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:

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography
  • Alcohol
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Gambling
  • GMOs
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations
  • Palm Oil
  • Tobacco
  • Weapons

Companies of concern

    • Saudi Electricity Co Sjsc 0.11%
    • Gulf Energy Development Pcl 0.08%
    • Enel Americas SA 0.05%
    • Mytilineos SA 0.04%
    • Qatar Electricty and Water Co Qsc 0.04%
    • Citic Securities Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Lg Uplus Corp 0.03%
    • Hengli Petrochemical Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Wal Mart De Mexico 0.37%
    • Eve Energy Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Opap SA 0.04%
    • Genting Malaysia Bhd 0.03%
    • Kangwon Land Inc 0.03%
    • Weichow Moutai Co Ltd 0.50%
    • Ambev SA Com Npv 0.27%
    • Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited 0.16%
    • Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd 0.16%
    • Luzhou Laojiao Co Ltd 0.06%
    • Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co Ltd 0.06%
    • Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint Stock Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA 0.01%
    • Jiangsu Kings Luck Brewery Joint Stock Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Li Ning Co Ltd 0.46%
    • Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA 0.16%
    • Jbs SA 0.08%
    • Southern Copper Corporation 0.08%
    • Posco Chemical Co Ltd 0.05%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA 0.04%
    • Hyundai Engineering & Construction 0.04%
    • China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Top Glove Corporation Bhd 0.02%
    • Yunnan Baiyao Group Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Zte Corp-H 0.02%
    • Zte Corp 0.01%
    • Ping An Insurance Group Of China Limited 0.72%
    • Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd 0.09%
    • Jbs SA 0.08%
    • Ping An Insurance Group Co Of China Ltd 0.08%
    • Sahara International Petrochemical Co Sjsc 0.08%
    • Almarai Company Sjsc 0.07%
    • Hengan International Group Company Limit 0.06%
    • China Feihe Ltd 0.05%
    • Cj Cheikjedang Corp 0.05%
    • Kimberly Clark De Mexico A 0.05%
    • Unilever Indonesia Idr2 0.05%
    • Wanhua Chemical Group Co Ltd 0.05%
    • Amorepacific Corp 0.04%
    • Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Lotte Chemical Corporation 0.04%
    • Nestle Malaysia Berhad 0.04%
    • Saudi Industrial Investment Group Sjsc 0.04%
    • Tongwei Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Braskem SA 0.03%
    • Dongyue Group Ltd Hkd0.1 0.03%
    • Kumho Petro Chemical Co Ltd 0.03%
    • Turk Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari As 0.03%
    • Turkiye Is Bankasi-C 0.03%
    • Win Semiconductors Corp 0.03%
    • Guangdong Haid Group Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Skc Ltd 0.02%
    • Angel Yeast Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Cj Corporation 0.01%
    • New Hope Liuhe Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Zhejiang Nhu Co Ltd 0.01%

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. 2022 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 which has exposure to a selection of international company securities in developing markets in a diversified equity portfolio. The fund aims to achieve long term capital growth and high returns through exposure to equities of companies listed on stock exchanges of developing economies around the world.

Value $910k NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2022
Fund started 11th March 1999
Total annual fund fees 2.19%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.88%
Other management and administration charges 0.31%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 9 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (0 years, 8 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited (2 years, 10 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.

Investment Exclusions

Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.

Issue of concern Does this fund say it excludes this? Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment /Pornography 0.00%
Alcohol 1.35%
Animal Cruelty 2.00%
Fossil Fuels 0.40%
Gambling 0.10%
GMOs 0.00%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations 1.02%
Palm Oil 0.00%
Tobacco 0.03%
Weapons 0.37%

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. 2022 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.

Note that many funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.

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
2022 3.19% -13.4%
2021 36.07% 32.66%
2020 -7.33% -9.97%
2019 10.16% -5.33%
2018 7.53% 16.35%
2017 9.49% 13.31%
2016 4.71% -5.66%
2015 14.67% 7.59%
2014 10.13% -8.02%
2013 13.93% -6.78%

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. 2022.

Top 10 Investments

  • BNP USD Account
    United States Cash and Equivalents
    11.61%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd
    Taiwan, Province of China International Equities
    7.02%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Korea, Republic of International Equities
    4.07%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
    China International Equities
    3.2%
  • Meituan
    China International Equities
    1.93%
  • Jd.Com, Inc
    Cayman Islands International Equities
    1.19%
  • China Construction Bank Corp
    China International Equities
    1.17%
  • Ping An Insurance Company Of China Ltd
    China International Equities
    0.82%
  • Pinduoduo Inc
    Cayman Islands International Equities
    0.81%
  • Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation Sjsc
    Saudi Arabia International Equities
    0.77%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.0%
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% 100.0%
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. 2022.