Population and asset allocation tables

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 2017 extrapolated from 2015–16 data.

The data was extracted on 12 July 2017.

Population table – annual data

	Establishments	Windups	Net establishments	Total number of SMSFs	Total members of SMSFs
Jun 2012	41,072	7,850	33,222	473,166	898,818
Jun 2013	39,616	11,054	28,562	501,728	949,322
Jun 2014	33,823	12,189	21,634	523,362	991,006
Jun 2015	34,421	12,111	22,310	545,672	1,032,990
Jun 2016	33,194	10,551	22,643	568,315	1,070,796
Jun 2017	29,620	1,419	28,201	596,516	1,124,453

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 2015–16 return form data.

The data was extracted on 12 July 2017.

Population table – quarterly data

	Establishments	Wind-ups	Net establishments	Total number of SMSFs	Total members of SMSFs
Jun 2012	11,679	5,573	6,106	473,166	898,818
Sep 2012	11,549	2,093	9,456	482,622	915,827
Dec 2012	9,906	794	9,112	491,734	932,149
Mar 2013	8,602	909	7,693	499,427	945,906
Jun 2013	9,559	7,258	2,301	501,728	949,322
Sep 2013	9,341	1,670	7,671	509,399	966,924
Dec 2013	7,961	823	7,138	516,537	979,690
Mar 2014	7,891	1,095	6,796	523,333	991,813
Jun 2014	8,630	8,601	29	523,362	991,006
Sep 2014	9,564	1,108	8,456	531,818	1,009,402
Dec 2014	8,041	976	7,065	538,883	1,021,941
Mar 2015	8,058	1,167	6,891	545,774	1,034,148
Jun 2015	8,758	8,860	-102	545,672	1,032,990
Sep 2015	9,705	623	9,082	554,754	1,047,515
Dec 2015	7,175	795	6,380	561,134	1,058,855
Mar 2016	7,674	1,012	6,662	567,796	1,070,679
Jun 2016	8,640	8,121	519	568,315	1,070,796
Sep 2016	7,978	314	7,664	575,979	1,087,803
Dec 2016	6,759	462	6,297	582,276	1,099,028
Mar 2017	7,351	462	6,889	589,165	1,111,313
Jun 2017	7,532	181	7,351	596,516	1,124,453

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 2016 are estimates based on return form data for those financial years. 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.

Estimates for June 2017 and other 2016–17 quarters are extrapolated from 2015–16 return form data. Due to superannuation new measures introduced from 1 July 2017, there may be differences in the level of contributions and benefit payments made in the 2017 financial year as compared to 2015-16 data. It is likely that significant revisions will be made to the estimated assets for these quarters when 2017 return data is incorporated into our statistics in June 2018.

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 and later returns.

These are estimates of asset allocations for the total SMSF population. The data was extracted on 12 July 2017.

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 2012	14,355	37,677	172	17,964	134,396	3,579	3,210
Sep 2012	15,042	39,481	178	18,981	135,983	3,622	3,249
Dec 2012	15,835	41,563	179	19,842	137,757	3,669	3,257
Mar 2013	16,690	43,808	184	20,988	139,973	3,728	3,280
Jun 2013	16,775	42,629	184	21,236	142,771	4,662	3,514
Sep 2013	17,885	45,449	190	22,748	143,823	4,697	3,542
Dec 2013	18,630	47,342	195	23,785	145,053	4,737	3,563
Mar 2014	19,088	48,506	197	24,837	146,599	4,787	3,585
Jun 2014	20,320	49,007	167	24,881	145,330	6,275	3,740
Sep 2014	20,453	49,328	168	25,281	146,151	6,310	3,747
Dec 2014	21,085	50,852	171	26,296	147,194	6,356	3,749
Mar 2015	22,498	54,260	180	28,050	148,555	6,414	3,760
Jun 2015	24,602	56,706	156	29,433	149,446	7,662	4,038
Sep 2015	24,087	55,520	152	29,643	149,976	7,690	4,037
Dec 2015	24,962	57,535	155	30,583	150,672	7,725	4,039
Mar 2016	24,736	57,015	152	30,340	151,512	7,768	4,027
Jun 2016	29,410	63,191	139	31,995	157,100	9,726	4,235
Sep 2016	30,437	65,397	106	35,681	157,285	9,738	4,245
Dec 2016	31,949	68,645	106	36,542	157,699	9,763	4,254
Mar 2017	33,229	71,396	107	37,612	158,405	9,807	4,267
Jun 2017	33,257	71,455	107	37,695	159,686	9,886	4,276

