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 0.21%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.09%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.09%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.08%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.05%
    • Wells Fargo & Co 0.05%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.03%
    • Caterpillar Finl Service 0.02%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.02%
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Rio Tinto PLC-Spon Adr 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.27% !!
      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
    • Chevron Corp 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
    • Shell 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
    • BHP Group Ltd-Spon Adr 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
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.03%
    • Bayer US Finance Ii Llc 0.01%
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.01%
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Vale SA 0.01%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.15%
    • 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
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.08%
    • Chevron Corp 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
    • Shell 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
    • L'Oreal 0.04%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Vuitt 0.04%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Jab Holdings Bv 0.02%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 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
    • Unilever PLC 0.02%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.01%
    • Bayer US Finance Ii Llc 0.01%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.01%
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 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
    • Hermes International 0.01%
    • Koninklijke Dsm Nv 0.01%
    • Richemont International 0.01%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.09%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.33% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.27% !!
      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
    • Woodside Energy Group Ltd 0.13% !!
      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
    • 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
    • Chevron Corp 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
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.05%
    • Shell 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
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.04%
    • BHP Group Ltd-Spon Adr 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
    • Conocophillips 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
    • Equinor Asa-Spon Adr 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
    • Total SA 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
    • Totalenergies Se 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
    • BP PLC 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
    • Nextera Energy Inc 0.02%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 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
    • Weir Group PLC/The 0.02%
    • Canadian Natural Resources 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
    • Duke Energy Corp 0.01%
    • 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
    • Eog Resources 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
    • Exxon Mobil Corporation 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
    • Glencore PLC 0.01%
    • Iberdrola SA 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.01%
    • Origin Energy Ltd 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
    • Pioneer Natural Resource 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
    • Rio Tinto PLC-Spon Adr 0.01%
    • Southern Co/The 0.01%
    • Vale SA 0.01%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver 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 is suited to investors who seek moderate returns on average over medium term periods (three years plus), allowing for some shorter-term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing mainly in income assets, while including a moderate allocation of growth assets.

Value $237M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Members 13,023
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 1.08%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.05%
Other management and administration charges 0.02%
Total other charges 36.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Manager - Research, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 2 months)

Brendon Doyle

Currently: Director of Direct Investments, Booster Financial Services Limited (6 years, 11 months)
Previously: Deputy Secretary, Financial Operations, New Zealand Treasury (1 years, 1 months)

David Beattie

Currently: Chair of the Investment Committee, Booster Investment Management Limited (4 years, 10 months)
Previously: CIO, Booster Financial Services Limited (17 years, 6 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services Limited (2 years, 5 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager - Australasian Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (3 years, 8 months)

Rowan Calvert

Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities, Booster Financial Services Limited (6 years, 2 months)
Previously: Senior Equity Analyst, Booster Financial Services Limited (7 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver 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 -2.79% -2.22%
2022 0.71% 0.23%
2021 17.98% 10.49%
2020 -1.40% 0.73%
2019 5.81% 5.24%
2018 5.28% 3.81%
2017 5.86% 4.23%
2016 4.01% 2.85%
2015 11.09% 7.73%
2014 7.28% 1.79%

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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.

Top 10 Investments

  • Vanguard Ethically Conscious Gbl Agg Bond Index Fund NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    24.32%
  • Vanguard Int'L Shares Select Exclusions Fund - NZD Hgd
    Australia Fund
    9.69%
  • Metrics Secured Private Debt Fund Ii
    Australia Fund
    1.97%
  • NZ Govt Stock 3.50% 14/04/2033
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.86%
  • Secured Loan To Booster KiwiSaver Scheme Geared Growth Fund
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest
    1.69%
  • NZ Govt Stock 2.75% 15/04/2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.61%
  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+
    1.57%
  • Vanguard Emerging Markets Share Index Fund
    Australia Fund
    1.53%
  • Aam NZ Diversified Loan Fund
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BB EQ.
    1.49%
  • Local Govt Funding Auth 1.5% 15/04/2026
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.37%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 8.89%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 23.0% 30.33%
International Fixed Interest 17.0% 26.96%
Australasian Equities 13.0% 10.61%
International Equities 21.0% 18.87%
Listed Properties 3.0% 2.59%
Unlisted Properties 3.0% 1.75%
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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.