Commentary

As of 20 April 2026

Market Overview

 

  • Despite ongoing conflict in the middle east and high energy prices, global equity markets had a strong month as they bounced back from the weak performance in March and also helped by the start of earnings results being released in the US.

  • The United States S&P 500 index rose 10.4%, the UK FTSE 100 index increased 2.0%, the Japanese Nikkei 225 gained 16.1%, the Australian ASX 200 index added 2.2% and the MSCI World index ended the month up 9.4%.

  • The S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.1%. 

Fund Highlights

 

  • The fund ended the month up, and ahead of the index return – albeit returns were small.

  • NextDC conducted a $1.5 billion capital raise to fund the continued development of its data centre portfolio.

  • Mercury and Genesis Energy upgraded earnings guidance while A2 Milk and EBOS downgraded.

  • Overweight positions Next DC, Infratil, and Vista added value. Underweight positions Mercury, Genesis Energy, and Skellerup detracted value.

Performance

Amova SRI Equity Fund
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Performance

at 20 April 2026
One month Three months One year Three years (p.a) Five years (p.a)
Fund performance1 -0.16 -4.65 6.68 2.18 0.00
Appropriate Market Index (AMI)2 -0.07 -3.68 9.14 3.18 0.00
  1. Returns are before tax and after the deduction of fees and expenses and including tax credits (if any).
  2. AMI: S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross with Imputation Credits.

5 year cumulative performance $10,000 invested

Top 10 Holdings

Security Name Percentage
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare 15.91%
Infratil Limited 10.88%
Auckland International Airport Ltd 9.10%
Contact Energy Limited 7.08%
Meridian Energy Ltd NPV 6.70%
The A2 Milk Company Limited 5.94%
EBOS Group Limited 4.45%
Spark New Zealand Ltd 4.21%
NZD BNP Paribas A/C 3.96%
Mainfreight Limited 3.86%