Factual snapshot
Lighthouse — review
Mechanical, source-cited snapshot of Lighthouse's NZ retail managed-fund range. We don't rate or recommend — see a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.
- Funds tracked
- 1
- Median annual fee
- 1.03%
- Median FMA risk
- 7/7
- Tracked NZ retail AUM
- $17.7 million
Universe median 0.84%
Standardised 1–7 scale
Sum of fund sizes (1/1 on file)
About Lighthouse
NZ boutique offering a global equity fund.
- Legal name
- Lighthouse Funds Management Limited
Fee position vs peers
Per-asset-class median annual fund charge for Lighthouse vs the peer median across all other NZ managers in our coverage. Source: Sorted Smart Investor (FMA Disclose Quarterly Fund Updates).
| Asset class | Lighthouse funds | Lighthouse median fee | Peer median (n) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Equities | 1 | 1.03% | 0.60% (80) | priced 43 bps above the peer median (0.60%) |
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 Lighthouse's 1 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.
- Risk 7/7 1
Lighthouse's funds
Questions about Lighthouse
Is Lighthouse a good fund manager?
Whether Lighthouse 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: Lighthouse runs 1 retail managed fund in our coverage, with a median annual fund charge of 1.03% across that range (vs the NZ universe median of 0.84%), and a median FMA risk indicator of 7 out of 7. For personalised guidance, see a licensed financial adviser.
What does Lighthouse charge?
Lighthouse's 1 fund in our coverage carry a median annual fund charge of 1.03% (range 1.03% – 1.03%). 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 Lighthouse?
Across the 1 fund with on-file fund-size data, Lighthouse's tracked NZ retail AUM totals NZD 17.7 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. Lighthouse may manage materially larger assets in those categories.
What kind of funds does Lighthouse run?
Lighthouse's range of 1 fund in our coverage is weighted toward international equities (1 fund). See the full list at /providers/lighthouse/.
Other managers running international equities 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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