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Pie KiwiSaver Scheme Fund Chooser Tool

Need help choosing a fund?

In just a few minutes, the fund chooser will help you decide on which fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme might be best for you, whether you’re saving for your first home or your retirement.

We’ll ask you a few questions to understand your life stage, investment goals, and timeframe.

How old are you?

Are you saving for your first home or your retirement?

When do you plan to buy your first home?

Do you plan to start withdrawing your KiwiSaver savings when you turn 65? info

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You can begin withdrawing your KiwiSaver savings when you turn 65. However, if you don't need your money straight away, you can also keep your savings invested too.

When do you plan to start withdrawing from your KiwiSaver savings?

When do you plan to start withdrawing some or all of your KiwiSaver savings? info

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You’re now eligible to access your KiwiSaver savings, if you choose to. You can set up regular withdrawals to supplement any other income, make lump sum withdrawals at any time to meet one-off expenses, or withdraw all your savings in one lump sum. However, if you don’t need your money straight away, you can keep your savings invested too. If you’re not sure when you’re going to access your KiwiSaver savings, you may want to choose a shorter time frame because it will align with a lower risk fund. This way you’re likely to have smaller ups and downs in your balance compared to a higher risk fund, which may give you more certainty about how much money you’ll have, but your returns won’t usually be as high.

Based on your answers, the fund we recommend is:

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Overview

We recommend the Conservative Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings within 5 years. This fund aims to preserve capital with modest capital growth over the shorter term. You will likely see smaller ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but your returns won’t usually be as high. This may give you more certainty over how much of your KiwiSaver savings you can use for your first home. We recommend that you review your fund if your plans to buy a first home change.

We recommend the Conservative Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings within 5 years. This fund aims to preserve capital with modest capital growth over the shorter term. You will likely see smaller ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but your returns won’t usually be as high. This may give you more certainty over how much money you’ll have when you retire. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

We recommend the Conservative Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings within 5 years. This fund aims to preserve capital with modest capital growth over the shorter term. You will likely see smaller ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but your returns won’t usually be as high. This may give you more certainty over how much money you’ll have for your retirement. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

Investment Objective

Seeks to preserve capital with modest capital growth

Minimum suggested investment timeframe

3+ years

Risk Rating

Lower

Target Investment Mix

Target Investment Mix for Conservative Fund

Growth Assets 25%

Income Assets 75%

Past Performance: understanding your risk tolerance

The recommendation is based on how long you plan to invest, not how you feel about your savings going up and down over your investment timeframe. To help you understand how you feel about your savings going up and down, this graph shows you how $10,000 invested in the Conservative Fund has performed since 2018 compared to $10,000 invested in the other funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme.

Performance is shown after fees and before tax. The returns shown in the graph are from the time the funds launched in August 2018 to 31 March 2025. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Returns can be negative as well as positive and returns over different periods may vary. The Aggressive Fund started on 1 May 2025. For the Aggressive Fund the returns shown in the graph up to 1 May 2025 have been created using a benchmark index. We then deduct fund charges so that returns are shown after fees but before tax.

About this recommendation

The recommendation is based on whether you are saving for a first home or retirement and how long until you first plan to withdraw your KiwiSaver savings. It relates only to our funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme. Our advice is general in nature and doesn’t take into account your individual financial circumstances or goals, your risk tolerance, or any other accounts or investments you may have. The recommendation is based on the answers you provided today. If circumstances change, we recommend that you complete the Fund Chooser again or call us for help.

Overview

We recommend the Balanced Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings in 5 to 7 years. This fund aims to provide steady capital growth over the medium term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than the Conservative Fund, but it has the potential to steadily grow your balance while you continue saving for your first home. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings to buy a home, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you can use towards your home. We recommend that you review your fund each year or if your plans to buy a first home change.

