- Balanced
- High Growth
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- Conservative Balanced
- Stable
Balanced
Join over 90% of members confidently investing in our Balanced option.
Invests in a wide range of assets, including shares, private equity, infrastructure, property, fixed interest, credit and cash. Designed to have medium to long-term growth with possible short-term fluctuations.
Awards:


Awards and ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when choosing a super fund.
The investment returns shown are for the super (accumulation) product for periods to 30 June 2021. AustralianSuper returns are based on crediting rates. For super (accumulation) products crediting rates are the investment return less investment fees, the percentage-based administration fee (applicable from 1 April 2020) 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.
PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT
10.44%
5 year average return per annum performance.
20.43%
Return for the 2021 Financial Year.
Investment objectives
To beat CPI by more than 4% pa over the medium to longer term.
To beat the median balanced fund over the medium to longer term.
Minimum investment timeframe:
At least 10 years.
Risk level for time invested
In the short-term (less than 5 years):
HIGH risk.
In the medium-term (5 to 20 years):
MEDIUM risk.
In the long-term (more than 20 years):
LOW risk.
Estimated number of negative annual returns over any 20-year period:
About 5 in every 20 years.
Strategic asset allocation
PreMixed asset allocation by weight November 2021 - pdf, 562KB
Ready to make your choice?
The easiest way to make your investment choice is by logging into your account, or downloading our mobile app from the Apple Store or Google Play. If you can’t make your choice online, call us on 1300 300 273, 8am-8pm AEST/AEDT weekdays.
If you don’t make a choice at all when you join, we invest your money in our Balanced option, which is our default option.