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SuperLife KiwiSaver Scheme
SuperLife NZ Cash ETF Fund

In their own words: "The NZ Cash ETF Fund invests in the Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds' NZ Cash ETF."

At a glance:

Not Mindful
Type: Defensive fund
Past Returns: 1.80%

Average annual returns over the past 3 years, after fees and taxes. *indicates less than three years of data.

Annual Fees: 0.52%

Annual fees, including membership and % management fee.

More information:

A summary of this fund and it's details.

Number FND2464
Name SuperLife NZ Cash ETF Fund
Risk profile Defensive fund
Description The NZ Cash ETF Fund invests in the Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds' NZ Cash ETF.
Value $820k NZD
Members 91
Market index description S&P/NZX Bank Bills 90-Day Index
Disclosure Statement Period Sun June 30th 2019
Fund started Wed Nov. 11th 2015
Three-year average return 1.80%
Market index past year return 1.97%
Past year return net charges and tax 1.69%
Past year return net of charges gross of tax 2.5%
Market index return since fund started 2.17%
Return since fund started net 2.00%
Total annual fund fees 0.52%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.48%
Administration charges 0.04%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.

The past annual returns for this fund. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Index Fund Annual Return
2019 2.26% 1.73%
2018 2.15% 1.8%
2017 1.38% 1.86%

The market index is the average NZ KiwiSaver 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 30 June 2019.

Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:

  • Sbs Bank 01/08/19 3.75% Td
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    12.7%
  • Meridian Energy Ltd 29/10/19 Frn
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents BBB+
    7.43%
  • Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd 08/10/21 Frn
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    6.72%
  • Kiwibank Ltd 22/11/21 Frn
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    5.55%
  • China Construction Bank NZ Ltd 20/02/20 3.05% Td
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    4.96%
  • Kiwibank Ltd 13/02/20 2.65% Td
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    4.52%
  • Bank Of New Zealand 12/07/19 2.74% Td
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    3.78%
  • Kiwibank Ltd 10/03/20 2.90% Td
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    3.72%
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank Of China Ltd 10/10/19 Rcd
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    3.67%
  • Westpac Banking Corp 30/01/20 2.665% Td
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    3.1%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.

How the money in this fund is invested.

Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 100.0% 100.0%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown None% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.

Key Personnel

  • Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (3 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (4 years, 5 months)

  • Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (3 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (4 years, 2 months)

  • Hugh Duncan Stevens

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Chief Operating Officer - Implemented Investment Solutions Ltd (2 years, 6 months)

  • Lindsay Megan Wright

    Currently: Director (1 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Director - NZX (1 years, 4 months)

  • Mark John Peterson

    Currently: Director (1 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Chief Executive Officer - NZX (2 years, 5 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.

The known proportion of this fund invested in the areas of concern that we track. The Fund may have investments that are not consistent with their exclusions policy because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments.

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography:
    0.00%
  • Alcohol:
    0.00%
  • Animal Testing:
    0.00%
  • Fossil Fuels:
    0.00%
  • Gambling:
    0.00%
  • GMOs:
    0.00%
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations:
    0.00%
  • Palm Oil:
    0.00%
  • Tobacco:
    0.00%
  • Weapons:
    0.00%

This data has been compiled by Mindful Money from the portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31 March 2019 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolio. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund and research organisations.

Does this fund have a policy to exclude any industries from its investments?

  • Adult Entertainment/Pornography:
  • Alcohol:
  • Animal Testing:
  • Fossil Fuels:
  • Gambling:
  • GMOs:
  • Human Rights & Environmental Violations:
  • Palm Oil:
  • Tobacco:
  • Weapons:

This data is compiled from Mindful Money analysis of Fund websites. Note that the Fund’s intended exclusions may not be consistent with the analysis of the portfolio because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments by the Fund.

Many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons.

Download the fund's disclosure statement and portfolio holdings.

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