Funds
Westpac Cash Fund
Issues of concern
The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.
This fund has no investments in issues of concern
Key:
- Human Rights Violations
- Environmental Harm
- Animal Cruelty
- Weapons
- Fossil Fuels
- Social Harm
Companies of concern
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 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.
About this fund
In their own words
The Cash Fund aims to provide stable returns over the short term. The fund invests in income assets of a short term nature such as bank deposits, floating rate notes and money market securities. Volatility is expected to be the lowest of the funds in the Westpac KiwiSaver Scheme.
| Value | $624M NZD |
| Period of data report | 30th June 2024 |
| Members | 39,483 |
| Fund started | 1st Oct. 2007 |
| Total annual fund fees | 0.25% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 0.25% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.0% |
| Total other charges | 0.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
Key Personnel
|
Nigel Jackson |
Currently: Chief Executive Officer – BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited (1 years, 11 months) |
|
Philip Houghton-Brown |
Currently: Head of Investment Solutions (3 years, 9 months) |
|
Francois Richeboeuf |
Currently: Senior Manager (13 years, 8 months) |
|
Stephen Hong |
Currently: Senior Portfolio Manager (11 years, 9 months) |
|
Nicola Fueng Tzi Tan |
Currently: Senior Credit Analyst, Cash Portfolio Manager (1 years, 0 months) |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 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% | 4.18% |
| 2023 | -0.13% | 2.25% |
| 2022 | -1.68% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | 1.56% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 1.64% | 1.19% |
| 2019 | 2.37% | 1.54% |
| 2018 | 2.05% | 1.56% |
| 2017 | 1.53% | 1.66% |
| 2016 | 2.72% | 2.23% |
| 2015 | 4.23% | 2.53% |
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 30th June 2024.
Top 10 Investments
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Boc Call Account
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1.97% -
Westpac Frn 06/07/2026
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-1.68% -
Ccb Frn 02/11/26
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+1.52% -
Rabobank Frn 16/06/2025
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+1.51% -
Rabobank Frn 16/03/2026
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+1.46% -
Westpac 45 Day Notice Deposit
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-1.45% -
BNZ Rda 32 Day
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-1.33% -
Icbcas Frn 02/06/2026
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1.15% -
Rabobank Frn 05/04/2027
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+1.05% -
Kiwibank Term Deposit 6.22% 05/08/2024
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+1.01%
| 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 against the fund's targets.
Target
Actual
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.