Mercer Aspire Passive Emerging Markets Equity
Equity Emerging Markets
For this fund, Mercer uses its market knowledge and investment expertise to select a specialist passive manager to track the performance of the selected global emerging market equity index. In doing so, it provides exposure to a diversified mix of global emerging market equities. The fund may have temporary cash exposures as part of portfolio management. Both the investment manager and the index used are regularly monitored by Mercer and replaced where necessary. The Fund seeks to promote environmental characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The “do no significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
The fund aim is to achieve long-term growth. The fund has a long-term objective of performing in line with the benchmark, gross of charges.
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251.20
EUR
+97.09 (+63.00%) past 3 year
as of 15 May 2026Fund insights
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Managed by ILIM; SSIM
A portion of this fund may use securities lending. Securities lending aims to generate additional returns for the fund in a low risk manner. Securities lending will adhere to UCITS regulations.
ESG & sustainability
The Fund seeks to promote environmental characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The “do no significant harm” principle applies only to those investments underlying the financial product that take into account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities. The investments underlying the remaining portion of this financial product do not take into account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Mercer Aspire Passive Emerging Markets Equity.
Passive Emerging Markets Equity aims to provide exposure to a diversified mix of global emerging market equities. It does this by using a specialist passive manager to track a selected global emerging market equity index. The fund mainly holds equities, with some temporary cash exposure possible as part of portfolio management.
Passive Emerging Markets Equity is managed in a passive style, meaning it seeks to track its benchmark rather than try to beat it. Mercer selects the specialist passive manager and monitors both the manager and the index regularly, replacing either if needed. This setup is designed to keep the fund aligned with the selected global emerging market equity index over time.
Passive Emerging Markets Equity is described as suitable for people with more than seven years to retirement and/or investors who can accept rises and falls in value in pursuit of long-term growth. Its aim is to deliver long-term growth while performing in line with the benchmark, gross of charges. This means the fund is built for investors with patience and a longer investment time frame.
The main risks highlighted for Passive Emerging Markets Equity are inflation risk, currency risk and manager risk. Currency risk means changes in exchange rates can affect returns because the fund invests across global emerging markets. Manager risk means the chosen manager may not track the benchmark as closely as expected, which could affect performance.
Passive Emerging Markets Equity seeks to promote environmental characteristics under Article 8 of the SFDR. The fund also uses securities lending on a portion of the portfolio, which is intended to generate additional returns in a low-risk manner. Securities lending means the fund temporarily lends securities to another party and receives a fee in return.
Mercer Aspire Passive Emerging Markets Equity
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