Suitability and risk
Suits members who want to invest in a specific asset class and are comfortable with the value of their investments fluctuating.
7 years
Suggested minimum investment time frame
High
Summary risk level
Sector
Option type
$499.2 million
Option size1
As at 31 December 2024
Expected frequency of negative annual return
Four to less than six in 20 years
Total investment fees and costs and transaction costs (%)
Super: 0.42% | Pension: 0.35%
Objective and performance
To invest in a portfolio of securities, including but not limited to, Australian shares and up to 30% in income securities (i.e. not ordinary shares, such as debt securities), that are expected to be high yielding. From time to time this option may hold non-Australian exposures.
Objective
To achieve a gross yield at least equal to the dividend yield of the Australian equity market, and provide potential for capital growth over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 7 years
As at 31 Dec 2024
| Dividend yield | Australian Dividend Income yield | Outperformance |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance
2% p.a.
As at 31 Mar 2025
| Timeframe | Australian Dividend Income return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.13 |
| 3 months | -0.90 |
| Financial year to date | 7.96 |
| 1 year | 8.75 |
| 3 years | 7.33 |
| 5 years | 13.09 |
| 7 years | 9.32 |
| 10 years | 7.48 |
Periods less than a year are not annualised.
Australian Dividend Income option performance ($)
2As at 23 Apr 2025
Objective
To achieve a gross yield at least equal to the dividend yield of the Australian equity market, and provide potential for capital growth over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 7 years
As at 31 Dec 2024
| Dividend yield | Australian Dividend Income yield | Outperformance |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance
2% p.a.
As at 31 Mar 2025
| Timeframe | Australian Dividend Income return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.39 |
| 3 months | -0.99 |
| Financial year to date | 9.16 |
| 1 year | 9.48 |
| 3 years | 8.05 |
| 5 years | 14.09 |
| 7 years | 10.16 |
| 10 years | 8.53 |
Periods less than a year are not annualised.
Australian Dividend Income option performance ($)
2As at 23 Apr 2025
Allocations
Strategic asset allocation
3As at 28 March 2025
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
|
Australian Shares
|
100.0% |
|
Income Securities
|
0.0% |
Sector allocation
As at 31 December 2024
| Sector | Allocation |
|---|---|
|
Financials
|
49.5% |
|
Real Estate
|
11.2% |
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
8.3% |
|
Health Care
|
8.1% |
|
Consumer Staples
|
7.1% |
|
Communication Services
|
7.0% |
|
Industrials
|
5.3% |
|
Utilities
|
3.2% |
|
Materials
|
0.3% |
- BHP Group Ltd
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Wesfarmers Ltd
- National Australia Bank Ltd
- Macquarie Group Ltd
- Woolworths Group Ltd
- Telstra Group Ltd
- ASX Ltd
- Rio Tinto Ltd
- Transurban Group