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smartshares — Quarterly Fund Update 2026-Q1

Period ending 2026-03-31. 65 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 2026. It covers 65 scheme funds and reports on fees, after-tax returns, assets under management, member numbers, and asset allocation. This filing is lodged on the FMA Disclose register, which is the official source for KiwiSaver scheme fund disclosure documents.

As at 31 March 2026, the 65 smartshares KiwiSaver scheme funds covered by this update held combined assets of $4.51 billion across 192,377 members. The average annual fee across these funds was 0.70%. Over the one-year period to 31 March 2026, the average after-tax return was 11.92%, while the average five-year annual return was 5.29%. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.

Funds covered

FundFees (1y)1y return5y avgAUM (NZD)MembersGrowth %
Nz Cash Fund0.62%2.02%2.40%$74,584,791.993,1690.0%
Nz Bonds Fund0.54%2.59%1.45%$36,838,6162,288
S&P/Nzx Nz Government Bond Fund0.64%1.94%-0.14%$1,137,652.281200.0%
UK Cash Fund0.52%2.02%2.40%$74,584,7923,169
Quaystreet Fixed Interest Fund0.86%1.85%$2,445,927.18820.0%
Superlife Income Fund0.66%1.39%0.34%$273,802,684.5915,7840.0%
Overseas Non-Government Bonds Fund0.54%1.47%-0.12%$18,701,5041,522
Global Aggregate Bond Fund0.59%1.03%-1.53%$1,499,653112
Superlife Conservative Fund0.67%4.94%2.54%$36,770,076.6573929.1%
Superlife Default Fund0.20%7.14%$719,626,95556,178
Conservative Fund0.57%4.94%2.54%$36,770,077739
Quaystreet Conservative Fund0.86%3.36%$13,120,782.1936220.7%
Quaystreet Balanced Fund1.12%7.23%$101,326,732.611,47657.8%
Superlife Age Steps - Age 600.60%7.82%4.03%286
Quaystreet Income Fund0.56%1.39%0.34%$273,802,68515,784
Superlife Age Steps - Age 700.58%5.81%2.89%81
Superlife Age Steps - Age 800.56%2.49%0.95%11
Quaystreet High Growth Fund0.63%12.54%6.67%$751,906,07320,649
Balanced Fund0.60%8.20%4.28%$82,908,7621,405
Growth Fund0.61%10.10%5.50%$81,254,1751,745
Superlife Age Steps - Age 400.62%10.29%5.43%289
Superlife High Growth Fund0.73%12.54%6.67%$751,906,073.3120,64999.2%
Superlife Balanced Fund0.70%8.20%4.28%$82,908,761.661,40560.3%
Quaystreet New Zealand Equity Fund1.37%0.71%$13,775,937.3352294.3%
Superlife Age Steps - Age 300.62%10.29%5.43%237
Superlife Age Steps - Age 500.61%9.73%5.12%293
Quaystreet Altum Fund1.37%7.14%$6,204,201.3419280.6%
Quaystreet Socially Responsible Investment Fund1.12%6.76%$17,962,678.2434558.7%
Superlife Age Steps - Age 200.63%12.09%6.42%259
Quaystreet International Equity (Nzd Hedged) Fund1.25%4.95%$1,288,249.992497.5%
Quaystreet Australian Equity Fund1.37%7.14%$3,051,271.9914897.5%
Ethica Fund0.70%7.49%4.30%$72,206,5841,474
Australian Financials Fund0.59%25.08%14.01%$15,507,4821,003
Australian Shares Fund0.59%15.12%8.56%$22,926,9941,634
Nz Top 10 Fund0.59%4.08%-0.33%$4,326,139364
Overseas Shares (Currency Hedged) Fund0.58%12.74%8.62%$28,643,1421,652
Total World Fund0.58%16.00%11.14%$30,320,1941,293
Us Large Growth Fund0.67%13.58%$132,149,308.273,829100.0%
Australian Dividend Fund0.59%27.34%10.02%$2,223,665206
Overseas Bonds Fund0.59%0.27%-0.05%$10,022,3991,209
US 500 Fund0.54%15.28%14.12%$107,704,0343,248
Australian Property Fund0.59%8.64%2.66%$3,259,409485
Nz Shares Fund0.59%4.10%-0.46%$23,776,1101,751
Nz Property Fund0.59%6.95%-3.29%$7,898,574932
Emerging Markets Fund0.73%18.45%5.83%$29,055,3762,534
Nz Top 50 Fund0.59%4.06%-0.48%$52,449,1171,822
Australian Top 20 Fund0.59%25.20%10.12%$6,972,569598
US Large Value Fund0.57%15.94%13.08%$12,060,578759
US Mid Cap Fund0.57%11.50%9.09%$4,799,425604
S&P/Nzx 50 Fund0.69%4.29%-0.22%$5,499,081.6646999.8%
Nz Mid Cap Fund0.59%6.62%0.40%$6,837,817732
Australian Resources Fund0.59%59.02%12.74%$27,057,1371,377
Europe Fund0.59%15.29%10.66%$16,584,0931,055
Global Property Fund0.58%5.26%-0.07%$15,585,3941,587
Australian Mid Cap Fund0.59%18.73%8.84%$32,000,6851,412
Nz Dividend Fund0.59%19.37%3.00%$4,240,060348
Asia Pacific Fund0.59%33.27%8.69%$12,117,6711,114
S&P/Asx 200 Fund0.69%19.20%8.77%$5,587,814.87415100.0%
Quaystreet Growth Fund1.37%8.95%$195,990,185.883,16076.5%
Superlife Growth Fund0.71%10.10%5.50%$81,254,174.881,74580.0%
Quaystreet International Equity Fund1.27%13.72%$36,917,469.9964997.3%
Castle Point 5 Oceans Fund1.28%7.76%3.51%$818,96564
Overseas Shares Fund0.58%14.12%11.53%$34,754,0681,864
Total World (Nzd Hedged) Fund0.58%12.35%7.63%$8,031,478319
US Small Cap Fund0.57%16.57%7.59%$5,797,880606

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
2026-03-31
Document type
QFU
Source PDFs
48
Funds extracted
65

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