Mercer KiwiSaver Scheme

Mindful Fund

Type: Growth fund

Past Returns: 2.85%

Average annual returns over the past 3 years, after fees and taxes. * indicates less than 3 years of data.

Annual Fees: 0.89%

Annual fees, including any membership and % management fee.

The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.

Fossil Fuel

3.750 Aker BP Asa 15-Jan-2030 0.02%
7.375 Enbridge Energy Partners 15-Oct-20 0.01%
Alliant Energy Corp 0.08%
American Electric Power Co Inc 0.06%
Anglo American PLC 0.03%
Anglo American PLC (SA Line) 0.01%
Apa Group 0.03%
Apache Corp 0.01%
Atmos Energy Corp 0.08%
Avista Corp 0.03%
BHP Group PLC 0.05%
Bkw AG 0.04%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.04%
China Petroleum & Chemical 0.01%
Clp Holdings 0.04%
Clp Holdings Limited Hkd 0.05%
Cnooc Ltd 0.02%
Coca Cola Co USD 0.03%
Conocophillips 0.02%
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd 0.01%
Dominion Energy 0.10%
Dominion Energy Inc 0.01%
Drax Group PLC 0.01%
Emera Inc 0.06%
Enbridge Inc 0.08%
Enel Spa 0.03%
Eneos Holdings Inc 0.02%
Engie Aug5 0.03%
Engie Brasil Energia SA 0.01%
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 0.03%
Evergy Inc Com 0.04%
Evergy Inc Com Npv 0.03%
Gazprom PJSC Spon Adr 0.02%
Genesis Energy Ltd 0.12%
Guangdong Investment Limited 0.08%
Hk Electric Investments Ltd 0.02%
Hokkaido Electric Power Co 0.01%
Iberdrola SA 0.01%
Infraestructura Energetica Nova 0.01%
Itochu Corp Jpy 0.03%
Jastrzebska Spolka Pln5 Ordinary Shares 0.02%
Koninklijke Vopak Nv 0.07%
Lyondellbasell Industries 0.06%
Magellan Midstream Partners Lp 0.03%
Marathon Oil Corp 0.02%
Marathon Petrol Com 0.02%
Murphy Oil Corp 0.01%
New World Development Co Ltd 0.06%
Nextera Energy Inc 0.15%
Nextera Energy Inc Common Stock USD.01 0.03%
Norfolk Southern 0.05%
Novatek PJSC 0.02%
Nrg Energy Inc 0.02%
Orix Corporation Jpy50 0.02%
Orsted A/S Common Stock Dkk10.0 0.07%
Ovintiv Inc 0.02%
Pembina Pipeline Corp 0.02%
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA 0.03%
Phillips 66 Com Usd0.01 0.02%
Portland General Electric 0.04%
Ptt Public Company Thb10 0.01%
Public Power Corp 0.01%
Rio Tinto Limited 0.10%
Rio Tinto PLC Ord 10P Gbp 0.08%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC-B Shs 0.01%
Rubis 0.03%
Rubis Eur1.25 0.12%
Saudi Arabian Oil 0.01%
Snam Spa 0.04%
Sojitz Corporation 0.01%
Sse PLC 0.04%
Sumitomo Corp Jpy 0.02%
Tatneft PJSC Ads 0.02%
Teekay Lng Partners Lp 0.02%
Tenaga Nasional Berhad 0.01%
Total Se 0.01%
Ugi Corp 0.05%
Vale SA 0.04%
Valero Energy Corp 0.02%
Wec Energy Group Inc 0.04%
Weyerhaeuser Co USD 0.01%
Williams Co 0.01%
Xcel Energy Inc 0.11%

Weapons

Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.10%
Howmet Aerospace I Com USD 0.02%
Perspecta Inc 0.02%
Rheinmetall AG 0.01%
Transdigm Group Inc 0.05%

Tobacco

Casey'S General Stores Inc 0.06%
Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd 0.04%

