Quaystreet Kiwisaver Scheme
Quaystreet Australian Equity Fund
The Smiths take
Quaystreet Australian Equity 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 Quaystreet Australian Equity Fund fits your situation.
A 7+ years timeframe
This is a growth KiwiSaver fund. The provider's recommended minimum holding period sits in the 7+ years range.
A moderate-risk investment
Sorted's risk indicator places this at 4 on a 1–7 scale. Moderate volatility. meaningful ups and downs but not extreme.
Mostly growth assets
89% growth assets (shares, property) and 11% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
88.81% / 11.19%
Growth / Income · avg 77.80% / 22.20%
Fees
1.37%
$411 on $30k · avg 1.62%
5-yr return
8.38%
Annualised, after fees & 28% PIR · avg 8.38%
What the provider says
In their own words
“The QuayStreet Australian Equity Fund invests predominantly in companies that are in the ASX 200 Index. The investment objective is to provide a level of return above the fund's benchmark over the long term.”
- Fund start date
- 30 November 2010
- 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 88.81% 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
86.47%
avg 71.16%
- Propertythis fundavg
2.34%
avg 4.53%
- Otherthis fundavg
0.00%
avg 2.11%
- Bondsthis fundavg
0.00%
avg 17.08%
- Cashthis fundavg
11.19%
avg 5.12%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 57.64% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Bhp Billiton
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU9.80%Cash Anznz (Nzd)
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsNZ9.77%Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU8.27%Anz Group
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU6.39%Westpac Banking Corp
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU5.79%Csl
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU4.85%Macquarie Group
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU4.50%Newmont Corp
Shares
Australasian EquitiesUS3.69%Aristocrat Leisure
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU2.36%Wesfarmers
Shares
Australasian EquitiesAU2.22%
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 0.90%
$348
avg $271
+0.26%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
86.47%
avg 71.16%
-
avg -
+15.31%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.
0.10%
avg 0.05%
$30
avg $15
+0.05%
Total combined fees
Doesn't include fees for one-off activities like transferring or withdrawing.
1.37%
avg 1.62%
$411
avg $486
Yearly returns
8.38% 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: 4 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
- $2,956,153
- Members
- 148
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 100.00%
- Debt ratio
- 0.11%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- No
- Fund reference
- FND822
Manager
Quaystreet Kiwisaver Scheme
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429038512483
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