Factual snapshot
Booster — review
Mechanical, source-cited snapshot of Booster's NZ retail managed-fund range. We don't rate or recommend — see a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.
- Funds tracked
- 9
- Median annual fee
- 1.33%
- Median FMA risk
- 4/7
- Tracked NZ retail AUM
- $1.47 billion
Universe median 0.84%
Standardised 1–7 scale
Sum of fund sizes (9/9 on file)
About Booster
NZ-owned manager with a diversified Wealth range, socially responsible series and shielded growth strategy.
- Legal name
- Booster Investment Management Limited
- Headquarters
- Wellington
Fee position vs peers
Per-asset-class median annual fund charge for Booster vs the peer median across all other NZ managers in our coverage. Source: Sorted Smart Investor (FMA Disclose Quarterly Fund Updates).
| Asset class | Booster funds | Booster median fee | Peer median (n) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified | 9 | 1.33% | 0.99% (58) | priced 34 bps above the peer median (0.99%) |
Fee is the headline ongoing cost; strategy mix, hedging, performance fees and net return after fees also matter when comparing options.
Risk profile mix
Distribution of Booster's 9 funds across the FMA's standardised 1–7 risk indicator. The indicator is calculated from each fund's past five years of unit-price volatility and published on every Quarterly Fund Update.
Booster's funds
- Booster Wealth Moderate FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) conservative0.74% fee 4/7 risk
- Booster Wealth Balanced FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) balanced0.83% fee 4/7 risk
- Booster Wealth Growth FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) growth0.91% fee 4/7 risk
- Booster Wealth High Growth FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) aggressive0.96% fee 5/7 risk
- Booster Wealth Geared Growth FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) aggressive1.35% fee 5/7 risk
- Booster Shielded Growth FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) growth1.41% fee 4/7 risk
- Booster Socially Responsible Balanced FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) Responsible / ethical balanced1.33% fee 4/7 risk
- Booster Socially Responsible Growth FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) Responsible / ethical growth1.34% fee 4/7 risk
- Booster Socially Responsible High Growth FundDiversifiedPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) Responsible / ethical aggressive1.35% fee 5/7 risk
Questions about Booster
Is Booster a good fund manager?
Whether Booster suits any individual investor depends on the investor's goals, time horizon, risk tolerance, and how the fund fits an existing portfolio — factors that vary by individual. On this site we surface mechanical, comparable data points: Booster runs 9 retail managed funds in our coverage, with a median annual fund charge of 1.33% across that range (vs the NZ universe median of 0.84%), and a median FMA risk indicator of 4 out of 7. For personalised guidance, see a licensed financial adviser.
What does Booster charge?
Booster's 9 funds in our coverage carry a median annual fund charge of 1.33% (range 0.74% – 1.41%). The annual fund charge is the headline ongoing cost disclosed on every Quarterly Fund Update on the FMA Disclose register. Cross-validate via the per-fund pages, which link to source documents.
How big is Booster?
Across the 9 funds with on-file fund-size data, Booster's tracked NZ retail AUM totals NZD 1.47 billion. This is the sum of fund sizes disclosed in each fund's most recent Quarterly Fund Update on FMA Disclose and excludes KiwiSaver, wholesale and Australian-domiciled assets. Booster may manage materially larger assets in those categories.
Where is Booster based?
Booster (legal name: Booster Investment Management Limited) is headquartered in Wellington.
What kind of funds does Booster run?
Booster's range of 9 funds in our coverage is weighted toward diversified (9 funds). See the full list at /providers/booster/.
Other managers running diversified funds
How we built this snapshot
Fund counts and category mix are from src/data/funds.ts (Range of Funds reconciled to the InvestNow + Sharesies + manager-direct universe). Annual fund charge, FMA risk indicator, five-year return and fund size are extracted from each fund's Quarterly Fund Update via Sorted Smart Investor (a Te Ara Ahunga Ora / Retirement Commission service that mirrors the FMA Disclose register). Cross-validate via each per-fund page, which links to the source PDS and Fund Update on FMA Disclose.
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