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Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Class invests in mostly defensive orientated assets, including fixed interest and cash. 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 Strategy
The Class invests in mostly defensive orientated assets, including fixed interest and cash. 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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Fees 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 -0.01% -0.04% 1.82% 4.71% 5.96% 5.71% 4.03% 4.53%
Growth return -0.01% -0.36% 1.5% -0.23% 2.78% 2.96% 0.98% 1.01%
Income return 0% 0.32% 0.32% 4.94% 3.18% 2.75% 3.05% 3.52%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Mod Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 0.3% -0.32% 2.07% 5.53% 6.61% 6.23% 3.5% 4.55%
As at 31 Jan 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units
Australian Equities
18.48%
International Equities
12.63%
Cash
7.54%
Property & Infrastructure
8.07%
Fixed Interest
52.07%
Alternatives
1.21%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
21.27%
International Equities
7.18%
Cash
11.68%
Property & Infrastructure
3.51%
Fixed Interest
49.66%
Alternatives
6.70%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units
Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd
MIN0009AU
Multisector Moderate
starstarstar (as at 31 Dec 2025)
Investment Fund
30 Nov 2004
$255604908 million (as at 5 Feb 2026)
$1.097 (as at 29 Jan 2026)
$1.0955 (as at 29 Jan 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.93% (as at 1 Dec 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.86% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments
Minimum redemption amount
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FAQs about the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units

The objective of the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is The Class invests in mostly defensive orientated assets, including fixed interest and cash. 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 strategy of the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is The Class invests in mostly defensive orientated assets, including fixed interest and cash. 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 Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is MIN0009AU.

Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units’s total return last month was -0.01%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.01% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units’s total return for the last three months was -0.04%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.36% and an income return of 0.32%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units’s one-year total return is 4.71%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.23% and an income return of 4.94%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units’s one-year total return is 5.71%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.96% and an income return of 2.75%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

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

Australian Equities
18.48%
International Equities
12.63%
Cash
7.54%
Property & Infrastructure
8.07%
Fixed Interest
52.07%
Alternatives
1.21%

The Responsible Entity for the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd.

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

As at 5 Feb 2026, the size of the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund was $255604908 million.

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

The current entry price of the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is $1.097 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0955 per unit (as at 29 Jan 2026).

The current exit price of the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is $1.0955 per unit and the current entry price is $1.097 per unit (as at 29 Jan 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Mercer Conservative Growth Active Units managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $0.

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.