Hive Aurora Conservative Fund
Hive KiwiSaver Scheme
Hive Aurora Conservative Fund is a conservative fund in the Hive KiwiSaver Scheme. Its provider discloses a risk indicator of 3 out of 7 and an annual fund charge of 1.25%. 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
- 1.6%a year after fees, before tax, Morningstar, as at 30 September 2026. No 10-year figure available
- Risk indicator
- 3 of 7Disclosed by the provider
- Annual fund charge
- 1.25%Total, as a share of the amount invested
- Fund size
- $117.0 million6,441 investors
Source: Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey, the three months to 30 September 2026, published 29 October 2026. Morningstar files it under Moderate. 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
Aims to provide a moderate investment return by investing mainly in defensive assets with some growth assets.
The fund's own description, as disclosed on the Disclose Register. Fund start date: 20 August 2021.
What the fund invests in
| Asset class | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| International fixed interest | 30% | 26.75% |
| New Zealand fixed interest | 30% | 26.45% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15% | 24.44% |
| International equities | 17% | 14.76% |
| Australasian equities | 8% | 4.77% |
| Other | Not stated | 2.84% |
Actual allocation as at 30 June 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.
Actively managed.
In Cam Steele's words, 31 October 2026. The provider's published documents do not set this out in these terms, so it rests on Cam's own knowledge of the scheme.
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Largest investments
| Investment | Type | Country | Share of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Macquarie NZ Fixed Interest PIE | New Zealand fixed interest | NZ | 23.04% |
| Mercer Macquarie NZ Cash Fund | Cash and cash equivalents | NZ | 22.69% |
| PCG Diversified New Zealand Private Debt Fund | New Zealand fixed interest | NZ | 3.41% |
| Metlife Global Impact Bond Fund - Class A | International fixed interest | AU | 26.75% |
| Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund | International equities | NZ | 3.00% |
| Brandywine Global Opportunistic Equity Fund | International equities | NZ | 4.34% |
| Pella Global Generations PIE Fund | International equities | NZ | 4.07% |
| Merricks Capital Partners PIE Fund | Other | NZ | 3.28% |
| Resolution Capital GLI PIE Fund | International equities | NZ | 3.34% |
| Octagon Trans Tasman Fund | Australasian equities | NZ | 2.43% |
Together 96.3% of the fund. The rest is spread across other holdings.
How spread out is it?
| Measure | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Holdings the provider lists | 16 |
| The ten largest, together | 96.3% |
| Largest single holding | Metlife Global Impact Bond Fund - Class A, 26.8% of the fund |
27% of this fund is in one holding. A holding can itself be a fund or an ETF that holds many investments, and the register does not show what is inside it, so read the provider's Product Disclosure Statement for what sits underneath.
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 | 1.25% |
| Manager's basic fee | 0.94% |
| Performance-based fees | 0.00% |
| Other management charges | 0.31% |
| Contribution fee | Not stated |
| Withdrawal fee | Not stated |
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 | 4.37% |
| Average a year, since the fund started | 1.50% |
| Year | This fund |
|---|---|
| 12 months to 31 March 2026 | 3.57% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2025 | 3.83% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2024 | 4.96% |
| 12 months to 31 March 2023 | -2.43% |
A return says what happened and not what will.
Returns reported by Morningstar
| Period | This fund | Moderate category average |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years | Not reported | 4.6% |
| 5 years | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| 3 years | 5.5% | 7.7% |
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 Moderate 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 | 96.72% |
| Debt ratio | 0.46% |
| Provider last updated this fund | 30 July 2026 |
| Reporting period ended | 30 June 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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