Gambling

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 0.07%
Churchill Downs Incorporated 0.02%
Golden Entertainment Inc 0.02%
Las Vegas Sands Corp 0.02%
Mgm Growth Properties Llc 0.01%
Penn National Gaming Inc 0.02%
Playtech Ord Npv 0.02%
Red Rock Resorts Inc 0.02%
Skycity Entertainment Group Limited 0.17%
Vici Properties Inc 0.04%

Alcohol

1.125 LVMH Moet Hennessy Vuitt 11-Feb-20 0.01%
3.700 Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/ 02-Apr-20 0.02%
Ambev SA Com Npv 0.02%
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited 0.01%
Metcash Limited 0.01%
Treasury Wine Estates Limited 0.06%
Want Want China Holdings Ltd 0.01%

Palm Oil

GMOs

Human Rights & Environmental Violations

BHP Group PLC 0.05%
Centerra Gold Inc 0.01%
Chemours Co 0.03%
Duke Energy Corp Com USD 0.001 Post Rev Splt 0.01%
Freeport Mcmoran Inc 0.01%
Johnson & Johnson Com US$1 0.29%
Johnson + Johnson Common Stock Usd1.0 0.04%
Mmc Norilsk Nickel Adr 0.02%
Nestle SA 0.20%
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA 0.03%
Rio Tinto Limited 0.10%
Rio Tinto PLC Ord 10P Gbp 0.08%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC-B Shs 0.01%
Sempra Energy USD 0.07%
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Incorporated 0.01%
Vale SA 0.04%

Animal Testing

1.125 LVMH Moet Hennessy Vuitt 11-Feb-20 0.010%
Air Liquide 0.010%
Celanese Corp Series A 0.030%
Central Glass Co Ltd 0.020%
Chemours Co 0.030%
Chr Hansen Holding A/S Common Stock Dkk10. 0.030%
Church & Dwight Co 0.060%
Clorox Co Del 0.060%
Coca Cola Co USD 0.030%
Colgate Palmolive Usd1 0.070%
Croda International PLC Common Stock Gbp.1060976 0.010%
Danone Common Stock EUR.25 0.020%
Dow Chemical Co 0.5% Snr 15/03/27 Eur100000 0.010%
Dow Inc 0.030%
Earth Corporation Npv 0.010%
Eastman Chemical Com 0.030%
Ecolab Inc Common Stock Usd1.0 0.070%
Estee Lauder Companies Cl A Common Stock USD.01 0.020%
General Mills Inc 0.060%
Givaudan Reg Common Stock Chf10.0 0.010%
Glaxosmithkline PLC 0.090%
Hanwha Solutions Corp 0.020%
Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Non Vtg Pref 0.060%
Hermes International 0.040%
Hokuto Corp 0.010%
Intl Flavors & Fragrances USD 0.080%
Johnson & Johnson Com US$1 0.290%
Johnson + Johnson Common Stock Usd1.0 0.040%
Kellogg Company 0.040%
Kikkoman Corporation Jpy 0.030%
Kimberly Clark Corp Com Usd1.25 0.070%
Koninklijke Dsm Nv Common Stock Eur1.5 0.050%
Kraft Heinz Co Com Usd0.01 0.040%
Kronos Worldwide Inc 0.020%
L'Oreal 0.020%
Lenzing AG Common Stock 0.010%
Lg Household Health Care 0.010%
Linde PLC 0.020%
Linde PLC Common Stock EUR.001 0.030%
Lyondellbasell Industries 0.060%
Marico Ltd Common Stock Inr1. 0.010%
Mitsui Chemicals Inc 0.010%
Mondelez International Inc 0.010%
Mosaic Co Com 0.020%
Nestle SA 0.200%
Novozymes A/S B Shares Common Stock Dkk2.0 0.010%
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc - Class A 0.020%
Orkla Asa 0.030%
Pepsico Inc Cap US$0.01 2/3 0.100%
Phosagro PJSC Gdr 0.010%
Procter & Gamble Company 0.160%
Procter + Gamble Co/The Common Stock 0.020%
Reckitt Benckiser 0.375% Gtd Snr 19/05/26 EUR 0.010%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 0.010%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC-B Shs 0.010%
Rpm International Inc 0.020%
Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd 0.040%
Stepan Co 0.010%
Symrise AG Common Stock 0.070%
Tate & Lyle PLC Gbp 0.010%
Trinseo SA 0.050%
Unicharm Corp Common Stock 0.020%
Unilever Nv Common Stock EUR.16 0.020%
Unilever Nv Eur0.16 0.010%
Unilever PLC 0.030%
Unilever PLC Common Stock Gbp.0311 0.040%
Usana Helath Sciences Inc 0.040%
Wd 40 Co 0.020%
Xerox Hldgs Corp Com Usd1.00 0.040%

