Mercer KiwiSaver Scheme
Mercer High Growth Fund
In their own words: "Invests almost entirely in growth assets such as shares, real assets and alternative assets, with only a small amount invested in cash and fixed interest. May be suitable for investors wanting to invest predominately in growth assets, who want higher long-term returns and are comfortable with high volatility in returns."

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Number | FND17 |
Name | Mercer High Growth Fund |
Risk profile | Aggressive fund |
Description | Invests almost entirely in growth assets such as shares, real assets and alternative assets, with only a small amount invested in cash and fixed interest. May be suitable for investors wanting to invest predominately in growth assets, who want higher long-term returns and are comfortable with high volatility in returns. |
Value | $180M NZD |
Members | 6,898 |
Market index description | The composite index return is the strategic asset allocation weighted benchmark index return, where the benchmark indices are defined in the Statement of Investment Policy and Objectives. Additional information about the composite index is available on the offer register. |
Disclosure Statement Period | Sun June 30th 2019 |
Fund started | Mon Oct. 1st 2007 |
Three-year average return | 9.01% |
Market index past year return | 8.57% |
Past year return net charges and tax | 5.88% |
Past year return net of charges gross of tax | 7.2% |
Market index return since fund started | 11.08% |
Return since fund started net | 8.94% |
Total annual fund fees | 0.93% |
Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
Manager's basic fee | 0.82% |
Administration charges | 0.11% |
Total other charges | 30.0 |
Total other charges currency | NZD |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.
The past annual returns for this fund. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.
Year | Market Index | Fund Annual Return |
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2019 | 10.11% | 6.36% |
2018 | 6.68% | 9.55% |
2017 | 11.18% | 11.11% |
2016 | 4.51% | 3.91% |
2015 | 15.30% | 14.06% |
2014 | 10.31% | 11.58% |
2013 | 13.23% | 9.89% |
2012 | -5.15% | -2.98% |
2011 | 7.61% | 6.05% |
2010 | 26.74% | 29.23% |
The market index is the average NZ KiwiSaver 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 KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.
Showing the top 10 investments for this fund:
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AMP Capital Investors NZ Cash Fund
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents NA3.32% -
The A2 Milk Company Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities2.06% -
First State Investments Global Listed Infrastructure Fund
New Zealand Other NA1.76% -
BNP Paribas US Dollar Account
United States International Equities NA1.72% -
Spark New Zealand Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities N/A1.39% -
Contact Energy Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities1.35% -
Kkr & Co Lp Global Infrastructure Fund
Australia Other NA1.08% -
Auckland International Airport Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities0.99% -
Fisher Institutional Property Fund
New Zealand Unlisted Property NA0.96% -
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
New Zealand Australasian Equities NA0.96%
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.
How the money in this fund is invested.
Type | Target | Actual |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents | 2.0% | 5.08% |
New Zealand Fixed Interest | 2.0% | 1.14% |
International Fixed Interest | 6.0% | 3.56% |
Australasian Equities | 18.0% | 15.85% |
International Equities | 53.0% | 56.47% |
Listed Properties | 3.5% | 2.64% |
Unlisted Properties | 3.5% | 3.79% |
Unknown | None% | 0.0% |
Other | 10.0% | 9.53% |
Commodities | 2.0% | 1.94% |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.
Key Personnel
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Kylie Willment
Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (1 years, 8 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months) -
Martin Lewington
Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (10 years, 4 months)
Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months) -
Philip Houghton-Brown
Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (6 years, 11 months)
Previously: Chief Investment Officer - OnePath (NZ) Ltd (5 years, 3 months) -
Ronan Mccabe
Currently: Head of Portfolio Management, Delegated Solutions Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (0 years, 3 months)
Previously: Senior Investment Manager - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) (3 years, 7 months) -
Ross Butler
Currently: Chairman - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (6 years, 6 months)
Previously: Chairman - Mercer Investment Nominees (NZ) Ltd (2 years, 0 months)
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30 June 2019.
The known proportion of this fund invested in the areas of concern that we track. The Fund may have investments that are not consistent with their exclusions policy because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments.
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Adult Entertainment/Pornography:0.00%
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Alcohol:0.63%
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Animal Testing:2.39%
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Fossil Fuels:3.15%
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Gambling:0.67%
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GMOs:0.57%
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Human Rights & Environmental Violations:1.31%
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Palm Oil:0.12%
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Tobacco:0.03%
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Weapons:0.16%
This data has been compiled by Mindful Money from the portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31 March 2019 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolio. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund and research organisations.
Does this fund have a policy to exclude any industries from its investments?
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Adult Entertainment/Pornography:
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Alcohol:
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Animal Testing:
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Fossil Fuels:
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Gambling:
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GMOs:
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Human Rights & Environmental Violations:
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Palm Oil:
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Tobacco:
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Weapons:
This data is compiled from Mindful Money analysis of Fund websites. Note that the Fund’s intended exclusions may not be consistent with the analysis of the portfolio because of timing issues or because there are companies of concern in indirect investments by the Fund.
Many KiwiSaver funds exclude controversial weapons. However, the category of Weapons used in this analysis is broader in scope, covering all munitions, firearms and military weapons.
Download the fund's disclosure statement and portfolio holdings.