Funds

Booster KiwiSaver Enhanced Cash Fund

Companies of Concern

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The Enhanced Cash Fund is suited to investors who seek a modest positive return over both the short and long term. We aim to achieve this by investing entirely in income assets.

    Value $102M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Members 4,965
    Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
    Total annual fund fees 0.75%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.75%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 36.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Nic Craven

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services (3 years, 10 months)

    Aaron Usher

    Currently: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy (0 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services (4 years, 5 months)

    Simon O'Grady

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (9 years, 8 months)

    Steffan Berridge

    Currently: Senior Manager - Global Investments (0 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Investment Committee Member, Booster Financial Services (0 years, 8 months)

    Diana Gordon

    Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed Interest (0 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Head of Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority (2 years, 1 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • 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
    2026 2.08% 1.98%
    2025 3.81% 3.3%
    2024 3.51% 3.3%
    2023 -0.13% 1.74%
    2022 -1.68% 0.18%
    2021 1.56% 0.18%
    2020 1.64% 1.03%
    2019 2.37% 1.41%
    2018 2.05% 1.36%
    2017 1.53% 1.41%

    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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

      12.88%
    • BNZ Bank Bill 28/04/2026

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

      10.14%
    • Westpac Treasury - Td 08 Jul 2026 @ 2.997

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      6.18%
    • Westpac Treasury - Td 23 Apr 2026 @ 3.466

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.25%
    • ASB Bank Investments - Td 20 Apr 2026 @ 3.570

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.21%
    • Kiwibank Td - NZPT 21 Oct 2026 @ 2.850

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

      5.14%
    • Westpac Treasury - Td 06 Oct 2026 @ 3.000

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.12%
    • Kiwibank Td - NZPT 13 Oct 2026 @ 3.070

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

      5.11%
    • Westpac Treasury - Td 16 Jul 2026 @ 2.935

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.11%
    • Kiwibank Td - NZPT 20 Oct 2026 @ 3.050

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

      5.11%
    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%
    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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2026 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

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

Companies of Concern

About this Fund

The Enhanced Cash Fund is suited to investors who seek a modest positive return over both the short and long term. We aim to achieve this by investing entirely in income assets.

Value $102M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Members 4,965
Fund started 1st Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.75%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.75%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 36.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Nic Craven

Currently: Investment Committee Member (0 years, 10 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Booster Financial Services (3 years, 10 months)

Aaron Usher

Currently: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Portfolio Strategy Manager, Booster Financial Services (4 years, 5 months)

Simon O'Grady

Currently: Chief Investment Officer (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer, Kiwi Wealth (9 years, 8 months)

Steffan Berridge

Currently: Senior Manager - Global Investments (0 years, 2 months)
Previously: Investment Committee Member, Booster Financial Services (0 years, 8 months)

Diana Gordon

Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed Interest (0 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

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
2026 2.08% 1.98%
2025 3.81% 3.3%
2024 3.51% 3.3%
2023 -0.13% 1.74%
2022 -1.68% 0.18%
2021 1.56% 0.18%
2020 1.64% 1.03%
2019 2.37% 1.41%
2018 2.05% 1.36%
2017 1.53% 1.41%

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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-1+

    12.88%
  • BNZ Bank Bill 28/04/2026

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest

    10.14%
  • Westpac Treasury - Td 08 Jul 2026 @ 2.997

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    6.18%
  • Westpac Treasury - Td 23 Apr 2026 @ 3.466

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.25%
  • ASB Bank Investments - Td 20 Apr 2026 @ 3.570

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.21%
  • Kiwibank Td - NZPT 21 Oct 2026 @ 2.850

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

    5.14%
  • Westpac Treasury - Td 06 Oct 2026 @ 3.000

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.12%
  • Kiwibank Td - NZPT 13 Oct 2026 @ 3.070

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

    5.11%
  • Westpac Treasury - Td 16 Jul 2026 @ 2.935

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.11%
  • Kiwibank Td - NZPT 20 Oct 2026 @ 3.050

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

    5.11%
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%
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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2026 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.