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AMP KiwiSaver Scheme
AMP Cash Fund

In their own words: "This is a single sector fund which primarily invests in cash and short-term deposits. The fund aims to achieve modest, stable returns with a very low level of investment risk, in exchange there should be no significant short-term movements up and down in the value of your investments."

At a glance:

Not Mindful
Type: Defensive fund
Past Returns: 1.17%

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

Annual Fees: 0.83%

Annual fees, including membership and % management fee.

More information:

A summary of this fund and it's details.

Number FND130
Name AMP Cash Fund
Risk profile Defensive fund
Description This is a single sector fund which primarily invests in cash and short-term deposits. The fund aims to achieve modest, stable returns with a very low level of investment risk, in exchange there should be no significant short-term movements up and down in the value of your investments.
Value $80M NZD
Members 3,742
Market index description Bloomberg NZBond Bank Bill Index
Disclosure Statement Period Sun June 30th 2019
Fund started Mon Oct. 1st 2007
Three-year average return 1.17%
Market index past year return 1.92%
Past year return net charges and tax 1.16
Past year return net of charges gross of tax 1.62
Market index return since fund started 2.68%
Return since fund started net 1.82%
Total annual fund fees 0.83
Total performance based fees 0.0
Manager's basic fee 0.73
Administration charges 0.1
Total other charges 23.4
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% 1.15%
2018 2.15% 1.1%
2017 1.38% 1.25%
2016 2.64% 1.95%
2015 4.66% 2.3%
2014 2.00% 1.95%
2013 3.15% 1.96%
2012 3.62% 2.04%
2011 3.17% 2.48%
2010 3.39% 2.27%

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:

  • Call Account (Westpac Banking Corporation Advance Acct)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA
    29.36%
  • Call Account (ANZ 32 Day Constant Maturity Date)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA
    12.81%
  • Call Account (Rabobank Advance Account NZD)
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A
    11.53%
  • ASB Bank Ltd Note Maturing 17 Oct 19
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
    2.24%
  • ASB Bank Ltd Note Maturing 07 Oct 19
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA-
    2.1%
  • Nzgt Tributum Ltd Note Maturing 28 Aug 19
    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AA
    2.04%
  • ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd Bond Maturing 04 Feb 21
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+
    1.88%
  • Nzgt Tributum Ltd Note Maturing 29 Jul 19
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA
    1.86%
  • ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd Bond Maturing 09 Nov 20
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+
    1.74%
  • ASB Bank Ltd Note Maturing 19 Aug 19
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    1.73%

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

  • Blair Robert Vernon

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (8 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Chief Executive, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (0 years, 6 months)

  • Jeffery Darren Ruscoe

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Chief Client Officer, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (0 years, 3 months)

  • Timothy Pritchard

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 3 months)
    Previously: General Counsel, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (1 years, 1 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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