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Stepping Stones 0-35
The Smiths take
Stepping Stones 0-35 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.
The fund matches or beats the group average on the standard Sorted measures. Read the full breakdown 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 Stepping Stones 0-35 fits your situation.
A 10+ years timeframe
This is a aggressive KiwiSaver fund. The provider's recommended minimum holding period sits in the 10+ years range.
A higher-risk investment
Sorted's risk indicator places this at 5 on a 1–7 scale. Bigger swings, potentially higher long-term returns.
Mostly growth assets
97% growth assets (shares, property) and 3% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
97.17% / 2.83%
Growth / Income · avg 98.25% / 1.75%
Fees
1.41%
$423 on $30k · avg 1.95%
5-yr return
8.34%
Annualised, after fees & 28% PIR · avg 8.34%
What the provider says
In their own words
“The Stepping Stones 0 - 35 years old investment option aims to provide a higher return over the long term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio made up predominantly of growth assets with a minor allocation of income assets. Volatility is likely to be high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.”
- Fund start date
- 16 April 2013
- 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 97.17% 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
90.23%
avg 87.94%
- Propertythis fundavg
6.94%
avg 8.38%
- Otherthis fundavg
0.00%
avg 1.93%
- Bondsthis fundavg
0.03%
avg 0.38%
- Cashthis fundavg
2.80%
avg 1.37%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 32.04% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Te Ahumairangi Global Equity Fund
Shares
International EquitiesNZ4.81%Nvidia
Shares
International EquitiesUS3.76%Amazon.Com Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS3.66%Microsoft Corp
Shares
International EquitiesUS3.58%Alphabet Inc Class C
Shares
International EquitiesUS3.48%Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ3.09%Infratil Ltd
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ3.01%Meta Platforms Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.52%Taiwan Semiconductor
Shares
International EquitiesTW2.23%Contact Energy Ltd
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.90%
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.
1.16%
avg 0.73%
$348
avg $219
+0.43%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
90.23%
avg 87.94%
-
avg -
+2.29%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 $16
+0.07%
Total combined fees
Doesn't include fees for one-off activities like transferring or withdrawing.
1.41%
avg 1.95%
$423
avg $585
Yearly returns
8.34% per year over 5 years
Each bar is the 12-month return ending in March, after fees and 28% PIR. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
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: 5 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
- $64,613,679
- Members
- 3,926
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 98.00%
- Debt ratio
- 0.40%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- No
- Fund reference
- FND1001
Manager
Generate Kiwisaver Scheme
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429030374034
- FSP number
- FSP271005
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