Funds

Mercer Income Generator Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 5.88%

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

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm 2.3%

    • Fonterra
      1.82%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.23%
      !!
      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
      0.17%
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels 3.34%

    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.27%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.26%
    • Sempra Energy
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.23%
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.23%
      !!
      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.
      0.21%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.21%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.17%
      !!
      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
      0.17%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.14%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.14%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.11%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.11%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      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
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      0.08%
    • ERG SpA
      0.07%
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      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
    • Spire Inc.
      0.04%
  • Animal Cruelty 0.08%

    • Arkema SA
      0.01%
    • Kering SA
      0.01%
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations 0.4%

    • Israel Sovereign Bonds
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.04%
    • UBS
      0.04%
    • General Motors
      0.03%
    • IBM
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Nestlé
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saint-Gobain
      0.02%
    • Holcim
      0.01%
    • Volvo Group
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Social Harm 0.19%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund aims to provide a gross fixed monthly income in excess of bank deposit rates, along with a positive return on capital over the long term. To achieve this, the fund invests in a diversified mix of growth and defensive assets, with a focus on reliable income generation. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers’ investment processes.

    The fund aims to maximise the amount of the monthly distribution payments to investors by outperforming, over the medium term, the weighted average return of the market indices used to measure performance of the underlying funds/assets in which the fund invests.

    Value $20.7M NZD
    Period of data report 31st March 2026
    Fund started 30th June 2014
    Total annual fund fees 1.28%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 0.72%
    Other management and administration charges 0.56%
    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)

    Anna Scott

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

    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 6.58% 3.81%
    2025 3.98% 1.79%
    2024 10.05% 5.2%
    2023 -2.59% -2.29%
    2022 1.06% 4.03%
    2021 18.16% 16.77%
    2020 -1.83% -3.82%
    2019 4.49% 7.28%
    2018 4.41% 3.19%

    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

    • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      5.03%
    • Auckland International Airport Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      3.2%
    • Ishares Mbs ETF

      United States Int Fixed Interest

      2.8%
    • Infratil Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.66%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 3.00% 20/04/2029

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      2.12%
    • Contact Energy Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      2.01%
    • The A2 Milk Company Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.92%
    • Meridian Energy Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.64%
    • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2030

      New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

      1.59%
    • Mainfreight Limited

      New Zealand Australasian Equities

      1.09%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 3.86%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 32.89%
    International Fixed Interest 25.0% 23.88%
    Australasian Equities 30.0% 30.31%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    Listed Properties 5.0% 4.4%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 5.0% 4.66%
    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

  • 2.3% Environmental Harm
  • 3.34% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.08% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.4% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.19% Social Harm
  • 0.01% Weapons

Companies of Concern

  • Environmental Harm

    • Fonterra
      1.82%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.23%
      !!
      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
      0.17%
    • The Coca-Cola Company
      0.03%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Danone
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Fossil Fuels

    • Channel Infrastructure
      0.27%
    • Nextera Energy, Inc.
      0.26%
    • Sempra Energy
      0.24%
      !!
      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
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.23%
    • Enbridge, Inc.
      0.23%
      !!
      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.
      0.21%
    • National Grid PLC
      0.21%
      1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      0.17%
      !!
      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
      0.17%
    • Black Hills Corp.
      0.14%
    • Dominion Energy, Inc.
      0.14%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      0.11%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.11%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      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
    • Nisource, Inc.
      0.09%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      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
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      0.08%
    • ERG SpA
      0.07%
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      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
    • Spire Inc.
      0.04%
  • Animal Cruelty

    • Arkema SA
      0.01%
    • Kering SA
      0.01%
    • Unilever
      0.01%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
  • Human Rights Violations

    • Israel Sovereign Bonds
      0.08%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Wells Fargo
      0.05%
    • Toronto-Dominion Bank
      0.04%
    • UBS
      0.04%
    • General Motors
      0.03%
    • IBM
      0.03%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • Nestlé
      0.02%
      ocean
      This company is harming the ocean
    • Saint-Gobain
      0.02%
    • Holcim
      0.01%
    • Volvo Group
      0.01%
      OPT
      Complicit in severe breaches of civilian Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories

About this Fund

The fund aims to provide a gross fixed monthly income in excess of bank deposit rates, along with a positive return on capital over the long term. To achieve this, the fund invests in a diversified mix of growth and defensive assets, with a focus on reliable income generation. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the underlying investment managers’ investment processes.

The fund aims to maximise the amount of the monthly distribution payments to investors by outperforming, over the medium term, the weighted average return of the market indices used to measure performance of the underlying funds/assets in which the fund invests.

Value $20.7M NZD
Period of data report 31st March 2026
Fund started 30th June 2014
Total annual fund fees 1.28%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 0.72%
Other management and administration charges 0.56%
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)

Anna Scott

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

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 6.58% 3.81%
2025 3.98% 1.79%
2024 10.05% 5.2%
2023 -2.59% -2.29%
2022 1.06% 4.03%
2021 18.16% 16.77%
2020 -1.83% -3.82%
2019 4.49% 7.28%
2018 4.41% 3.19%

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

  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    5.03%
  • Auckland International Airport Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    3.2%
  • Ishares Mbs ETF

    United States Int Fixed Interest

    2.8%
  • Infratil Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.66%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 3.00% 20/04/2029

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    2.12%
  • Contact Energy Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    2.01%
  • The A2 Milk Company Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.92%
  • Meridian Energy Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.64%
  • New Zealand Government Bond 4.50% 15/05/2030

    New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA

    1.59%
  • Mainfreight Limited

    New Zealand Australasian Equities

    1.09%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 10.0% 3.86%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 25.0% 32.89%
International Fixed Interest 25.0% 23.88%
Australasian Equities 30.0% 30.31%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 5.0% 4.4%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 5.0% 4.66%
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.