Low Admin Fees
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Strong, long-term performance
When you compare super funds, look at long-term performance history, not just how the fund is performing today. AustralianSuper's Balanced option has delivered strong long-term performance for members with an average annual return of 8.46% over 15 years to 31 December 20252.
Low admin fees
As Australia’s largest super fund3 and one of the top 20 largest pension funds globally6, we use our size and scale to help keep our admin fees low1. Super accounts are currently charged $1 per week plus 0.10% pa of your account balance (up to $350 pa). Our admin fees are 25% lower than average for AustralianSuper members7.
See how we compare
Checking your super balance is one thing. But to get a more accurate idea of past performance, you need to look at something called ‘net benefit’.
Net benefit is the investment return after fees, costs and taxes are taken out.
It's important to consider net benefit when comparing super fund performance. The net benefit dollar amount can give you a better comparison with other super funds, based on a similar account and investment option(s).
The below shows the net benefit of AustralianSuper compared to the industry average.
Balance after 15 years
The graph above shows what a member with a $50,000 starting balance would have as their ending balance, over 15 years to 31 December 2025, assuming they had a starting annual salary of $50,000 and were receiving superannuation guarantee contributions for the full time period9, compared to the average for all super funds and retail funds.
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Disclaimers
- Source: Zenith CW Pty Ltd (Chant West) (ABN 20 639 121 403). Chant West Super Fund Fee Survey December 2025. Survey compares administration fees and costs for MySuper products for a $50,000 balance. AustralianSuper’s MySuper product is the Balanced option. Other fees and costs apply. Fees may change in the future which may affect the outcome of this comparison.
- AustralianSuper Balanced investment option compared to the SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey – SR Balanced (60–76) Index to 31 December 2025. Investment returns aren’t guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Returns from equivalent investment options of the ARF and STA super funds are used for periods before 1 July 2006.
- APRA Quarterly Superannuation Fund Level Statistics September 2025, Released December 2025.
- Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brands – Superannuation category winner for 13 years running 2013–2025, according to research conducted by research agency Catalyst Research. Awards and ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when choosing a super fund. Read the full methodology.
- Personal financial product advice is provided under the Australian Financial Services Licence held by a third party and not by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd. Fees may apply.
- Thinking Ahead Institute, Global top 300 pension funds, September 2025.
- Source: Zenith CW Pty Ltd (Chant West) (ABN 20 639 121 403). Chant West Super Fund Fee Survey December 2025. Survey compares weighted average of administration fees and costs for MySuper products for a $50,000 balance. 25% equates to $33.31 over 1 year. AustralianSuper’s MySuper product is the Balanced option. Other fees and costs apply. Fees may change in the future which may affect the outcome of this comparison.
- As at 31 December 2025
- Comparisons modelled by SuperRatings, commissioned by AustralianSuper. The outcome shows the average difference in ‘net benefit’, a measure of past investment returns after administration and investment fees and costs, transaction costs and taxes have been taken out. The results compare the AustralianSuper Balanced investment option and comparable balanced options, for historical periods to 31 December 2025. Insurance costs and other fees and costs may also apply. Outcomes vary between individual funds. See Assumptions for more details. Investment returns are not guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
- Before making a decision to combine your super, consider any fees or charges that may apply, and the effect a transfer may have on benefits in your other fund such as insurance cover. We recommend you consider seeking financial advice. If you wish to claim a tax deduction for personal super contributions, you must lodge a notice of intent to claim a tax deduction with your other fund before you combine your super.