Funds

Amova Conservative Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 3.07%

The average total concerns of all managed conservative funds is 3.17%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 0.52%

    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.13%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.07%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • PepsiCo
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cargill, Inc.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
  • Fossil Fuels 1.15%

    • Worley
      0.26%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Shell
      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
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.07%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Enel
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.04%
    • Baker Hughes
      0.02%
    • Dte Energy Co.
      0.02%
    • E.On Se
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Southern Power Co.
      0.02%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)
      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
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.01%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
    • National Grid PLC
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
  • Animal Cruelty 0.42%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.06%
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.72%

    • UBS
      0.19%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Israel Sovereign Bonds
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Volvo Group
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.03%
    • Tesla
      0.03%
  • Social Harm 0.38%

  • Weapons 0.53%

    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      0.10%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • BAE Systems plc
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.05%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.05%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Safran SA
      0.04%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Fund aims to achieve a return which exceeds the benchmark return by 1.00% p.A. Over a rolling three-year period before fees, expenses and taxes. The Amova Conservative Fund invests across a range of actively managed funds to create a diversified portfolio with a focus on lower risk assets.

    Value $9.64M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 3rd April 2018
    Total annual fund fees 0.7%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.68%
    Other management and administration charges 0.02%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Alan Clarke

    Currently: Portfolio Manager, Diversified Funds & External Managers and member of the Investment Committee (2 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Co-head of Diversified Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (3 years, 8 months)

    Stuart Williams

    Currently: Managing Director and Chair of Investment Committee (3 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Head of Equities – Amova Asset Management New Zealand Limited (8 years, 7 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 3.91% 2.71%
    2025 3.83% 3.9%
    2024 5.85% 6.25%
    2023 -1.56% -2.89%
    2022 -0.50% -1.46%
    2021 8.70% 11.53%
    2020 -0.05% -0.35%
    2019 4.31% 4.8%

    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 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Life Cycle Concentrated Global Share Fund Class Z

      Australia International Equities

      4.07%
    • Japan Treasury Disc Bill 130426 0.00 Gb

      Japan Cash and Equivalents A+

      2.22%
    • NZD BNP Paribas A/C

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      2.19%
    • NZ Government 2.75% 15/04/2037

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.81%
    • NZ Government 150541 1.75 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.62%
    • NZ Government Bond 2% 15/05/2032

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.38%
    • New Zealand Government 150536 4.25 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.31%
    • NZ Government 150534 4.25 Gb

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.22%
    • French Discount T-Bill 270526 0.00 Gb

      France Cash and Equivalents AA

      0.91%
    • USD BNP Paribas A/C

      United States Cash and Equivalents A+

      0.9%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 15.0% 16.66%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 31.0% 31.11%
    International Fixed Interest 31.0% 30.89%
    Australasian Equities 6.0% 5.5%
    International Equities 14.0% 13.13%
    Listed Properties 3.0% 2.72%
    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 March 2026.

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 2026 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

  • 0.52% Environmental Harm
  • 1.15% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.42% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.72% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.38% Social Harm
  • 0.53% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Coca-Cola Bottler
      0.13%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.07%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • PepsiCo
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Cargill, Inc.
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Worley
      0.26%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Shell
      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
    • Vale Overseas Ltd
      0.07%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Enel
      0.04%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.04%
    • Baker Hughes
      0.02%
    • Dte Energy Co.
      0.02%
    • E.On Se
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Southern Power Co.
      0.02%
    • The Southern Co.
      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
    • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)
      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
    • BP
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.01%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
    • National Grid PLC
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      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
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.06%
    • 3M
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
      0.02%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • UBS
      0.19%
    • Glencore
      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
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Israel Sovereign Bonds
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Saudi Aramco
      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
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Volvo Group
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • General Motors
      0.03%
    • Tesla
      0.03%
  • Weapons

    • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      0.10%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • BAE Systems plc
      0.09%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.05%
    • GE Aerospace
      0.05%
    • Transdigm Group, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Safran SA
      0.04%

About this Fund

The Fund aims to achieve a return which exceeds the benchmark return by 1.00% p.A. Over a rolling three-year period before fees, expenses and taxes. The Amova Conservative Fund invests across a range of actively managed funds to create a diversified portfolio with a focus on lower risk assets.

Value $9.64M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 3rd April 2018
Total annual fund fees 0.7%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.68%
Other management and administration charges 0.02%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Alan Clarke

Currently: Portfolio Manager, Diversified Funds & External Managers and member of the Investment Committee (2 years, 6 months)
Previously: Co-head of Diversified Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (3 years, 8 months)

Stuart Williams

Currently: Managing Director and Chair of Investment Committee (3 years, 0 months)
Previously: Head of Equities – Amova Asset Management New Zealand Limited (8 years, 7 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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
2026 3.91% 2.71%
2025 3.83% 3.9%
2024 5.85% 6.25%
2023 -1.56% -2.89%
2022 -0.50% -1.46%
2021 8.70% 11.53%
2020 -0.05% -0.35%
2019 4.31% 4.8%

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 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • Life Cycle Concentrated Global Share Fund Class Z

    Australia International Equities

    4.07%
  • Japan Treasury Disc Bill 130426 0.00 Gb

    Japan Cash and Equivalents A+

    2.22%
  • NZD BNP Paribas A/C

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    2.19%
  • NZ Government 2.75% 15/04/2037

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.81%
  • NZ Government 150541 1.75 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.62%
  • NZ Government Bond 2% 15/05/2032

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.38%
  • New Zealand Government 150536 4.25 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.31%
  • NZ Government 150534 4.25 Gb

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.22%
  • French Discount T-Bill 270526 0.00 Gb

    France Cash and Equivalents AA

    0.91%
  • USD BNP Paribas A/C

    United States Cash and Equivalents A+

    0.9%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 15.0% 16.66%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 31.0% 31.11%
International Fixed Interest 31.0% 30.89%
Australasian Equities 6.0% 5.5%
International Equities 14.0% 13.13%
Listed Properties 3.0% 2.72%
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 March 2026.

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 2026 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.