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 0.31%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.21%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.08%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.07%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.07%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.06%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.02%
    • Pan American Silver Corp 0.02%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.01%
    • Li Ning Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.10%
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.04%
    • Fmc Corp 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Soc Quimica Y Minera Chile-B 0.01%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.13%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.10%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.10%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.10%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.07%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.07%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.06%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.06%
    • L'Oreal 0.05%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.05%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.04%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.04%
    • Albemarle Corp 0.03%
    • Croda International PLC 0.03%
    • Fmc Corp 0.03%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.03%
    • 3M Co 0.02%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.02%
    • Clorox Company 0.02%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.02%
    • Mosaic Co/The 0.02%
    • Mowi Asa 0.02%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.01%
    • Hermes International 0.01%
    • Kering 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 0.01%
    • Walmart Inc 0.09%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.43% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Enel Spa 0.10% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.08%
    • Orsted A/S 0.03% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Kinetik Holdings Lp 0.02%
    • Verbund AG 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Weg SA 0.02%
    • Algonquin Power & Utilities 0.01%
    • Centrais Eletricas Brasilier 0.01%
    • Clearway Energy Op Llc 0.01%
    • Northland Power Inc 0.01%
    • Orica Ltd 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 fund has a well-diversified portfolio that has an allocation to growth assets that broadly equals the allocation to lower-risk income assets. The fund aims to achieve medium returns, in exchange there will be some movements up and down in the value of your investments.

Value $878M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Members 18,977
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.78%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.69%
Other management and administration charges 0.09%
Total other charges 23.4
Total other charges currency NZD

Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 9 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 8 months)

Mark David Ennis

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 5 months)
Previously: Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited (3 years, 10 months)

Katie Priscilla Breatnach

Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 10 months)
Previously: GM Legal & Governance, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 1 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% -3.49%
2022 0.71% -0.47%
2021 17.98% 14.92%
2020 -1.40% -2.47%
2019 5.81% 5.69%
2018 5.28% 4.32%
2017 5.86% 6.28%
2016 4.01% 0.66%
2015 11.09% 9.37%
2014 7.28% 5.11%

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

  • Apple Inc
    United States International Equities
    1.47%
  • New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond - Maturing 20 Sep 2035
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.43%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 Apr 2027
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.34%
  • Microsoft Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.3%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 20 Apr 2029
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.24%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 Apr 2025
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.2%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 14 Apr 2033
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.19%
  • BNP USD Account
    United States Cash and Equivalents
    1.17%
  • New Zealand Government Bond - Maturing 15 May 2024
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    1.11%
  • Westpac New Zealand - Maturing 6 Mar 2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents P-1
    1.0%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 13.5% 12.85%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 18.0% 18.1%
International Fixed Interest 22.0% 22.25%
Australasian Equities 10.5% 10.81%
International Equities 36.0% 35.99%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.