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 1.08%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.74%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.23%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.23%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.22%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.08%
    • Pan American Silver Corp 0.06%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.34%
    • Fmc Corp 0.09%
    • 3M Co 0.07%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.45%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.35%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.34%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.33%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.25%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.25%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.21%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.21%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.19%
    • L'Oreal 0.17%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.14%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.13%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.10%
    • Croda International PLC 0.09%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.09%
    • Fmc Corp 0.09%
    • Mowi Asa 0.09%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.09%
    • Clorox Company 0.08%
    • 3M Co 0.07%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.06%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.06%
    • Mosaic Co/The 0.06%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.05%
    • Hermes International 0.04%
    • Kering 0.04%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.02%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.02%
    • Kao Corp 0.01%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.32%
    • Enel Spa 0.36% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Orsted A/S 0.12% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Verbund AG 0.06% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Algonquin Power & Utilities 0.04%
    • Northland Power Inc 0.04%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Compagnie De Saint Gobain 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 30th Sept. 2023 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 $9.3M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
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 (4 years, 9 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 8 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 5 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited (3 years, 10 months)

Katie Priscilla Breatnach

Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 10 months)
Previously: GM Legal & Governance, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.

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
2023 -5.17% -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%
2014 10.13% 16.82%

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. 2023.

Top 10 Investments

  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    5.04%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    4.47%
  • Amazon.Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    2.4%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    2.08%
  • Alphabet Inc Class C
    United States International Equities
    1.78%
  • Facebook Inc Class A
    United States International Equities
    1.26%
  • Tesla Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.19%
  • Broadcom Inc
    United States International Equities
    0.96%
  • Eli Lilly & Co
    United States International Equities
    0.88%
  • Johnson & Johnson
    United States International Equities
    0.8%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.06%
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% 99.94%
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 Dec. 2023.