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Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform the notional return of a benchmark portfolio of suitable market indices over periods of one year or greater.
Fund Strategy
This Class invests in global sovereign bonds utilising a partly actively managed, multi-manager approach. Diversification is achieved across a range of countries and bond maturities, with a focus on operational efficiency. The Class has currency hedging arrangements in place to minimise the impact of fluctuations in the Australian dollar against other currencies.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 0.74% 3.48% 3.12% 5.78% 2.24% -1.94% -0.94% 2.49%
Growth return -2.13% -0.39% 2.57% -% 1.47% -2.51% -4.84% -2.04%
Income return 2.87% 3.87% 0.55% -% 0.77% 0.57% 3.9% 4.53%
Market index (Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD)
Total return -1.51% 0.53% 4.02% 8.37% 4.14% -1.89% -0.61% 2.01%
As at 30 Sep 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1
Cash
10.66%
Fixed Interest
89.34%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
6.47%
Fixed Interest
90.14%
Australian Equities
0.69%
International Equities
0.56%
Property
0%
Alternatives
2.14%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 (Wholesale)
Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited
MIN0028AU
Bonds - Global
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Investment Fund
21 Jul 2007
$1679.55 million (as at 31 Oct 2024)
$0.8629 (as at 1 Nov 2024)
$0.8619 (as at 1 Nov 2024)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.41% (as at 1 Dec 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.41% (as at 30 Jun 2023) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount

FAQs about the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1

The objective of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform the notional return of a benchmark portfolio of suitable market indices over periods of one year or greater.

The strategy of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is This Class invests in global sovereign bonds utilising a partly actively managed, multi-manager approach. Diversification is achieved across a range of countries and bond maturities, with a focus on operational efficiency. The Class has currency hedging arrangements in place to minimise the impact of fluctuations in the Australian dollar against other currencies.

The APIR code of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is MIN0028AU.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s total return last month was 0.74%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.13% and an income return of 2.87%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s total return for the last three months was 3.48%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.39% and an income return of 3.87%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s one-year total return is 5.78%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s one-year total return is -1.94%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.51% and an income return of 0.57%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

The asset allocation of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is :

Cash
10.66%
Fixed Interest
89.34%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited.

The Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Global sector/asset class.

As at 31 Oct 2024, the size of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund was $1679.55 million.

The Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund has an inception date of 21 Jul 2007.

The current entry price of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is $0.8629 per unit and the current exit price is $0.8619 per unit (as at 1 Nov 2024).

The current exit price of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is $0.8619 per unit and the current entry price is $0.8629 per unit (as at 1 Nov 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.