Your investment options

Get to know your investment options and how they can help you achieve your best financial position in retirement.
Get to know your investment options and how they can help you achieve your best financial position in retirement.

Making an investment choice

Choosing how your super is invested is important. It can affect how much your super balance grows and how long it lasts. You can decide to either leave your investment choice to us or make your own choice. The Balanced option is AustralianSuper's MySuper option.

Here’s a snapshot of the Balanced option’s performance. Get more details at our Performance page. 

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9.26%

Average annual return since 1985.*

2.79%

Return for the financial year to 31 December 2022.

*Balanced option returns as at 31 December 2022, since inception in August 1985. Returns from equivalent investment options of the ARF and STA super funds are used in calculating returns for periods that begin before 1 July 2006. The investment returns shown are for the super (accumulation) product. AustralianSuper returns are based on crediting rates. For super (accumulation) products crediting rates are the investment return less investment fees and costs, transaction costs, the percentage-based administration fee (deducted from returns from 1 April 2020 to 2 September 2022) and taxes. Investment returns aren’t guaranteed. Past performance isn’t a reliable indicator of future returns. You can find the investment performance for other periods and for the Choice Income product here.

Our complete range of investment options.

We have an option for every type of investor – whether you’re a hands-on investor or someone who’s happy to leave investment decisions to experts. Not sure what type of investor you are? Head to our Choosing the right option and Fees & costs for more insights and information.

PreMixed

Hands-on level: low. These options are made up of more than one asset class and have different investment objectives, with varying levels of risk, investment timeframes and expected returns. Simply choose an option and leave the rest to us.

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DIY Mix

Hands-on level: medium. These options are designed for members that want to be more hands-on in constructing their portfolio. They provide investment exposure to specific asset classes and have different investment objectives, with varying levels of risk, investment timeframes and expected returns.

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Member Direct

Hands-on level: high. This option gives you the greatest control. You can invest your super in a range of listed securities, including shares in the S&P/ASX 300 Index, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Listed Investment Companies (LICs) and term deposits.

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Our numbers do the talking

See for yourself how our performance is helping members achieve a better retirement.

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