Funds

SuperLife KiwiSaver NZ Cash Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 1.54%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver defensive funds is 0.86%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 1.54%

    • 1.54%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Invests in New Zealand cash (including term deposits) and is designed to provide a return (before tax, fees and other expenses) that outperforms the S&P/NZX Bank Bill 90-Day Index over rolling one-year periods.

    Value $66.7M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Members 3,316
    Fund started 8th Oct. 2007
    Total annual fund fees 0.52%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.51%
    Other management and administration charges 0.01%
    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 3.40% 3.7%
    2023 -0.13% 2.08%
    2022 -1.68% 0.57%
    2021 1.56% 0.72%
    2020 1.64% 1.34%
    2019 2.37% 1.73%
    2018 2.05% 1.82%
    2017 1.53% 1.96%
    2016 2.72% 2.42%
    2015 4.23% 2.76%

    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

    • NZ Local Govt Fund Agenc 2.75% 15/04/2025

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      5.55%
    • New Zealand Government 2.75% 15/04/2025

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.32%
    • Transpower New Zealand 4.64% 14/09/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      2.17%
    • Auckland Council 4.645% 4/10/2027

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      1.99%
    • Auckland Airport 6.22% 11/10/25 Frn

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-

      1.68%
    • Bank Of New Zealand 5.05% 23/11/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

      1.67%
    • ANZ Bank Wellington 5.84% 15/04/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      1.38%
    • Westpac Bk Corp Wellingt 5.99% 22/04/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      1.37%
    • Kiwibank Ltd 5.93% 4/06/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      1.37%
    • Westpac Bk Corp Wellingt 4.608% 18/03/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      1.33%
    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 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
  • 1.54% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • 1.54%

About this Fund

Invests in New Zealand cash (including term deposits) and is designed to provide a return (before tax, fees and other expenses) that outperforms the S&P/NZX Bank Bill 90-Day Index over rolling one-year periods.

Value $66.7M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Members 3,316
Fund started 8th Oct. 2007
Total annual fund fees 0.52%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.51%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
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 3.40% 3.7%
2023 -0.13% 2.08%
2022 -1.68% 0.57%
2021 1.56% 0.72%
2020 1.64% 1.34%
2019 2.37% 1.73%
2018 2.05% 1.82%
2017 1.53% 1.96%
2016 2.72% 2.42%
2015 4.23% 2.76%

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

  • NZ Local Govt Fund Agenc 2.75% 15/04/2025

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    5.55%
  • New Zealand Government 2.75% 15/04/2025

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.32%
  • Transpower New Zealand 4.64% 14/09/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    2.17%
  • Auckland Council 4.645% 4/10/2027

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    1.99%
  • Auckland Airport 6.22% 11/10/25 Frn

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A-

    1.68%
  • Bank Of New Zealand 5.05% 23/11/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

    1.67%
  • ANZ Bank Wellington 5.84% 15/04/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    1.38%
  • Westpac Bk Corp Wellingt 5.99% 22/04/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    1.37%
  • Kiwibank Ltd 5.93% 4/06/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    1.37%
  • Westpac Bk Corp Wellingt 4.608% 18/03/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    1.33%
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 Dec. 2024.