Funds

PIE Australasian Growth 2 Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 6.47%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 6.47%

    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      2.26%
      !!
      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
      2.26%
    • Karoon Energy Ltd.
      2.17%
      !!
      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
      2.17%
    • Beach Energy Ltd.
      2.04%
      !!
      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
      2.04%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Pie Australasian Growth 2 Fund seeks to provide investors with long term capital growth by investing predominantly in a concentrated portfolio of hand-picked listed Australasian Smaller Companies and Medium Companies, where Pie Funds considers value is greatest and the opportunity of earnings growth is high. The Pie Australasian Growth 2 Fund may also invest in other types of financial products such as cash, Large Companies and unlisted equities.

    Value $393M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 6th Aug. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 1.85%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.85%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Michael Taylor

    Currently: Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer (2 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pie Funds (15 years, 5 months)

    Michelle Lopez

    Currently: Head of Australasian Equities and Portfolio Manager (Lead) (1 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Head of Australian Equities, Abrdn (3 years, 9 months)

    Kent Williams

    Currently: Portfolio Manager (Co) (2 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Analyst at AMP Capital (8 years, 0 months)

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

  • 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
    2024 14.61% 21.39%
    2023 -4.85% -16.65%
    2022 3.53% -9.59%
    2021 35.55% 97.47%
    2020 -7.06% -10.69%
    2019 10.17% 8.23%
    2018 7.53% 14.87%
    2017 9.49% 13.73%

    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 Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • BNZ Call Account - NZD

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      7.91%
    • Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      5.89%
    • Sgh Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      5.58%
    • Hub24 Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      5.19%
    • Life360 Inc

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.86%
    • Resmed Inc

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.8%
    • Pro Medicus Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.73%
    • Aub Group Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.4%
    • Infratil Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.36%
    • Arb Corporation Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.33%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 8.45%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 100.0% 86.76%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 4.79%
    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 Dec. 2024.

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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 6.47% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      2.26%
      !!
      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
      2.26%
    • Karoon Energy Ltd.
      2.17%
      !!
      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
      2.17%
    • Beach Energy Ltd.
      2.04%
      !!
      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
      2.04%

About this Fund

The Pie Australasian Growth 2 Fund seeks to provide investors with long term capital growth by investing predominantly in a concentrated portfolio of hand-picked listed Australasian Smaller Companies and Medium Companies, where Pie Funds considers value is greatest and the opportunity of earnings growth is high. The Pie Australasian Growth 2 Fund may also invest in other types of financial products such as cash, Large Companies and unlisted equities.

Value $393M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 6th Aug. 2015
Total annual fund fees 1.85%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.85%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Michael Taylor

Currently: Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer (2 years, 9 months)
Previously: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pie Funds (15 years, 5 months)

Michelle Lopez

Currently: Head of Australasian Equities and Portfolio Manager (Lead) (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: Head of Australian Equities, Abrdn (3 years, 9 months)

Kent Williams

Currently: Portfolio Manager (Co) (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Analyst at AMP Capital (8 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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 14.61% 21.39%
2023 -4.85% -16.65%
2022 3.53% -9.59%
2021 35.55% 97.47%
2020 -7.06% -10.69%
2019 10.17% 8.23%
2018 7.53% 14.87%
2017 9.49% 13.73%

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 Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • BNZ Call Account - NZD

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    7.91%
  • Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    5.89%
  • Sgh Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    5.58%
  • Hub24 Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    5.19%
  • Life360 Inc

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.86%
  • Resmed Inc

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.8%
  • Pro Medicus Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.73%
  • Aub Group Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.4%
  • Infratil Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.36%
  • Arb Corporation Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.33%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 8.45%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 100.0% 86.76%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 4.79%
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 Dec. 2024.