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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/

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Mercer 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 page
Booster 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/.

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Mint 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 page
Salt 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.

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Castle 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 page
NZ 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 page
Fisher 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 page
NZ 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 page
NZ 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 page

Other 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.