the best performing super funds
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Best performing super funds: Balanced category (41–60%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing Balanced super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2025. Balanced funds have 41-60% invested in growth assets.
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Best performing super funds: Conservative category (21–40%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing Conservative super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2025. Conservative funds have 21-40% invested in growth assets.
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Best performing super funds: Growth category (61–80%)
While the top 10 Growth funds bounce around from year to year, the cream floats to the top over 10 years and tends to stay there.
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Best performing super funds: High Growth category (81–95%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing High Growth funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2025. High Growth funds have 81-95% invested in growth assets.
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Best performing super funds: All Growth category (96–100%)
In this article you can discover the top 10 performing All Growth super funds over 1 year and 10 years to 31 December 2025. All Growth funds have 96-100% invested in growth assets.
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Pension fund performance: Monthly returns to December 2025
It was another wild ride on investment markets, but pension funds put in another cracking performance in 2025 with the median Growth fund up more than 10%.
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Super fund performance: Monthly returns to December 2025
Worries? What worries? Super funds ended the year on a positive note in December, capping off the third consecutive year of strong returns.
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Super fund performance reckoners: Monthly returns for 5 investment categories
In our reckoner below you can view the median monthly investment returns for 5 superannuation investment options going back to January 2016.
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Super funds of the year awards: Best super funds for 2025–26
While returns are important, they are not the only ingredient in a top super fund, as these annual awards show.
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APRA’s performance test: Platforms continue to miss the mark
For the second year running, all MySuper products passed APRA’s performance test. A few platform options fell short, while thousands more are not tested at all.
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Choosing a super fund: Does size really matter?
Size can be an advantage when it comes to economies of scale and investment clout, but big is not always better.
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Top-performing sustainable super funds (to December 2025)
Standout long-term performers show sustainable doesn’t mean sluggish.
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Top 10 Balanced super funds ranked by risk and return
Earning a good return on your super is important, but so is avoiding wild ups and downs when markets are volatile, especially when you are nearing retirement.
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How the best super funds deliver on member services
Member services have the potential to rev up your super returns, so check what’s on offer.
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Super news for January 2021
APRA updates MySuper heatmap, Super fund underperformers, MTAA Super and Tasplan merger, Consultation to improve business communications.
