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Mercer Defence Force Cash Fund

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Issues of concern

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.

This fund has no investments in issues of concern

Key:

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

Companies of concern

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 2024 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.

About this fund

In their own words

Invests entirely in cash and short term interest bearing investments. Designed for investors who want no exposure to growth assets or where the funds may be required in the shorter term.

Value $3.34M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.44%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.28%
Other management and administration charges 0.16%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Key Personnel

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 2 months)
Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

Martin Lewington

Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (15 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (6 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

Padraig Brown

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (11 years, 2 months)

Robert Kavanagh

Currently: Head of Portfolio Management NZ - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (10 years, 3 months)
Previously: Vice President - Account Management PIMCO Australia Pty Limited (7 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.

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
2024 3.59% 3.87%
2023 -0.79% 2.1%
2022 -2.46% 0.17%
2021 2.15% 0.04%
2020 1.75% 0.82%
2019 2.76% 1.22%
2018 1.94% 1.09%
2017 1.52% 1.2%

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 fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Bond 2.22% 29/07/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    8.37%
  • Kiwibank Limited Bond 2.155% 20/09/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents
    6.1%
  • ASB Bank Limited Bond 1.83% 19/08/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    4.83%
  • New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Treasury Bill 18/09/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA
    4.17%
  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 29/07/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    3.6%
  • Auckland Council Promissory Note 17/04/2025
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA
    2.89%
  • Rabobank New Zealand Limited Floating Rate Note 28/06/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A
    2.41%
  • Bank Of New Zealand Rcd Maturing 13/08/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.4%
  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 19/08/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.39%
  • ASB Bank Limited Rcd Maturing 20/08/2024
    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-
    2.39%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 100.0% 100.0%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

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

Target

Actual

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.