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Population and asset allocation tables

Details of the population growth and asset allocation of SMSFs.

Last updated 19 December 2016

The following tables contain details of the population growth and asset allocation of SMSFs. They include details of the number of SMSFs established or wound up during recent financial years (quarterly and annual data) and estimates of the amount of assets held by SMSFs for each type of asset. These tables are updated on a quarterly basis.

SMSF population table – annual data

This table contains details of the number of SMSFs that were established or wound up during each financial year. Establishment date is the date when an SMSF is deemed by the super law to come into existence, and can be different from the date the SMSF registers with us.

Wind-ups include both those initiated by trustees and those as a result of ATO compliance and cleansing activity. Those initiated by the trustees refer to the year the fund actually winds up, rather than the date this advice is received by us. Net establishments are calculated as establishments, less wind-ups.

Total number of SMSFs is calculated as the number of SMSFs as at the end of the previous financial year, plus net establishments for the financial year.

The number of members of SMSFs is estimated based on SMSF return form data, with the estimates for June 2016 extrapolated from 2014–15 data.

The data was extracted on 10 October 2016.

Population table – annual data

 

Establishments

Windups

Net establishments

Total number of SMSFs

Total members of SMSFs

Jun-12

41,081

7,780

33,301

473,369

899,205

Jun-13

39,617

10,914

28,703

502,072

949,975

Jun-14

33,823

11,970

21,853

523,925

992,075

Jun-15

34,402

11,526

22,876

546,801

1,030,014

Jun-16

33,022

4,835

28,187

574,988

1,083,425

Population table – quarterly data

This table is similar to the SMSF population table – annual data. However, it contains details of the number of SMSFs that established or wound up in each quarter since the June 2012 quarter.

Quarterly establishments and wind-ups for recent quarters may be understated, because there is often a time lag between when this event occurs and when we receive notification from the SMSF. In addition, recent quarter estimates of the total members of SMSFs are extrapolated from 2014–15 return form data.

The data was extracted on 10 October 2016.

Population table – quarterly data

 

Establishments

Wind-ups

Net establishments

Total number of SMSFs

Total members of SMSFs

Jun-12

11,680

5,545

6,135

473,369

899,205

Sep-12

11,548

2,046

9,502

482,871

916,300

Dec-12

9,908

781

9,127

491,998

932,651

Mar-13

8,604

887

7,717

499,715

946,453

Jun-13

9,557

7,200

2,357

502,072

949,975

Sep-13

9,344

1,589

7,755

509,827

967,737

Dec-13

7,961

800

7,161

516,988

980,547

Mar-14

7,889

1,075

6,814

523,802

992,704

Jun-14

8,629

8,506

123

523,925

992,075

Sep-14

9,568

995

8,573

532,498

1,005,464

Dec-14

8,038

946

7,092

539,590

1,018,065

Mar-15

8,052

1,116

6,936

546,526

1,030,368

Jun-15

8,744

8,469

275

546,801

1,030,014

Sep-15

9,696

376

9,320

556,121

1,050,099

Dec-15

7,158

504

6,654

562,775

1,061,959

Mar-16

7,637

643

6,994

569,769

1,074,414

Jun-16

8,531

3,312

5,219

574,988

1,083,425

Sep-16

6,823

75

6,748

581,736

1,098,799

Asset allocation tables ($m)

These tables contain estimates of the amount of assets held by SMSFs for each type of asset listed on the SMSF annual return. Tables also contain estimates of borrowings, other liabilities and total net Australian and overseas assets held by SMSFs.

The figures for June 2012 through to June 2015 are estimates based on return form data for those financial years, with estimates for June 2016 and recent quarters extrapolated from 2014–15 return form data. Each quarter, these estimates are updated as more return data becomes available. The estimates have been based on data provided by SMSFs reporting their financial position as at 30 June of the relevant financial year.

The following estimates relate to the total SMSF population, including funds established in the most recent quarter. This means that any changes in asset allocation figures from one quarter to another will be based on estimates for funds established in that quarter as well as estimates for all other SMSFs.

Changes were made to the 2012–13 SMSF annual return to improve reporting on assets held under limited recourse borrowing arrangements. This has resulted in better data collection and more accurate estimates for June 2013 and subsequent quarters that have been revised to incorporate actual data from 2013, 2014 and 2015 returns.

These are estimates of assets allocations for the total SMSF population. The data was extracted on 10 October 2016.

