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AMP Balanced Managed Fund vs Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund

Both are Diversified funds available to NZ retail investors. Numbers below are sourced from the FMA Disclose register via Sorted Smart Investor and reflect the latest published quarterly fund updates.

Why these two differ

The most material structural difference in this comparison is the near-complete absence of disclosed data for the Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund: its fee, risk indicator, fund size, growth asset allocation, five-year return, and top holdings are all absent from our current snapshot, making a substantive side-by-side analysis impossible on most dimensions. The AMP Balanced Managed Fund, by contrast, discloses an annual fund charge of 0.81%, a risk indicator of 4 (on the standard 1–7 scale), a fund size of approximately NZD 44.6 million, and a growth asset allocation of 53.15%, placing it in balanced rather than aggressive territory.

That allocation difference is worth noting even with limited data: the Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund's name signals a meaningfully higher growth asset weighting than AMP's 53.15%, which would typically correspond to a higher risk indicator than AMP's 4 — though without Fisher Funds' disclosed figures this cannot be confirmed. AMP's top five holdings include Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (2.01%), two New Zealand Government inflation-linked bonds (1.94% and 1.29% respectively), NVIDIA Corp (1.67%), and Apple Inc (1.47%), reflecting a mixed domestic-international and growth-income composition. No equivalent holdings data is available for Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund in this snapshot.

Five-year return figures are absent for both funds in the current data set, so no performance comparison is possible here.

Verify all figures against each fund's current Product Disclosure Statement and latest Quarterly Fund Update on FMA Disclose before relying on any of this information.

Comparison generated 2026-07-05 from each fund's FMA Disclose QFU facts as at that date. If the underlying facts change, this narrative is withheld until it is regenerated — the tables on this page always reflect the current data.

What's different at a glance

  • Both are New Zealand PIE funds — investor tax is capped at the Prescribed Investor Rate (PIR), maximum 28%.

Where each fund sits in its cohort

Percentile rank vs all 67 diversified funds we've matched on Sorted Smart Investor. Mechanical only — no opinion, no forward-looking view.

Annual fund charge

Lower is better

AMP

0.81%

Lower half of cohort

Fisher Funds

5-year return p.a.

Past performance — not a predictor

AMP

Fisher Funds

Fund size

Larger = more stable, lower close-risk

AMP

NZ$45m

Lower half by size

Fisher Funds

Metric AMP Fisher Funds Lower / higher is
Annual fund charge 0.81% Lower is better
Risk indicator (1–7) 4 Higher = more volatility
5-year return p.a. Higher is better
(past not future)
Fund size NZ$45m Larger = more stable, lower close-risk
Growth / income split 53% / 47% More growth = higher long-run return + volatility
NZ tax structure PIE (PIR-capped) PIE (PIR-capped) PIE = simpler. FIF = annual return.
Currency hedging Hedged smooths NZD/foreign FX moves at a small cost.
Responsible investment screening No No Specific exclusions live in each fund's SIPO.
Available via Direct Direct Platforms accepting retail subscriptions.

What each fund says it does

AMP

AMP Balanced Managed Fund

The fund has a well-diversified portfolio that has a balance of risk through holding growth assets and an allocation to lower-risk income assets. The fund aims to achieve medium returns, in exchange there will be some movements up and down in the value of your investments.
Full AMP AMP Balanced Managed Fund profile →

Fisher Funds

Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund

Strategy summary not yet ingested.

Full Fisher Funds Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund profile →

Documents

Crawled directly from each manager's website. How we record provenance →

Common questions

What's the difference between the AMP Balanced Managed Fund and the Fisher Funds Aggressive Fund?
Both are diversified funds available to NZ retail investors. Both are New Zealand PIE funds — investor tax is capped at the Prescribed Investor Rate (PIR), maximum 28%.
Are both funds PIE-taxed in NZ?
Yes. Both are NZ Portfolio Investment Entities (PIEs). Investor tax on the fund's income is capped at the Prescribed Investor Rate (PIR), maximum 28%.
Where can I read the official documents for these funds?
Both funds publish their Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Statement of Investment Policy (SIPO) and Quarterly Fund Update (QFU) on the FMA Disclose register at disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Always read the current PDS before investing.
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Important: This comparison is general information only — not personalised financial advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. The right fund for you depends on your personal circumstances. Read each fund's Product Disclosure Statement and consider speaking to a licensed financial adviser.