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High Growth

Offers a diversified portfolio with around 85% growth assets, and less risk than investing only in shares.

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Summary

10-yr returns as at 31 March 2025

8.79% p.a.

Returns over the last 10 years1

7+ years

Suggested timeframe

0.70%

Fees2 + admin fees and costs

Who it suits

Suitable if you're an investor who:

  • wants a diversified portfolio with around 85% growth assets, with less risk than investing only in shares
  • is willing to take higher risk for higher long-term returns
  • is prepared to accept that the option can have negative returns over the short and medium term
  • is prepared to accept the option may not be suitable if you have a low risk tolerance, are seeking to preserve your super, or are likely to need access to your super in the next few years.

Risk3

 
  • Very low
  • Low
  • Low to medium
  • Medium
  • Medium to high
  • High
  • Very high

Expected number of years of negative annual returns in any 20 years: 4 to less than 6. The risk is based on the standard risk measure (SRM).

Investment objective3

Accumulation and TTR Income accounts:

CPI + 4.0% p.a. 

Retirement Income accounts: CPI + 4.5% p.a.

Option size

Super assets: $24.2 billion
Pension assets: $1.9 billion

High Growth performance

As at 31 March 20251


Our High Growth option for Accumulation accounts produced a -0.74% return for the March quarter and a 6.48% return over the year to 31 March 2025. The 10-year return of 8.79% p.a. remains well above the option’s return objective of CPI+4.0% p.a.

After a positive start to 2025, world share market sentiment deteriorated as the quarter progressed in response to the trade war triggered by President Trump’s decisions on tariffs. While emerging market shares produced positive returns, Australian and developed market shares returns were negative over the quarter, as significant falls in US and Japanese share prices more than offset gains in the UK and Europe.

Our real estate, private equity, and infrastructure portfolios outperformed public markets over the March quarter.

In the SuperRatings survey for March 2025, the performance of our High Growth option was ahead of the median fund over the quarter, and over 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years to the end of March 2025.

Accumulation accounts Retirement Income accounts4
10 years (p.a.) 8.79% 9.61%
7 years (p.a.) 9.13% 9.98%
5 years (p.a.) 12.36% 13.59%
3 years (p.a.) 7.86% 8.64%
1 year 6.48% 7.03%
3 months -0.74% -0.94%

Past performance isn't a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns shown are after investment fees and costs, transaction costs, and investment taxes (where relevant) but before all other fees and costs.

Returns shown here for our Accumulation account are also the returns that apply for Transition to Retirement Income accounts. Tax generally doesn't apply to investment earnings in Retirement Income accounts.

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High Growth asset allocation


 

Strategic asset allocation5
Australian shares
32.25%
International shares
33.25%
Unlisted assets and alternatives
31.5%
Fixed income
1.0%
Cash
2.0%
Total 100%

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Outlook and strategy

As at 31 March 2025


We continue to hold a substantial allocation to the key unlisted asset classes – real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and private debt. As a large superannuation fund, we have well-diversified portfolios of these assets that we expect will deliver strong, long-term returns, while reducing our members’ exposures to share market volatility.

We don't design portfolios based on short-term economic, market, or geopolitical forecasts. However, our investment team and external investment managers do seek to capitalise on opportunities that inevitably emerge during times of heightened market volatility. Those opportunities have increased significantly since the end of March.

At the end of March 2025, our DAA strategy marginally favoured bonds over shares and cash. Within DAA’s shares allocation, we preferred Japanese shares over shares in the US and Australia. In fixed income, we were overweight in France, UK, Italy, and Australia, and maintained underweight positions in Canadian, German, Japanese, and US bonds.

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  1. Past performance isn't a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns shown are after investment fees and costs, transaction costs and investment taxes (where relevant) but before all other fees and costs. Returns shown in the Summary table above are for Accumulation accounts. To show the performance of Accumulation and Retirement Income accounts, we have used Sunsuper for life Growth option returns up to 28 February 2022, then Super Savings Growth option returns after that date. This option was previously called Growth. We renamed it High Growth on 1 July 2024.
  2. Fees refers to estimated investment fees and costs and transaction costs from 1 July 2025.
  3. When reading the objectives and/or risks please also read the information in the PDS that applies to you.
  4. Tax generally doesn't apply to investment earnings in Retirement Income accounts.
  5. From 1 July 2025. For more information on these asset classes, strategic asset allocations, and allowable ranges, read the PDS that applies to you.