Suitability and risk
Suits members who want exposure to a range of mainly higher risk asset classes and are comfortable with the value of their investments fluctuating.
10 years
Suggested minimum investment time frame
Medium to High
Summary risk level
Pre-Mixed
Option type
$51.5 billion
Option size1
As at 30 September 2024
Expected frequency of negative annual return
Three to less than four in 20 years
Total investment fees and costs and transaction costs (%)
Super: 0.63% | Pension: 0.56%
Objective and performance
To invest in a diversified portfolio of mainly higher risk assets such as Australian and international shares, property, infrastructure and private equity, with some fixed interest and cash investments.
Objective
To achieve returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 3% p.a. more than inflation (CPI) over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 10 years
As at 31 Dec 2024
CPI + 3% | Balanced performance | Outperformance |
---|---|---|
5.7 | 7.9 | 2.2 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance
2% p.a.
As at 31 Dec 2024
Timeframe | Balanced return |
---|---|
1 month | 0.35 |
3 months | 2.61 |
Financial year to date | 5.98 |
1 year | 11.72 |
3 years | 5.26 |
5 years | 6.79 |
7 years | 7.51 |
10 years | 7.92 |
Periods less than a year are not annualised.
Balanced option performance ($)
2As at 04 Feb 2025
Objective
To achieve returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 3% p.a. more than inflation (CPI) over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 10 years
As at 31 Dec 2024
CPI + 3% | Balanced performance | Outperformance |
---|---|---|
5.7 | 8.8 | 3.1 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance
2% p.a.
As at 31 Dec 2024
Timeframe | Balanced return |
---|---|
1 month | 0.40 |
3 months | 2.94 |
Financial year to date | 6.74 |
1 year | 13.11 |
3 years | 5.82 |
5 years | 7.48 |
7 years | 8.34 |
10 years | 8.81 |
Periods less than a year are not annualised.
Balanced option performance ($)
2As at 04 Feb 2025
Allocations
Strategic asset allocation
3As at 28 September 2024
Asset class | Allocation |
---|---|
International Shares
|
31.0% |
Australian Shares
|
28.0% |
Cash & Fixed Interest
|
26.0% |
Infrastructure & Private Equity
|
11.0% |
Property
|
4.0% |
Australian Shares
- BHP Group Ltd
- Transurban Group
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- CSL Ltd
- Rio Tinto Ltd
- Macquarie Group Ltd
- National Australia Bank Ltd
- Pendal Australian Long/Short Fund
- Aristocrat Leisure Ltd
- Goodman Group
International Shares
- Apple Inc
- Microsoft Corp
- NVIDIA Corp
- Alphabet Inc
- Amazon.com Inc
- Meta Platforms Inc
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
- Broadcom Inc
- Eli Lilly and Co
- JPMorgan Chase & Co
Property
- Burrah Park Trusts
- Quarry Estate Trust
- Karrinyup Shopping Centre WA
- Australian Core Retail Trust
- Truganina Estate Trust