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
$1.8 billion
Option size1
As at 31 December 2024
Expected frequency of negative annual return
Four to less than six in 20 years
Total investment fees and costs and transaction costs (%)
Super: 0.64% | Pension: 0.57%
Objective and performance
To invest in a diversified portfolio of securities, including but not limited to, Australian shares.#
# From time to time this option may hold non-Australian exposures
Objective
To achieve returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 4% p.a. more than inflation (CPI) over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 7 years
As at 31 Dec 2024
| CPI + 4% | Australian Shares performance | Outperformance |
|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance
2% p.a.
As at 31 Mar 2025
| Timeframe | Australian Shares return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.92 |
| 3 months | -2.76 |
| Financial year to date | 3.56 |
| 1 year | 2.31 |
| 3 years | 5.97 |
| 5 years | 14.27 |
| 7 years | 10.04 |
| 10 years | 8.36 |
Periods less than a year are not annualised.
Australian Shares option performance ($)
2As at 23 Apr 2025
Objective
To achieve returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 4% p.a. more than inflation (CPI) over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 7 years
As at 31 Dec 2024
| CPI + 4% | Australian Shares performance | Outperformance |
|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 11.6 | 4.4 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance
2% p.a.
As at 31 Mar 2025
| Timeframe | Australian Shares return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.34 |
| 3 months | -3.04 |
| Financial year to date | 4.06 |
| 1 year | 3.11 |
| 3 years | 7.12 |
| 5 years | 16.10 |
| 7 years | 11.46 |
| 10 years | 9.66 |
Periods less than a year are not annualised.
Australian Shares option performance ($)
2As at 23 Apr 2025
Allocations
Strategic asset allocation
3As at 28 March 2025
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
|
Australian Shares
|
100.0% |
Sector allocation
As at 31 December 2024
| Sector | Allocation |
|---|---|
|
Financials
|
28.0% |
|
Materials
|
19.2% |
|
Health Care
|
11.3% |
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
11.1% |
|
Industrials
|
7.1% |
|
Real Estate
|
5.7% |
|
Communication Services
|
5.2% |
|
Information Technology
|
4.6% |
|
Consumer Staples
|
3.7% |
|
Energy
|
2.9% |
|
Utilities
|
1.3% |
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