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smartshares — Quarterly Fund Update 2023-Q1

Period ending 2023-03-31. 45 funds covered. Source: FMA Disclose register.

This Quarterly Fund Update is a Financial Markets Authority (FMA) mandated snapshot of smartshares' KiwiSaver scheme funds as at 31 March 2023. It covers 45 funds and provides a standardised summary of fees, after-tax returns, assets under management, member numbers, and asset allocation. The FMA Disclose register holds the authoritative version of this filing and all related scheme documentation.

During the quarter ending 31 March 2023, the 45 funds covered held combined assets of $1.80 billion across 138,710 members. The average annual fee was 0.60%. Over one year, the average after-tax return was −4.07%; over five years, the average annual return was 5.00%. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.

Funds covered

FundFees (1y)1y return5y avgAUM (NZD)MembersGrowth %
Superlife Age Steps - Age 200.63%-4.94%5.38%1,181
Superlife Age Steps - Age 600.60%-3.80%3.49%1,481
Superlife Age Steps - Age 400.62%-4.45%4.67%1,418
Superlife Age Steps - Age 800.56%-2.52%0.88%4
Nz Bonds Fund0.54%-0.01%1.08%$31,238,2852,806
Overseas Bonds Fund0.59%-3.39%0.48%$8,813,5781,514
Superlife Age Steps - Age 300.62%-4.45%4.67%1,461
Superlife Age Steps - Age 700.58%-3.30%2.55%294
Superlife Age Steps - Age 500.61%-4.30%4.44%1,572
Ethica Fund0.70%-5.43%4.99%$56,753,6341,6805.8%
Overseas Non-Government Bonds Fund0.54%-4.72%0.02%$15,973,9291,890
Nz Property Fund0.59%-16.72%4.71%$6,731,0241,056
Australian Property Fund0.59%-19.32%2.72%$1,731,962324
Global Property Fund0.58%-21.45%1.77%$15,471,5312,114
Nz Shares Fund0.59%-5.26%5.35%$25,783,1432,421
Nz Top 50 Fund0.59%-5.25%7.00%$59,060,8982,868
Nz Top 10 Fund0.59%2.32%7.48%$6,631,373638
Nz Dividend Fund0.59%-5.88%5.65%$4,002,229452
Nz Mid Cap Fund0.59%-9.28%5.10%$7,171,8801,031
Australian Shares Fund0.59%-3.21%6.89%$18,806,8242,085
Australian Top 20 Fund0.59%-0.77%8.03%$4,149,785580
Australian Dividend Fund0.59%0.65%4.61%$1,458,873208
Australian Financials Fund0.59%-8.08%3.92%$2,291,630390
Australian Resources Fund0.59%2.87%13.38%$21,644,1551,618
Australian Mid Cap Fund0.59%-5.58%7.75%$29,215,8361,614
Overseas Shares (Currency Hedged) Fund0.58%-6.66%5.34%$21,404,8012,018
Overseas Shares Fund0.58%0.99%8.18%$24,117,4512,023
Asia Pacific Fund0.59%0.75%2.44%$4,233,658875
Emerging Markets Fund0.73%-2.44%1.23%$17,049,4322,658
Europe Fund0.59%8.54%5.23%$4,426,231547
Total World Fund0.58%-1.15%7.93%$10,506,691759
US 500 Fund0.54%-3.12%12.26%$35,134,2832,085
US Large Value Fund0.57%2.03%10.00%$8,035,049636
US Mid Cap Fund0.57%-4.18%9.25%$3,560,678775
US Small Cap Fund0.57%-3.51%7.80%$4,547,655830
Total World (Nzd Hedged) Fund0.58%-8.31%$2,737,095174
Global Aggregate Bond Fund0.59%-6.75%$686,348104
Castle Point 5 Oceans Fund1.43%-2.90%$1,389,61671
Quaystreet Income Fund0.56%-2.28%0.65%$196,773,01416,695
Conservative Fund0.57%-3.50%2.33%$26,545,446717
Balanced Fund0.60%-4.37%3.90%$61,666,1481,343
Growth Fund0.61%-4.76%4.58%$48,281,0101,394
Quaystreet High Growth Fund0.63%-5.07%5.55%$519,930,23121,030
Superlife Default Fund0.20%-2.33%$422,402,38947,407
UK Cash Fund0.52%2.08%1.29%$69,777,9203,869

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
2023-03-31
Document type
QFU
Source PDFs
48
Funds extracted
45

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