Funds
Generate KiwiSaver Thematic Fund
Fund type: Aggressive fund
Past Returns: No 3 year data yetAnnual Fees: 1.19%
Fund type: Aggressive fund
Past Returns: No 3 year data yetWhere a company has multiple ethical concerns, the total concerns percentage counts this investment once.
The average total concerns of all funds of the same risk profile is weighted by the funds' investment values.
The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver aggressive funds is 10.67%.
Where companies, through their products or operations, cause harm to animals e.g., animal entertainment (such as marine parks and rodeos), livestock exports, whale meat etc.
Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
The world’s largest social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp). Company has faced claims and legal actions due to mental health harm (notably to young people), breaches of user privacy / data rights, and the spread of misinformation. Inadequate moderating in non-English speaking countries (e.g. Myanmar) allowed the platform to be used to incite ethnic violence. Removal of content moderation from strt of 2025 increases risk of social and political harm.
Fund type: Aggressive fund
Past Returns: No 3 year data yetThe Thematic Fund aims to provide a higher return over the long term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio of growth assets predominantly made up of mid to large cap international equities based on investment themes that are considered to have high growth potential with a very minor allocation of income assets. Volatility is likely to be very high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.
Generate is an award-winning KiwiSaver and wealth provider with a track record of strong, long-term performance through responsible investment. Generate was awarded both Investor Choice and Adviser Choice Awards at the Research IP Funds Manager of the year awards 2022 and also received a Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for KiwiSaver.
Value | $15.0M NZD |
Period of data report | 30th June 2025 |
Members | 501 |
Fund started | 30th April 2025 |
Total annual fund fees | 1.19% |
Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
Manager's basic fee | 1.16% |
Other management and administration charges | 0.03% |
Total other charges | 36.0 |
Total other charges currency | NZD |
Sam Goldwater |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (12 years, 3 months)
|
Daniel Frost |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (7 years, 5 months)
|
Andrew Bolland |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (6 years, 0 months)
|
Ayrton Oliver |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (4 years, 3 months)
|
Nathan Field |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (2 years, 4 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.
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 |
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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 30th June 2025.
Microsoft
United States International Equities
Nvidia
United States International Equities
Netflix
United States International Equities
Apple Computer
United States International Equities
Meta Platforms
United States International Equities
Home Depot
United States International Equities
Alphabet
United States International Equities
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Liberia International Equities
Crh PLC
Ireland International Equities
Jpmorgan Chase & Co
United States International Equities
Type | Target | Actual |
---|---|---|
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 2.0% | 3.46% |
New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Equities | 98.0% | 96.54% |
Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.
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 June 2025 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.
Where companies, through their products or operations, cause harm to animals e.g., animal entertainment (such as marine parks and rodeos), livestock exports, whale meat etc.
Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
The world’s largest social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp). Company has faced claims and legal actions due to mental health harm (notably to young people), breaches of user privacy / data rights, and the spread of misinformation. Inadequate moderating in non-English speaking countries (e.g. Myanmar) allowed the platform to be used to incite ethnic violence. Removal of content moderation from strt of 2025 increases risk of social and political harm.
Fund type: Aggressive fund
Past Returns: No 3 year data yetThe Thematic Fund aims to provide a higher return over the long term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio of growth assets predominantly made up of mid to large cap international equities based on investment themes that are considered to have high growth potential with a very minor allocation of income assets. Volatility is likely to be very high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.
Generate is an award-winning KiwiSaver and wealth provider with a track record of strong, long-term performance through responsible investment. Generate was awarded both Investor Choice and Adviser Choice Awards at the Research IP Funds Manager of the year awards 2022 and also received a Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for KiwiSaver.
Value | $15.0M NZD |
Period of data report | 30th June 2025 |
Members | 501 |
Fund started | 30th April 2025 |
Total annual fund fees | 1.19% |
Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
Manager's basic fee | 1.16% |
Other management and administration charges | 0.03% |
Total other charges | 36.0 |
Total other charges currency | NZD |
Sam Goldwater |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (12 years, 3 months)
|
Daniel Frost |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (7 years, 5 months)
|
Andrew Bolland |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (6 years, 0 months)
|
Ayrton Oliver |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (4 years, 3 months)
|
Nathan Field |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (2 years, 4 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.
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 |
---|
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 30th June 2025.
Microsoft
United States International Equities
Nvidia
United States International Equities
Netflix
United States International Equities
Apple Computer
United States International Equities
Meta Platforms
United States International Equities
Home Depot
United States International Equities
Alphabet
United States International Equities
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Liberia International Equities
Crh PLC
Ireland International Equities
Jpmorgan Chase & Co
United States International Equities
Type | Target | Actual |
---|---|---|
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 2.0% | 3.46% |
New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Equities | 98.0% | 96.54% |
Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2025.
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 June 2025 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.