 

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 2012	116,922	5,161	2,521	53,214	16,078	551	12,142
Sep 2012	127,040	5,223	2,544	53,703	16,226	557	12,290
Dec 2012	135,931	5,236	2,634	55,610	16,802	559	12,321
Mar 2013	147,460	5,274	2,695	56,898	17,191	563	12,410
Jun 2013	140,252	5,286	8,864	56,916	17,308	491	12,838
Sep 2013	154,050	5,329	9,165	58,849	17,896	495	12,941
Dec 2013	159,042	5,360	9,631	61,844	18,806	497	13,017
Mar 2014	162,451	5,394	9,898	63,560	19,328	501	13,098
Jun 2014	165,410	5,618	15,609	60,806	20,063	437	14,464
Sep 2014	163,932	5,627	15,954	62,147	20,505	437	14,489
Dec 2014	168,808	5,630	16,464	64,136	21,161	438	14,497
Mar 2015	186,408	5,646	16,955	66,048	21,792	439	14,538
Jun 2015	177,183	6,361	21,523	65,143	23,528	408	16,928
Sep 2015	164,694	6,361	22,139	67,009	24,202	408	16,927
Dec 2015	174,809	6,363	22,387	67,758	24,472	408	16,933
Mar 2016	169,827	6,345	22,620	68,464	24,727	407	16,884
Jun- 2016	187,331	6,649	25,355	66,267	28,148	300	17,400
Sep 2016	196,063	6,666	25,944	67,805	28,802	300	17,444
Dec 2016	205,542	6,679	27,267	71,262	30,270	301	17,479
Mar 2017	215,129	6,699	28,181	73,651	31,285	302	17,532
Jun 2017	212,210	6,714	28,610	74,772	31,761	303	17,571

 

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 2012	1,463	95	173	298	1,611
Sep 2012	1,590	104	188	324	1,751
Dec 2012	1,701	111	202	347	1,873
Mar 2013	1,845	120	219	376	2,032
Jun 2013	1,960	107	211	390	1,954
Sep 2013	2,153	117	232	429	2,147
Dec 2013	2,223	121	239	443	2,216
Mar 2014	2,271	123	244	452	2,264
Jun 2014	1,848	114	236	490	2,251
Sep 2014	1,831	113	234	485	2,231
Dec 2014	1,886	117	241	500	2,297
Mar 2015	2,082	129	266	552	2,537
Jun 2015	3,492	116	257	711	2,703
Sep 2015	3,246	108	239	660	2,513
Dec 2015	3,445	115	253	701	2,667
Mar 2016	3,347	111	246	681	2,591
Jun 2016	3,858	105	230	694	2,550
Sep 2016	4,038	110	240	727	2,669
Dec 2016	4,233	115	252	762	2,798
Mar 2017	4,431	121	264	797	2,928
Jun 2017	4,371	119	260	787	2,888

 

Asset allocation tables ($m) continued

	Total Australian and overseas assets ($m)	Borrowings ($m)	Other Liabilities ($m)	Total net Australian and overseas assets ($m)
Jun 2012	421,582	6,707	3,669	411,207
Sep 2012	438,079	6,969	3,812	427,298
Dec 2012	455,437	7,245	3,963	444,229
Mar 2013	475,747	7,568	4,140	464,039
Jun 2013	478,348	9,824	3,983	464,541
Sep 2013	502,134	10,312	4,181	487,641
Dec 2013	516,744	10,612	4,302	501,829
Mar 2014	527,182	10,827	4,389	511,966
Jun 2014	537,065	13,837	4,766	518,462
Sep 2014	539,423	13,898	4,787	520,738
Dec 2014	551,875	14,219	4,897	532,759
Mar 2015	581,109	14,972	5,157	560,980
Jun 2015	590,398	18,204	5,492	566,702
Sep 2015	579,613	17,872	5,392	556,349
Dec 2015	595,982	18,376	5,544	572,062
Mar 2016	591,799	18,247	5,505	568,046
Jun 2016	634,683	19,481	5,165	610,037
Sep 2016	653,699	20,065	5,320	628,314
Dec 2016	675,918	20,747	5,500	649,671
Mar 2017	696,143	21,368	5,665	669,110
Jun 2017	696,728	21,386	5,670	669,672