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-Class A 1.60%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.74%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.33%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.27%
    • Ubs Group AG-Reg 0.27%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.24%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.08%
    • Pan American Silver Corp 0.05%
    • Teva Pharmaceutical-Sp Adr 0.05%
    • Palantir Technologies Inc-A 0.03%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.25%
    • 3M Co 0.08%
    • Fmc Corp 0.08%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.36%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.35%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.31%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.25%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.25%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.22%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.21%
    • L'Oreal 0.21%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.20%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.20%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.17%
    • Clorox Company 0.13%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.12%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.11%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.10%
    • Mosaic Co/The 0.10%
    • 3M Co 0.08%
    • Fmc Corp 0.08%
    • Mowi Asa 0.08%
    • Croda International PLC 0.07%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.07%
    • Hermes International 0.06%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.06%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.05%
    • Rpm International Inc 0.03%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.02%
    • Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.01%
    • Entegris Inc 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.01%
    • Kering 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.46%
    • Enel Spa 0.40% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Orsted A/S 0.10% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Verbund AG 0.05% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Northland Power Inc 0.04%
    • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd 0.03%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Dassault Systemes Se 0.02%

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 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

This is a single sector fund with exposure to a diversified international equities portfolio. The fund aims to achieve long term capital growth through exposure to equities of companies listed on stock exchanges around the world.

Value $10.1M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 29th Nov. 1996
Total annual fund fees 1.12%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.91%
Other management and administration charges 0.21%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

Currently: Investment Committee Member (5 years, 0 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 11 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited (4 years, 1 months)

Katie Priscilla Breatnach

Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: GM Legal & Governance, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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% 27.05%
2023 -4.85% -5.57%
2022 3.53% 6.01%
2021 35.55% 39.53%
2020 -7.06% -9.78%
2019 10.17% 3.12%
2018 7.53% 8.42%
2017 9.49% 14.36%
2016 4.71% -2.46%
2015 14.67% 16.56%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    4.61%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    3.89%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    3.45%
  • Amazon.Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.62%
  • ASB Cash Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    2.2%
  • Alphabet Inc Class C
    United States International Equities
    1.76%
  • Meta Platforms Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.6%
  • Eli Lilly & Co
    United States International Equities
    1.0%
  • Broadcom Inc
    United States International Equities
    0.92%
  • Jpmorgan Chase & Co
    United States International Equities
    0.87%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 2.22%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 100.0% 97.78%
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 against the fund's targets.

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