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Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
This Class invests in global sovereign bonds utilising a partly actively managed, multi-manager approach. Diversification is achieved across a range of countries and bond maturities, with a focus on operational efficiency. The Class has currency hedging arrangements in place to minimise the impact of fluctuations in the Australian dollar against other currencies.
Fund Strategy
This Class invests in global sovereign bonds utilising a partly actively managed, multi-manager approach. Diversification is achieved across a range of countries and bond maturities, with a focus on operational efficiency. The Class has currency hedging arrangements in place to minimise the impact of 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 0.17% -0.32% 1.17% 4.12% 2.58% 1.94% -1.04% 1.75%
Growth return 1.03% 1.03% 1.84% 3.58% 3.39% 2.54% -2.61% -1.88%
Income return -0.86% -1.35% -0.67% 0.54% -0.81% -0.6% 1.57% 3.63%
Market index (Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD)
Total return 0.23% 0.17% 2.11% 4.26% 3.6% 3.34% -0.43% 1.81%
As at 31 Jan 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1
Cash
3.12%
Fixed Interest
96.88%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
4.33%
Fixed Interest
93.22%
Australian Equities
0.01%
International Equities
-0.17%
Property & Infrastructure
0.27%
Alternatives
2.33%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1
Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd
MIN0028AU
Bonds - Global
starstarstar (as at 31 Jan 2026)
Investment Fund
21 Jul 2007
$1859.69 million (as at 26 Feb 2026)
$0.9127 (as at 26 Feb 2026)
$0.9111 (as at 26 Feb 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.39% (as at 1 Dec 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.39% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount
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FAQs about the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1

The objective of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is This Class invests in global sovereign bonds utilising a partly actively managed, multi-manager approach. Diversification is achieved across a range of countries and bond maturities, with a focus on operational efficiency. The Class has currency hedging arrangements in place to minimise the impact of fluctuations in the Australian dollar against other currencies.

The strategy of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is This Class invests in global sovereign bonds utilising a partly actively managed, multi-manager approach. Diversification is achieved across a range of countries and bond maturities, with a focus on operational efficiency. The Class has currency hedging arrangements in place to minimise the impact of fluctuations in the Australian dollar against other currencies.

The APIR code of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is MIN0028AU.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s total return last month was 0.17%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.03% and an income return of -0.86%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s total return for the last three months was -0.32%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.03% and an income return of -1.35%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s one-year total return is 4.12%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.58% and an income return of 0.54%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1’s one-year total return is 1.94%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.54% and an income return of -0.6%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

The asset allocation of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is :

Cash
3.12%
Fixed Interest
96.88%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd.

The Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Global sector/asset class.

As at 26 Feb 2026, the size of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund was $1859.69 million.

The Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund has an inception date of 21 Jul 2007.

The current entry price of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is $0.9127 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9111 per unit (as at 26 Feb 2026).

The current exit price of the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 managed fund is $0.9111 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9127 per unit (as at 26 Feb 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Mercer Global Sovereign Bond Class 1 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.