This is a SuperGuide Super Funds Guide profile of Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust, including information about investment performance, performance ranking and fund member analysis.
This SuperGuide Super Funds Guide profile is independent information and is not an advertisement for Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust. The data contained in this profile is sourced from the superannuation regulator, (APRA), and refers to data as at 30 June 2016. APRA will be releasing 2017 data in early 2018.
Snapshot of Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust
Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust is a Public offer Retail fund (you can find out the 5 types of super funds by clicking here).
For the 2016 financial year (1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016), Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust delivered a one-year rate of return of 1.80%, which was below the average across all funds of 1.83%, which ranked it 102 of the 178 funds that provided investment performance data. Compared to all funds, Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust was below the average for the five-year period to 2016, and below the average for the ten-year period to 2016.
In terms of total assets, Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust ranks 2 out of 183 funds that provided asset data, with total assets (as at 30 June 2016) of approximately $66,395 million.
In terms of fund members, Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust ranks 12 largest of 183 funds, with 776,003 members.
N/A of Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust‘s members are female (compared to an average of 46% across all funds), and 58% are male (compared to an average of 54% across all funds).
The average member account balance for Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust is $85,000, (compared to the average of $101,000 across all funds).
Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust has 734 investment options, 1 MySuper products authorised, and 11% of it’s total assets are invested in a default or MySuper strategy.
Continue reading to find out more about Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust.
- How well did Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust perform?
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust fund member profile
- Who runs Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust?
Note: N/A means this information is not available.
How well did Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust perform?
In the table below you can discover the investment performance and ranking of Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust for 1 years, 5 years and 10 years performance to 2016.
Note: The rate of return (ROR) represents the net earnings on superannuation assets and measures the combined earnings of a superannuation fund’s assets across all its products and investment options.
For general information on the top 25 performers over a 5-year and 10-year periods see SuperGuide article Top 25 performing super funds over long term.
Rate of return for Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust 1 year, 5 years and 10 years, to 30 June
| Year | Average return | Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust return | Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year (2016) | 1.83% | 1.80% | Ranked 102 of 178 funds |
| 5 years (2012-2016) | 6.49% | 6.30% | Ranked 108 of 166 funds |
| 10 years (2007-2016) | 4.10% | 3.40% | Ranked 117 of 156 funds |
Data contained in this table as at 30 June 2016
Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust fund member profile
Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust has 776,003 members, which ranks it at number 12 largest of 183 funds. Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust had a growth in the number of member accounts in the 2016 financial year of 0%, which is the 62 largest growth (of 180 funds).
In the table below you can discover how many superannuation accounts that Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust looks after, the age and gender of Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust fund membership and how that compares across all super funds.
Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust member profile (age and gender)
| Number of member accounts | Fund percentage | Average percentage across all funds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age below age 25 | |||
| Females | 21,317 | 3% | 5% |
| Males | 28,388 | 4% | 5% |
| Age 25-34 | |||
| Females | 66,305 | 9% | 11% |
| Males | 92,220 | 12% | 13% |
| Age 35-44 | |||
| Females | 61,132 | 8% | 11% |
| Males | 91,948 | 12% | 13% |
| Age 45-49 | |||
| Females | 28,418 | 4% | 5% |
| Males | 41,305 | 5% | 6% |
| Age 50-54 | |||
| Females | 26,272 | 3% | 4% |
| Males | 37,281 | 5% | 5% |
| Age 55-59 | |||
| Females | 27,127 | 3% | 4% |
| Males | 38,618 | 5% | 4% |
| Age 60-64 | |||
| Females | 31,989 | 4% | 3% |
| Males | 40,712 | 5% | 3% |
| Age 65-69 | |||
| Females | 30,835 | 4% | 1.6% |
| Males | 35,410 | 5% | 1% |
| Age 70-74 | |||
| Females | 20,597 | 3% | 0.8% |
| Males | 23,067 | 3% | 1% |
| Age 75-84 | |||
| Females | 12,769 | 2% | 0.5% |
| Males | 18,070 | 2% | 0.6% |
| Age over 85 | |||
| Females | N/A | N/A | 0.1% |
| Males | N/A | N/A | 0.1% |
In the table below the member balances for Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust members, and how that compares across all super funds.
Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust member profile (account balances)
| Number of member accounts | Fund percentage | Average percentage across all funds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below $1,000 | 118,418 | 15% | 29% |
| $1,000 to $24,999 | 239,395 | 31% | 38% |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 97,201 | 13% | 10% |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 120,630 | 16% | 10% |
| $100,000 to $199,999 | 107,480 | 14% | 7% |
| $200,000 to $499,999 | 74,256 | 10% | 4% |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 16,370 | 2% | 1% |
| $1m plus | 2,253 | 0% | 0.5% |
Data contained in these tables as at 30 June 2016
Who runs Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust?
In the table below, you can find the name of the company that runs Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust and other administration details including, whether the super fund is open to the public (public offer) or not open to general public (non-public offer), how the super fund is structured and the super fund’s Australian Business Number.
| Fund’s RSE licensee | Colonial First State Investments Limited |
| Public offer status | Public offer |
| Fund type | Retail |
| RSE Membership base | General base |
| RSE licensee ownership type | Financial services corporation ownership |
| RSE licensee profit status | For profit status |
| RSE licensee board structure | Non equal representation |
| RSE licensee balance date | 30/6/16 |
| ABN | 26458298557 |
| Investment expenses ratio | 0.00% (average is 0.18%) |
| Operating expenses ratio | 0.30% (average is 1.14%) |
Data contained in this table as at 30 June 2016
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