Funds

Mercer Defence Force Moderate Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 6.48%

The average total concerns of all managed balanced funds is 8.32%.

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 1.11%

    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Eni Spa
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Kering SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Air Liquide
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Exxon Mobil 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
      0.03%
    • Givaudan Finance Europe Bv
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Huntsman Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Ralph Lauren Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Eastman Chemical Co.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Shell
      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
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 1.19%

    • 0.38%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.21%
      0.21%
    • Ubs
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • 0.10%
    • Nestlé
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Petrochina Co 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
      0.02%
    • 0.01%
    • Caterpillar
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Social Harm 0.5%

  • Fossil Fuels 3.53%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.60%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.60%
    • 0.15%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.13%
      !!
      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
      0.13%
    • Engie SA
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      0.12%
    • BP
      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
      0.08%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • BHP Group
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Eni Spa
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Aker BP Asa
      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
      0.06%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
      0.06%
    • Jefferies
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Cez As
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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
      0.04%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      0.04%
    • Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Occidental Petroleum 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
      0.04%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Diamondback Energy, 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
      0.03%
    • Enel
      0.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.03%
    • Exxon Mobil 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
      0.03%
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Mplx Lp
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Snam Spa
      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
      0.03%
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Aes Corporation
      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
      0.02%
    • Cheniere Energy Partners Lp
      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
      0.02%
    • China Coal Xinji Energy Co. Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      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
      0.02%
    • 0.02%
    • Iberdrola
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Iberdrola Finanzas Sau
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Kinder Morgan, 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
      0.02%
    • National Grid North America, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • OMV AG
      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
      0.02%
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Petrobras
      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
      0.02%
    • Petrochina Co 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
      0.02%
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Portland General Electric Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • The Southern Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • The Williams Cos., 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
      0.02%
    • Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Vår Energi Asa
      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
      0.02%
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.02%
      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
      0.02%
    • Apa Infrastructure 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
      0.01%
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      0.01%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Conocophillips
      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
      0.01%
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Fortum Oyj
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • National Fuel Gas 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
      0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Pt Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Repsol
      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
      0.01%
    • Shell
      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
      0.01%
    • Teréga Sas
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Weapons 0.27%

    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Woodward, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Environmental Harm 0.46%

    • BHP Group
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      0.04%
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co Ltd
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      0.01%
    • Pt Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Shell
      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
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    Invests mainly in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash, with about 40% in growth assets such as shares and real assets. May be suitable for investors who want to invest in a broad mix of assets and who are comfortable with a higher degree of volatility in returns than can be expected from the Conservative fund.

    Value $7.47M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
    Total annual fund fees 0.95%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.76%
    Other management and administration charges 0.19%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Ross Butler

    Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

    Martin Lewington

    Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (15 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)

    Kylie Willment

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (7 years, 2 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, 7 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, 9 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 31st Dec. 2024.

  • 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
    2024 9.61% 6.87%
    2023 -2.59% -1.84%
    2022 1.06% 0.36%
    2021 18.16% 11.14%
    2020 -1.83% -1.06%
    2019 4.49% 3.86%
    2018 4.41% 4.38%
    2017 5.71% 4.68%

    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 Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Robeco Global Credits Fund

      Luxembourg Int Fixed Interest

      3.8%
    • Housing New Zealand Limited Bond 3.36% 12/06/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

      1.88%
    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.6%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.51%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.45%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2035

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.41%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 2.00% 15/05/2032

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.33%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.29%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 1.75% 15/05/2041

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.26%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.00% 20/04/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.24%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 12.0% 12.01%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 18.5% 19.77%
    International Fixed Interest 29.5% 28.91%
    Australasian Equities 10.0% 10.12%
    International Equities 24.5% 23.43%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.35%
    Unlisted Properties 2.0% 1.95%
    Other 3.5% 3.46%
    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 Dec. 2024.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 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.

