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Nikko AM Growth Fund

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Type: Growth fund
Past Returns: *-1.01%

Average annual returns over the past 3 years, after fees and taxes. * indicates less than 3 years of data.

Annual Fees: 1.13%

Annual fees, including any membership and % management fee.

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.

Fossil Fuel

Coca Cola Co 010650 2.60 Cb 0.01%
Coca Cola Co USD 0.70%
Genesis Energy Ltd 030425 5.00 Cb 0.10%
Genesis Energy Ltd 200722 1.32 Gb 0.03%
Glencore Funding Llc 290424 4.625 Cb 0.01%
New Zealand Refining Company Limited 0.13%

Weapons

Woodward Inc 0.60%

Gambling

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 1.03%
Skycity Entertainment Group Limited 1.04%

Alcohol

Anheuser Busch Inbev Worldwide Inc 230129 4.75 Cb 0.02%
Diageo Capital PLC 290430 2.00 Cb 0.01%

Human Rights & Environmental Violations

Glencore Funding Llc 290424 4.625 Cb 0.01%

Animal Testing

Coca Cola Co 010650 2.60 Cb 0.010%
Coca Cola Co USD 0.700%
Johnson Matthey PLC 0.430%
Kerry Group PLC-A 0.780%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 150926 2.55 Cb 0.010%
Unilever PLC 0.730%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 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.

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.

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
2020 -4.35% -4.38%
2019 6.14% 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 Thu Dec. 31st 2020.

Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:

  • Jpm Multi Manager Alternatives
    Luxembourg Other
    4.72%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    3.55%
  • Westpac NZD Cash Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.52%
  • Spark New Zealand Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    3.08%
  • Contact Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.8%
  • Infratil Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.61%
  • A2 Milk Company
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.39%
  • Summerset Group Holdings Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.09%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.82%
  • Amazon Com Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.54%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register Thu Dec. 31st 2020.

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

Target

Actual


Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 1.23%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 6.0% 5.88%
International Fixed Interest 6.0% 5.9%
Australasian Equities 34.0% 33.65%
International Equities 44.0% 43.69%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 10.0% 9.65%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Thu Dec. 31st 2020.

Does this fund have a policy to exclude any industries from its investments? The first column shows if the fund has a policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

The Fund may have investments that are not consistent with their exclusions policy because they are still in the process of implementing their policy.

  • Issue of concern
    Does this fund say it excludes this?
    Actual holdings
  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography:
    0.00%
  • Alcohol:
    0.08%
  • Animal Testing:
    2.74%
  • Fossil Fuels:
    1.13%
  • Gambling:
    2.08%
  • GMOs:
    0.00%
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations:
    0.04%
  • Palm Oil:
    0.00%
  • Tobacco:
    0.00%
  • Weapons:
    0.61%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 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 the fund’s intended exclusions may not be consistent with the analysis of the portfolio because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments by the fund.

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.

In their own words

"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 $5.6M NZD
Period of data report Thu Dec. 31st 2020
Members Not provided
Fund started Tue April 3rd 2018
Total annual fund fees 1.13%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.76%
Administration charges 0.37%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Key Personnel

Fergus Mcdonald

Currently: Head of Bonds and Currency - Nikko Asset Management (20 years, 6 months)
Previously: NZ Fixed Interest Portfolio Manager - Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited (10 years, 5 months)

George Carter

Currently: Managing Director - Nikko Asset Management (5 years, 2 months)
Previously: Director Head of Distribution - AMP Capital Investors NZ Limited (6 years, 4 months)

Stuart Williams

Currently: Head of Equities and Member of Investment Committee (6 years, 5 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - OnePath (NZ) Limited (1 years, 7 months)

James Wesley

Currently: Head of Distribution and Member of Investment Committee (7 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Australia - Wholesale - Threadneedle Investments (3 years, 0 months)

James Rogers

Currently: Chief Operating Officer and Member of Investment Committee (3 years, 9 months)
Previously: Senior Project Manager - Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited (0 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to Thu Dec. 31st 2020.

Downloads

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