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Mercer Growth Active Units - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To achieve a return (after investment management fees) that exceeds CPI increases by at least 3.5% per annum over rolling five year periods.
Fund Strategy
The Class invests in a range of mainly growth oriented assets, including shares, real assets and alternatives. Diversification is achieved at the asset class, manager, country, sector and security levels, with a focus on operational efficiency and sustainability. International assets held by the Class may be fully hedged, partially hedged, or unhedged for 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 0.2% 1.48% 6.19% 16.89% 10.22% 5.29% 6.86% 7.31%
Growth return 0.2% 1.48% 4.2% -% 8.11% 2.1% 2.29% 2.33%
Income return 0% 0% 1.99% -% 2.11% 3.19% 4.57% 4.98%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Growth Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return -0.43% 1.58% 7.38% 20.91% 12.04% 5.34% 6.61% 7.49%
As at 31 Oct 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Growth Active Units
Australian Equities
26.11%
International Equities
40.60%
Cash
4.96%
Property
9.59%
Fixed Interest
17.46%
Alternatives
1.28%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
27.51%
International Equities
34.07%
Cash
5.57%
Property
6.79%
Fixed Interest
21.68%
Alternatives
4.38%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Growth Active Units (Wholesale)
Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited
MIN0013AU
Multisector Growth
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Investment Fund
30 Nov 2004
$847.25 million (as at 21 Nov 2024)
$1.3133 (as at 21 Nov 2024)
$1.3103 (as at 21 Nov 2024)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.04% (as at 1 Dec 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 1.04% (as at 30 Jun 2023) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0.12
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $5,000.00

FAQs about the Mercer Growth Active Units

The objective of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is To achieve a return (after investment management fees) that exceeds CPI increases by at least 3.5% per annum over rolling five year periods.

The strategy of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is The Class invests in a range of mainly growth oriented assets, including shares, real assets and alternatives. Diversification is achieved at the asset class, manager, country, sector and security levels, with a focus on operational efficiency and sustainability. International assets held by the Class may be fully hedged, partially hedged, or unhedged for fluctuations in the Australian dollar against other currencies.

The APIR code of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is MIN0013AU.

Mercer Growth Active Units’s total return last month was 0.2%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.2% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Mercer Growth Active Units’s total return for the last three months was 1.48%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.48% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Mercer Growth Active Units’s one-year total return is 16.89%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Mercer Growth Active Units’s one-year total return is 5.29%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.1% and an income return of 3.19%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

The asset allocation of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is :

Australian Equities
26.11%
International Equities
40.60%
Cash
4.96%
Property
9.59%
Fixed Interest
17.46%
Alternatives
1.28%

The Responsible Entity for the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited.

The Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund belongs to the Multisector Growth sector/asset class.

As at 21 Nov 2024, the size of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund was $847.25 million.

The Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund has an inception date of 30 Nov 2004.

The current entry price of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is $1.3133 per unit and the current exit price is $1.3103 per unit (as at 21 Nov 2024).

The current exit price of the Mercer Growth Active Units managed fund is $1.3103 per unit and the current entry price is $1.3133 per unit (as at 21 Nov 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Mercer Growth Active Units 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.