NZ Funds againstKiwiSaver/superinAU + NZ

NZ Funds

23 mentions in Australia and New Zealand, 22nd of 54 in KiwiSaver/super for share of voice. Net sentiment sits 78 points below the peer median.

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Compare NZ Funds with other KiwiSaver/super

NZ Funds among KiwiSaver/super

-100-500+50+100
More negativeNet sentimentMore positive

Across: net sentiment. Size: share of voice. Ring: its sentiment mix. 4 brands with a single mention left off.

  • Positive
  • Neutral
  • Negative
  • Mixed
Share of voice
<1%
22nd of 54, 23 mentions
Net sentiment
-78
Peer median 0
Net advocacy
-26
Peer median 0
Rejection
26%
6 of 23 staged mentions
  • 22nd of 54 for share of voice
  • 26th of 26 for net sentiment
  • 25th of 26 for net advocacy
  • 26th of 26 for past awareness
  • 25th of 26 for rejection

NZ Funds against its peers

The share of NZ Funds's mentions at each stage, against the median of the other brands in KiwiSaver/super mentioned in this view (53 of them).

Every staged mention of NZ Funds, 100%Rejection, the exit

  1. Awareness

    65%

    +15 pts on peers (50%)

    Names the brand in passing or in the news.

  2. Consideration

    9%

    -4 pts on peers (13%)

    Weighing it up, asking about it, comparing.

  3. Usage

    0%

    -21 pts on peers (21%)

    Says they bank, invest or are insured with it.

  4. Preference

    0%

    Level with peers (0%)

    Chooses it over the alternatives.

  5. Advocacy

    0%

    Level with peers (0%)

    Recommends it to others.

  6. Rejection

    26%

    +26 pts on peers (0%)

    Left it, refuses it or warns others off.

Mentions by week

  • Positive
  • Neutral
  • Negative
  • Mixed
7 AugWeek of 6 Nov

Where the conversation happens

Mentions by source in Australia and New Zealand; the figure beside each count is net sentiment.

  • Reddit
    23-78

What the posts were about

Sence tags each finance post with what it covers. These are the topics of the posts NZ Funds was named under; brand page posts are not tagged, so they sit under "Not tagged".

  • Investing
    15-67
  • KiwiSaver and Super
    8-100

Who they leave for, and who they leave

Comments that reject one brand and name another they use, prefer or are weighing up.

Losing customers to

Rejects NZ Funds, names this brand instead.

Winning customers from

Rejects this brand, names NZ Funds instead.

No comments in this view.

What people actually say

A spread of comments at each stage, as written. Comments that tag or name another commenter are left out.

  • “Was temporarily a financial adviser, now in an adjacent role. We all generally knew that NZ Funds was absolute trash.”
    negative

    Reddit, New Zealand, 7 Oct 2026

  • “Fisher at least seems embarrassed by their situation, big departures/senior turnover at the company. NZ Funds just don’t seem to care at all?”
    negative

    Also mentionsFisher Funds, negative sentiment

    Reddit, New Zealand, 7 Oct 2026

  • “There was a series of posts on this subreddit about NZ Funds a couple of years ago. Someone traced through their investments and pointed how insane it was and how much leverage was in there.”
    negative

    Reddit, New Zealand, 7 Oct 2026

  • “How have they got $1b invested with them. WTF”
    negative

    Reddit, New Zealand, 13 Oct 2026

The posts that got NZ Funds talked about

  1. Shocking performance NZ Funds KS Growth

    r/PersonalFinanceNZ on Reddit, 6 Oct 2026 · Investing

    11mentions
  2. Kiwisaver Mistake?

    r/PersonalFinanceNZ on Reddit, 4 Nov 2026 · KiwiSaver and Super

    8mentions
  3. what is going with NZ funds?

    r/PersonalFinanceNZ on Reddit, 3 Nov 2026 · Investing

    4mentions

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Australian Retirement TrustAU901%+2349%0%+7
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UniSuperAU38<1%+3953%0%+8
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NZ FundsNZ23<1%-789%26%-26
HESTAAU23<1%-4822%4%-4
SuperLifeNZ22<1%+1482%5%+9
MLCAU21<1%-2938%5%0
BoosterNZ20<1%+555%0%+5
GenerateNZ18<1%-2244%0%0
Australian EthicalAU17<1%+3571%6%0
MercerNZ14<1%-743%7%-7
Craigs Investment PartnersNZ12<1%+3333%8%0
Public Sector Superannuation SchemeAU9<1%-1122%0%0
Future SuperAU9<1%-2278%0%0
CareSuperAU8<1%+2525%0%0
Vanguard SuperAU7<1%+7171%0%0
PathfinderNZ5<1%+2080%0%0
MASNZ5<1%+10020%0%0
Brighter SuperAU5<1%+20100%0%+20
HiveNZ4<1%+2575%0%0
ConsiliumNZ4<1%+2550%0%0
Smart Future TrustAU4<1%+5025%0%+25
Mercer SuperAU3<1%-6733%0%0
Military SuperAU3<1%-33100%0%0
NGS SuperAU3<1%+3333%0%0
Team SuperAU3<1%-670%0%0
Pie FundsNZ2<1%0100%0%0
KōuraNZ2<1%-500%0%0
FundRock NZNZ2<1%050%0%0
Insignia FinancialAU2<1%050%0%0
Vision SuperAU2<1%050%0%0
Equip SuperAU2<1%00%0%0
AE KiwiSaverNZ1<1%-1000%0%0
Quay StreetNZ1<1%+100100%0%+100
Prime SuperAU1<1%00%0%0
legalsuperAU1<1%00%0%0