C000027745 Performance — Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund, Class Y-3

Data updated: 2024-02-16

C000027745 returned +23.07% over one year to Dec 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +6.11%. Against its US Large Blend category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $119, against $124 for the category, and to $123 over one year, against $120. Volatility over the past three years was 17.56% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2023 the fund lost a net $896.4M, and assets reached $308.01M.

C000027745 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000027745Category average
1 year (Jan 2023 – Dec 2023)$123$120
3 years (Jan 2021 – Dec 2023)$119$124
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2023)$158$155

C000027745 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+23.07%
3 years (annualised)+6.11%

C000027745 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023+23.07%
2022−21.58%
2021+23.77%
2020+20.48%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+9.86%

C000027745 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+7.7%−3.4%+1.8%+1.2%−0.1%+6.4%+3.8%−2.1%−4.8%−2.2%+9.4%+4.3%
2022−5.9%−3.4%+2.4%−9.4%+0.2%−8.8%+8.3%−3.7%−9.0%+8.3%+4.7%−5.4%
2021−0.8%+3.8%+3.1%+5.5%+0.6%+2.5%+2.1%+2.6%−4.1%+5.7%−2.4%+3.4%
2020−0.9%−8.3%−14.5%+13.3%+6.1%+2.8%+4.8%+7.6%−3.8%−2.2%+13.3%+4.5%
2019——————+1.0%−2.6%+2.3%+1.8%+4.2%+3.0%

C000027745 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2021 – Dec 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 17.56%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.09 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +9.39% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −9.42% (Apr 2022)

C000027745 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$896.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $183.8M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.17×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2023$145.3M$246.4M−$101.1M
Nov 2023$717K$13.2M−$12.5M
Oct 2023$1.5M$100.9M−$99.4M
Sep 2023$652K$72.3M−$71.6M
Aug 2023$823K$196.9M−$196.0M
Jul 2023$7.2M$61.5M−$54.2M
Jun 2023$526K$16.1M−$15.6M
May 2023$994K$76.2M−$75.2M
Apr 2023$987K$157.2M−$156.2M
Mar 2023$6.0M$34.0M−$28.0M
Feb 2023$18.1M$100.1M−$81.9M
Jan 2023$899K$5.5M−$4.6M

C000027745 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-12-31$308.01M
2023-09-30$613.46M
2023-06-30$950.84M
2023-03-31$1.13B
2022-12-31$1.17B
2022-09-30$1.11B
2022-06-30$1.21B
2022-03-31$1.48B
2021-12-31$1.64B
2021-09-30$1.60B
2021-06-30$1.59B
2021-03-31$1.50B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.