Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund - EMPOWER FUNDS INC

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Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund Institutional Class (MXBSX)
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Empower Lifetime Fund - EMPOWER FUNDS INC
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, below the threshold of 0.5%. Assigned a grade of C.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
C
9.45%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
producers
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
banks
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
consumers
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
234
holdings flagged
9.44%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
 $57.64 MILLION invested 
in holdings flagged for deforestation risk
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producers
Commodity producers
44 holdings
0.47% of assets
$2.9 MILLION invested
banks
Banks and lenders
85 holdings
3.01% of assets
$18.38 MILLION invested
consumers
Major consumer brands
119 holdings
6.19% of assets
$37.76 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
Commodity producers
44 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
44 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Tyson Foods Inc
    Soy producerCattle producer
    0.09%0.09% of portfolio
    $551,402$551,402 invested
    Soy producerCattle producer
  • 2. Glencore PLC
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.07%0.07% of portfolio
    $448,224$448,224 invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 3. International Paper Co
    Paper/pulp producer
    0.04%0.04% of portfolio
    $271,585$271,585 invested
    Paper/pulp producer
  • 4. ITOCHU Corp
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
    0.04%0.04% of portfolio
    $255,756$255,756 invested
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
  • 5. Mitsubishi Corp
    Palm oil producer
    0.04%0.04% of portfolio
    $251,639$251,639 invested
    Palm oil producer
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Banks and lenders
Banks and lenders
85 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
85 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. JPMorgan Chase & Co
    0.49%0.49% of portfolio
    $3.02M$3.02M invested
  • 2. Bank of America Corp
    0.34%0.34% of portfolio
    $2.05M$2.05M invested
  • 3. Citigroup Inc
    0.28%0.28% of portfolio
    $1.72M$1.72M invested
  • 4. NatWest Group PLC
    0.19%0.19% of portfolio
    $1.14M$1.14M invested
  • 5. HSBC Holdings PLC
    0.18%0.18% of portfolio
    $1.09M$1.09M invested
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Major consumer brands
Major consumer brands
119 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
119 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Amazon.com Inc
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    1.44%1.44% of portfolio
    $8.8M$8.8M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 2. Walmart Inc
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.36%0.36% of portfolio
    $2.18M$2.18M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 3. Johnson & Johnson
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.27%0.27% of portfolio
    $1.65M$1.65M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 4. Procter & Gamble Co/The
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.24%0.24% of portfolio
    $1.47M$1.47M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 5. Home Depot Inc/The
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
    0.22%0.22% of portfolio
    $1.37M$1.37M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
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DATA AS OF 31 Dec 2025





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