Mercer Kiwisaver Scheme
Responsible Balanced Fund
The Smiths take
Responsible Balanced Fund Smiths Rating B+
Smiths' editorial rating, our internal opinion based on 10-year returns, fees, and risk band fit. Not a formal credit rating or regulated star rating.
The fund matches or beats the group average on the standard Sorted measures. Read the full breakdown below.
General information only · Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance · For personal advice please contact us.
At a glance
This fund is for investors seeking
Three quick reads for whether the Responsible Balanced Fund fits your situation.
A 5+ years timeframe
This is a balanced KiwiSaver fund. The provider's recommended minimum holding period sits in the 5+ years range.
A moderate-risk investment
Sorted's risk indicator places this at 4 on a 1–7 scale. Moderate volatility. meaningful ups and downs but not extreme.
Growth-leaning mix
60% growth assets (shares, property) and 40% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
60.46% / 39.54%
Growth / Income · avg 53.54% / 46.46%
Fees
0.75%
$225 on $30k · avg 1.61%
5-yr return
4.92%
Annualised, after fees & 28% PIR · avg 4.92%
What the provider says
In their own words
“Invests mainly in growth assets such as shares and real assets with about 40% invested in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash. May be suitable for investors who want a diversified investment with exposure to shares, real assets, fixed interest and cash. This fund can be expect to have a higher degree of volatility in returns than can be expected from the Responsible Moderate fund and is more suited to investors who can invest for the long term. This fund is managed with reference to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and is certified by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia.”
- Fund start date
- 1 October 2007
- Withdrawal rules
- This is a KiwiSaver fund. generally you can withdraw only to purchase a first home, after the age of 65, or in cases of significant financial hardship.
Asset mix
What this fund actually holds
Growth assets are 60.46% of the fund, income assets the rest. The mix is the latest snapshot from Sorted, with the average for this risk band's KiwiSaver funds shown alongside.
- Sharesthis fundavg
52.41%
avg 49.40%
- Propertythis fundavg
3.02%
avg 2.71%
- Otherthis fundavg
5.03%
avg 1.43%
- Bondsthis fundavg
36.29%
avg 38.55%
- Cashthis fundavg
3.25%
avg 7.91%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 14.29% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Nvidia Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.17%Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ2.02%Apple Inc.
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.95%Microsoft Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.55%Auckland International Airport Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.21%Infratil Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.21%New Zealand Government Bond 3.0% 20/04/2029
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.07%Amazon.Com Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.05%New Zealand Government Bond 3.50% 14/04/2033
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.04%New Zealand Government Bond 1.50% 15/05/2031
Bonds
New Zealand Fixed InterestNZ1.02%
Fees breakdown
What you actually pay
Modelled on a $30,000 balance held for one full year. Each line shows this fund's % and dollar cost vs. the average for funds in the same risk band.
Management
Charged by the fund manager, % of your balance.
0.68%
avg 0.76%
$204
avg $229
−0.08%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
52.41%
avg 49.40%
-
avg -
+3.01%Performance-based
Higher when the fund (or underlying fund) performs well.
0.00%
avg -
$0
avg -
Membership
A flat annual fee, regardless of balance or performance.
0.00%
avg 0.05%
$0
avg $15
−0.05%
Total combined fees
Doesn't include fees for one-off activities like transferring or withdrawing.
0.75%
avg 1.61%
$225
avg $483
Yearly returns
4.92% per year over 5 years
Each bar is the 12-month return ending in March, after fees and 28% PIR. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
Returns: living in the past
Seeking returns is the point of investing, but the ones shown above are already gone. they won't continue. Pick a fund based on the right mix for your situation and reasonable fees, not on past returns.
Risk indicator
Sorted risk rating: 4 of 7
The Sorted risk indicator is calculated from the last 5 years of price volatility. Higher = more ups and downs but typically higher long-term returns.
Fund details
The unsexy stats that matter
- Total fund value
- $682,831,679
- Members
- 12,277
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 93.87%
- Debt ratio
- 0.58%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- No
- Fund reference
- FND15
Manager
Mercer Kiwisaver Scheme
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429040873121
- FSP number
- FSP42742
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