SuperLife

NZ Bonds Fund

 

Objective

The NZ Bonds Fund is designed to provide a return (after tax, fees and other expenses) that reflects the after-tax return on the New Zealand bond market.

 

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Fund Facts

Asset Class Single asset class - New Zealand fixed interest
Geographic Focus New Zealand
Market Index S&P/NZX A-Grade Corporate Bond Total Return Index

Fund Value ( 28/03/2024) $34,197,864
Fund Start Date 24 October 2007
Risk Indicator ( 29/12/2023)

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Fund Value ( 28/03/2024) $147,782,736
Fund Start Date 28 October 2016
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Fund Value ( 28/03/2024) $67,155,854
Fund Start Date 15 October 2007
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Fund Value ( 28/03/2024) $923,659
Fund Start Date 24 July 2012
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Returns and Fees

28 March 2024
Last month Last year 3 years (p.a.) 5 years (p.a.)
Return
(after deductions for charges and tax)
0.55% 3.72% -0.06% 0.99%
Market Index Return
(reflects no deductions for charges and tax)
1.05% 5.49% 0.04% 1.23%
Fee Amount
Fund Charges (estimate) 0.54% per annum of fund's net value.
Administration fee $30 a year (regardless of the number of investment options you invest in, or the number of times you change investment options). You do not pay the fee if you have all your money invested in the SuperLife Default Fund.
The returns are after tax at the highest prescribed investor rate (PIR) of tax for an individual New Zealand resident. Your tax may be lower. If you are a SuperLife investor, you can log in to see how your investments have performed.
Last month Last year 3 years (p.a.) 5 years (p.a.)
Return
(after deductions for charges and tax)
0.56% 3.79% 0.04% 1.07%
Market Index Return
(reflects no deductions for charges and tax)
1.05% 5.49% 0.04% 1.23%
Fee Amount
Fund Charges (estimate) 0.44% per annum of fund's net value.
Administration fee $12 a year (regardless of the number of investment options you invest in, or the number of times you change investment options).
The returns are after tax at the highest prescribed investor rate (PIR) of tax for an individual New Zealand resident. Your tax may be lower. If you are a SuperLife investor, you can log in to see how your investments have performed.
Last month Last year 3 years (p.a.) 5 years (p.a.)
Return
(after deductions for charges and tax)
0.55% 3.73% -0.01% 1.05%
Market Index Return
(reflects no deductions for charges and tax)
1.05% 5.49% 0.04% 1.23%
Fee Amount
Fund Charges (estimate) 0.54% per annum of fund's net value.
Administration fee $12 a year (regardless of the number of investment options you invest in, or the number of times you change investment options).
Transfer fee You will only be charged this fee if you transfer money from your member account to a KiwiSaver scheme and the transfer is to a KiwiSaver scheme other than the SuperLife KiwiSaver scheme. The fee is $50 for each transfer.
The returns are after tax at the highest prescribed investor rate (PIR) of tax for an individual New Zealand resident. Your tax may be lower. If you are a SuperLife investor, you can log in to see how your investments have performed.
Last month Last year 3 years (p.a.) 5 years (p.a.)
Return
(after deductions for charges and tax)
0.54% 3.58% -0.17% 0.92%
Market Index Return
(reflects no deductions for charges and tax)
1.05% 5.49% 0.04% 1.23%
Fee Amount
Fund Charges (estimate) 0.75% per annum of fund's net value.
Administration fee $60 a year (regardless of the number of investment options you invest in, or the number of times you change investment options).
The returns are after tax at the highest prescribed investor rate (PIR) of tax for an individual New Zealand resident. Your tax may be lower. If you are a SuperLife investor, you can log in to see how your investments have performed.

Fund Investments

29 February 2024

The sector funds invest in the Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds, managed investment products managed by third parties or directly held financial products (such as shares). To view the top 10 individual holdings of the underlying funds, download the latest fund update at the top of this page.

NameType%
Smartshares NZ Bond ETF New Zealand fixed interest 99.26%
Net Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 0.38%
ANZ NZD Current Account Cash and cash equivalents 0.37%

Sector

29 February 2024
Sector%Relative Weighting
Local authority 26.78%
Corporates & SOEs 22.69%
New Zealand Government 20.42%
New Zealand banks 19.06%
NZD Foreign Governments & Supranationals 11.04%

Portfolio Characteristics

29 February 2024
Duration 3.5
Current Yield 5.55%

Credit Allocation

29 February 2024
Credit Allocation%Relative Weighting
AAA 52.97%
AA- to AA+ 25.07%
A- to A+ 5.54%
BBB- to BBB+ 16.42%
BB+ and lower, settlements 0.00%

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