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Mercer Short Duration Fixed Income Fund
Mercer Funds
Expense ratio1
0.20%
Net assets2
$83.99M
Holdings2
679
Category
Taxable Bond
2025 return3
5.80%

Investment objective & strategy

As of July 25, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide total return, consisting of both current income and capital appreciation.

Strategy. In seeking to achieve the Funds investment objective of total return, the Fund invests in fixed income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade bonds, including government securities, corporate bonds, and securitized bonds such as mortgage- and asset-backed securities, among others. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in fixed income securities. If the Fund changes this investment policy, the Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of the change. The Fund also may invest a significant portion of its assets in any combination of non-investment grade debt instruments (sometimes called high yield or junk … In seeking to achieve the Funds investment objective of total return, the Fund invests in fixed income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade bonds, including government securities, corporate bonds, and securitized bonds such as mortgage- and asset-backed securities, among others. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in fixed income securities. If the Fund changes this investment policy, the Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days in advance of the change. The Fund also may invest a significant portion of its assets in any combination of non-investment grade debt instruments (sometimes called high yield or junk bonds), floating rate senior loans, non-U.S. dollar denominated bonds, and bonds issued by issuers in emerging capital markets, while limiting its investment in non-investment grade bonds to not more than 20% of its net assets. The Fund may also invest in securities that are subject to resale restrictions such as those contained in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures, and swap agreements. The Fund may engage in transactions in derivatives for a variety of purposes, including changing the investment characteristics of its portfolio, enhancing total returns, or as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset. Investments in derivatives may be applied toward meeting a requirement to invest in a particular kind of investment if the derivatives have economic characteristics similar to that investment. The Funds duration will typically fall between one and three years. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a debt security (or a portfolio of debt securities) to changes in interest rates. The prices of debt securities with shorter durations generally will be less affected by changes in interest rates than the prices of debt securities with longer durations. For example, a 1% rise in interest rates will generally result in a 1% fall in value for every year of duration. Conversely, a 1% decline in interest rates will generally result in a 1% increase in the value of a debt securitys market price.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
US TREASURY N/B $5.00M 5.96%
US TREASURY N/B $2.27M 2.70%
US TREASURY N/B $1.92M 2.29%
US TREASURY N/B $1.75M 2.08%
US TREASURY N/B $1.04M 1.24%
US TREASURY N/B $801.64K 0.95%
US TREASURY N/B $794.34K 0.95%
US TREASURY N/B $504.24K 0.60%
Magnetite XXXI, Ltd., Series 2021-31A, Class A1R $498.75K 0.59%
US TREASURY N/B $466.30K 0.56%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
113
Exited
80
Increased
12
Decreased
111
Unchanged
445

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of March 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC Sub-adviser
Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC Sub-adviser
MERGANSER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Sub-adviser
Mercer Investments LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of July 25, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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