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 2016 extrapolated from 2014–15 data.

The data was extracted on 4 April 2017.

Population table – annual data

	Establishments	Windups	Net establishments	Total number of SMSFs	Total members of SMSFs
Jun-12	41,075	7,809	33,266	473,274	899,024
Jun-13	39,616	10,973	28,643	501,917	949,681
Jun-14	33,824	12,089	21,735	523,652	991,556
Jun-15	34,410	11,950	22,460	546,112	1,033,828
Jun-16	33,149	8,726	24,423	570,535	1,080,370

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 4 April 2017.

Population table – quarterly data

	Establishments	Wind-ups	Net establishments	Total number of SMSFs	Total members of SMSFs
Jun-12	11,681	5,560	6,121	473,274	899,024
Sep-12	11,546	2,063	9,483	482,757	916,084
Dec-12	9,907	786	9,121	491,878	932,423
Mar-13	8,604	892	7,712	499,590	946,215
Jun-13	9,559	7,232	2,327	501,917	949,681
Sep-13	9,341	1,636	7,705	509,622	967,348
Dec-13	7,962	810	7,152	516,774	980,140
Mar-14	7,891	1,082	6,809	523,583	992,288
Jun-14	8,630	8,561	69	523,652	991,556
Sep-14	9,565	1,074	8,491	532,143	1,010,020
Dec-14	8,037	963	7,074	539,217	1,022,576
Mar-15	8,055	1,148	6,907	546,124	1,034,813
Jun-15	8,753	8,765	-12	546,112	1,033,828
Sep-15	9,695	523	9,172	555,284	1,053,973
Dec-15	7,175	722	6,453	561,737	1,065,445
Mar-16	7,666	897	6,769	568,506	1,077,462
Jun-16	8,613	6,584	2,029	570,535	1,080,370
Sep-16	7,942	246	7,696	578,231	1,097,765
Dec-16	6,721	294	6,427	584,658	1,109,237
Mar- 17	6,180	96	6,084	590,742	1,120,117

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 4 April 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-12	14,369	37,689	173	17,980	134,486	3,583	3,207
Sep-12	15,058	39,497	178	18,999	136,088	3,626	3,246
Dec-12	15,853	41,584	179	19,863	137,877	3,673	3,255
Mar-13	16,711	43,833	184	21,013	140,107	3,733	3,279
Jun-13	16,805	42,653	184	21,272	142,966	4,671	3,505
Sep-13	17,918	45,479	191	22,788	144,034	4,706	3,534
Dec-13	18,666	47,378	195	23,830	145,282	4,746	3,555
Mar-14	19,127	48,548	197	24,886	146,846	4,797	3,578
Jun-14	20,383	49,102	167	24,957	145,720	6,299	3,723
Sep-14	20,517	49,427	168	25,360	146,551	6,335	3,730
Dec-14	21,152	50,957	171	26,380	147,607	6,380	3,732
Mar-15	22,572	54,377	180	28,144	148,985	6,440	3,743
Jun-15	24,814	56,892	155	29,666	150,376	7,736	3,992
Sep-15	24,342	55,810	152	29,871	151,196	7,778	4,000
Dec-15	25,270	57,939	154	30,870	152,176	7,829	4,008
Mar-16	25,083	57,510	151	30,675	153,274	7,885	4,003
Jun-16	26,122	59,891	152	31,946	155,015	7,975	4,039
Sep-16	27,079	62,086	117	35,687	155,466	7,998	4,056
Dec-16	28,468	65,272	116	36,597	156,130	8,032	4,071
Mar-17	29,331	67,250	116	36,587	157,024	8,078	4,070

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	117,022	5,163	2,519	53,239	16,077	550	12,140
Sep-12	127,161	5,226	2,543	53,734	16,226	557	12,288
Dec-12	136,072	5,240	2,633	55,647	16,804	559	12,321
Mar-13	147,626	5,279	2,694	56,941	17,195	563	12,411
Jun-13	140,471	5,292	8,870	56,983	17,313	491	12,839
Sep-13	154,305	5,335	9,172	58,925	17,903	495	12,944
Dec-13	159,322	5,367	9,640	61,929	18,816	498	13,021
Mar-14	162,754	5,401	9,908	63,654	19,340	501	13,104
Jun-14	165,929	5,628	15,611	60,930	20,061	436	14,469
Sep-14	164,456	5,638	15,956	62,277	20,504	437	14,495
Dec-14	169,359	5,641	16,468	64,275	21,162	437	14,503
Mar-15	187,032	5,658	16,960	66,196	21,795	438	14,546
Jun-15	178,788	6,359	21,485	65,270	23,508	406	16,831
Sep-15	166,527	6,371	22,141	67,264	24,226	407	16,862
Dec-15	177,061	6,385	22,429	68,139	24,542	408	16,899
Mar-16	172,305	6,377	22,700	68,961	24,838	407	16,878
Jun-16	179,997	6,434	23,566	71,593	25,786	411	17,029
Sep-16	188,701	6,462	24,154	73,379	26,429	413	17,102
Dec-16	198,134	6,485	25,425	77,241	27,820	414	17,164
Mar-17	207,620	6,483	25,749	78,224	28,174	414	17,159

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	1,464	95	173	298	1,609
Sep-12	1,591	103	187	324	1,749
Dec-12	1,703	110	201	347	1,871
Mar-13	1,847	120	218	376	2,030
Jun-13	1,963	106	210	391	1,954
Sep-13	2,156	117	231	430	2,146
Dec-13	2,226	121	238	444	2,216
Mar-14	2,274	123	244	453	2,263
Jun-14	1,851	114	234	489	2,253
Sep-14	1,835	113	232	484	2,233
Dec-14	1,890	116	239	499	2,300
Mar-15	2,087	129	264	551	2,540
Jun-15	3,500	115	254	713	2,707
Sep-15	3,260	107	237	664	2,521
Dec-15	3,466	114	252	706	2,681
Mar-16	3,373	111	245	687	2,609
Jun-16	3,523	116	256	718	2,725
Sep-16	3,694	122	268	752	2,857
Dec-16	3,878	128	282	790	3,000
Mar-17	4,064	134	295	828	3,143

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	421,836	6,708	3,664	411,464
Sep-12	438,382	6,972	3,807	427,603
Dec-12	455,791	7,248	3,959	444,584
Mar-13	476,159	7,572	4,135	464,451
Jun-13	478,940	9,832	3,977	465,132
Sep-13	502,808	10,322	4,175	488,312
Dec-13	517,490	10,623	4,297	502,570
Mar-14	528,000	10,839	4,384	512,778
Jun-14	538,355	13,831	4,760	519,764
Sep-14	540,747	13,893	4,781	522,074
Dec-14	553,269	14,215	4,891	534,163
Mar-15	582,636	14,969	5,151	562,516
Jun-15	593,568	18,118	5,475	569,975
Sep-15	583,735	17,818	5,384	560,533
Dec-15	601,328	18,355	5,547	577,426
Mar-16	598,072	18,256	5,517	574,300
Jun-16	617,292	18,842	5,694	592,756
Sep-16	636,822	19,438	5,874	611,509
Dec-16	659,447	20,129	6,083	633,236
Mar-17	674,742	20,596	6,224	647,922