Asset allocation tables ($m)

 

Listed trusts ($m)

Unlisted trusts ($m)

Insurance policy ($m)

Other managed investments ($m)

Cash and term deposits ($m)

Debt securities ($m)

Loans ($m)

Jun-12

14,385

37,696

173

17,998

134,621

3,587

3,198

Sep-12

15,075

39,504

178

19,017

136,224

3,630

3,237

Dec-12

15,871

41,592

180

19,883

138,015

3,678

3,245

Mar-13

16,730

43,841

184

21,033

140,248

3,737

3,269

Jun-13

16,833

42,687

184

21,315

143,248

4,681

3,490

Sep-13

17,948

45,517

191

22,835

144,319

4,716

3,519

Dec-13

18,698

47,418

196

23,878

145,571

4,757

3,540

Mar-14

19,160

48,589

198

24,937

147,140

4,808

3,563

Jun-14

20,483

49,176

169

25,072

146,287

6,333

3,690

Sep-14

20,618

49,499

169

25,479

147,117

6,368

3,696

Dec-14

21,255

51,030

173

26,505

148,174

6,414

3,698

Mar-15

22,682

54,455

182

28,276

149,556

6,474

3,709

Jun-15

25,387

56,972

158

30,124

152,285

7,871

3,910

Sep-15

24,904

55,888

155

30,155

153,113

7,914

3,918

Dec-15

25,853

58,018

157

31,190

154,103

7,965

3,926

Mar-16

25,661

57,587

155

31,000

155,211

8,022

3,921

Jun-16

26,722

59,967

155

32,350

156,962

8,113

3,956

Sep-16

27,495

61,703

155

32,244

157,390

8,135

3,943

Asset allocation tables ($m) continued 

 

Listed shares ($m)

Unlisted shares ($m)

Limited recourse borrowing arrangements ($m)

Non-residential real property ($m)

Residential real property ($m)

Collectables and personal use assets ($m)

Other assets ($m)

Jun-12

117,165

5,161

2,521

53,258

16,086

550

12,135

Sep-12

127,316

5,224

2,545

53,753

16,235

556

12,283

Dec-12

136,238

5,238

2,635

55,666

16,813

558

12,316

Mar-13

147,807

5,276

2,697

56,961

17,204

562

12,406

Jun-13

140,811

5,295

8,876

57,054

17,317

488

12,837

Sep-13

154,679

5,338

9,179

58,998

17,907

492

12,942

Dec-13

159,709

5,370

9,647

62,007

18,820

494

13,019

Mar-14

163,152

5,404

9,915

63,735

19,345

498

13,102

Jun-14

166,858

5,632

15,593

61,008

20,050

432

14,444

Sep-14

165,371

5,642

15,937

62,354

20,492

433

14,470

Dec-14

170,298

5,645

16,448

64,353

21,149

433

14,478

Mar-15

188,067

5,662

16,940

66,277

21,781

434

14,521

Jun-15

182,352

6,270

21,149

65,100

23,220

397

16,688

Sep-15

169,844

6,282

21,795

67,088

23,929

398

16,719

Dec-15

180,585

6,295

22,078

67,960

24,240

399

16,755

Mar-16

175,730

6,287

22,344

68,777

24,532

399

16,733

Jun-16

183,562

6,343

23,195

71,398

25,466

402

16,882

Sep-16

192,404

6,322

23,421

72,092

25,714

401

16,826

Asset allocation tables ($m) continued 

 

Overseas shares ($m)

Overseas non-residential real property ($m)

Overseas residential real property ($m)

Overseas managed investments ($m)

Other overseas assets ($m)

Jun-12

1,465

95

173

299

1,611

Sep-12

1,592

103

188

325

1,751

Dec-12

1,703

111

201

348

1,874

Mar-13

1,848

120

218

377

2,033

Jun-13

1,966

107

208

392

1,958

Sep-13

2,160

117

228

431

2,150

Dec-13

2,230

121

236

445

2,220

Mar-14

2,278

124

241

455

2,268

Jun-14

1,850

114

231

492

2,256

Sep-14

1,833

113

229

488

2,236

Dec-14

1,888

116

236

502

2,303

Mar-15

2,085

129

261

555

2,543

Jun-15

3,464

112

242

698

2,698

Sep-15

3,226

105

226

650

2,513

Dec-15

3,430

111

240

691

2,672

Mar-16

3,338

108

233

673

2,601

Jun-16

3,487

113

244

703

2,716

Sep-16

3,655

118

256

736

2,847

Asset allocation tables ($m) continued 

 

Total Australian and overseas assets ($m)

Borrowings ($m)

Other Liabilities ($m)

Total net Australian and overseas assets ($m)

Jun-12

422,175

6,707

3,659

411,809

Sep-12

438,736

6,960

3,800

427,976

Dec-12

456,161

7,236

3,951

444,974

Mar-13

476,550

7,560

4,128

464,863

Jun-13

479,747

9,832

3,970

465,945

Sep-13

503,665

10,308

4,166

489,192

Dec-13

518,375

10,609

4,287

503,479

Mar-14

528,911

10,824

4,375

513,712

Jun-14

540,169

13,790

4,727

521,651

Sep-14

542,545

13,792

4,666

524,088

Dec-14

555,100

14,111

4,774

536,215

Mar-15

584,588

14,860

5,027

564,700

Jun-15

599,097

17,678

5,284

576,135

Sep-15

588,819

17,375

5,193

566,252

Dec-15

606,670

17,902

5,350

583,418

Mar-16

603,311

17,803

5,321

580,188

Jun-16

622,734

18,376

5,492

598,866

Sep-16

635,858

18,763

5,608

611,488

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