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Mercer Indexed Moderate - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To provide investors with a combination of income and stable growth returns, which tracks the overall return of a diversified portfolio of underlying investments.
Fund Strategy
The Fund invests in a mix of defensive assets (around 50%) such as cash and fixed interest and growth assets (around 50%) such as shares and property. The Fund's exposure to these asset classes will be obtained primarily by investing into sector specific funds.

Fund Performance 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 0.24% 2.98% 8.14% 7.68% 11.61% 10.27% 6.44% -%
Growth return 0.1% 2.84% 1.99% 0.01% 6.17% 5.93% 1.73% -%
Income return 0.14% 0.14% 6.15% 7.67% 5.44% 4.34% 4.71% -%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Balance Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 0.67% 3.34% 8.26% 9.04% 12.12% 10.82% 6.61% 6.51%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Indexed Moderate
Australian Equities
22.46%
International Equities
14.44%
Cash
12.26%
Property & Infrastructure
11.32%
Fixed Interest
39.52%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
16.25%
International Equities
27.99%
Cash
8.41%
Property & Infrastructure
3.75%
Fixed Interest
36.03%
Alternatives
7.57%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Indexed Moderate (Wholesale)
WFS0589AU
Multisector Balanced
starstar (as at 30 Sep 2025)
Investment Fund
1 Aug 2016
$603.59 million (as at 7 Oct 2025)
$1.1357 (as at 9 Oct 2025)
$1.1346 (as at 9 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.25% (as at 1 Dec 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.25% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments
Minimum redemption amount

FAQs about the Mercer Indexed Moderate

The objective of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund is To provide investors with a combination of income and stable growth returns, which tracks the overall return of a diversified portfolio of underlying investments.

The strategy of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund is The Fund invests in a mix of defensive assets (around 50%) such as cash and fixed interest and growth assets (around 50%) such as shares and property. The Fund's exposure to these asset classes will be obtained primarily by investing into sector specific funds.

The APIR code of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund is WFS0589AU.

Mercer Indexed Moderate’s total return last month was 0.24%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.1% and an income return of 0.14%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Mercer Indexed Moderate’s total return for the last three months was 2.98%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.84% and an income return of 0.14%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Mercer Indexed Moderate’s one-year total return is 7.68%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.01% and an income return of 7.67%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Mercer Indexed Moderate’s one-year total return is 10.27%. This was made up of a growth return of 5.93% and an income return of 4.34%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund is :

Australian Equities
22.46%
International Equities
14.44%
Cash
12.26%
Property & Infrastructure
11.32%
Fixed Interest
39.52%
Alternatives
0%

The Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund belongs to the Multisector Balanced sector/asset class.

As at 7 Oct 2025, the size of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund was $603.59 million.

The Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund has an inception date of 1 Aug 2016.

The current entry price of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund is $1.1357 per unit and the current exit price is $1.1346 per unit (as at 9 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the Mercer Indexed Moderate managed fund is $1.1346 per unit and the current entry price is $1.1357 per unit (as at 9 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Mercer Indexed Moderate 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.