Question
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
Google's "People also ask" panel surfaces this question on the search results page for 39 of the 250 NZ retail managed funds in our coverage. The page below lists those funds and surfaces fund-specific answers drawn from each fund's filed PDS, Fund Update and FMA Disclose data.
These pages are not personal financial advice. Where a fund's answer is shown, it is generated mechanically from that fund's filed data — it does not constitute a recommendation. For guidance specific to your situation, consult an authorised financial adviser.
39 funds where Google surfaces this question
Ordered by annual fund charge from lowest. Funds without a published fee appear last.
| Fund | Manager | Category | Annual fund charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplicity NZ Cash Fund | Simplicity | Cash | 0.12% |
| Kernel Balanced Fund | Kernel | Diversified | 0.25% |
| Kernel Cash Plus Fund | Kernel | Cash | 0.25% |
| Kernel Conservative Fund | Kernel | Diversified | 0.25% |
| Simplicity Balanced Investment Fund | Simplicity | Diversified | 0.25% |
| Simplicity Conservative Investment Fund | Simplicity | Diversified | 0.25% |
| Simplicity Growth Investment Fund | Simplicity | Diversified | 0.25% |
| Simplicity Homes and Income Investment Fund | Simplicity | Diversified | 0.25% |
| Harbour Sustainable NZ Shares Fund | Harbour | Australasian Equities | 0.27% |
| Lifetime Cash Fund | Lifetime | Cash | 0.65% |
| Mercer Macquarie NZ Short Duration Fund | Mercer | NZ Fixed Interest | 0.68% |
| Russell Investments NZ Shares Fund | Russell Investments | Australasian Equities | 0.78% |
| Booster Wealth Growth Fund | Booster | Diversified | 0.91% |
| Amova Core Equity Fund | Amova | Australasian Equities | 0.95% |
| Mint New Zealand SRI Equity Fund | Mint | Australasian Equities | 0.97% |
| Fisher Funds Income Fund | Fisher Funds | International FI | 0.99% |
| Lifetime Growth Fund | Lifetime | Diversified | 0.99% |
| Salt Enhanced Property Fund | Salt | Listed Property | 1.02% |
| Lighthouse Global Equity Fund | Lighthouse | International Equities | 1.03% |
| Milford Aggressive Fund | Milford | Diversified | 1.15% |
| Octagon New Zealand Equities Fund | Octagon | Australasian Equities | 1.17% |
| Castle Point 5 Oceans Fund | Castle Point | Diversified | 1.18% |
| Mercer Global Shares Fund | Mercer | International Equities | 1.25% |
| Fisher Funds BondPlus Fund | Fisher Funds | International FI | 1.26% |
| Pathfinder Global Responsibility Fund | Pathfinder | International Equities | 1.30% |
| Booster Socially Responsible Growth Fund | Booster | Diversified | 1.34% |
| Fisher Funds Conservative Fund | Fisher Funds | Diversified | 1.35% |
| NZ Funds Global Bonds | NZ Funds | International FI | 1.44% |
| NZ Funds New Zealand and Australian Bonds | NZ Funds | NZ Fixed Interest | 1.44% |
| ACI Conservative Fund | ACI | Diversified | 1.50% |
| Fisher Funds Property & Infrastructure Fund | Fisher Funds | Listed Property | 1.53% |
| ACI Growth Fund | ACI | Diversified | 1.61% |
| Pie Growth UK & Europe Fund | Pie Funds | International Equities | 1.85% |
| NZ Funds Global Property | NZ Funds | Listed Property | 2.52% |
| NZ Funds New Zealand Property and Retirement Villages | NZ Funds | Listed Property | 2.52% |
| NZ Funds New Zealand and Australian Shares | NZ Funds | Australasian Equities | 2.52% |
| NZ Funds Global Infrastructure | NZ Funds | Other | 2.53% |
| NZ Funds Global Utilities | NZ Funds | International Equities | 2.53% |
| NZ Funds Global Shares | NZ Funds | International Equities | 3.12% |
Fund-specific answers
Where we've already produced an answer for a fund whose Google PAA includes this question, that answer is shown below — grounded in the fund's own filed data. Not personal financial advice.
