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KiwiSaver returns pull back in March quarter
29 Apr, 2021 01:10 AM
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Conservative KiwiSaver funds plunged into the red during the March quarter. Photo / 123RF
KiwiSaver returns have pulled back in the first three months of this year but the amount of money invested in the retirement savings scheme continued to grow, closing in on $79 billion.
Research from Morningstar shows most conservative funds plunged into the red during the March quarter after bond yields rose, resulting in capital losses for many bond investments.
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Conservative funds typically have the highest percentage in bond investments.
The average return for conservative funds was negative 0.6 per cent with the worst performing fund - Simplicity s conservative fund - falling 2 per cent over the quarter.