Funds
Mercer Core Global Shares Fund
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.
Key:
- Adult Entertainment/Pornography
- Alcohol
- Animal Cruelty
- Fossil Fuels
- Gambling
- GMOs
- Human Rights & Environmental Violations
- Palm Oil
- Tobacco
- Weapons
Companies of concern
Fossil Fuel
- Totalenergies Se 2.62%
- Exxon Mobil Corp 2.35%
- Shell PLC 1.36%
- Occidental Petroleum Corp 1.32%
- BP PLC 1.31%
- Enbridge Inc 1.31%
- Glencore PLC 1.22%
- Eni Spa 1.20%
- Devon Energy Corp 0.92%
- Vale SA 0.75%
- Mitsui & Co Ltd 0.39%
- Anglo American PLC 0.34%
- Arcelormittal 0.29%
- Shell 0.24%
- Santos Ltd 0.20%
- Jardine Matheson Holdings 0.17%
- Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.17%
- Nippon Steel Corp 0.16%
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd - US 0.14%
- Eneos Holdings Inc 0.14%
- Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd 0.14%
- Arcelormittal-Ny Registered 0.13%
- Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd 0.13%
- Var Energi Asa 0.12%
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd - Cad 0.10%
- Chevron Corporation 0.02%
- Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.02%
Weapons
- Howmet Aerospace 0.17%
Alcohol
- Heineken Nv 0.62%
- Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/Nv 0.33%
- Constellation Brands Inc 0.33%
- Diageo PLC 0.24%
- Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 0.20%
Human Rights & Environmental Violations
- Shell PLC 1.36%
- Glencore PLC 1.22%
- Rio Tinto PLC 1.08%
- Petroleo Brasileiro-Spon Adr 0.80%
- Vale SA 0.75%
- Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd 0.33%
- Shell 0.23%
- Chevron Corporation 0.02%
- Johnson & Johnson 0.02%
- Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.01%
Animal Cruelty
- Exxon Mobil Corp 2.35%
- Shell PLC 1.36%
- Eni Spa 1.20%
- Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.88%
- Tyson Foods Inc 0.88%
- Yara International Asa 0.51%
- Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.46%
- Constellation Brands Inc 0.33%
- Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 0.27%
- Kering SA 0.26%
- Seiko Epson Corp 0.25%
- Shell 0.23%
- Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd 0.13%
- Yara International-Adr 0.11%
- Chevron Corporation 0.02%
- Exxon Mobil Corporation 0.02%
- Fujifilm Holdings Corp 0.02%
- Procter & Gamble Company 0.02%
- Coca-Cola Company 0.01%
- Pepsico Inc. 0.01%
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. 2022 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
The fund invests in shares listed on share markets predominately in developed economies. The portfolio uses multiple managers and is diversified by region, manager and investment approaches. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers’ investment processes.
| Value | $49M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st Dec. 2022 |
| Fund started | 26th Nov. 2007 |
| Total annual fund fees | 0.5% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.15% |
| Other management and administration charges | -0.65% |
| Total other charges | 0.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
Key Personnel
|
Rebekah Swan |
Currently: Head of New Zealand Public Investments, Macquarie Asset Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 10 months) |
|
Vicky Hyde-Smith |
Currently: Associate Director, Macquarie Asset Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 10 months) |
|
Grant Hassell |
Currently: Chair, Macquarie Asset Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 10 months) |
|
Michael Gray |
Currently: Head of Investment Strategy (NZ), Macquarie Asset Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 10 months) |
|
Supriya Edwards |
Currently: Investment Specialist, Macquarie Asset Management (NZ) Limited (0 years, 10 months) |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2022.
Investment Exclusions
Does this fund exclude companies that cause deep concern to New Zealanders? The first column shows if the fund has a credible policy to exclude the issue. The second column shows if there are any current investments (source: Mindful Money research).
Note that the fund’s exclusions policy may not be consistent with its portfolio holdings because the fund might be still implementing its policy change or the fund’s exclusion policy and thresholds may be different from the definitions applied by Mindful Money.
| Issue of concern | Does this fund say it excludes this? | Actual holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Entertainment /Pornography | 0.00% | |
| Alcohol | 1.73% | |
| Animal Cruelty | 9.39% | |
| Fossil Fuels | 17.34% | |
| Gambling | 0.00% | |
| GMOs | 0.00% | |
| Human Rights & Environmental Violations | 5.89% | |
| Palm Oil | 0.00% | |
| Tobacco | 0.01% | |
| Weapons | 0.22% |
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. 2022 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.
Note that many
funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in
this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and
military weapons. Similarly Mindful Money uses a broader scope for fossil fuels
than the government’s rules for default KiwiSaver funds. The full definitions
used in the Mindful Money analysis are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.19% | 5.42% |
| 2021 | 36.07% | 27.38% |
| 2020 | -7.33% | -1.35% |
| 2019 | 10.16% | 5.94% |
| 2018 | 7.53% | 8.68% |
| 2017 | 9.49% | 12.23% |
| 2016 | 4.71% | 5.48% |
| 2015 | 14.67% | 19.98% |
| 2014 | 10.13% | 15.64% |
| 2013 | 13.93% | 7.88% |
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. 2022.
Top 10 Investments
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Unitedhealth Group Inc
United States International Equities3.94% -
Totalenergies
France International Equities3.11% -
Microsoft Corp
United States International Equities3.08% -
Exxon Mobil Corp
United States International Equities2.63% -
Orbis Global Equity Le Fund Aust R Prvt
Australia International Equities2.13% -
Hdfc Bank Adr Representing Three L
India International Equities1.98% -
Astrazeneca Adr Representing .5 Pl
United Kingdom International Equities1.9% -
Enbridge Inc
Canada International Equities1.66% -
Charles Schwab Corp
United States International Equities1.64% -
Exelon Corp
United States International Equities1.63%
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0.0% | 3.34% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| International Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.48% |
| International Equities | 100.0% | 96.18% |
| 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 31st Dec. 2022.