Funds

InvestNow KiwiSaver Mercer Responsible Balanced Fund

Companies of Concern

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Provides exposure to a diversified portfolio with a slightly higher allocation to a mix of growth assets (e.G. Shares and listed infrastructure) relative to a mix of income assets (e.G. Cash and fixed interest). The fund is managed with reference to environmental, social and governance factors and has exposure to investment strategies targeting sustainability themes

    Value $714k NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Members 67
    Fund started 20th Oct. 2020
    Total annual fund fees 1.27%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.07%
    Other management and administration charges 0.2%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Mike Heath

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
    Previously: General Manager, InvestNow (8 years, 0 months)

    Anthony Sowerby

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Head of Investment Management Oversight, FundRock NZ (4 years, 6 months)

    Jason Choy

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (3 years, 10 months)

    Kimi David

    Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Data and Reporting Manager, FundRock NZ (3 years, 10 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

  • Past Returns

    Past Returns

    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
    2026 6.37% 6.21%
    2025 4.34% 2.75%
    2024 10.79% 10.65%
    2023 -2.79% -4.69%
    2022 1.34% 2.77%

    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 31st March 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Mercer Responsible Balanced Fund

      New Zealand Fund

      100.0%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.0% 4.03%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 11.04%
    International Fixed Interest 26.0% 23.18%
    Australasian Equities 13.0% 12.63%
    International Equities 39.0% 40.96%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 3.0% 2.92%
    Other 5.0% 5.24%
    Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

    Investment Mix

    How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2026 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.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

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.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.0% Environmental Harm
  • 0.0% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 0.0% Weapons

Companies of Concern

About this Fund

Provides exposure to a diversified portfolio with a slightly higher allocation to a mix of growth assets (e.G. Shares and listed infrastructure) relative to a mix of income assets (e.G. Cash and fixed interest). The fund is managed with reference to environmental, social and governance factors and has exposure to investment strategies targeting sustainability themes

Value $714k NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Members 67
Fund started 20th Oct. 2020
Total annual fund fees 1.27%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.07%
Other management and administration charges 0.2%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Mike Heath

Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
Previously: General Manager, InvestNow (8 years, 0 months)

Anthony Sowerby

Currently: Investment Committee Member (6 years, 0 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management Oversight, FundRock NZ (4 years, 6 months)

Jason Choy

Currently: Investment Committee Member (3 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (3 years, 10 months)

Kimi David

Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 1 months)
Previously: Data and Reporting Manager, FundRock NZ (3 years, 10 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

Past Returns

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
2026 6.37% 6.21%
2025 4.34% 2.75%
2024 10.79% 10.65%
2023 -2.79% -4.69%
2022 1.34% 2.77%

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 31st March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • Mercer Responsible Balanced Fund

    New Zealand Fund

    100.0%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.0% 4.03%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 10.0% 11.04%
International Fixed Interest 26.0% 23.18%
Australasian Equities 13.0% 12.63%
International Equities 39.0% 40.96%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 3.0% 2.92%
Other 5.0% 5.24%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st March 2026.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2026 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.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

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.