Funds

Mercer NZ Shares Passive Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 7.26%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Social Harm 0.82%

  • Fossil Fuels 6.44%

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      5.09%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      5.09%
    • 0.90%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.44%
      0.44%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund is a passively managed New Zealand shares portfolio that is designed to track the return of the S&P/NZX 50 Index. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers' investment processes. The fund aims to provide a return that closely matches the return of the S&P/NZX 50 Index (on a gross basis and including imputation credits).

    Value $385M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 27th Nov. 2017
    Total annual fund fees 0.34%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.28%
    Other management and administration charges 0.06%
    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 14.61% 1.36%
    2023 -4.85% -2.23%
    2022 3.53% -4.07%
    2021 35.55% 27.89%
    2020 -7.06% -1.1%
    2019 10.17% 18.18%

    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

    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      16.83%
    • Auckland International Airport Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      10.89%
    • Infratil Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      9.09%
    • Contact Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      5.64%
    • Meridian Energy Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      5.62%
    • Mainfreight Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.71%
    • Ebos Group Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.41%
    • Spark New Zealand Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      4.04%
    • The A2 Milk Company Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.4%
    • Mercury NZ Ltd

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.93%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.84%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 100.0% 99.16%
    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 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

  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.82% Social Harm
  • 6.44% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 0.0% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      5.09%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      5.09%
    • 0.90%
    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.44%
      0.44%

About this Fund

The fund is a passively managed New Zealand shares portfolio that is designed to track the return of the S&P/NZX 50 Index. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers' investment processes. The fund aims to provide a return that closely matches the return of the S&P/NZX 50 Index (on a gross basis and including imputation credits).

Value $385M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 27th Nov. 2017
Total annual fund fees 0.34%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.28%
Other management and administration charges 0.06%
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 14.61% 1.36%
2023 -4.85% -2.23%
2022 3.53% -4.07%
2021 35.55% 27.89%
2020 -7.06% -1.1%
2019 10.17% 18.18%

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

  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    16.83%
  • Auckland International Airport Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    10.89%
  • Infratil Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    9.09%
  • Contact Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    5.64%
  • Meridian Energy Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    5.62%
  • Mainfreight Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.71%
  • Ebos Group Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.41%
  • Spark New Zealand Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    4.04%
  • The A2 Milk Company Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.4%
  • Mercury NZ Ltd

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.93%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 0.84%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 100.0% 99.16%
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 by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.