Funds

Mercer Macquarie Real Return Opportunities Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 4.66%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty 0.14%

    • Celanese US Holdings Llc
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Braskem SA
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Sasol Financing Usa Llc
      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%
    • Nova Chemicals Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations 0.84%

    • UBS
      0.50%
      0.50%
    • General Motors
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Holcim
      0.14%
      0.14%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.02%
      0.02%
  • Social Harm 0.07%

  • Fossil Fuels 3.42%

    • Ampol Ltd.
      1.81%
      1.81%
    • Jefferies
      0.39%
      0.39%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Apa Infrastructure Ltd.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
      0.15%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Conocophillips
      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%
    • 0.06%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Enel
      0.05%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.05%
    • Aes Corporation
      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%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • SM Energy Co.
      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%
    • Sempra Energy
      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
      0.03%
      !!
      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%
    • Matador Resources Co.
      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%
    • Medcoenergi
      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%
    • Mong Duong Finance Holdings Bv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Murphy Oil 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
      0.02%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Orlen
      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%
    • PT Cikarang Listrindo Tbk
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Saavi Energia Bv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Sasol Financing Usa Llc
      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%
    • Seplat Energy PLC
      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%
    • Tecpetrol SA
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.01%
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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%
    • Engie Energia Chile SA
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Environmental Harm 0.23%

    • Bunge
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • 0.07%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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%
    • Fonterra
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • PepsiCo
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Mexico Generadora De Energia S De Rl
      0.01%
      0.01%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund is a diversified fund that aims to generate a positive return above inflation and to actively respond to changing market conditions with a flexible approach to investing. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers' investment processes. The fund aims to provide a Real Return of greater than 4% per annum over a rolling five-year period.

    Value $3.94M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2025
    Fund started 11th Dec. 2013
    Total annual fund fees 1.48%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.15%
    Other management and administration charges 0.33%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Ross Butler

    Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 11 months)
    Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

    Martin Lewington

    Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (16 years, 1 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, 5 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, 10 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 (11 years, 0 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 March 2025.

  • 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
    2025 4.07% 1.84%
    2024 15.78% 2.7%
    2023 -4.85% -2.82%
    2022 3.53% 1.01%
    2021 35.55% 13.52%
    2020 -7.06% -5.14%
    2019 10.17% -0.42%
    2018 7.53% 2.51%
    2017 9.49% 6.75%
    2016 4.71% -0.11%

    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 2025.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Macquarie Real Return Opportunities Fund

      Australia Other

      97.56%
    • New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond 2.75% Maturing 15/04/25

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

      0.05%
    • ASB Bank Limited Rcd Maturing 23/06/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.04%
    • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 17/06/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.04%
    • ASB Bank Limited Rcd Maturing 23/05/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.03%
    • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 28/05/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.03%
    • Rabobank Nederland Frn 16/06/25

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

      0.03%
    • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 11/07/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.03%
    • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 21/07/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

      0.03%
    • Transpower New Zealand Limited Bond 1.735% 04/09/2025

      New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

      0.03%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 5.96%
    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 95.0% 94.04%
    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 2025.

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 2025 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

  • 0.14% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.84% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.07% Social Harm
  • 3.42% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.02% Weapons
  • 0.23% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

  • Animal Cruelty

    • Celanese US Holdings Llc
      0.07%
      0.07%
    • Braskem SA
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Sasol Financing Usa Llc
      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%
    • Nova Chemicals Corp.
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Human Rights Violations

    • UBS
      0.50%
      0.50%
    • General Motors
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Holcim
      0.14%
      0.14%
    • Wells Fargo
      0.03%
      0.03%
    • Teva Pharmaceuticals
      0.02%
      0.02%
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Ampol Ltd.
      1.81%
      1.81%
    • Jefferies
      0.39%
      0.39%
    • Électricité De France SA
      0.16%
      0.16%
    • Apa Infrastructure Ltd.
      0.15%
      !!
      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
      0.15%
    • Targa Resources Corp.
      0.13%
      0.13%
    • Conocophillips
      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%
    • 0.06%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.06%
      0.06%
    • Enel
      0.05%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.05%
    • Aes Corporation
      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%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.04%
      0.04%
    • SM Energy Co.
      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%
    • Sempra Energy
      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
      0.03%
      !!
      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%
    • Matador Resources Co.
      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%
    • Medcoenergi
      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%
    • Mong Duong Finance Holdings Bv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Murphy Oil 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
      0.02%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Orlen
      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%
    • PT Cikarang Listrindo Tbk
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Saavi Energia Bv
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Sasol Financing Usa Llc
      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%
    • Seplat Energy PLC
      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%
    • Tecpetrol SA
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Vistra Energy
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Contact Energy Ltd.
      0.01%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
      0.01%
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      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%
    • Engie Energia Chile SA
      0.01%
      0.01%
  • Environmental Harm

    • Bunge
      0.08%
      0.08%
    • 0.07%
    • Energy Transfer Lp
      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%
    • Fonterra
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • PepsiCo
      0.02%
      0.02%
    • Mexico Generadora De Energia S De Rl
      0.01%
      0.01%

About this Fund

The fund is a diversified fund that aims to generate a positive return above inflation and to actively respond to changing market conditions with a flexible approach to investing. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers' investment processes. The fund aims to provide a Real Return of greater than 4% per annum over a rolling five-year period.

Value $3.94M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2025
Fund started 11th Dec. 2013
Total annual fund fees 1.48%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.15%
Other management and administration charges 0.33%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

Martin Lewington

Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (16 years, 1 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, 5 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, 10 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 (11 years, 0 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 March 2025.

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
2025 4.07% 1.84%
2024 15.78% 2.7%
2023 -4.85% -2.82%
2022 3.53% 1.01%
2021 35.55% 13.52%
2020 -7.06% -5.14%
2019 10.17% -0.42%
2018 7.53% 2.51%
2017 9.49% 6.75%
2016 4.71% -0.11%

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 2025.

Top 10 Investments

  • Macquarie Real Return Opportunities Fund

    Australia Other

    97.56%
  • New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond 2.75% Maturing 15/04/25

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AAA

    0.05%
  • ASB Bank Limited Rcd Maturing 23/06/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.04%
  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 17/06/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.04%
  • ASB Bank Limited Rcd Maturing 23/05/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.03%
  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 28/05/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.03%
  • Rabobank Nederland Frn 16/06/25

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A+

    0.03%
  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 11/07/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.03%
  • Westpac New Zealand Limited Rcd Maturing 21/07/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA-

    0.03%
  • Transpower New Zealand Limited Bond 1.735% 04/09/2025

    New Zealand Cash and Equivalents AA

    0.03%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 5.96%
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 95.0% 94.04%
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 2025.