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

    • Enbridge Inc 8.86% !!
      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 6.73% !!
      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 4.45% !!
      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 3.20% !!
      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
    • Snam Spa 2.91% !!
      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
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 2.89% !!
      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 2.87% !!
      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
    • Oneok Inc 2.50%
    • Gibson Energy Inc 2.25%
    • Cms Energy Corp 2.18%
    • Ppl Corp 2.12%
    • American Electric Power 2.08%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd 1.93%
    • Vopak 1.37% !!
      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
    • Nisource Inc 1.31%
    • Xcel Energy Inc 1.10%
    • Orsted A/S 0.75% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd 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 31st March 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 fund invests in infrastructure securities in both developed and emerging markets across a range of sectors. This provides access to a range of infrastructure sectors across geographic regions, with active portfolio management that seeks to target excess returns and predictable, stable cash flows. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the investment process. The fund aims to provide total returns (income and capital growth) after costs and before tax, above the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index, fully hedged to New Zealand dollars, on a rolling three-year basis.

Value $175M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2024
Fund started 7th Sept. 2012
Total annual fund fees 1.31%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.25%
Other management and administration charges 0.06%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 11 months)
Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (current) (10 years, 7 months)

Martin Lewington

Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (15 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (6 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

Padraig Brown

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (11 years, 2 months)

Robert Kavanagh

Currently: Head of Portfolio Management NZ - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (10 years, 0 months)
Previously: Vice President - Account Management PIMCO Australia Pty Limited (7 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 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 14.61% 0.34%
2023 -4.85% -3.12%
2022 3.53% 21.27%
2021 35.55% 20.61%
2020 -7.06% -12.31%
2019 10.17% 18.35%
2018 7.53% -4.53%
2017 9.49% 13.77%
2016 4.71% -9.94%
2015 14.67% 23.86%

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 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Enbridge Inc
    Canada International Equities
    8.86%
  • National Grid PLC
    United Kingdom International Equities
    6.73%
  • Crown Castle International Corporation
    United States Other
    5.99%
  • American Tower Reit Inc
    United States Other
    5.19%
  • Exelon Corporation
    United States Other
    4.77%
  • Vinci SA
    France Other
    4.5%
  • Sempra Energy
    United States International Equities
    4.45%
  • Cellnex Telecom SA
    Spain Other
    4.33%
  • United Utilities Group PLC
    United Kingdom International Equities
    4.3%
  • Terna Spa
    Italy Other
    3.7%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 1.75%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
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 100.0% 98.25%
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 March 2024.