We recommend the Balanced Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings in 5 to 7 years. This fund aims to provide steady capital growth over the medium term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than the Conservative Fund, but it has the potential to steadily grow your balance while you continue saving for your retirement. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you’ll have when you retire. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

We recommend the Balanced Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings in 5 to 7 years. This fund aims to provide steady capital growth over the medium term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than the Conservative Fund, but it has the potential to steadily grow your balance over your retirement. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you’ll have. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

Investment Objective

Seeks to provide steady capital growth

Minimum suggested investment timeframe

5+ years

Risk Rating

Medium

Target Investment Mix

Target Investment Mix for Balanced Fund

Growth Assets 60%

Income Assets 40%

Past Performance: understanding your risk tolerance

The recommendation is based on how long you plan to invest, not how you feel about your savings going up and down over your investment timeframe. To help you understand how you feel about your savings going up and down, this graph shows you how $10,000 invested in the Pie KiwiSaver Balanced Fund has performed since 2018 compared to $10,000 invested in the other funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme.

Performance is shown after fees and before tax. The returns shown in the graph are from the time the funds launched in August 2018 to 31 March 2025. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Returns can be negative as well as positive and returns over different periods may vary. The Aggressive Fund started on 1 May 2025. For the Aggressive Fund the returns shown in the graph up to 1 May 2025 have been created using a benchmark index. We then deduct fund charges so that returns are shown after fees but before tax.

About this recommendation

The recommendation is based on whether you are saving for a first home or retirement and how long until you first plan to withdraw your KiwiSaver savings. It relates only to our funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme. Our advice is general in nature and doesn’t take into account your individual financial circumstances or goals, your risk tolerance, or any other accounts or investments you may have. The recommendation is based on the answers you provided today. If circumstances change, we recommend that you complete the Fund Chooser again or call us for help.

Overview

We recommend the Growth Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings in 7 to 10 years. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than the Balanced Fund or the Conservative Fund, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow while you continue saving for your first home. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings to buy a home, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you can use towards your home. We recommend that you review your fund each year or if your plans to buy a first home change.

We recommend the Growth Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings in 7 to 10 years. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than the Balanced or Conservative funds, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow while you continue saving. As you get closer to withdrawing your KiwiSaver savings, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you’ll have when you retire. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

We recommend the Growth Fund for people wanting to withdraw their savings in 7 to 10 years. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than the Balanced Fund or the Conservative Fund, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow over your retirement. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you’ll have. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

Investment Objective

Seeks to maximise capital growth

Minimum suggested investment timeframe

7+ years

Risk Rating

Higher

Target Investment Mix

Target Investment Mix for Growth Fund

Growth Assets 80%

Income Assets 20%

Past Performance: understanding your risk tolerance

The recommendation is based on how long you plan to invest, not how you feel about your savings going up and down over your investment timeframe. To help you understand how you feel about your savings going up and down, this graph shows you how $10,000 invested in the Pie KiwiSaver Growth Fund has performed since 2018 compared to $10,000 invested in the other funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme.

Performance is shown after fees and before tax. The returns shown in the graph are from the time the funds launched in August 2018 to 31 March 2025. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Returns can be negative as well as positive and returns over different periods may vary. The Aggressive Fund started on 1 May 2025. For the Aggressive Fund the returns shown in the graph up to 1 May 2025 have been created using a benchmark index. We then deduct fund charges so that returns are shown after fees but before tax.

About this recommendation

The recommendation is based on whether you are saving for a first home or retirement and how long until you first plan to withdraw your KiwiSaver savings. It relates only to our funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme. Our advice is general in nature and doesn’t take into account your individual financial circumstances or goals, your risk tolerance, or any other accounts or investments you may have. The recommendation is based on the answers you provided today. If circumstances change, we recommend that you complete the Fund Chooser again or call us for help.

Overview

We recommend the Aggressive Fund for people with 10 years or more before they want to withdraw their savings. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow while you continue saving for your first home. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings to buy a home, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you can use towards your home. We recommend that you review your fund each year or if your plans to buy a first home change.

