Milford Kiwisaver Plan
Milford Kiwisaver Aggressive Fund
The Smiths take
Milford Kiwisaver Aggressive 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.
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 Milford Kiwisaver Aggressive Fund 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
100% growth assets (shares, property) and 0% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
99.59% / 0.41%
Growth / Income · avg 98.25% / 1.75%
Fees
1.15%
$345 on $30k · avg 1.95%
5-yr return
8.44%
Annualised, after fees & 28% PIR · avg 8.44%
What the provider says
In their own words
“The Fund’s objective is to maximise capital growth after the base fund fee but before tax and before the performance fee, over the minimum recommended investment timeframe of ten years. It primarily invests in international equities, with a moderate allocation to Australasian equities.”
- Fund start date
- 1 August 2019
- 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 99.59% 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
95.68%
avg 87.94%
- Propertythis fundavg
3.91%
avg 8.38%
- Otherthis fundavg
0.00%
avg 1.93%
- Bondsthis fundavg
0.12%
avg 0.38%
- Cashthis fundavg
0.29%
avg 1.37%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 24.44% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Microsoft Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS3.29%Usd Cash Current Account (Hsbc)
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsUS3.19%Nzd Cash Current Account (Hsbc)
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsNZ3.09%Nvidia Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.46%Amazon.Com, Inc.
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.39%Apple Inc.
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.25%Alphabet Inc.
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.01%Nzd Cash Call Account (Bnz Bank)
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsNZ1.95%Aud Cash Current Account (Hsbc)
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsAU1.91%Natwest Group Plc
Shares
International EquitiesGB1.90%
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.
1.15%
avg 0.73%
$345
avg $219
+0.42%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
95.68%
avg 87.94%
-
avg -
+7.74%Performance-based
Higher when the fund (or underlying fund) performs well.
0.00%
avg 0.00%
$0
avg $0
0.00%Membership
A flat annual fee, regardless of balance or performance.
0.00%
avg 0.05%
$0
avg $16
−0.05%
Total combined fees
Doesn't include fees for one-off activities like transferring or withdrawing.
1.15%
avg 1.95%
$345
avg $585
Yearly returns
8.44% 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
- $2,967,792,353
- Members
- 55,393
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 99.28%
- Debt ratio
- 0.11%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- No
- Fund reference
- FND15503
Manager
Milford Kiwisaver Plan
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429033222271
- FSP number
- FSP36001
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