Funds

Mercer Defence Force Conservative Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.66%

The average total concerns of all managed conservative funds is 3.17%.

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 0.79%

    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Shell
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PepsiCo
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Bayer
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 3.12%

    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.13%
    • Sempra Energy
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Shell
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Baker Hughes
      0.07%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.06%
    • BHP
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • BP
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Enel
      0.06%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC
      0.06%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Aker BP Asa
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.05%
    • Cez As
      0.05%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.05%
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Vår Energi Asa
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Caterpillar
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eni Spa
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.04%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.03%
    • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Conocophillips
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Engie SA
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Hess Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nederlandse Gasunie Nv
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.03%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.03%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.03%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.02%
    • Cenovus Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Devon Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eneos Holdings, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eog Resources, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Halliburton Co.
      0.02%
    • Jefferies
      0.02%
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mplx Lp
      0.02%
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.02%
    • Wintershall Dea
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Alcoa Corp.
      0.01%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • ERG SpA
      0.01%
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.01%
    • Phillips 66
      0.01%
    • Rwe AG
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Snam Spa
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Southern Co.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty 0.75%

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.04%
    • Eni Spa
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Bayer
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.03%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.03%
    • Arkema SA
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations 1.59%

    • Wells Fargo
      0.21%
    • UBS
      0.15%
    • Tesla
      0.14%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.07%
    • General Motors
      0.06%
    • IBM
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Nestlé
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Airbnb
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.04%
    • Holcim
      0.03%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Cemex
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Social Harm 0.2%

  • Weapons 0.23%

    • GE Aerospace
      0.08%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Oshkosh Corp.
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Invests mostly in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash, with only limited investment in growth assets such as shares and real assets. May be suitable for investors who want to achieve slightly higher returns than those expected from investing solely in the Cash fund. Investors need to be comfortable with the possibility of some fluctuations in returns.

    Value $7.0M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.91%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.71%
    Other management and administration charges 0.2%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Kylie Willment

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (8 years, 5 months)
    Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

    Ross Butler

    Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

    Del Hart

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 1 months)
    Previously: Head of External investments and Partnerships - NZ Super Fund (15 years, 0 months)

    Robert Kavanagh

    Currently: Head of Portfolio Management NZ - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (12 years, 0 months)
    Previously: Vice President - Account Management PIMCO Australia Pty Limited (7 years, 0 months)

    Anna Scott

    Currently: CEO Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 6 months)
    Previously: CEO - Smart (Smartshares Ltd) (2 years, 1 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each 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 3.91% 3.27%
    2025 3.83% 3.28%
    2024 5.85% 4.66%
    2023 -1.56% -1.47%
    2022 -0.50% -0.44%
    2021 8.70% 6.47%
    2020 -0.05% 0.41%
    2019 4.31% 3.4%
    2018 3.39% 3.14%

    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 31st March 2026.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • New Zealand Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.7%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.00% 20/04/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.63%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.55%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.5%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.32%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.75% 15/05/2041

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.18%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.91%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2036

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.79%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 2.00 15/05/2032

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.77%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2034

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.34%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 20.15%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 26.93%
    International Fixed Interest 35.0% 32.53%
    Australasian Equities 5.0% 4.79%
    International Equities 12.0% 12.38%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 1.0% 1.01%
    Other 2.0% 2.21%
    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 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 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

  • 0.79% Environmental Harm
  • 3.12% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.75% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.59% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.2% Social Harm
  • 0.23% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Shell
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • PepsiCo
      0.07%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • BHP
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Bayer
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.13%
    • Sempra Energy
      0.11%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Shell
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Baker Hughes
      0.07%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.06%
    • BHP
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • BP
      0.06%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Enel
      0.06%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • National Grid PLC
      0.06%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.06%
    • Aker BP Asa
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • CMS Energy Corp.
      0.05%
    • Cez As
      0.05%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.05%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.05%
    • Suncor Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Williams Cos., Inc.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Vår Energi Asa
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Caterpillar
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eni Spa
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.04%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.04%
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.04%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.03%
    • Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Conocophillips
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Constellation Energy Corp.
      0.03%
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Engie SA
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.03%
    • Hess Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nederlandse Gasunie Nv
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.03%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.03%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.03%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.03%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
    • Ameren Corp.
      0.02%
    • Cenovus Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Devon Energy Corp.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Diamondback Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eneos Holdings, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Eog Resources, Inc.
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Halliburton Co.
      0.02%
    • Jefferies
      0.02%
    • Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mplx Lp
      0.02%
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.02%
    • Wintershall Dea
      0.02%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Alcoa Corp.
      0.01%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.01%
    • Barrick Mining
      0.01%
    • ERG SpA
      0.01%
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.01%
    • Phillips 66
      0.01%
    • Rwe AG
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Snam Spa
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • The Southern Co.
      0.01%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Valero Energy Corp.
      0.01%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Exxon Mobil Corp.
      0.10%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Shell
      0.08%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Chevron Corp.
      0.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.04%
    • Eni Spa
      0.04%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
    • Bayer
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Corteva, Inc.
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.03%
    • Yara International Asa
      0.03%
    • Arkema SA
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • 3M
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.01%
    • JBS S.A.
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Wells Fargo
      0.21%
    • UBS
      0.15%
    • Tesla
      0.14%
    • Booking Holdings
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.07%
    • General Motors
      0.06%
    • IBM
      0.06%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Nestlé
      0.05%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Palantir Technologies
      0.05%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Airbnb
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Caterpillar
      0.04%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Rio Tinto
      0.04%
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.04%
    • Holcim
      0.03%
    • Motorola Solutions Inc
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Expedia Group
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Cemex
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Weapons

    • GE Aerospace
      0.08%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.02%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.02%
    • Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
      0.02%
    • Oshkosh Corp.
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

About this Fund

Invests mostly in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash, with only limited investment in growth assets such as shares and real assets. May be suitable for investors who want to achieve slightly higher returns than those expected from investing solely in the Cash fund. Investors need to be comfortable with the possibility of some fluctuations in returns.

Value $7.0M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.91%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.71%
Other management and administration charges 0.2%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (8 years, 5 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 11 months)
Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

Del Hart

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 1 months)
Previously: Head of External investments and Partnerships - NZ Super Fund (15 years, 0 months)

Robert Kavanagh

Currently: Head of Portfolio Management NZ - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (12 years, 0 months)
Previously: Vice President - Account Management PIMCO Australia Pty Limited (7 years, 0 months)

Anna Scott

Currently: CEO Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (0 years, 6 months)
Previously: CEO - Smart (Smartshares Ltd) (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each 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 3.91% 3.27%
2025 3.83% 3.28%
2024 5.85% 4.66%
2023 -1.56% -1.47%
2022 -0.50% -0.44%
2021 8.70% 6.47%
2020 -0.05% 0.41%
2019 4.31% 3.4%
2018 3.39% 3.14%

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 31st March 2026.

Top 10 Investments

  • New Zealand Government Bond 0.25% 15/05/2028

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.7%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.00% 20/04/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.63%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.55%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.5%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.32%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.75% 15/05/2041

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.18%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.91%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2036

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.79%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 2.00 15/05/2032

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.77%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 4.25% 15/05/2034

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.34%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 20.0% 20.15%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 26.93%
International Fixed Interest 35.0% 32.53%
Australasian Equities 5.0% 4.79%
International Equities 12.0% 12.38%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 1.0% 1.01%
Other 2.0% 2.21%
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 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 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.