Issues of Concern

  • 1.11% Animal Cruelty
  • 1.19% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.5% Social Harm
  • 3.53% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.27% Weapons
  • 0.46% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Procter & Gamble Co.
      0.11%
      0.11%
    • Eni Spa
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Kering SA
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Tyson Foods Inc
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Air Liquide
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Ecolab, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Exxon Mobil 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
      0.03%
    • Givaudan Finance Europe Bv
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Hermès International Sca
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Orbia Advance Corp. Sab De Cv
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Huntsman Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Ralph Lauren Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Unilever PLC
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      0.01%
    • Dupont De Nemours
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Eastman Chemical Co.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Shell
      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
      0.01%
    • 0.38%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.21%
      0.21%
    • Ubs
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • 0.10%
    • Nestlé
      0.09%
      0.09%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Petrochina Co 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
      0.02%
    • 0.01%
    • Caterpillar
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.60%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.60%
    • 0.15%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Totalenergies Se
      0.13%
      !!
      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
      0.13%
    • Engie SA
      0.12%
      !!
      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
      0.12%
    • BP
      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
      0.08%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • BHP Group
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Eni Spa
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Aker BP Asa
      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
      0.06%
    • Atmos Energy Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Itochu Corp.
      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
      0.06%
    • Jefferies
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Cez As
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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
      0.04%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      0.04%
    • Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Occidental Petroleum 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
      0.04%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Alliant Energy Corp.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Diamondback Energy, 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
      0.03%
    • Enel
      0.03%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.03%
    • Exxon Mobil 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
      0.03%
    • Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Mplx Lp
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Nrg Energy, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Snam Spa
      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
      0.03%
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Aes Corporation
      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
      0.02%
    • Cheniere Energy Partners Lp
      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
      0.02%
    • China Coal Xinji Energy Co. Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Edp-Energias De Portugal SA
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Enterprise Products Partners Lp
      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
      0.02%
    • 0.02%
    • Iberdrola
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Iberdrola Finanzas Sau
      0.02%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.02%
    • Kinder Morgan, 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
      0.02%
    • National Grid North America, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • OMV AG
      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
      0.02%
    • Pacificorp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Petrobras
      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
      0.02%
    • Petrochina Co 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
      0.02%
    • Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Portland General Electric Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • The Southern Co.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • The Williams Cos., 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
      0.02%
    • Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Vår Energi Asa
      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
      0.02%
    • Western Midstream Partners Lp
      0.02%
      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
      0.02%
    • Apa Infrastructure 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
      0.01%
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      0.01%
    • Ck Hutchison
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Conocophillips
      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
      0.01%
    • Ep Infrastructure As
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Fortum Oyj
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • National Fuel Gas 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
      0.01%
    • Nippon Yusen Kk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Pt Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Repsol
      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
      0.01%
    • Shell
      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
      0.01%
    • Teréga Sas
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • The Weir Group PLC
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Vier Gas Transport Gmbh
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Mtu Aero Engines AG
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • Amphenol Corp.
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Indra Sistemas SA
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • Woodward, Inc.
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Curtiss-Wright Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • BHP Group
      0.07%
      !!
      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
      0.07%
    • Duke Energy Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Pg&E Corp
      0.05%
      0.05%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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
      0.04%
    • Vale SA
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Zijin Mining
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Bayer
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Fmc Corp.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • 0.02%
    • Nutrien Ltd.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Syngenta
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co Ltd
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Chevron Corp.
      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
      0.01%
    • Pt Astra International Tbk
      0.01%
      0.01%
    • Shell
      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
      0.01%

About this Fund

Invests mainly in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash, with about 40% in growth assets such as shares and real assets. May be suitable for investors who want to invest in a broad mix of assets and who are comfortable with a higher degree of volatility in returns than can be expected from the Conservative fund.

Value $7.47M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 9th Oct. 2015
Total annual fund fees 0.95%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.76%
Other management and administration charges 0.19%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

Martin Lewington

Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (15 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (7 years, 2 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, 7 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, 9 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 31st Dec. 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 9.61% 6.87%
2023 -2.59% -1.84%
2022 1.06% 0.36%
2021 18.16% 11.14%
2020 -1.83% -1.06%
2019 4.49% 3.86%
2018 4.41% 4.38%
2017 5.71% 4.68%

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 Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Robeco Global Credits Fund

    Luxembourg Int Fixed Interest

    3.8%
  • Housing New Zealand Limited Bond 3.36% 12/06/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

    1.88%
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.6%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.51%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.45%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2035

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.41%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 2.00% 15/05/2032

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.33%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 2.75% 15/04/2037

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.29%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 1.75% 15/05/2041

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.26%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.00% 20/04/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.24%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 12.0% 12.01%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 18.5% 19.77%
International Fixed Interest 29.5% 28.91%
Australasian Equities 10.0% 10.12%
International Equities 24.5% 23.43%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.35%
Unlisted Properties 2.0% 1.95%
Other 3.5% 3.46%
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 Dec. 2024.