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MERCER KIWISAVER SCHEME

MERCER BALANCED FUND

Last 5 years average
returns

5.97% p.a.

Vs Category Average: 6.5%

Annual Fund Fees

0.79%

Vs Category Average: 1.07%

Star Rating

Services Rating

Courtesy : sorted.co.nz

90/100

Asset allocation Graph

How this fund invests your money

  • 60% Growth Assets
  • 36% Income Assets
  • 4% Cash
Other information

Number of members

12,271

Date started

1/10/07

Total Value of fund

$448,492,493
Performance comparison

Sarah is 42 years old and like many Kiwis her age, could be in a Growth fund (unless they are planning to use the funds to buy a first home).

We've compared what difference it would make for Sarah, had she been in this fund vs a Growth Fund.

Sarah’s KiwiSaver balance five years ago

$20,000

Note: We may not be comparing the same 'type' of fund below. We have compared the current fund you have selected to the average of Growth Funds, to give you an indication of the difference it would make to the KiwiSaver balance.

  MERCER BALANCED FUND Average of Growth Funds
KiwiSaver Balance Today $26,727 $29,021
Annual Fund Fees 0.79% 1.01%
Membership Fee $29 per year $30 per year
Asset allocation How this fund invests your money
  • 60% Growth Assets
  • 36% Income Assets
  • 4% Cash
  • 80% Growth Assets
  • 16% Income Assets
  • 4% Cash

MERCER BALANCED FUND(MER) vs Average of Growth Funds(AVG)

KiwiSaver Balance Today

MER$26,727

AVG$29,021

Annual Fund Fees

MER0.79%

AVG1.01%

Membership Fee

MER$29 per year

AVG$30 per year

FundSource Rating

MER

AVG

Asset allocation

How this fund invests your money

MER

  • 60% Growth Assets
  • 36% Income Assets
  • 4% Cash


AVG

  • 80% Growth Assets
  • 16% Income Assets
  • 4% Cash
Should I just move to the fund that has better performance?
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This page does not contain financial advice, only information. If you want personal financial advice on which KiwiSaver fund is suitable for you, please submit the KiwiSaver HealthCheck. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Click here for an explanation of the calculations and sources used for the data on this page. Data is current as of the quarter ended Sep 2020. 

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