We recommend the Aggressive Fund for people with 10 years or more before they want to withdraw their savings. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow while you continue saving. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

We recommend the Aggressive Fund for people with 10 years or more before they want to withdraw their savings. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow while you continue saving. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you’ll have when you retire. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

We recommend the Aggressive Fund for people with 10 years or more before they want to withdraw their savings. This fund aims to maximise capital growth over the longer term. You will likely see bigger ups and downs in your balance than any other fund in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, but it has the potential to provide higher returns over the longer term, which means your balance can grow over your retirement. As you get closer to withdrawing your savings, you may want to move to a lower risk fund to reduce the amount of potential ups and downs in your balance so you have more certainty about how much money you’ll have. We recommend that you review your fund each year to make sure it is still appropriate for you.

Investment Objective

Seeks to maximise capital growth

Minimum suggested investment timeframe

10+ years

Risk Rating

Higher

Target Investment Mix

Target Investment Mix for Aggressive Fund

Growth Assets 95%

Income Assets 5%

Past Performance: understanding your risk tolerance

The recommendation is based on how long you plan to invest, not how you feel about your savings going up and down over your investment timeframe. To help you understand how you feel about your savings going up and down, this graph shows you how $10,000 invested in the Aggressive Fund has performed since 2018 compared to $10,000 invested in the other funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme.

Performance is shown after fees and before tax. The returns shown in the graph are from the time the funds launched in August 2018 to 31 March 2025. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Returns can be negative as well as positive and returns over different periods may vary. The Aggressive Fund started on 1 May 2025. For the Aggressive Fund the returns shown in the graph up to 1 May 2025 have been created using a benchmark index. We then deduct fund charges so that returns are shown after fees but before tax.

About this recommendation

The recommendation is based on whether you are saving for a first home or retirement and how long until you first plan to withdraw your KiwiSaver savings. It relates only to our funds in the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme. Our advice is general in nature and doesn’t take into account your individual financial circumstances or goals, your risk tolerance, or any other accounts or investments you may have. The recommendation is based on the answers you provided today. If circumstances change, we recommend that you complete the Fund Chooser again or call us for help.

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The Fund Chooser is provided by Pie Funds Management Limited (“PFML”). PFML is the manager and issuer of the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme ("Scheme"), the product disclosure statement of which can be found here.

There is no charge for this advice. As manager of the Scheme we receive fees that are determined by your balance and we will benefit financially if you invest in our products. We manage any conflicts of interest via an internal compliance framework designed to ensure we meet our duties to you.

For information about our duties, how to make a complaint and how disputes can be resolved see our financial advice provider disclosure statement.

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Pie Funds Management Limited is the manager and issuer of the funds in the Pie Funds Management Scheme and Pie KiwiSaver Scheme (the Schemes). Any advice is given by Pie Funds Management Limited and is general only. Our advice relates only to the specific financial products mentioned and does not account for personal circumstances or financial goals. Please see a financial adviser for tailored advice. You may have to pay product or other fees, like brokerage, if you act on any advice. As manager of the Schemes' investment funds, we receive fees determined by your balance and we benefit financially if you invest in our products. We manage this conflict of interest via an internal compliance framework designed to help us meet our duties to you. For information about how we can help you, our duties and complaint process and how disputes can be resolved, or to see our product disclosure statement, please visit www.piefunds.co.nz/investor-documents. Please let us know if you would like a hard copy of this disclosure information. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Returns can be negative as well as positive and returns over different periods may vary. The information is given in good faith and has been derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, neither Pie Funds nor any of its employees or Directors gives any warranty of reliability or accuracy and shall not be liable for errors or omissions herein, or any loss or damage sustained by any person relying on such information, whatever the cause of loss or damage. No person, including the Directors of Pie Funds, guarantees the repayment of units in the fund or any returns of units in the fund.

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