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Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To provide secure income with a low risk of capital loss over the short to medium term with some capital growth over the long term.
Fund Strategy
The fund seeks to invest in a diverse mix of assets with a majority in the defensive assets of cash and fixed interest (around 70%) and a modest investment in growth assets such as shares and property (around 30%). The underlying fundi-s exposure to these asset sectors will be obtained primarily by investing into Advancei-s sector specific funds. The underlying fund may also hold assets directly, including derivatives, currency and other unit trusts.

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 1.05% 2.82% 4.36% 7.37% 7.84% 6.69% 4.2% 4.09%
Growth return 0.94% -1.25% 0.06% 1.83% 4.11% 4.01% 0.85% 0.22%
Income return 0.11% 4.07% 4.3% 5.54% 3.73% 2.68% 3.35% 3.87%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Mod Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 1.06% 2.87% 4.38% 7.21% 7.92% 6.66% 3.89% 4.5%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale
Australian Equities
10.52%
International Equities
14.96%
Cash
5.52%
Property & Infrastructure
3.12%
Fixed Interest
59.50%
Alternatives
6.38%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
10.90%
International Equities
14.96%
Cash
15.06%
Property & Infrastructure
3.69%
Fixed Interest
49.80%
Alternatives
5.60%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale (Wholesale)
BTA0222AU
Multisector Moderate
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
22 Oct 2001
$168.14 million (as at 12 Sep 2025)
$0.9376 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
$0.9354 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
Closed
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.70% (as at 1 Dec 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.67% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Mar 2023)

Holding (as at 31 Mar 2023) Type % of Portfolio
Advance Aus Fixed Intr Multi-Blend Mutual Fund - Open End 19.37%
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FAQs about the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale

The objective of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund is To provide secure income with a low risk of capital loss over the short to medium term with some capital growth over the long term.

The strategy of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund is The fund seeks to invest in a diverse mix of assets with a majority in the defensive assets of cash and fixed interest (around 70%) and a modest investment in growth assets such as shares and property (around 30%). The underlying fundi-s exposure to these asset sectors will be obtained primarily by investing into Advancei-s sector specific funds. The underlying fund may also hold assets directly, including derivatives, currency and other unit trusts.

The APIR code of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund is BTA0222AU.

Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale’s total return last month was 1.05%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.94% and an income return of 0.11%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale’s total return for the last three months was 2.82%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.25% and an income return of 4.07%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale’s one-year total return is 7.37%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.83% and an income return of 5.54%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale’s one-year total return is 6.69%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.01% and an income return of 2.68%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund is :

Australian Equities
10.52%
International Equities
14.96%
Cash
5.52%
Property & Infrastructure
3.12%
Fixed Interest
59.50%
Alternatives
6.38%

The Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund belongs to the Multisector Moderate sector/asset class.

As at 12 Sep 2025, the size of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund was $168.14 million.

The Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund has an inception date of 22 Oct 2001.

The current entry price of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund is $0.9376 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9354 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale managed fund is $0.9354 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9376 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Mercer Multi-manager Conservative Wholesale 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.