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Greg Smith

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Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

There were some selective sales.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

But most of the cases, we were companies that we thought were good value in February were

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

if they dropped in value because of the war in March, that's no reason to dislike them.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

So we actually look to increase our exposure to companies that we liked.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

And then that, you know, just I suppose like happened during COVID, like happened during the Trump tariff board saga, you know, the market rebounded.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

Our focus growth was up about 12% in April, for instance.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

So through not sitting on your hands, being active.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

So that's certainly what we did.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

Yeah, I mean, yeah, there's funds flow coming in, yeah, with members who have contributions.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

So there is an advantage of being, you know, one of the biggest, well, being a KiwiSaver provider full stop and having, you know, good loyal members that contribute, right?

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

Yeah, because that's not as much use if people aren't contributing.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

That takes it sort of narrowed away.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

But, you know, we've got very high than average contribution rates when you look at the – and average balances, should I say, when you look at the average.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

So, yeah, you've got funds coming in the door.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

Obviously, there's guardrails around that in terms of custodians, but it means we can go, right, yes, we –

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

Microsoft was a good example, a company that a lot of people would have heard of.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

It was under some pressure.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

It was a company that we liked.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

We were able to buy more of it.

Keep The Change
NZ Budget 2026: What Every Kiwi Needs To Know

There's KiwiSaver funds coming in, and so we can put those into our funds or put those into the companies that we like.