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Conservative Fund
The Smiths take
Conservative Fund Smiths Rating B
Smiths' editorial rating, our internal opinion based on 10-year returns, fees, and risk band fit. Not a formal credit rating or regulated star rating.
Smiths reviews this fund against every other conservative option in NZ on net-of-fees returns, total fees, and band fit. The full Sorted snapshot is below.
General information only · Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance · For personal advice please contact us.
At a glance
This fund is for investors seeking
Three quick reads for whether the Conservative Fund fits your situation.
A 3+ years timeframe
This is a conservative KiwiSaver fund. The provider's recommended minimum holding period sits in the 3+ years range.
A moderate-risk investment
Sorted's risk indicator places this at 3 on a 1–7 scale. Smaller swings, lower long-term returns.
Mostly income assets
21% growth assets (shares, property) and 79% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
21.09% / 78.91%
Growth / Income · avg 23.01% / 76.99%
Fees
1.21%
$363 on $30k · avg 3.44%
What the provider says
In their own words
“The Conservative Fund aims to provide a modest return over the short term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio made up largely of income assets with a small allocation of growth assets. Volatility is likely to be low to medium. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.”
- Fund start date
- 16 May 2022
- Withdrawal rules
- This is a KiwiSaver fund. generally you can withdraw only to purchase a first home, after the age of 65, or in cases of significant financial hardship.
Asset mix
What this fund actually holds
Growth assets are 21.09% of the fund, income assets the rest. The mix is the latest snapshot from Sorted, with the average for this risk band's KiwiSaver funds shown alongside.
- Sharesthis fundavg
19.48%
avg 20.31%
- Propertythis fundavg
1.61%
avg 2.07%
- Otherthis fundavg
0.00%
avg 0.63%
- Bondsthis fundavg
69.27%
avg 56.62%
- Cashthis fundavg
9.64%
avg 20.37%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 18.90% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Housnz Apr 2030 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ3.24%Asb Nz Dollar Cash Account
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsNZ2.79%Nzlga Apr 2033 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ2.39%Housnz Sep 2035 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ2.38%Watercare Services Sep 2030 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.45%Nzlga May 2031 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.43%Contact Energy Dec 2031 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.39%Nz Govt Inflation Sep 2035 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.33%Transpower Mar 2032 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.27%Auckland International Airport Dec 2031 Bonds
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.23%
Fees breakdown
What you actually pay
Modelled on a $30,000 balance held for one full year. Each line shows this fund's % and dollar cost vs. the average for funds in the same risk band.
Management
Charged by the fund manager, % of your balance.
1.06%
avg 0.70%
$318
avg $210
+0.36%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
19.48%
avg 20.31%
-
avg -
−0.83%Performance-based
Higher when the fund (or underlying fund) performs well.
0.00%
avg -
$0
avg -
Membership
A flat annual fee, regardless of balance or performance.
0.12%
avg 0.05%
$36
avg $15
+0.07%
Total combined fees
Doesn't include fees for one-off activities like transferring or withdrawing.
1.21%
avg 3.44%
$363
avg $1,031
Yearly returns
2 years on the books
This fund hasn't had a full five-year history yet. Below is the year-by-year story so far, with the group average alongside.
Returns: living in the past
Seeking returns is the point of investing, but the ones shown above are already gone. they won't continue. Pick a fund based on the right mix for your situation and reasonable fees, not on past returns.
Risk indicator
Sorted risk rating: 3 of 7
The Sorted risk indicator is calculated from the last 5 years of price volatility. Higher = more ups and downs but typically higher long-term returns.
Fund details
The unsexy stats that matter
- Total fund value
- $143,217,105
- Members
- 3,881
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 93.80%
- Debt ratio
- 0.30%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- No
- Fund reference
- FND39247
Manager
Generate Kiwisaver Scheme
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429030374034
- FSP number
- FSP271005
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