Funds

Simplicity KiwiSaver NZ Cash Investment Fund

Companies of Concern

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The NZ Cash Fund provides investors with exposure to debt securities.

    Value $10.8M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 28th April 2023
    Total annual fund fees 0.29%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.29%
    Other management and administration charges 0.0%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Sam Stubbs

    Currently: Managing Director, Simplicity (8 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Chief Executive Officer, TOWER Investments (5 years, 1 months)

    Joy Marslin

    Currently: Director, Simplicity (8 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Head of Private Wealth Management, Westpac NZ (3 years, 7 months)

    Reuben Halper

    Currently: Director, Simplicity (7 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Agency Lead, Google NZ (current position) (9 years, 3 months)

    Andrew Lance

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Simplicity (0 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Chief Operating Officer, Simplicity (7 years, 8 months)

    Matthew Houtman

    Currently: Head of Private Capital, Simplicity (4 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Co-Managing Director, Pioneer Capital Management (16 years, 0 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each 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

    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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • NZD Cash On Call

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      14.87%
    • Wbc 3Mth Frn 06/07/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      12.39%
    • Rabobk 3Mth Frn 05/04/2027

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      8.71%
    • Rabobk 3Mth Frn 12/08/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      7.95%
    • Nzlgfa 2.75% 15/04/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA+

      4.64%
    • Dunedin City Treasury 01/01/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1+

      3.71%
    • Hamilton City Council 03/02/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1

      3.69%
    • Dunedin City Treasury 28/02/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1+

      3.68%
    • Fleet Partners 1Mth Frn 15/07/2031

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

      3.11%
    • Rabobk 3Mth Frn 16/03/2026

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      3.1%
    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 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 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
  • 0.0% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

About this Fund

The NZ Cash Fund provides investors with exposure to debt securities.

Value $10.8M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 28th April 2023
Total annual fund fees 0.29%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.29%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Sam Stubbs

Currently: Managing Director, Simplicity (8 years, 9 months)
Previously: Chief Executive Officer, TOWER Investments (5 years, 1 months)

Joy Marslin

Currently: Director, Simplicity (8 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Private Wealth Management, Westpac NZ (3 years, 7 months)

Reuben Halper

Currently: Director, Simplicity (7 years, 7 months)
Previously: Agency Lead, Google NZ (current position) (9 years, 3 months)

Andrew Lance

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Simplicity (0 years, 10 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer, Simplicity (7 years, 8 months)

Matthew Houtman

Currently: Head of Private Capital, Simplicity (4 years, 1 months)
Previously: Co-Managing Director, Pioneer Capital Management (16 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each 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

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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • NZD Cash On Call

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    14.87%
  • Wbc 3Mth Frn 06/07/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    12.39%
  • Rabobk 3Mth Frn 05/04/2027

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    8.71%
  • Rabobk 3Mth Frn 12/08/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    7.95%
  • Nzlgfa 2.75% 15/04/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA+

    4.64%
  • Dunedin City Treasury 01/01/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1+

    3.71%
  • Hamilton City Council 03/02/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1

    3.69%
  • Dunedin City Treasury 28/02/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1+

    3.68%
  • Fleet Partners 1Mth Frn 15/07/2031

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

    3.11%
  • Rabobk 3Mth Frn 16/03/2026

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    3.1%
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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.