Mercer Kiwisaver Scheme
Responsible Growth Fund
The Smiths take
Responsible Growth 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 Growth Fund fits your situation.
A 7+ years timeframe
This is a growth KiwiSaver fund. The provider's recommended minimum holding period sits in the 7+ 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.
Mostly growth assets
80% growth assets (shares, property) and 20% income assets (bonds, cash). Spread across multiple asset classes.
Snapshot
The headline numbers
Mix
79.56% / 20.44%
Growth / Income · avg 77.80% / 22.20%
Fees
0.84%
$252 on $30k · avg 1.62%
5-yr return
6.40%
Annualised, after fees & 28% PIR · avg 6.40%
What the provider says
In their own words
“Invests predominantly in growth assets such as shares and real assets, with only a limited amount in defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash. This fund may be suited to investors wanting to invest mostly in growth assets who are comfortable accepting more volatile returns than those expected from the Responsible Balanced fund with a view to achieving higher longer-term returns. 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
- 18 February 2015
- 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 79.56% 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
70.75%
avg 71.16%
- Propertythis fundavg
2.98%
avg 4.53%
- Otherthis fundavg
5.83%
avg 2.11%
- Bondsthis fundavg
18.86%
avg 17.08%
- Cashthis fundavg
1.58%
avg 5.12%
What it owns
Top 10 holdings. 18.82% of the fund
The rest is spread across hundreds of other positions. Full holdings live in the provider's portfolio file.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ2.93%Nvidia Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.86%Apple Inc.
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.57%Microsoft Corporation
Shares
International EquitiesUS2.04%Auckland International Airport Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.76%Infratil Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.75%Amazon.Com Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.38%Alphabet Inc
Shares
International EquitiesUS1.32%Contact Energy Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.11%The A2 Milk Company Limited
Shares
Australasian EquitiesNZ1.10%
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.
0.77%
avg 0.90%
$231
avg $271
−0.13%Other
Other potential costs not in the categories below.
70.75%
avg 71.16%
-
avg -
−0.41%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.
0.84%
avg 1.62%
$252
avg $486
Yearly returns
6.40% 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
- $301,603,955
- Members
- 6,126
- Asset liquidity ratio
- 94.06%
- Debt ratio
- 0.51%
- Default KiwiSaver fund
- No
- Fund reference
- FND16
Manager
Mercer Kiwisaver Scheme
Licensed with the Financial Markets Authority.
- NZBN
- 9429040873121
- FSP number
- FSP42742
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