Kernel Conservative Fund
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
Kernel Conservative Fund is a diversified fund with an annual fund charge of 0.25% p.a. Fees vary across fund types and managers; you can compare annual charges for funds in our coverage using the FMA Disclose Register at https://disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/
View Kernel Conservative Fund pageMercer Macquarie NZ Short Duration Fund
What is the difference between short duration fund and low duration fund?
Duration measures how sensitive a bond fund is to interest-rate changes; shorter duration means lower interest-rate risk but typically lower yields. This fund's asset mix of ~0.13% growth assets and 99.87% income assets, with holdings concentrated in shorter-dated government and corporate bonds, reflects a short-duration strategy designed to limit capital fluctuation in a rising-rate environment.
View Mercer Macquarie NZ Short Duration Fund pageBooster Wealth Growth Fund
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
Booster Wealth Growth Fund is a diversified fund (not a fund of funds) with an annual fund charge of 0.91% p.a. Fund of funds typically charge additional layers of fees; you can view detailed fee breakdowns for any fund on the FMA Disclose register at https://disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/.
View Booster Wealth Growth Fund pageMint New Zealand SRI Equity Fund
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
Fund fees in New Zealand vary by fund type and strategy. The Mint New Zealand SRI Equity Fund has an annual fund charge of 0.96% p.a., which is comparable to the peer-cohort average of 0.95% p.a. for similar funds; you can compare charges across the broader market using the FMA Disclose register.
View Mint New Zealand SRI Equity Fund pageSalt Enhanced Property Fund
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
This fund is a listed property fund (not a fund of funds). Its annual fund charge is 1.02% p.a., which sits marginally above the peer-cohort average of 0.95% p.a. for its category. For fee comparisons across different fund structures, check the latest Product Disclosure Statement or use the FMA Disclose register.
View Salt Enhanced Property Fund pageCastle Point 5 Oceans Fund
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
Castle Point 5 Oceans Fund charges an annual fund charge of 1.18% p.a., which is 0.12 percentage points above the peer-cohort average of 1.06% p.a. for diversified funds. For a full breakdown of how fees are calculated and what they cover, see the fund's latest Product Disclosure Statement on the Castle Point website or FMA Disclose register.
View Castle Point 5 Oceans Fund pageNZ Funds Global Bonds
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
NZ Funds Global Bonds has an annual fund charge of 1.44% p.a., as at the latest QFU. The peer-cohort average fee for comparable funds is 0.65% p.a. For a full breakdown of all fees and charges, see the fund's PDS or the FMA Disclose register.
View NZ Funds Global Bonds pageFisher Funds Property & Infrastructure Fund
What are the management fees for infrastructure funds?
This Fisher Funds Property & Infrastructure Fund charges an annual fund charge of 1.53% p.a. (as at latest QFU); the peer-cohort average annual fee for listed property funds is 0.95% p.a. The full fee schedule and what is included should be confirmed in the current PDS, as additional costs may apply depending on how you invest.
View Fisher Funds Property & Infrastructure Fund pageNZ Funds Global Property
What are typical fees for a fund of funds?
Fund of funds typically charge layered fees—one at the underlying fund level and one at the wrapper level—which can result in higher combined costs than direct fund investment. For detailed fee comparisons across specific fund structures, check the relevant Product Disclosure Statements or the FMA Disclose register.
View NZ Funds Global Property pageNZ Funds Global Infrastructure
What are the fund fees in New Zealand?
Fund fees vary significantly by fund and strategy. NZ Funds Global Infrastructure has an annual fund charge of 2.53% p.a. as at the latest Quarterly Fund Update. For comparison, the peer-cohort average annual fee for similar funds is 1.29% p.a. You can compare fees across NZ-domiciled funds via the FMA Disclose register.
View NZ Funds Global Infrastructure pageOther questions people ask about NZ managed funds
Source: top-15 questions from the People-also-ask panel across 250-fund Google SERP sweep run 2026-05-25. Methodology: /methodology.