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Essential Super

This is a SuperGuide profile of Essential Super, including fund performance, value of assets under management, contact details, and administration details (such as ABN and USI).

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Essential Super overview

Essential Super is a Public offer Retail fund.

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Essential Super ranks 43 in terms of total member benefits, which are valued at approximately $5.38 billion.

In terms of members, Essential Super ranks 32, with 129,510 members. In the 2024 financial year, the number of Essential Super members changed by 6%, which places them at 22 of 95 funds in terms of growth.


Essential Super ABN

The Essential Super ABN number is 56601925435.

Essential Super USI

The Essential Super USI is FSF1332AU.

Note: A USI (Unique Superannuation Identifier) helps you or your employer know you are paying super contributions into the correct super fund.

Essential Super super investment options

Default option (MySuper)

Strategy type Lifecycle

Growth assets

Lifestage 1945–49

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.57% 0.06%

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Lifestage 1950–54

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.57% 0.07%

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Lifestage 1955–59

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.57% 0.06%

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Lifestage 1960–64

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.57% 0.06%

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Lifestage 1965–69

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.05%

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Lifestage 1970–74

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.04%

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Lifestage 1975–79

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.03%

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Lifestage 1980–84

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.03%

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Lifestage 1985–89

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.03%

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Lifestage 1990–94

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.02%

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Lifestage 1995–99

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.02%

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Lifestage 2000–04

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.03%

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Lifestage 2005–09

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.56% 0.02%

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Other multi-sector super investment options

Growth assets

Balanced Index

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.15% 0

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Diversified Index

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.16% 0

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High Growth Index

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.15% 0

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Thrive+ Sustainable GrowthESG

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.70% 0.21%

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Other single sector super investment options

Australian Shares Index

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.13% 0

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Cash Deposit

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0 0.00% 0

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Global Property Securities Index

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.16% 0

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Global Shares Index

Fees

Admin fee fixed Admin fee % Admin fee cap General reserves Investment fees and costs Transaction costs
$60 0.04% 0.16% 0

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Essential Super insurance

Essential Super provides the following types of insurance:

  • Life insurance (death cover)
  • Total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover
  • Income protection cover

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Essential Super administration details

Below you can find the administration details for Essential Super including whether the super fund is open to the general public (Public offer) or not (Non public offer) and how Essential Super is structured. You can also learn how their expenses ratio compares to other super funds, as well as the gender ratio and remuneration of their board directors.

Fund’s RSE licensee Avanteos Investments Limited
Public offer status Public offer
Fund type Retail
RSE licensee ownership type Non equal representation
RSE licensee profit status For profit status
RSE licensee board structure Financial services corporation ownership
RSE licensee balance date 6/30/2024
Operating expenses ratio 0.2% (average is 0.49%)
Number (and percentage) of female directors 2 (40%% – average is 40.7%)
Number (and percentage) of male directors 3 (60%% – average is 59.3%)
Total remuneration of directors on trustee board $1,038,000 (average is $743,412)
Average remuneration of directors on trustee board $208,000 (average is $102,069)

Sources: APRA and publicly available information. Data contained in this table as of 30 June 2024

Essential Super contact details

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