Welcome to the end of 2021 — another unforgettable year!
Before we wrap it all up, it’s time to look back at the latest launches and landings, not to mention a few of the bigger or more interesting moments that have taken place in 2021.
But first, let’s quickly talk about the stock market.
It’s been a particularly turbulent few months; the markets are spooked by both the new Omicron variant, future interest rate rises in the US, and a downturn in the economy, just to start.
As such, we’re seeing volatile markets, but what we also see are investment opportunities.
We have a minimum suggested timeframe of seven years for holding any investment in a Spaceship Voyager fund. Market corrections are a normal part of the market cycle and our investment team is always on the lookout for the opportunities they can present.
For example, we hold Tesla in the Spaceship Universe and Origin portfolios. A single Tesla share cost US$1,156.87 on 22 November 2021, whereas a month later, on 21 December 2021, a single share cost US$938.53. That means it costs a little more than US$218 less to buy the same share. (A handy little discount!)
It works the same way with Spaceship. For example, the unit price for the Spaceship Universe Portfolio was $2.367938 on 22 November 2021. A month later, on 21 December 2021, it was $2.078770 — costing around 29 cents less to buy a single unit in the portfolio that day. (Note that we have bought and sold new companies in the Spaceship Universe Portfolio in this period.)
While no one knows how long this correction will continue for, we believe it’s an interesting period for new opportunities.
As we mentioned, in our actively managed portfolios, Spaceship has been making the most of it, adding interesting new companies and averaging into old favourites. It’s been a volatile few months, but it presents a great opportunity for patient, long-term investors.
With that said, let’s move on to what else has been happening at Spaceship.
We launched Boosts
We launched our new Boosts feature, which gives you the opportunity to automatically boost your investment balance by making the most of everyday moments.
Fun facts: While our Round Ups boost is our most popular boost, the Rainy Day Boost has seen the most money invested into portfolios — perhaps because Australia recorded its wettest November since 1917 (and more rain predicted to come over the summer).
We introduced multiple portfolios
You can now diversify your investments by investing in all three of our Spaceship Voyager portfolios, all with one account. You can add a different investment plan for each portfolio, and track your balances, unit prices, and returns from the one account.
We launched investment goals
There’s something about visualising your goal that just… helps. Happily, you can now create an investment goal in the Spaceship app. Once set up, you can track and celebrate your progress, all while staying focused on your future.
We revamped the Spaceship web app
The Spaceship web app got a revamp, and now, if you have both Spaceship Super and Spaceship Voyager, you can easily toggle between their respective dashboards.
For Spaceship Super customers, we’ve added: a balance graph, a unit price graph, a newsfeed jam-packed with our latest Spaceship Learn articles, the ability to easily share your super details with your employer, and more.
We have 200k customers and $1.3 billion in FUM
This year we took a huge step for Spaceship-kind. More than 200,000 customers are now using Spaceship to invest in their future! We also now have more than $1.3 billion in funds under management.
We won some awards!
Spaceship Super won the Best Value Super Fund for Young People award at Money Magazine’s Best of the Best 2022 awards and received a new Rainmaker AAA Quality Rating in 2021.
What's next?
We know it hasn’t been an easy year for many of you — whether you’re an investor or not! But every day, we receive messages from customers, and it always reminds us why we’re here at Spaceship — so we can enable you to invest in your future.
We love hearing from you. We love that you share your thoughts with us, tell us what we could do better, and tell us when you’re happy. It’s awesome.
And that’s a wrap! Have a great holiday season.
The Spaceship Origin Portfolio and the Spaceship Universe Portfolio invest in Tesla at the time of writing.
Important! We’re sharing with you our thoughts on the companies in which Spaceship Voyager invests for your informational purposes only. We think it’s important (and interesting!) to let you know what’s happening with Spaceship Voyager’s investments. However, we are not making recommendations to buy or sell holdings in a specific company. Past performance isn’t a reliable indicator or guarantee of future performance.
