Defensive KiwiSaver fund

Booster Capital Guaranteed Fund

Booster KiwiSaver Scheme On Cam's implementation panel

Booster Capital Guaranteed Fund is a defensive fund in the Booster KiwiSaver Scheme. Its provider discloses a risk indicator of 2 out of 7 and an annual fund charge of 0.91%. This page sets out what the provider has disclosed on the Disclose Register, with the Morningstar return where there is one. It is general information, not a recommendation to join or switch.

10-year return
2.6%a year after fees, before tax, Morningstar, as at 30 September 2026
Risk indicator
2 of 7Disclosed by the provider
Annual fund charge
0.91%Total, as a share of the amount invested
Fund size
$95.7 million7,722 investors

Source: Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey, the three months to 30 September 2026, published 29 October 2026. Morningstar files it under Miscellaneous. Returns are annualised: each figure is a return per year, averaged across the period shown. Figures are net of the fund's annual charges and before your own tax. KiwiSaver is taxed at your prescribed investor rate, so two people in the same fund keep different amounts, and fixed dollar member fees are not reflected in a percentage. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

What the provider says

The Capital Guaranteed Fund is suited to investors who seek relatively modest returns allowing for some shorter-term ups and downs, supported by a capital guarantee. We aim to achieve this by investing primarily in income assets, while including some growth assets.

The fund's own description, as disclosed on the Disclose Register. Fund start date: 1 July 2014.

What the fund invests in

Asset mix
Asset classTargetActual
Cash and cash equivalents80%82.12%
International equities6%7.79%
New Zealand fixed interest5%3.76%
International fixed interest5%3.44%
Australasian equities4%2.84%
Listed propertyNot stated0.05%

Actual allocation as at 30 September 2026. Asset classes held at 0% are left out.

How it is managed

Management style: Active. The manager chooses investments, or shifts the mix, to try to do better than the market. This describes how the fund is run, not whether one style is better.

Active investment decisions are made using a structured investment approach and are carefully sized to deliver consistent long-term performance relative to market.

From the Booster KiwiSaver Scheme SIPO, 31 March 2026 (opens in a new tab), read on 31 October 2026.

Passive vs active KiwiSaver funds: what the difference means for you →

Largest investments

The ten largest investments
InvestmentTypeCountryShare of fund
NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account)Cash and cash equivalentsNZ9.02%
KiwiBank TD - NZPT 21 Oct 2026 @ 2.850Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.24%
Westpac Treasury - TD 06 Oct 2026 @ 3.000Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.22%
KiwiBank TD - NZPT 13 Oct 2026 @ 3.070Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.21%
KiwiBank TD - NZPT 20 Oct 2026 @ 3.050Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.21%
Westpac Treasury - TD 12 Nov 2026 @ 3.040Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.20%
KiwiBank TD - NZPT 19 Mar 2027 @ 3.310Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.20%
BNZ Bank Bill 28/10/2026New Zealand fixed interestNZ8.23%
ASB Bank Investments - TD 08 Apr 2027 @ 3.490Cash and cash equivalentsNZ6.24%
KiwiBank TD - NZPT 21 Apr 2027 @ 3.540Cash and cash equivalentsNZ4.19%

Together 53.0% of the fund. The rest is spread across other holdings.

How spread out is it?

Spread of the fund's holdings
MeasureDisclosed
Holdings the provider lists5,418
The ten largest, together53.0%
Largest single holdingNZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account), 9.0% of the fund

The risk indicator measures how much a fund's returns have moved, not how many investments it holds, so it cannot show concentration on its own. Two funds that hold the same index can carry different indicators. Shares are as the provider disclosed them, and a total above 100% is the provider's own figure.

Fees and charges

Fees disclosed by the provider
ChargeDisclosed
Total annual fund charge0.91%
Manager's basic fee0.90%
Performance-based fees0.00%
Other management charges0.01%
Contribution fee0.00%
Withdrawal fee0.00%

Charges as a share of the amount invested. A blank on the register is shown as not stated. How an adviser is paid is separate, and is set out in our disclosure statement.

Returns the provider has disclosed

These are the provider's own figures from its fund update. They are the register's "net" returns, which are after the fund's charges and after tax, so they will not match the Morningstar figures in the headline and in the next section, which are after charges and before tax. Read each on its own terms.

Provider-disclosed returns
PeriodThis fund
Past year2.09%
Average a year, 5 years2.97%
Average a year, since the fund started1.98%
Year by year, to 31 March
YearThis fund
12 months to 31 March 20262.79%
12 months to 31 March 20253.71%
12 months to 31 March 20244.90%
12 months to 31 March 20231.69%
12 months to 31 March 20220.15%
12 months to 31 March 20210.01%
12 months to 31 March 20200.45%
12 months to 31 March 20191.78%
12 months to 31 March 20181.77%
12 months to 31 March 20171.99%

A return says what happened and not what will.

Returns reported by Morningstar

Morningstar annualised returns
PeriodThis fund
10 years2.6%
5 years3.8%
3 years5.0%

Annualised returns a year as at 30 September 2026, from the Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey, published 29 October 2026. Returns are annualised: each figure is a return per year, averaged across the period shown. Figures are net of the fund's annual charges and before your own tax. KiwiSaver is taxed at your prescribed investor rate, so two people in the same fund keep different amounts, and fixed dollar member fees are not reflected in a percentage. Morningstar publishes category averages for its five multi-sector categories only, so there is none to show for this fund. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

See the full Morningstar returns comparison → (opens in a new tab)

Other details

Other disclosed details
ItemDisclosed
Asset liquidity ratio100.00%
Debt ratio0.61%
Provider last updated this fund30 October 2026
Reporting period ended30 September 2026

Where this comes from

Fund details are from the Disclose Register (opens in a new tab), read on 31 October 2026. The Morningstar return is from the same report as the Morningstar returns comparison. Read the provider's current Product Disclosure Statement before you decide.

Cam compares KiwiSaver providers and funds across the wider NZ market, and a fund appearing here, or on his implementation panel, is not a recommendation. Whether a fund suits you depends on your goals, timeframe and comfort with risk. How Solid Steele is paid depends on the provider and is set out in the disclosure statement. A free KiwiSaver session is the way to see how it applies to you.

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