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 0.30%
    • Nestle Holdings Inc 0.27%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.17%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.14%
    • Credit Suisse Group AG 0.12%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.09%
    • Credit Suisse New York 0.07%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.07%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.06%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.04%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.04%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.02%
    • Bank Hapoalim Bm 0.01%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.01%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.01%
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Mtn Group Ltd 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.01%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 0.02%
    • Barrick Gold Corp 0.01%
    • Bunge Ltd 0.01%
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.01%
    • P G & E Corp 0.01%
    • Posco 0.01%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.16%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.09%
    • Braskem Netherlands 0.08%
    • Unilever PLC 0.06%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.04%
    • L'Oreal 0.04%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.03%
    • Hermes International 0.03%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.03%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Basf Se 0.02%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.02%
    • Corteva Inc 0.02%
    • Dow Inc 0.02%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.02%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.02%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.02%
    • Kering 0.02%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.02%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.01%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.01%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.01%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.01%
    • Clorox Company 0.01%
    • Formosa Plastics Corp 0.01%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.01%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Nv 0.01%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.01%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.01%
    • Kao Corp 0.01%
    • Kikkoman Corp 0.01%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.01%
    • Moncler Spa 0.01%
    • Mosaic Co/The 0.01%
    • Nan Ya Plastics Corp 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.01%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 0.01%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.01%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.01%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Tyson Foods Inc-Cl A 0.01%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.10%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.02%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.02%
    • L3Harris Technologies Inc 0.02%
    • Transdigm Group Inc 0.02%
    • Heico Corp-Class A 0.01%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.01%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG 0.01%
    • Rheinmetall AG 0.01%
    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.01%
    • Teledyne Technologies Inc 0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.79% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh 0.28%
    • E.On Intl Finance Bv 0.22%
    • Apa Infrastructure Ltd 0.21% !!
      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
    • Sgsp Australia Assets 0.18%
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets 0.15%
    • Berkshire Hathaway Cl-A-Cdi 0.09%
    • Enbridge Inc 0.09% !!
      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
    • Enterprise Products Oper 0.08% !!
      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
    • Kinder Morgan Ener Part 0.08% !!
      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
    • National Grid PLC 0.06% !!
      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
    • Electricite De France SA 0.05%
    • National Grid Gas PLC 0.05% !!
      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
    • Nextera Energy Inc 0.05%
    • Williams Companies Inc 0.05% !!
      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
    • Kinder Morgan Inc 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 NZ Lt 0.03%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.03%
    • Phillips 66 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
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.03%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.02% !!
      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
    • Constellation Energy 0.02%
    • Dominion Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Enel Spa 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Itochu Corp 0.02% !!
      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
    • Sempra Energy 0.02% !!
      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
    • Tc Energy Corp 0.02% !!
      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
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.02%
    • Williams Cos Inc 0.02% !!
      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
    • Acwa Power Co 0.01%
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Centerpoint Energy Inc 0.01%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.01%
    • Centrica PLC 0.01%
    • Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 0.01%
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.01%
    • Compagnie De Saint Gobain 0.01%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.01%
    • E.On Se 0.01%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Engie 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
    • Entergy Corp 0.01%
    • Fairfax Financial Hldgs Ltd 0.01%
    • Fortis 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
    • Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv-Ser B 0.01%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas 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
    • Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd 0.01%
    • Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 0.01%
    • Marubeni 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
    • Neste Oyj 0.01%
    • Nippon Steel Corp 0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk 0.01%
    • Oneok Inc 0.01%
    • P G & E Corp 0.01%
    • Pembina Pipeline 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
    • Public Service Enterprise Gp 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.01%
    • Snam Spa 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
    • Sumitomo 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
    • Targa Resources Corp 0.01%
    • Weg SA 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. 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

The Moderate Fund invests largely in income assets, which generally have lower levels of risk with the potential for lower returns. It also has a sizeable allocation to growth assets, which generally have higher levels of risk and potential returns. It aims to achieve moderate returns over the medium term.

Value $176M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Fund started 21st May 2018
Total annual fund fees 0.45%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.45%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Peter Forster

Currently: Chair, BNZ Investment Review Committee (4 years, 0 months)
Previously: General Manager Wealth, BNZ (other position) (5 years, 4 months)

Richard Ansell

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Review Committee (4 years, 0 months)
Previously: Director, BNZ Investment Services Limited (other position) (4 years, 10 months)

Jason Wong

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Review Committee (3 years, 0 months)
Previously: Senior Markets Strategist, BNZ (other position) (8 years, 0 months)

Louis Nel

Currently: Member, BNZ Investment Review Committee (1 years, 9 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Solutions Wealth, BNZ (other position) (12 years, 11 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 -2.59% -1.99%
2022 1.06% -0.7%
2021 18.16% 11.64%
2020 -1.83% 1.42%

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

  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.41%
  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.22%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    1.2%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.2%
  • BNP Paribas Bank Account USD
    United States Cash and Equivalents AA
    1.13%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.94%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.9%
  • NZ Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.9%
  • Bank Of New Zealand Floating Rate Note 18/03/2024
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
    0.89%
  • Meridian Energy Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.81%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 15.0% 15.76%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 11.0% 11.12%
International Fixed Interest 34.0% 34.03%
Australasian Equities 13.0% 12.12%
International Equities 27.0% 26.97%
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.