Funds

SuperLife KiwiSaver Australian Financials Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 1.08%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver aggressive funds is 10.67%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 1.08%

    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      1.08%
      1.08%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Invests in Australian shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT Index.

    Value $6.94M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Members 711
    Fund started 21st Sept. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.59%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.56%
    Other management and administration charges 0.03%
    Total other charges 30.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 8 months)

    Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

    Anna Lennie Scott

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 3 months)
    Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • 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
    2024 14.19% 27.55%
    2023 -4.84% -8.08%
    2022 3.55% 14.47%
    2021 33.87% 52.24%
    2020 -6.10% -22.87%
    2019 10.35% -1.89%
    2018 6.95% -11.61%
    2017 10.40% 25.38%

    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 Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

      Australia Australasian Equities

      30.97%
    • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      14.69%
    • National Australia Bank Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      13.77%
    • Westpac Banking Corp

      Australia Australasian Equities

      13.42%
    • ANZ Group Holdings Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      10.26%
    • Macquarie Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      9.49%
    • AUD Cash Account (BNP Paribas)

      Australia Cash and Equivalents AA-

      5.05%
    • Qbe Insurance Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      3.49%
    • Suncorp Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.92%
    • Insurance Australia Group Ltd

      Australia Australasian Equities

      2.42%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.1%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 100.0% 99.9%
    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 Dec. 2024.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024 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% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 1.08% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      1.08%
      1.08%

About this Fund

Invests in Australian shares and is designed to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT Index.

Value $6.94M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Members 711
Fund started 21st Sept. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.59%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.56%
Other management and administration charges 0.03%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 8 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 3 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (9 years, 1 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

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
2024 14.19% 27.55%
2023 -4.84% -8.08%
2022 3.55% 14.47%
2021 33.87% 52.24%
2020 -6.10% -22.87%
2019 10.35% -1.89%
2018 6.95% -11.61%
2017 10.40% 25.38%

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 Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

    Australia Australasian Equities

    30.97%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    14.69%
  • National Australia Bank Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    13.77%
  • Westpac Banking Corp

    Australia Australasian Equities

    13.42%
  • ANZ Group Holdings Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    10.26%
  • Macquarie Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    9.49%
  • AUD Cash Account (BNP Paribas)

    Australia Cash and Equivalents AA-

    5.05%
  • Qbe Insurance Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    3.49%
  • Suncorp Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.92%
  • Insurance Australia Group Ltd

    Australia Australasian Equities

    2.42%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.1%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 100.0% 99.9%
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 Dec. 2024.