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. 0.84%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.81%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.25%
    • Rio Tinto 0.14%
    • Shell 1.37% !!
      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
    • BHP Group 0.42% !!
      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 0.01%
    • Shell 1.37% !!
      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
    • L'Oréal SA 0.03%
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.03%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.03%
    • Hexcel Corp. 0.07%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 2.62% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC 2.10% !!
      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
    • Shell 1.37% !!
      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
    • Santos Ltd. 1.30% !!
      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. 0.62% !!
      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
    • Teck Resources Limited 0.61%
    • BP 0.49% !!
      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
    • BHP Group 0.42% !!
      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. 0.29%
    • Rio Tinto 0.14%
    • Origin Energy 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
    • Beach Energy 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
    • Channel Infrastructure 0.04%
    • Cooper Energy Ltd. 0.04%
    • Whitehaven Coal Ltd. 0.04%
    • 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
    • Coronado Global Resources, Inc. 0.03%
    • New Hope Corp. Ltd. 0.03%
    • Orica Ltd. 0.03%
    • Alcoa Corp. 0.02%
    • Agl Energy Ltd. 0.01%
    • Ameren Corp. 0.01%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc. 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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Genesis Energy Ltd. 0.01%
    • Rwe AG 0.01%
    • Tc Energy Corp. 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

Fund Provider Response

At Milford, we are acutely aware of our capacity as shareholders to drive positive change. Rather than just avoid harm, we believe it is our duty to use our seat at the table to help drive the transition to a more sustainable future. We use our detailed research to enable educated conversations with the companies we invest in and push them to deliver better outcomes via sustainability targets, action and reporting. Please see our website for a deeper explanation of our approach and examples in our latest engagement activities and outcomes report: https://milfordasset.com/Engagement-Activity-and-Outcomes

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

The Fund's objective is to provide annual returns of 10% after the base fund fee but before tax and before the performance fee, over the minimum recommended investment timeframe of seven years. It is a diversified fund that primarily invests in equities, with a moderate allocation to fixed interest securities.

Value $3.58B NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.87%
Total performance based fees 0.82%
Manager's basic fee 1.04%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Jonathan Windust

Currently: Portfolio Manager (16 years, 3 months)
Previously: Investment Director at Gartmore Investment Management, United Kingdom (7 years, 0 months)

William Curtayne

Currently: Portfolio Manager (10 years, 9 months)
Previously: Senior Analyst at Milford Asset Management, New Zealand (2 years, 8 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 12.57% 15.93%
2023 -4.05% -0.93%
2022 1.38% 6.87%
2021 27.68% 33.62%
2020 -4.45% -3.01%
2019 6.12% 6.3%
2018 8.66% 12.36%
2017 7.20% 8.23%
2016 5.40% 7.38%
2015 12.09% 10.73%

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 30th Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZD Cash Current Account (Hsbc)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.99%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    2.77%
  • Contact Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.59%
  • Shell PLC
    United States International Equities
    2.56%
  • Crh PLC
    United States International Equities
    2.42%
  • Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC
    United Kingdom International Equities
    2.22%
  • Hca Holdings Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.18%
  • Elevance Health Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.01%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.93%
  • Jpmorgan Chase & Co
    United States International Equities
    1.79%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 6.0% 7.11%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 2.0% 2.32%
International Fixed Interest 14.0% 18.34%
Australasian Equities 30.0% 22.66%
International Equities 48.0% 45.36%
Listed Properties 0.0% 4.04%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.17%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

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.