10% annual growth in KiwiSaver FUM

Published on
June 6, 2025
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KiwiSaver funds under management

New Zealand’s KiwiSaver scheme has grown from $112 billion to $123 billion in funds under management over the year to 31 March 2025, a growth of 10%.

The $11.2 billion growth was made up of $6.5 billion from investment earnings and $4.7 billion in net funds flowing into the pension scheme, according to the Rainmaker Information PFL New Zealand Report.

KiwiSaver is the dominant product sector in New Zealand, accounting for 58% of total retail funds under management and 40% of inflows.

Over the quarter to 31 March 2025 funds under management declined by $1 billion, a reduction of 0.81%.

The $1 billion quarterly change was made up of investment losses of $1.6 billion and fund inflows of $0.6 billion.

The three-year growth of funds in KiwiSaver sits at 37%.

KiwiSaver FUM growth and net funds flow
KiwiSaver FUM growth and net funds flow

Of the 28 major KiwiSaver providers, Milford Asset Management had the largest annual growth in dollar figures, up $2.4 billion fora 29.4% growth.

In percentage terms, Nikko Asset Management had the largest growth, with 228.8%, seeing funds under management increase from $26 billion to $84 billion.

The bulk of funds under management (around 88%) is held in multi-asset funds (balanced, growth and capital stable), roughly split 50% growth, 30% balanced and 20% capital stable.

$39.4 billion or 32% of KiwiSaver funds under management is held in default funds (default providers are selected when a member does not select a fund), which rose 9.1% over the year. This is slightly lower than overall market growth.

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