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smartshares — Quarterly Fund Update 2017-Q3

Period ending 2017-09-30. 20 funds covered. Source: FMA Disclose register.

This Quarterly Fund Update is a Financial Markets Authority-mandated disclosure snapshot for the quarter ended 30 September 2017. It covers 20 KiwiSaver scheme funds managed by smartshares and reports key metrics including fees, after-tax returns, assets under management, member numbers, and asset allocation. This filing is lodged on the FMA Disclose register, which serves as the authoritative source for KiwiSaver scheme fund disclosures.

Across the 20 funds covered in this quarter, combined assets under management totalled $0.36 billion, with 124,881 members invested. The average annual fee was 0.64%, while the average one-year after-tax return was 7.52% and the average five-year annual return was 7.09%. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.

Funds covered

FundFees (1y)1y return5y avgAUM (NZD)MembersGrowth %
Superlife Age Steps - Age 500.65%8.86%18,105
Nz Property Fund0.59%0.56%9.56%$13,966,1662,811
Superlife Age Steps - Age 400.65%9.37%18,105
Ethica Fund0.73%3.66%8.17%$23,299,3241,242
Superlife Age Steps - Age 300.60%4.33%5.36%$6,722,556216
Overseas Shares (Currency Hedged) Fund0.62%17.28%12.39%$15,627,4542,763
Superlife Age Steps - Age 600.63%7.36%7.84%$30,012,860805
Quaystreet Income Fund0.58%1.41%$90,890,75215,236
Superlife Age Steps - Age 700.61%5.34%18,105
Growth Fund0.61%17.01%$614,794138
UK Cash Fund0.55%1.88%2.40%$50,649,1629,131
Australian Shares Fund0.60%11.51%5.28%$16,315,2342,878
Overseas Non-Government Bonds Fund0.57%0.31%3.21%$17,108,9822,906
Emerging Markets Fund1.10%16.14%5.24%$8,777,8192,131
Superlife Age Steps - Age 800.65%9.93%$10,380,596419
Overseas Bonds Fund0.63%1.86%3.09%$6,437,3981,845
Nz Shares Fund0.60%4.25%13.29%$20,995,7913,383
Superlife Age Steps - Age 200.67%11.01%18,105
Overseas Shares Fund0.62%16.70%12.54%$18,265,5312,726
Nz Bonds Fund0.57%1.72%3.84%$30,026,8953,831

Returns are after fees and tax at PIR 28%, sourced from the QFU PDF as filed with FMA Disclose.

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Identifiers

Scheme
smartshares
Period
2017-09-30
Document type
QFU
Source PDFs
46
Funds extracted
20

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