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smartshares — Quarterly Fund Update 2020-Q1

Period ending 2020-03-31. 41 funds covered. Source: FMA Disclose register.

This filing is a Quarterly Fund Update (QFU) for the smartshares KiwiSaver scheme, filed as at 31 March 2020. It covers 41 KiwiSaver scheme funds and provides a snapshot of key metrics including fees, after-tax returns, assets under management, member numbers, and asset allocation. QFUs are mandated quarterly disclosures required by the Financial Markets Authority. For the authoritative register of all KiwiSaver scheme disclosures, refer to the FMA Disclose register.

As at 31 March 2020, the 41 funds covered held combined assets of $0.88 billion across 81,250 members. The average annual fee across these funds was 0.59%. Over the one-year period to 31 March 2020, the average after-tax return was −8.45%, reflecting market volatility during that quarter. Over five years, the average annual after-tax return was 3.31%. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.

Funds covered

FundFees (1y)1y return5y avgAUM (NZD)MembersGrowth %
Nz Top 50 Fund0.59%-7.89%8.42%$35,262,0782,071
Nz Top 10 Fund0.59%7.00%$2,883,253340
Nz Dividend Fund0.59%-18.26%$2,259,188370
Total World Fund0.60%-0.74%$3,696,384382
US 500 Fund0.54%5.82%$10,390,285949
US Large Value Fund0.57%-2.70%$1,672,964213
US Mid Cap Fund0.57%-4.41%$779,663218
US Small Cap Fund0.57%-13.31%$1,004,078289
Superlife Age Steps - Age 200.63%-11.50%3.41%382
Superlife Age Steps - Age 300.62%-9.23%3.37%293
Superlife Age Steps - Age 400.62%-9.23%3.37%339
Superlife Age Steps - Age 500.61%-8.53%3.36%324
Superlife Age Steps - Age 600.60%-6.10%3.17%264
Superlife Age Steps - Age 700.58%-3.70%2.98%44
Superlife Age Steps - Age 800.56%0.32%2.57%
Ethica Fund0.70%-3.76%4.17%$33,490,4541,416
Overseas Bonds Fund0.59%2.38%2.71%$8,799,4371,720
Overseas Non-Government Bonds Fund0.54%0.71%1.62%$16,131,1732,279
Nz Property Fund0.59%-3.75%$6,024,631799
Australian Property Fund0.59%-28.96%$892,845265
Global Property Fund0.58%-20.81%1.83%$13,603,8572,419
Nz Shares Fund0.59%-11.90%6.97%$21,866,1582,900
Nz Mid Cap Fund0.59%-12.47%$3,828,537529
Australian Shares Fund0.59%-20.46%1.32%$14,016,3772,316
Australian Top 20 Fund0.59%-14.70%$1,556,629319
Australian Dividend Fund0.59%-22.18%$504,653110
Australian Financials Fund0.59%-22.87%$561,956162
Australian Resources Fund0.59%-25.34%$2,536,815500
Australian Mid Cap Fund0.59%-21.08%2.08%$18,018,5401,173
Overseas Shares (Currency Hedged) Fund0.58%-14.09%2.05%$15,211,5382,242
Overseas Shares Fund0.58%-2.23%5.73%$19,201,3022,324
Asia Pacific Fund0.59%-2.58%$1,749,804421
Emerging Markets Fund0.73%-8.82%1.90%$11,417,6112,287
Europe Fund0.59%-6.57%$1,939,269341
Quaystreet Income Fund0.56%1.76%2.67%$110,435,80515,911
Conservative Fund0.57%-2.63%3.19%$21,293,060666
Balanced Fund0.60%-6.18%3.58%$37,473,116923
Growth Fund0.61%-9.27%3.63%$18,040,708700
Quaystreet High Growth Fund0.63%-12.07%3.41%$326,356,87219,217
UK Cash Fund0.52%1.34%1.85%$86,252,3169,370
Nz Bonds Fund0.54%2.47%3.46%$35,258,1603,463

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
2020-03-31
Document type
QFU
Source PDFs
41
Funds extracted
41

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