Funds

Pie Fixed Income Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 6.96%

The average total concerns of all managed defensive funds is 1.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 2.14%

    • Unilever
      2.14%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Animal Cruelty 2.97%

    • Unilever
      2.14%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations 3.99%

    • IBM
      2.60%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      1.39%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Pie Fixed Income Fund’s objective is to preserve capital (with some growth) which outperforms the market index over a period exceeding 3 years. The Fund invests predominantly in New Zealand and international fixed interest securities.

    Value $245M NZD
    Period of data report 30th Sept. 2025
    Fund started 5th Dec. 2023
    Total annual fund fees 0.8%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.8%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Michael Taylor

    Currently: Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pie Funds (15 years, 5 months)

    Travis Murdoch

    Currently: Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager (2 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Manager at Milford (2 years, 1 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

  • Past Returns

    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
    2025 3.87% 6.54%

    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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • BNZ Call Account - NZD

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      7.0%
    • Watercare Services Ltd 3.847% 30/09/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA3

      3.27%
    • ASB Bank Ltd 4.1% 02/09/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

      3.11%
    • Cooperatieve Rabobank Ua 4.03% 19/06/2028

      Netherlands NZ Fixed Interest A+

      3.07%
    • International Business Machine 3.625% 06/02/2031

      United States Int Fixed Interest A-

      2.6%
    • Kiwibank Ltd 2.36% 11/12/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA

      2.5%
    • Johnson & Johnson 3.35% 26/02/2037

      United States Int Fixed Interest AAA

      2.5%
    • Jpmorgan Chase & Co 5.336% 23/01/2035

      United States Int Fixed Interest A

      2.28%
    • Sbs Bank 6.14% 07/03/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

      2.21%
    • Cisco Systems Inc 5.1% 24/02/2035

      United States Int Fixed Interest AA-

      2.19%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 7.18%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 35.87%
    International Fixed Interest 75.0% 56.94%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    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 by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 2.14% Environmental Harm
  • 0.0% Fossil Fuels
  • 2.97% Animal Cruelty
  • 3.99% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 0.0% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Unilever
      2.14%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Unilever
      2.14%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations

    • IBM
      2.60%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • UBS
      1.39%

About this Fund

The Pie Fixed Income Fund’s objective is to preserve capital (with some growth) which outperforms the market index over a period exceeding 3 years. The Fund invests predominantly in New Zealand and international fixed interest securities.

Value $245M NZD
Period of data report 30th Sept. 2025
Fund started 5th Dec. 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.8%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.8%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Michael Taylor

Currently: Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer (3 years, 6 months)
Previously: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pie Funds (15 years, 5 months)

Travis Murdoch

Currently: Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager (2 years, 10 months)
Previously: Portfolio Manager at Milford (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

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
2025 3.87% 6.54%

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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • BNZ Call Account - NZD

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    7.0%
  • Watercare Services Ltd 3.847% 30/09/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA3

    3.27%
  • ASB Bank Ltd 4.1% 02/09/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-

    3.11%
  • Cooperatieve Rabobank Ua 4.03% 19/06/2028

    Netherlands NZ Fixed Interest A+

    3.07%
  • International Business Machine 3.625% 06/02/2031

    United States Int Fixed Interest A-

    2.6%
  • Kiwibank Ltd 2.36% 11/12/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA

    2.5%
  • Johnson & Johnson 3.35% 26/02/2037

    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA

    2.5%
  • Jpmorgan Chase & Co 5.336% 23/01/2035

    United States Int Fixed Interest A

    2.28%
  • Sbs Bank 6.14% 07/03/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest BBB+

    2.21%
  • Cisco Systems Inc 5.1% 24/02/2035

    United States Int Fixed Interest AA-

    2.19%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 7.18%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 35.87%
International Fixed Interest 75.0% 56.94%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2025.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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.