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year	Market Average	Fund Annual Return
2020	-3.47%	-4.97%
2019	6.87%	5.53%
2018	7.63%	8.0%
2017	8.87%	9.52%
2016	3.62%	3.24%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities

2.2%
First State Investments Global Listed Infrastructure Fund
New Zealand Other

2.09%
The A2 Milk Company Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities

1.53%
Robeco Global Credit Fund
Australia Int Fixed Interest

1.47%
Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy Fixed Income Fund
Australia Int Fixed Interest

1.02%
Spark New Zealand Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities

0.97%
Microsoft Corp
United States International Equities

0.93%
Auckland International Airport Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities

0.87%
BNP Paribas US Dollar Account
United States International Equities

0.87%
Kkr & Co Lp Global Infrastructure Fund
Australia Other

0.87%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

Target

Actual

Type	Target	Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents	1.0%	1.41%
New Zealand Fixed Interest	5.0%	4.87%
International Fixed Interest	14.0%	12.85%
Australasian Equities	15.5%	14.4%
International Equities	50.5%	49.42%
Listed Properties	3.5%	3.4%
Unlisted Properties	3.5%	3.33%
Other	7.0%	10.32%
Commodities	0.0%	0.0%

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

Does this fund have a policy to exclude any industries from its investments? The first column shows if the fund has a policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).

The Fund may have investments that are not consistent with their exclusions policy because they are still in the process of implementing their policy.

Issue of concern

Does this fund say it excludes this?

Actual holdings
Adult Entertainment/Pornography:

0.00%
Alcohol:

0.22%
Animal Testing:

3.23%
Fossil Fuels:

3.79%
Gambling:

0.42%
GMOs:

0.01%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations:

1.13%
Palm Oil:

0.02%
Tobacco:

0.10%
Weapons:

0.24%

Note that the fund’s intended exclusions may not be consistent with the analysis of the portfolio because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments by the fund.

Note that many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons.

In their own words

"Invests mainly in growth assets such as shares real assets and alternative assets with only a limited amount in cash and fixed interest. May be suitable for investors wanting to invest mostly in growth assets who are comfortable accepting more volatile returns than those expected from the Balanced fund with a view to achieving higher longer-term returns. Mercer is one of the world’s leading firms for superannuation and investments with over 23,000 colleagues worldwide helping ensure sustainable returns for our customers and clients. Mercer has been helping Kiwis save for their best possible retirement for over 60 years. Our team of investment experts search the globe to find some of the best and most diverse investments to help maximise KiwiSaver returns and we invest responsibly."

Value	$130M NZD
Period of data report	Wed Sept. 30th 2020
Members	5,015
Fund started	Wed Feb. 18th 2015
Total annual fund fees	0.89%
Total performance based fees	0.0%
Manager's basic fee	0.77%
Administration charges	0.12%
Total other charges	28.5
Total other charges currency	NZD

Key Personnel

Kristen Kohere-Soutar	Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 10 months) Previously: Director - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (current) (3 years, 1 months)
Martin Lewington	Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (11 years, 7 months) Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)
Kylie Willment	Currently: Chief Investment Officer Pacific Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (2 years, 11 months) Previously: Senior Manager Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)
Ronan Mccabe	Currently: Acting Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 1 months) Previously: Head of Portfolio Management Delegated Solutions Pacific Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (current) (1 years, 6 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to Wed Sept. 30th 2020.

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Mercer Growth Fund