Funds

Clarity Fixed Income Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 1.33%

The average total concerns of all managed defensive funds is 1.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 1.33%

    • 1.33%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Fund aims to provide income in excess of bank deposits and capital stability over the medium term by investing mainly in New Zealand fixed interest securities. We intend for the Fund to make quarterly income distributions.

    Value $176M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 23rd May 2014
    Total annual fund fees 0.7%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.3%
    Other management and administration charges 0.4%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Alan Lee

    Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (19 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Director, Jarden Morgan Investment Services Limited (4 years, 0 months)

    Andrew Kelleher

    Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (16 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Acting Managing Principal, ASB Securities Limited and Investment Consultant, ASB Limited (3 years, 5 months)

    Josh Wilson

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Clarity Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager, NZ Funds (7 years, 10 months)

    Louis Loader

    Currently: Investment Analyst, Clarity Funds Management Limited (1 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Investment Analyst, NZ Funds (2 years, 3 months)

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

  • 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
    2024 3.59% 4.18%
    2023 -0.79% 0.36%
    2022 -2.46% -2.6%
    2021 2.15% 3.18%
    2020 1.75% 1.75%
    2019 2.76% 3.69%
    2018 1.94% 3.44%
    2017 1.52% 2.2%
    2016 2.91% 4.07%

    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. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZGB 4.50% 15/05/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      10.58%
    • Housnz 4.422% 15/10/2027

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      5.2%
    • Nzms First Mortgage Securities Limited

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      4.69%
    • Pctnz 5.42% 24/10/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      4.3%
    • NZD Cash At Bank

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

      3.97%
    • Asbbnk 1.646% 04/05/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      3.6%
    • Mcynz 2.16% 29/09/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      3.55%
    • Rabobk Nfix3Fra + 80 12/08/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A+

      3.43%
    • Tpnz 1.52% 04/08/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA

      3.05%
    • Bchina Term Deposit 6.35% 21/03/2024 21/03/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

      2.98%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 21.41%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 95.0% 78.59%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    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 by asset type.

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

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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 1.33% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • 1.33%

About this Fund

The Fund aims to provide income in excess of bank deposits and capital stability over the medium term by investing mainly in New Zealand fixed interest securities. We intend for the Fund to make quarterly income distributions.

Value $176M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 23rd May 2014
Total annual fund fees 0.7%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.3%
Other management and administration charges 0.4%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Alan Lee

Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (19 years, 6 months)
Previously: Director, Jarden Morgan Investment Services Limited (4 years, 0 months)

Andrew Kelleher

Currently: Director, Clarity Funds Management Limited (16 years, 8 months)
Previously: Acting Managing Principal, ASB Securities Limited and Investment Consultant, ASB Limited (3 years, 5 months)

Josh Wilson

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Clarity Funds Management Limited (5 years, 9 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager, NZ Funds (7 years, 10 months)

Louis Loader

Currently: Investment Analyst, Clarity Funds Management Limited (1 years, 3 months)
Previously: Investment Analyst, NZ Funds (2 years, 3 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 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 3.59% 4.18%
2023 -0.79% 0.36%
2022 -2.46% -2.6%
2021 2.15% 3.18%
2020 1.75% 1.75%
2019 2.76% 3.69%
2018 1.94% 3.44%
2017 1.52% 2.2%
2016 2.91% 4.07%

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. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZGB 4.50% 15/05/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    10.58%
  • Housnz 4.422% 15/10/2027

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    5.2%
  • Nzms First Mortgage Securities Limited

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    4.69%
  • Pctnz 5.42% 24/10/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    4.3%
  • NZD Cash At Bank

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

    3.97%
  • Asbbnk 1.646% 04/05/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    3.6%
  • Mcynz 2.16% 29/09/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    3.55%
  • Rabobk Nfix3Fra + 80 12/08/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest A+

    3.43%
  • Tpnz 1.52% 04/08/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA

    3.05%
  • Bchina Term Deposit 6.35% 21/03/2024 21/03/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents

    2.98%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 21.41%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 95.0% 78.59%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
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 by asset type.

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