Funds

Mercer Macquarie Global Listed Infrastructure Fund

Total Ethical Concerns: 43.48%

The average total concerns of all managed aggressive funds is 12.02%.

Companies of Concern

  • Fossil Fuels 43.48%

    • Enbridge, Inc.
      7.96%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      7.96%
    • 7.12%
    • Sempra Energy
      4.70%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      4.70%
    • Pg&E Corp
      3.55%
      3.55%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      3.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      3.05%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      2.64%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      2.64%
    • Snam Spa
      2.28%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      2.28%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      2.21%
      2.21%
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      2.16%
      2.16%
    • Cms Energy Corp.
      1.97%
      1.97%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      1.70%
      1.70%
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      1.17%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      1.17%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.99%
      0.99%
  • Environmental Harm 3.55%

    • Pg&E Corp
      3.55%
      3.55%

From the Fund Provider

  • About this fund

    About this Fund

    The fund invests in infrastructure securities in both developed and emerging markets across a range of sectors. This provides access to a range of infrastructure sectors across geographic regions, with active portfolio management that seeks to target excess returns and predictable, stable cash flows. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the investment process. The fund aims to provide total returns (income and capital growth) after costs and before tax, above the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (100% hedged to the NZD on an after-tax basis) on a rolling three-year basis.

    Value $187M NZD
    Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
    Fund started 7th Sept. 2012
    Total annual fund fees 1.34%
    Total performance based fees 0.0%
    Manager's basic fee 1.25%
    Other management and administration charges 0.09%
    Total other charges 0.0
    Total other charges currency NZD

    Ross Butler

    Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 8 months)
    Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

    Martin Lewington

    Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (15 years, 10 months)
    Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)

    Kylie Willment

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (7 years, 2 months)
    Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

    Padraig Brown

    Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 7 months)
    Previously: Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (11 years, 2 months)

    Robert Kavanagh

    Currently: Head of Portfolio Management NZ - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (10 years, 9 months)
    Previously: Vice President - Account Management PIMCO Australia Pty Limited (7 years, 0 months)

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • Past Returns

    Past Returns

    Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

    Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
    2024 14.61% 0.34%
    2023 -4.85% -3.12%
    2022 3.53% 21.27%
    2021 35.55% 20.61%
    2020 -7.06% -12.31%
    2019 10.17% 18.35%
    2018 7.53% -4.53%
    2017 9.49% 13.77%
    2016 4.71% -9.94%
    2015 14.67% 23.86%

    The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

  • Investments

    Top 10 Investments

    • Enbridge Inc

      Canada Other

      9.6%
    • National Grid PLC

      United Kingdom International Equities

      7.69%
    • Sempra Energy

      United States International Equities

      5.24%
    • Crown Castle International Corporation

      United States Other

      5.13%
    • Essential Utilities

      United States Other

      4.63%
    • Cellnex Telecom SA

      Spain Other

      4.56%
    • Exelon Corporation

      United States International Equities

      4.47%
    • United Utilities Group PLC

      United Kingdom International Equities

      4.31%
    • Pg & E Corporation

      United States Other

      4.09%
    • Cheniere Energy Inc

      United States International Equities

      3.9%
    Type Target Actual
    Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 1.77%
    New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
    Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
    Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
    Other 100.0% 98.23%
    Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

    Investment Mix

    How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.

    This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each fund has filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024 and Mindful Money analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.

Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of concern.

The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's methodology. These definitions may be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.

Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these standards are unethical providers.

Issues of Concern

  • 0.0% Animal Cruelty
  • 0.0% Human Rights Violations
  • 0.0% Social Harm
  • 43.48% Fossil Fuels
  • 0.0% Weapons
  • 3.55% Environmental Harm

Companies of Concern

    • Enbridge, Inc.
      7.96%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      7.96%
    • 7.12%
    • Sempra Energy
      4.70%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      4.70%
    • Pg&E Corp
      3.55%
      3.55%
    • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
      3.05%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      3.05%
    • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
      2.64%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      2.64%
    • Snam Spa
      2.28%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      2.28%
    • Oneok, Inc.
      2.21%
      2.21%
    • Gibson Energy, Inc.
      2.16%
      2.16%
    • Cms Energy Corp.
      1.97%
      1.97%
    • Clp Holdings Ltd.
      1.70%
      1.70%
    • Royal Vopak Nv
      1.17%
      !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
      1.17%
    • American Electric Power Co., Inc.
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Ppl Corp.
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Xcel Energy, Inc.
      0.99%
      0.99%
    • Pg&E Corp
      3.55%
      3.55%

About this Fund

The fund invests in infrastructure securities in both developed and emerging markets across a range of sectors. This provides access to a range of infrastructure sectors across geographic regions, with active portfolio management that seeks to target excess returns and predictable, stable cash flows. Environmental, Social and Governance characteristics are integrated into the investment process. The fund aims to provide total returns (income and capital growth) after costs and before tax, above the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (100% hedged to the NZD on an after-tax basis) on a rolling three-year basis.

Value $187M NZD
Period of data report 31st Dec. 2024
Fund started 7th Sept. 2012
Total annual fund fees 1.34%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.25%
Other management and administration charges 0.09%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Ross Butler

Currently: Chair - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (1 years, 8 months)
Previously: Director - Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (10 years, 4 months)

Martin Lewington

Currently: CEO - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (15 years, 10 months)
Previously: Head of Investments - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (3 years, 8 months)

Kylie Willment

Currently: Chief Investment Officer, Pacific, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (7 years, 2 months)
Previously: Senior Manager, Investment & Client Strategy - TCorp (NSW Treasury Corporation) (17 years, 0 months)

Padraig Brown

Currently: Chief Investment Officer - New Zealand, Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (2 years, 7 months)
Previously: Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Mercer Australia (Pty) Ltd (11 years, 2 months)

Robert Kavanagh

Currently: Head of Portfolio Management NZ - Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd (10 years, 9 months)
Previously: Vice President - Account Management PIMCO Australia Pty Limited (7 years, 0 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

Past Returns

Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.

Year Market Average Fund Annual Return
2024 14.61% 0.34%
2023 -4.85% -3.12%
2022 3.53% 21.27%
2021 35.55% 20.61%
2020 -7.06% -12.31%
2019 10.17% 18.35%
2018 7.53% -4.53%
2017 9.49% 13.77%
2016 4.71% -9.94%
2015 14.67% 23.86%

The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Enbridge Inc

    Canada Other

    9.6%
  • National Grid PLC

    United Kingdom International Equities

    7.69%
  • Sempra Energy

    United States International Equities

    5.24%
  • Crown Castle International Corporation

    United States Other

    5.13%
  • Essential Utilities

    United States Other

    4.63%
  • Cellnex Telecom SA

    Spain Other

    4.56%
  • Exelon Corporation

    United States International Equities

    4.47%
  • United Utilities Group PLC

    United Kingdom International Equities

    4.31%
  • Pg & E Corporation

    United States Other

    4.09%
  • Cheniere Energy Inc

    United States International Equities

    3.9%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0% 1.77%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.0%
Australasian Equities 0.0% 0.0%
International Equities 0.0% 0.0%
Listed Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.0%
Other 100.0% 98.23%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.