 months)
Previously: Member/Deputy-Chair of the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa NZ (current position) (4 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024.

Past Returns

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

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
2024 9.61% 11.3%
2023 -2.59% -2.24%
2022 1.06% 0.16%
2021 18.16% 19.49%
2020 -1.83% -3.5%
2019 4.49% 6.57%
2018 4.41% 6.38%
2017 5.71% 7.42%
2016 3.06% 3.12%
2015 8.56% 12.48%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Physical Gold Etc
    United Kingdom Other
    2.05%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.81%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.75%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.66%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.6%
  • New Zealand Government 200429 3.0 Gb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.39%
  • New Zealand Government 150427 4.50 Gb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.37%
  • New Zealand Government 150425 2.75 Gb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.16%
  • New Zealand Government 140433 3.50 Gb
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.12%
  • Infratil Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.02%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.5% 2.21%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 21.3% 21.65%
International Fixed Interest 15.2% 12.88%
Australasian Equities 15.7% 16.66%
International Equities 42.3% 42.04%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 2.48%
Commodities 0.0% 2.08%

Investment Mix

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

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024.