Booster Shielded Growth Fund
Booster KiwiSaver Scheme On Cam's implementation panel
Booster Shielded Growth Fund is a growth fund in the Booster KiwiSaver Scheme. Its provider discloses a risk indicator of 4 out of 7 and an annual fund charge of 1.30%. 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.
- 5-year return
- 6.8%a year after fees, before tax, Morningstar, as at 30 September 2026. No 10-year figure available
- Risk indicator
- 4 of 7Disclosed by the provider
- Annual fund charge
- 1.30%Total, as a share of the amount invested
- Fund size
- $17.3 million612 investors
Source: Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey, the three months to 30 September 2026, published 29 October 2026. Morningstar files it under Aggressive. 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 Shielded Growth Fund is suited to investors who seek potentially relatively high returns over longer term periods (seven years plus), allowing for short to medium term ups and downs, whilst partially shielding the fund against some of the more significant short-term risks. We aim to achieve this by investing predominantly in growth assets, with little or no allocation to income assets.
The fund's own description, as disclosed on the Disclose Register. Fund start date: 31 May 2018.
What the fund invests in
| Asset class | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| International equities | 57% | 65.73% |
| Australasian equities | 32% | 24.71% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1% | 4.93% |
| Unlisted property | 5% | 2.45% |
| Listed property | 5% | 2.00% |
| New Zealand fixed interest | Not stated | 0.18% |
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
| Investment | Type | Country | Share of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland International Airport Limited | Australasian equities | NZ | 1.94% |
| Amazon.Com Inc | International equities | US | 1.60% |
| Alphabet Inc (Class C) | International equities | US | 1.36% |
| Infratil Limited | Australasian equities | NZ | 1.82% |
| NZ Cash (BNZ Bank Trust Account) | Cash and cash equivalents | NZ | 2.19% |
| Apple Inc | International equities | US | 3.24% |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited | Australasian equities | NZ | 3.63% |
| NVIDIA Corp | International equities | US | 3.51% |
| Microsoft Corporation | International equities | US | 2.51% |
| USD CASH | Cash and cash equivalents | US | 1.48% |
Together 23.3% of the fund. The rest is spread across other holdings.
How spread out is it?
| Measure | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Holdings the provider lists | 5,762 |
| The ten largest, together | 23.3% |
| Largest single holding | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited, 3.6% 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
| Charge | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Total annual fund charge | 1.30% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.25% |
| Performance-based fees | 0.00% |
| Other management charges | 0.05% |
| Contribution fee | 0.00% |
| Withdrawal fee | 0.00% |
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.
| Period | This fund |
|---|---|
| Past year | 8.81% |
| Average a year, 5 years | 6.05% |
| Average a year, since the fund started | 7.50% |
| Year | This fund |
|---|---|
| 12 months to 31 March 2026 | 8.84% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2025 | 2.82% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2024 | 15.80% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2023 | -4.33% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2022 | 3.60% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2021 | 28.39% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2020 | -2.16% |
A return says what happened and not what will.
Returns reported by Morningstar
| Period | This fund | Aggressive category average |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years | Not reported | 10.0% |
| 5 years | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| 3 years | 13.1% | 16.1% |
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. The category average is Morningstar's average for the Aggressive funds in the report. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.
See the full Morningstar returns comparison → (opens in a new tab)
Other details
| Item | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Asset liquidity ratio | 100.00% |
| Debt ratio | 2.29% |
| Provider last updated this fund | 30 October 2026 |
| Reporting period ended | 30 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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Other funds in the Booster KiwiSaver Scheme
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- Booster Socially Responsible High Growth Fund
- Booster Balanced Fund
- Booster Geared Growth Fund
- Booster Capital Guaranteed Fund
- Booster Default Saver Fund
- Booster Enhanced Cash Fund
- Booster Growth Fund
- Booster Moderate Fund
- Booster Socially Responsible Balanced Fund
- Booster Socially Responsible Geared Growth Fund
- Booster Socially Responsible Growth Fund
- Booster Socially Responsible Moderate Fund