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. 0.91%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.20%
    • Uber Technologies, Inc. 0.20%
    • Nestlé 0.12%
    • Ubs 0.07%
    • Glencore 0.03%
    • Saudi Aramco 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
    • Shell 0.37% !!
      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. 0.19%
    • Glencore 0.03%
    • Bunge 0.02%
    • Energy Transfer Lp 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
    • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Se 0.43%
    • Shell 0.37% !!
      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
    • Tyson Foods Inc 0.32%
    • Entegris, Inc. 0.25%
    • Corteva, Inc. 0.19%
    • Celanese US Holdings Llc 0.02%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 0.01%
    • Safran SA 0.56%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 0.30%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp. 0.21%
    • Saab Ab 0.19%
    • Amphenol Corp. 0.15%
    • Contact Energy Ltd. 2.54% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc. 0.47%
    • Shell 0.37% !!
      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
    • Suncor Energy, Inc. 0.23% !!
      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 0.21%
    • Meg Energy Corp. 0.19% !!
      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
    • Glencore 0.03%
    • Enel 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Energy Transfer Lp 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
    • Saudi Aramco 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
    • Diamondback Energy, 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
    • Enbridge, 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
    • Enterprise Products Partners 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% !!
      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
    • Électricité De France 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. 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.

About this fund

The Growth Fund aims to invest across a range of actively managed funds to create a diversified portfolio with a focus on higher risk assets.

Value $11.7M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2024
Fund started 3rd April 2018
Total annual fund fees 1.09%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.99%
Other management and administration charges 0.1%
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 (1 years, 0 months)
Previously: Co-head of Diversified Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (3 years, 8 months)

Stuart Williams

Currently: Managing Director and Chair of Investment Committee (1 years, 6 months)
Previously: Head of Equities – Nikko 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 30th Sept. 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 12.57% 16.08%
2023 -4.05% -7.54%
2022 1.38% -1.39%
2021 27.68% 31.37%
2020 -4.45% -4.38%
2019 6.12% 2.35%

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 30th Sept. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Jpm Global Select Equity X Acc USD
    Luxembourg International Equities
    15.74%
  • Infratil Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    3.33%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.67%
  • Contact Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.54%
  • NZD BNP Paribas A/C
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.26%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.98%
  • Summerset Group Holdings Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.79%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.67%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.62%
  • Amazon Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.62%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.0% 2.89%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 8.0% 7.78%
International Fixed Interest 9.0% 8.6%
Australasian Equities 23.0% 29.17%
International Equities 50.0% 51.03%
Listed Properties 7.0% 0.52%
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 30th Sept. 2024.