Funds

SuperLife Default Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 6.86%

The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver balanced funds is 5.99%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 1.24%

    • 0.37%
    • Air Liquide
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Givaudan SA
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Kao Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Novozymes A/S
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • PPG Industries, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • The Clorox Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Beiersdorf AG
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Symrise AG
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.41%

    • Caterpillar
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
  • Social Harm 0.45%

  • Fossil Fuels 3.23%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      1.05%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.05%
    • 0.64%
    • BHP
      0.43%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.43%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.07%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.06%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.05%
    • Itochu Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.05%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Apa Group
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.04%
    • Sempra Energy
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.04%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Agl Energy Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • E.On Se
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Bkw AG
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Fortis, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.02%
    • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Marubeni Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.02%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Eneos Holdings, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.01%
  • Weapons 0.06%

    • Daikin Industries Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.02%
      0.02%
  • Environmental Harm 2.07%

    • Fonterra
      1.08%
      1.08%
    • BHP
      0.43%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.43%
    • Coca-Cola
      0.27%
      0.27%
    • PepsiCo
      0.19%
      0.19%
    • Danone
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The SuperLife Default Fund invests in a mix of income and growth assets. Designed for investors that want a balanced investment option. Excludes investments in illegal weapons (cluster munitions, anti-personnel mines and nuclear explosive devices) and fossil fuel production. Negative annual returns may occur once in every 5 - 7 years on average. The fund is a Default KiwiSaver Fund

    Value $636M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Members 55,531
    Fund started 1st Dec. 2021
    Total annual fund fees 0.2%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.19%
    Other management and administration charges 0.01%
    Total other charges 30.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Guy Roulston Elliffe

    Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 11 months)

    Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

    Anna Lennie Scott

    Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 6 months)
    Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

    Alister John Williams

    Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
    Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

  • Past Returns

    Past Returns

    Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

    Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
    2025 4.34% 3.41%
    2024 10.86% 12.28%
    2023 -2.79% -2.33%

    The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Ishares Core Msci World Ex Australia ESG ETF

      Australia International Equities

      30.25%
    • Ishares FTSE Gbl Prp AUD Hedged ETF

      Australia Australasian Equities

      6.03%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.83%
    • Auckland International Airport Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.28%
    • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      1.1%
    • US Treasury N/B 4.50% 15/04/2027

      United States Int Fixed Interest AAA

      1.01%
    • Infratil Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      0.94%
    • New Zealand Government 3.50% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      0.71%
    • Contact Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      0.68%
    • Meridian Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      0.67%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 9.2% 9.46%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 13.8% 14.07%
    International Fixed Interest 23.0% 23.57%
    Australasian Equities 17.0% 11.58%
    International Equities 31.0% 41.31%
    Listed Properties 6.0% 0.01%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 0.0% 0.0%
    Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

    Investment Mix

    How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2025 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.

Issues of Concern

  • 1.24% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.41% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.45% Social Harm
  • 3.23% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.06% Weapons
  • 2.07% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty

    • 0.37%
    • Air Liquide
      0.10%
      0.10%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • L'Oréal SA
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Givaudan SA
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Henkel AG & Co. Kgaa
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Kao Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Novozymes A/S
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • PPG Industries, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • The Clorox Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Beiersdorf AG
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Symrise AG
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Caterpillar
      0.15%
      0.15%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      1.05%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      1.05%
    • 0.64%
    • BHP
      0.43%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.43%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Ampol Ltd.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.07%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.07%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.06%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.05%
    • Itochu Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.05%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Apa Group
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.04%
    • Sempra Energy
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.04%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Agl Energy Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • E.On Se
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • South32 Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Viva Energy Group Ltd.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.03%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Bkw AG
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Dassault Systèmes Se
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Fortis, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.02%
    • Lyondellbasell Industries Nv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Marubeni Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.02%
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Orica Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Pembina Pipeline Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.02%
    • Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Eneos Holdings, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.01%
  • Weapons

    • Daikin Industries Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.02%
      0.02%
  • Environmental Harm

    • Fonterra
      1.08%
      1.08%
    • BHP
      0.43%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      0.43%
    • Coca-Cola
      0.27%
      0.27%
    • PepsiCo
      0.19%
      0.19%
    • Danone
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • 0.03%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%

About this Fund

The SuperLife Default Fund invests in a mix of income and growth assets. Designed for investors that want a balanced investment option. Excludes investments in illegal weapons (cluster munitions, anti-personnel mines and nuclear explosive devices) and fossil fuel production. Negative annual returns may occur once in every 5 - 7 years on average. The fund is a Default KiwiSaver Fund

Value $636M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Members 55,531
Fund started 1st Dec. 2021
Total annual fund fees 0.2%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.19%
Other management and administration charges 0.01%
Total other charges 30.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Guy Roulston Elliffe

Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
Previously: Corporate Governance Manager - ACC (current position) (9 years, 11 months)

Stuart Kenneth Reginald Millar

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - Smartshares (5 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of Portfolio Management - ANZ Investments (6 years, 4 months)

Anna Lennie Scott

Currently: Chief Executive Officer - Smartshares (1 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chief Operating Officer and Director - Hobson Wealth (5 years, 2 months)

Alister John Williams

Currently: Director (9 years, 4 months)
Previously: Investment Manager - Trust Management (5 years, 4 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

Past Returns

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
2025 4.34% 3.41%
2024 10.86% 12.28%
2023 -2.79% -2.33%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Ishares Core Msci World Ex Australia ESG ETF

    Australia International Equities

    30.25%
  • Ishares FTSE Gbl Prp AUD Hedged ETF

    Australia Australasian Equities

    6.03%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.83%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.28%
  • NZD Cash Account (ANZ Bank)

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    1.1%
  • US Treasury N/B 4.50% 15/04/2027

    United States Int Fixed Interest AAA

    1.01%
  • Infratil Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    0.94%
  • New Zealand Government 3.50% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    0.71%
  • Contact Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    0.68%
  • Meridian Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    0.67%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 9.2% 9.46%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 13.8% 14.07%
International Fixed Interest 23.0% 23.57%
Australasian Equities 17.0% 11.58%
International Equities 31.0% 41.31%
Listed Properties 6.0% 0.01%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2025.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2025 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.