The current cash rate is 3.80% at 12 January 2024.

Our Standard Investment Strategies provide capital growth, in addition to income. The following table shows our investment performance against standard industry benchmarks.

Cash Investment Strategy distributions are ordinarily made monthly, unless the cash rate is zero. Distributions for all other investment strategies are made bi-annually in July and January of each year.

Summary of investment returns* as at 31 December 2023

 Last 3 monthsLast 12 monthsLast 3 yearsLast 5 yearsLast 7 yearsLast 10 years
  (Annualised)(Annualised)(Annualised)(Annualised)
Cash0.93%3.21%1.28%1.20%1.37%1.69%
Benchmark0.81%2.86%0.71%0.40%0.52%0.77%
Variance0.12%0.35%0.57%0.80%0.85%0.92%
       
Capital Stable2.68%5.18%1.41%2.39%2.47%3.06%
Benchmark3.38%5.49%1.14%2.64%2.59%3.05%
Variance-0.70%-0.31%0.27%-0.25%-0.12%0.01%
       
Balanced3.56%6.40%2.50%3.90%3.82%4.50%
Benchmark4.63%7.29%2.81%4.60%4.32%4.77%
Variance-1.07%-0.89%-0.31%-0.70%-0.50%-0.27%
       
Growth3.82%7.65%3.49%5.23%4.91%5.49%
Benchmark5.21%8.98%4.47%6.37%5.68%5.91%
Variance-1.39%-1.33%-0.98%-1.14%-0.77%-0.42%
       
Equities5.08%13.09%5.03%8.12%7.05%7.24%
Benchmark7.22%14.75%7.49%9.86%8.21%7.92%
Variance-2.14%-1.66%-2.46%-1.74%-1.16%-0.68%

* After fees

The investment returns presented relate to past performance and must not be taken to imply that this predicts future returns of the funds. The information and opinions contained in this report have been compiled or are arrived at by Public Trustee from sources believed to be reliable and in good faith, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to their accuracy, completeness or correctness.

Quarterly Investment Reports

Quarterly Investment Report – Ending December 2023 (PDF, 498.4 KB)

Quarterly Investment Report – Ending September 2023 (PDF, 497.1 KB)

Quarterly Investment Report - Ending June 2023 (PDF, 478.2 KB)

Quarterly Investment Report - Ending March 2023 (PDF, 1.3 MB)

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