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Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To provide high total returns (before fees and taxes) over the long term through capital growth by investing predominantly in growth assets.
Fund Strategy
The Investment Option invests in a diverse mix of assets with an emphasis on the growth oriented assets of Australian and international shares around 85%, and investment in defensive assets of cash and fixed interest, around 15%, providing some income and stability of returns. The Investment Option's exposure to these asset classes will be obtained primarily by investing directly into Advance's sector specific funds. The Investment Option 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 1.99% 6.12% 7.53% 13.24% 13.68% 12.25% 10.01% 8.29%
Growth return 1.99% 0.75% 2.1% 7.27% 7.79% 7.64% 4.21% 0.11%
Income return 0% 5.37% 5.43% 5.97% 5.89% 4.61% 5.8% 8.18%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Agg Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 2.21% 6.59% 8.29% 14.58% 15.23% 13.97% 11.61% 9.87%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale
Australian Equities
32.26%
International Equities
44.51%
Cash
2.90%
Property & Infrastructure
8.41%
Fixed Interest
6.86%
Alternatives
5.05%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
34.25%
International Equities
49.72%
Cash
2.42%
Property & Infrastructure
4.65%
Fixed Interest
5.34%
Alternatives
3.61%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale (Wholesale)
BTA0223AU
Multisector Aggressive
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
22 Oct 2001
$1039.97 million (as at 11 Sep 2025)
$0.9052 (as at 11 Sep 2025)
$0.9029 (as at 11 Sep 2025)
Closed
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.90% (as at 1 Dec 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.88% (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 Australia Shr Multi-Blend Mutual Fund - Open End 29.63%
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FAQs about the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale

The objective of the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale managed fund is To provide high total returns (before fees and taxes) over the long term through capital growth by investing predominantly in growth assets.

The strategy of the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale managed fund is The Investment Option invests in a diverse mix of assets with an emphasis on the growth oriented assets of Australian and international shares around 85%, and investment in defensive assets of cash and fixed interest, around 15%, providing some income and stability of returns. The Investment Option's exposure to these asset classes will be obtained primarily by investing directly into Advance's sector specific funds. The Investment Option may also hold assets directly, including derivatives, currency and other unit trusts.

The APIR code of the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale managed fund is BTA0223AU.

Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale’s total return last month was 1.99%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.99% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale’s total return for the last three months was 6.12%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.75% and an income return of 5.37%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale’s one-year total return is 13.24%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.27% and an income return of 5.97%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale’s one-year total return is 12.25%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.64% and an income return of 4.61%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

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

Australian Equities
32.26%
International Equities
44.51%
Cash
2.90%
Property & Infrastructure
8.41%
Fixed Interest
6.86%
Alternatives
5.05%

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

As at 11 Sep 2025, the size of the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale managed fund was $1039.97 million.

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

The current entry price of the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale managed fund is $0.9052 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9029 per unit (as at 11 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Mercer Multi-manager Growth Wholesale managed fund is $0.9029 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9052 per unit (as at 11 Sep 2025).

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