Factual snapshot
Coolabah — review
Mechanical, source-cited snapshot of Coolabah's NZ retail managed-fund range. We don't rate or recommend — see a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.
- Funds tracked
- 4
- Median annual fee
- 0.88%
- Median FMA risk
- 2.5/7
- Tracked NZ retail AUM
- $474.3 million
Universe median 0.84%
Standardised 1–7 scale
Sum of fund sizes (4/4 on file)
About Coolabah
Australian active-credit specialist with composite bond, floating-rate and long-short credit PIE funds for NZ investors.
- Legal name
- Coolabah Capital Investments
- Headquarters
- Sydney
Fee position vs peers
Per-asset-class median annual fund charge for Coolabah vs the peer median across all other NZ managers in our coverage. Source: Sorted Smart Investor (FMA Disclose Quarterly Fund Updates).
| Asset class | Coolabah funds | Coolabah median fee | Peer median (n) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International FI | 4 | 0.88% | 0.58% (27) | priced 30 bps above the peer median (0.58%) |
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 Coolabah's 4 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.
Coolabah's funds
- Coolabah Active Composite Bond PIE FundInternational FIPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) conservative0.76% fee 4/7 risk
- Coolabah Global Floating-Rate High Yield PIE FundInternational FIPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) balanced1.00% fee 2/7 risk
- Coolabah Long-Short Credit PIE FundInternational FIPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) balanced1.76% fee 3/7 risk
- Coolabah Short Term Income PIE FundInternational FIPIE · capped at PIR (max 28%) conservative0.67% fee 2/7 risk
Questions about Coolabah
Is Coolabah a good fund manager?
Whether Coolabah 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: Coolabah runs 4 retail managed funds in our coverage, with a median annual fund charge of 0.88% across that range (vs the NZ universe median of 0.84%), and a median FMA risk indicator of 2.5 out of 7. For personalised guidance, see a licensed financial adviser.
What does Coolabah charge?
Coolabah's 4 funds in our coverage carry a median annual fund charge of 0.88% (range 0.67% – 1.76%). 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 Coolabah?
Across the 4 funds with on-file fund-size data, Coolabah's tracked NZ retail AUM totals NZD 474.3 million. 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. Coolabah may manage materially larger assets in those categories.
Where is Coolabah based?
Coolabah (legal name: Coolabah Capital Investments) is headquartered in Sydney.
What kind of funds does Coolabah run?
Coolabah's range of 4 funds in our coverage is weighted toward international fi (4 funds). See the full list at /providers/coolabah/.
Other managers running international fi 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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