FUNDS OVERVIEW

MERCER INVESTMENT FUNDS

From 11.59pm on 3 March 2023, Mercer became the manager of Macquarie Asset Management Public Investments (NZ) Ltd’s (MAM) retail funds. The retail funds were renamed to the Mercer Investment Funds.

The Mercer Investment Funds is a managed investment scheme with 22 investment funds on offer as listed below (and separated into investment categories).

Mercer Ethical Leaders Diversified Funds:

Mercer Ethical Leaders Conservative Fund
Mercer Ethical Leaders Balanced Fund
Mercer Ethical Leaders Growth Fund

Mercer Goals Based Funds:

Mercer Macquarie Real Return Opportunities Fund
Mercer Income Generator Fund

Mercer Cash and Fixed Interest Funds:

Mercer Macquarie NZ Cash Fund
Mercer Macquarie NZ Fixed Interest Fund
Mercer Macquarie NZ Short Duration Fund
Mercer Global Income Opportunities Fund

Mercer New Zealand and Australian Shares Funds:

Mercer Macquarie Australian Shares Fund
Mercer Ethical Leaders NZ Shares Fund

Mercer Global Shares Funds:

Mercer Global Shares Fund
Mercer Ethical Leaders Global Shares Fund
Mercer Core Global Shares Fund
Mercer Core Hedged Global Shares Fund
Mercer Emerging Markets Shares Fund

Mercer Property and Infrastructure Funds:

Mercer Macquarie Global Listed Real Estate Fund
Mercer Macquarie Global Listed Infrastructure Fund

Mercer Index Funds:

Mercer NZ Shares Passive Fund
Mercer Ethical Leaders Hedged Global Fixed Interest Index Fund
Mercer All Country Global Shares Index Fund
Mercer Australian Property Index Fund

MERCER WHOLESALE FUNDS

From 11.59pm on 3 March 2023, Mercer also became the manager of Macquarie Asset Management Public Investments (NZ) Ltd’s (MAM) wholesale funds. The wholesale funds were renamed to the Mercer Wholesale Funds, and are open to wholesale investors only.

The Mercer Wholesale Funds are:

Mercer Global Index Shares Fund
Mercer Hedged Global Index Shares Fund

MERCER INVESTMENT TRUSTS NEW ZEALAND

The Mercer Investment Trusts include both Diversified and Single Sector Portfolios. The Trusts enable investors to delegate some or all of their investment portfolio management to Mercer.

Each Portfolio comprises an optimal combination of highly rated, independent investment managers that are hand-picked by our Portfolio Management team.

DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIOS

Mercer’s Diversified Portfolios offer access to a range of multi-sector strategies to accommodate a variety of risk and return profiles.

The Diversified Portfolios are built using the full range of our single sector building blocks to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. Our Dynamic Asset Allocation overlay allows our Diversified Portfolios to flex in response to current market conditions, providing an additional source of return and risk reduction.

The Diversified Portfolios are:

Mercer Conservative Portfolio
Mercer Moderate Portfolio
Mercer Balanced Portfolio
Mercer Growth Portfolio
Mercer High Growth Portfolio
Mercer Shares Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Conservative Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Moderate Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Balanced Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Growth Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible High Growth Portfolio

SINGLE SECTOR PORTFOLIOS

Mercer’s range of Single Sector Portfolios offer a diverse range of asset class building blocks with which to construct a unique portfolio tailored to your needs and objectives. Alternatively, you can select the building block(s) you need to complete your existing investment strategy.

The Single Sector Portfolios are:

Shares

Mercer Trans-Tasman Shares Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Trans-Tasman Shares Portfolio
Mercer New Zealand Shares Index Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Overseas Shares – Low Active Risk Portfolio
Mercer Overseas Shares Plus Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Overseas Shares Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Overseas Shares Index Portfolio
Mercer Overseas Small Companies Portfolio
Mercer Emerging Markets Portfolio
Mercer Overseas Shares Index Portfolio
Mercer Overseas Shares Index Portfolio B
Mercer Hedged Overseas Shares Plus Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Hedged Overseas Shares Index Portfolio
Mercer Hedged Overseas Shares Index Portfolio

Real Assets

Mercer Unlisted Property Portfolio
Mercer Unlisted Infrastructure Portfolio
Mercer Listed Property Portfolio
Mercer Listed Infrastructure Portfolio

Alternatives

Mercer Diversifying Alternative Stratgies Portfolio

Cash and fixed interest

Mercer New Zealand Sovereign Bond Portfolio
Mercer Cash Portfolio
Mercer Overseas Sovereign Bond Portfolio
Mercer Overseas Sovereign Bond Index Portfolio
Mercer Socially Responsible Global Credit Portfolio
Mercer Global Credit Portfolio
Mercer Private Debt Portfolio
Mercer Global Absolute Return Bond Portfolio
Mercer Short Term Bond Portfolio