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

    • Johnson & Johnson 0.52%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.41%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.27%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.13%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc 0.06%
    • Bank Leumi Le-Israel 0.02%
    • Alstom 0.01%
    • Bank Hapoalim Bm 0.01%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.20% !!
      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
    • Basf Se 0.06%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.06%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.04%
    • Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.02%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.48%
    • Unilever PLC 0.17%
    • L'Oreal 0.14%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.08%
    • Hermes International 0.08%
    • Sherwin-Williams Co/The 0.08%
    • Basf Se 0.06%
    • Bayer AG-Reg 0.06%
    • Ecolab Inc 0.06%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.06%
    • Dow Inc 0.05%
    • Dupont De Nemours Inc 0.04%
    • Estee Lauder Companies-Cl A 0.04%
    • Kering 0.04%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.04%
    • Nutrien Ltd 0.04%
    • PPG Industries Inc 0.04%
    • Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.03%
    • Givaudan-Reg 0.03%
    • Kao Corp 0.03%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.03%
    • Akzo Nobel N.V. 0.02%
    • Beiersdorf AG 0.02%
    • Clorox Company 0.02%
    • Entegris Inc 0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vor-Pref 0.02%
    • Intl Flavors & Fragrances 0.02%
    • Moncler Spa 0.02%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Shiseido Co Ltd 0.02%
    • Symrise AG 0.02%
    • Unicharm Corp 0.02%
    • Burberry Group PLC 0.01%
    • Covestro AG 0.01%
    • Croda International PLC 0.01%
    • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert Nv 0.01%
    • Hormel Foods Corp 0.01%
    • Mowi Asa 0.01%
    • Novozymes A/S-B Shares 0.01%
    • Solvay SA 0.01%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.07%
    • Daikin Industries Ltd 0.06%
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.03%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.02%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 1.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.20% !!
      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
    • Marubeni Corp 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
    • Compagnie De Saint Gobain 0.03%
    • Sumitomo 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
    • Fairfax Financial Hldgs Ltd 0.02%
    • Hong Kong & China Gas 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
    • South32 Ltd 0.01%

Fund Provider Response

After an internal review, and in accordance with our Responsible Investment Policy, as of 13 November 2023 Simplicity funds no longer hold Bank Hapoalim BM and Bank Leumi Le Israel BM.

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 Growth Fund provides investors with a limited exposure to income assets, but most of its investments are in growth assets.

Simplicity is a nonprofit fund manager, owned by the Simplicity Foundation. 15% of our fee goes to the Simplicity Foundation. We invest with a conscience. As a not-for-profit, we only charge what it costs, nothing more. And 100% online means no costly branches or commissions.

Value $2.08B NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2023
Members 47,129
Fund started 1st Sept. 2016
Total annual fund fees 0.31%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.3%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Sam Stubbs

Currently: Managing Director, Simplicity (7 years, 9 months)
Previously: Chief Executive Officer, TOWER Investments (5 years, 1 months)

Joy Marslin

Currently: Director, Simplicity (7 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Private Wealth Management, Westpac NZ (3 years, 7 months)

Andrew Lance

Currently: Chief Operating Officer, Simplicity (7 years, 6 months)
Previously: Consultant, AMP Financial Services (1 years, 0 months)

Matthew Houtman

Currently: Head of Private Capital, Simplicity (3 years, 1 months)
Previously: Co-Managing Director, Pioneer Capital Management (16 years, 0 months)

Reuben Halper

Currently: Director, Simplicity (6 years, 7 months)
Previously: Agency Lead, Google NZ (current position) (8 years, 3 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 -3.87% -4.05%
2022 2.25% 3.22%
2021 28.16% 27.41%
2020 -3.43% -2.59%
2019 6.75% 7.81%
2018 7.80% 8.19%

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
    3.58%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    United States International Equities
    3.53%
  • Simplicity Living Ltd Ordinary Shares
    New Zealand Unlisted Property
    2.3%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    2.09%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd
    New Zealand Listed Property
    1.75%
  • Nvidia Corp
    United States International Equities
    1.49%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.44%
  • Infratil Ltd
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.27%
  • Cash At Bank
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    1.21%
  • Meridian Energy Limited
    New Zealand Australasian Equities
    1.07%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.0% 2.75%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 7.5% 7.36%
International Fixed Interest 10.5% 10.21%
Australasian Equities 17.7% 19.41%
International Equities 57.8% 57.38%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 4.5% 2.89%
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.