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

    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.21%
    • Caterpillar Inc 0.15%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.10%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.06%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.53% !!
      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 0.05%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.04%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.41%
    • L'Oreal SA 0.13%
    • Air Liquide SA 0.11%
    • Hermes International 0.08%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co 0.08%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.08%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.07%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.05%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.04%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.04%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.04%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.03%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.03%
    • Lyondellbasell Ind Nv 0.03%
    • Akzo Nobel Nv 0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.02%
    • Intl Flavor & Fragrances 0.02%
    • Kao Corp 0.02%
    • Moncler Spa 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd 0.02%
    • Symrise AG 0.02%
    • The Clorox Co. 0.02%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.02%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.01%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.01%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.05%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 0.67% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.53% !!
      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
    • Genesis Energy Ltd 0.33%
    • Rio Tinto Ltd 0.10%
    • Ampol Ltd 0.09%
    • Itochu Corp 0.06% !!
      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 0.06% !!
      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
    • Apa Group 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
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 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
    • Sempra Energy 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
    • Valero Energy Corp 0.05%
    • Williams Cos Inc 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
    • Bkw AG 0.04%
    • Channel Infrastructure NZ Lt 0.04%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.04%
    • Dassault Systemes 0.04%
    • Kinder Morgan Inc 0.04% !!
      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 0.04%
    • South32 Ltd 0.04%
    • Agl Energy Ltd 0.03%
    • Fortis Inc 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
    • Lyondellbasell Ind Nv 0.03%
    • Marubeni Corp 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
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd 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
    • Atmos Energy Corp 0.02%
    • Cms Energy Corp 0.02%
    • Neste Oyj 0.02%
    • Orica Ltd 0.02%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp 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
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson 0.02%
    • Brickworks Ltd 0.01%
    • Eneos Holdings Inc 0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk 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 SuperLife Default Fund invests in a mix of income and growth assets. Designed for investors that want a balanced investment option. Excludes investments in illegal weapons (cluster munitions, anti-personnel mines and nuclear explosive devices) and fossil fuel production. Negative annual returns may occur once in every 5 - 7 years on average. The fund is a Default KiwiSaver Fund

Value $514M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Members 52,334
Fund started 1st Dec. 2021
Total annual fund fees 0.2%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.18%
Other management and administration charges 0.02%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (8 years, 1 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (8 years, 8 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (4 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (8 years, 1 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 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% -2.33%

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

  • Ishares Core Msci World Ex Australia ESG ETF
    Australia International Equities
    31.48%
  • ANZ NZD Current Account
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    4.96%
  • US Treasury N/B 5.00% 31/08/2025
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    1.48%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.38%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    1.16%
  • US Treasury N/B 3.875% 15/08/2033
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    1.1%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.95%
  • New Zealand Government 3.50% 14/04/2033
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
    0.84%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    0.84%
  • US Treasury N/B 3.125% 15/08/2025
    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA
    0.71%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 9.2% 11.48961%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 13.8% 13.60819%
International Fixed Interest 23.0% 22.59943%
Australasian Equities 17.0% 16.97157%
International Equities 31.0% 31.48883%
Listed Properties 6.0% 3.842373%
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.