Booster Kiwisaver Scheme
Default Saver Fund
The Smiths take
Default Saver 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 balanced 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 Default Saver Fund fits your situation.
A 5+ years timeframe
This is a balanced KiwiSaver fund. The provider's recommended minimum holding period sits in the 5+ 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.
Growth-leaning mix
55% growth assets (shares, property) and 45% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
54.78% / 45.22%
Growth / Income · avg 53.54% / 46.46%
Fees
0.35%
$105 on $30k · avg 1.61%
What the provider says
In their own words
“The Default Saver Fund is suited to investors who seek a medium level of returns on average over medium term periods (five years plus), allowing for shorter term ups and downs. We aim to achieve this by investing in a mix of income and growth assets, utilising a predominantly passive investment approach.”
- Fund start date
- 1 December 2021
- 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 54.78% 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
52.06%
avg 49.40%
- Propertythis fundavg
2.72%
avg 2.71%
- Otherthis fundavg
0.00%
avg 1.43%
- Bondsthis fundavg
36.37%
avg 38.55%
- Cashthis fundavg
8.85%
avg 7.91%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 14.92% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Nz Cash (Bnz Bank Trust Account)
Cash
Cash and Cash EquivalentsNZ2.63%Apple Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.96%Nvidia Corp
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.93%Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.76%Microsoft Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.63%Auckland International Airport Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.12%Amazon.Com Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.03%New Zealand Government Stock 3.0% 20/04/2029
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.01%Toyota Finance 4.844% 30/09/2031
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ0.94%Alphabet Inc (Class A)
Shares
International EquitiesUS0.91%
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.
0.35%
avg 0.76%
$105
avg $229
−0.41%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
52.06%
avg 49.40%
-
avg -
+2.66%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.
0.00%
avg 0.05%
$0
avg $15
−0.05%
Total combined fees
Doesn't include fees for one-off activities like transferring or withdrawing.
0.35%
avg 1.61%
$105
avg $483
Yearly returns
3 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: 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
- $732,083,465
- Members
- 55,594
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 100.00%
- Debt ratio
- 0.31%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- Yes
- Fund reference
- FND35194
Manager
Booster Kiwisaver Scheme
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429037597320
- FSP number
- FSP28142
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