Funds

Kernel Australia 100 Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 24.25%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 10.83%

    • BHP
      10.83%
      !!
      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
  • Fossil Fuels 21.69%

    • BHP
      10.83%
      !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      2.82%
      !!
      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
      2.54%
    • Santos Ltd.
      1.09%
      !!
      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
    • Origin Energy
      0.90%
      !!
      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.
      0.81%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.61%
    • Apa Group
      0.55%
      !!
      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.
      0.40%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.34%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd.
      0.32%
      !!
      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.
      0.25%
    • Worley
      0.23%
  • Human Rights Violations 2.54%

    • Rio Tinto
      2.54%
  • Social Harm 2.56%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Kernel Australia 100 Fund�s investment objective is to provide a return (before tax, fees and expenses) that closely matches the return on the S&P/ASX 100 Index.

    Value $53.4M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 13th Aug. 2025
    Total annual fund fees 0.25%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.25%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Helen Skinner

    Currently: Head of Distribution and Sustainability Strategy (1 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Head of Responsible Investment, ANZ (2 years, 5 months)

    Kerry Mcintosh

    Currently: Chairman (6 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Operating Partner, Zino Ventures (current) (5 years, 7 months)

    Dean Anderson

    Currently: Chief Executive (7 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Smartshares Product Manager, NZX (4 years, 4 months)

    Stephen Upton

    Currently: Chief Operating Officer (6 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Smartshares Chief Operating Officer - NZX (3 years, 6 months)

    Rhea Prasad

    Currently: Portfolio Manager (3 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Investment Dealer, Pie Funds (1 years, 3 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

    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

    • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

      Australia Australasian Equities

      11.87%
    • BHP Group Ltd (Au Register)

      Australia Australasian Equities

      10.83%
    • Westpac Banking Corporation (Au Register)

      Australia Australasian Equities

      5.71%
    • National Australia Bank Limited (Au Register)

      Australia Australasian Equities

      5.38%
    • ANZ Bank (Au Register)

      Australia Australasian Equities

      4.59%
    • Wesfarmers Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.5%
    • Macquarie Group Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.03%
    • CSL Limited

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.89%
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.82%
    • Rio Tinto (Au Register)

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.54%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% -0.21%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 100.0% 97.9%
    International Equities 0.0% 2.31%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    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 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

  • 10.83% Environmental Harm
  • 21.69% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 2.54% Human Rights Violations
  • 2.56% Social Harm
  • 0.0% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • BHP
      10.83%
      !!
      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
  • Fossil Fuels

    • BHP
      10.83%
      !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
      2.82%
      !!
      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
      2.54%
    • Santos Ltd.
      1.09%
      !!
      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
    • Origin Energy
      0.90%
      !!
      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.
      0.81%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.61%
    • Apa Group
      0.55%
      !!
      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.
      0.40%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.34%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd.
      0.32%
      !!
      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.
      0.25%
    • Worley
      0.23%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Rio Tinto
      2.54%

About this Fund

The Kernel Australia 100 Fund�s investment objective is to provide a return (before tax, fees and expenses) that closely matches the return on the S&P/ASX 100 Index.

Value $53.4M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 13th Aug. 2025
Total annual fund fees 0.25%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.25%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Helen Skinner

Currently: Head of Distribution and Sustainability Strategy (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Head of Responsible Investment, ANZ (2 years, 5 months)

Kerry Mcintosh

Currently: Chairman (6 years, 9 months)
Previously: Operating Partner, Zino Ventures (current) (5 years, 7 months)

Dean Anderson

Currently: Chief Executive (7 years, 6 months)
Previously: Smartshares Product Manager, NZX (4 years, 4 months)

Stephen Upton

Currently: Chief Operating Officer (6 years, 9 months)
Previously: Smartshares Chief Operating Officer - NZX (3 years, 6 months)

Rhea Prasad

Currently: Portfolio Manager (3 years, 4 months)
Previously: Investment Dealer, Pie Funds (1 years, 3 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

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

  • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

    Australia Australasian Equities

    11.87%
  • BHP Group Ltd (Au Register)

    Australia Australasian Equities

    10.83%
  • Westpac Banking Corporation (Au Register)

    Australia Australasian Equities

    5.71%
  • National Australia Bank Limited (Au Register)

    Australia Australasian Equities

    5.38%
  • ANZ Bank (Au Register)

    Australia Australasian Equities

    4.59%
  • Wesfarmers Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.5%
  • Macquarie Group Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.03%
  • CSL Limited

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.89%
  • Woodside Energy Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.82%
  • Rio Tinto (Au Register)

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.54%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% -0.21%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 100.0% 97.9%
International Equities 0.0% 2.31%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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 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.