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This page displays publicly available historical performance data sorted by 5-year returns. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. This is not financial advice.

Top-performing KiwiSaver schemes by category

View historical return data for KiwiSaver scheme funds, grouped by fund type. Data is sorted by 5-year average returns. Users may independently assess this information based on their own circumstances.

Highest Historical Return by Category

The fund with the highest reported 5-year average return in each category. This is historical data only and does not indicate future performance.

Growth
Highest 5-yr return
10.62%
5-year avg
Aggressive Fund
Fees: 0.51%Risk: 4/7
Balanced
Highest 5-yr return
7.76%
5-year avg
Quaystreet Socially Responsible Investment Fund
Fees: 1.12%Risk: 4/7
Conservative
Highest 5-yr return
3.63%
5-year avg
Milford Kiwisaver Moderate Fund
Fees: 0.95%Risk: 3/7
Aggressive
Highest 5-yr return
17.61%
5-year avg
Us Large Growth Fund
Fees: 0.67%Risk: 6/7
Defensive
Highest 5-yr return
2.68%
5-year avg
Cash Fund
Fees: 0.45%Risk: 1/7

Fund Data by Category

Funds sorted by 5-year average return (highest to lowest). You may use this data for your own comparison. Showing up to 5 funds per category.

Aggressive(5 funds shown)

#Fund NameProvider5-Year ReturnFeesRisk
1Us Large Growth FundSmartshares17.61%0.67%6/7
2Us Equities FundKoura14.51%0.73%6/7
3US 500 FundSmartshares14.12%0.64%5/7
4Australian Financials FundSmartshares14.01%0.69%6/7
5Quaystreet International Equity FundSmartshares13.91%1.27%5/7

Balanced(5 funds shown)

#Fund NameProvider5-Year ReturnFeesRisk
1Quaystreet Socially Responsible Investment FundSmartshares7.76%1.12%4/7
2Quaystreet Balanced FundSmartshares7.71%1.12%4/7
3AE Kiwisaver PlanAlways Ethical7.42%3.33%7/7
4Quaystreet Altum FundSmartshares7.12%1.37%4/7
5Balanced PortfolioMaritime6.20%0.70%4/7

Conservative(5 funds shown)

#Fund NameProvider5-Year ReturnFeesRisk
1Milford Kiwisaver Moderate FundMilford3.63%0.95%3/7
2Quaystreet Conservative FundSmartshares3.53%0.86%3/7
3Conservative PortfolioMaritime3.53%0.61%4/7
4Default Conservative FundFisher3.34%0.51%3/7
5Socially Responsible Moderate FundBooster2.81%1.21%4/7

Defensive(5 funds shown)

#Fund NameProvider5-Year ReturnFeesRisk
1Cash FundFisher2.68%0.45%1/7
2Goalsgetter Amova Nz Cash FundNikko2.63%0.40%2/7
3Milford Kiwisaver Cash FundMilford2.55%0.20%1/7
4BNZ Kiwisaver Cash FundBNZ2.53%0.30%2/7
5Investnow Macquarie Nz Cash FundFundrock2.50%0.30%2/7

Growth(5 funds shown)

#Fund NameProvider5-Year ReturnFeesRisk
1Aggressive FundSuperEasy10.62%0.51%4/7
2Quaystreet Australian Equity FundSmartshares9.89%1.37%5/7
3Quaystreet Growth FundSmartshares9.53%1.37%4/7
4Growth FundAnglican8.78%1.50%4/7
5Automatic Fund (Age 40)SuperEasy8.08%0.51%4/7

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Data source: FMA-filed Quarterly Fund Updates. Data refreshed: Q1 2026.

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