As of 18 September 2026, Essential Super has 17 investment options in APRA's data as at 30 June 2026: 13 MySuper options and 4 Choice options. Its Lifestage 1995-99 option returned 8.96% a year over ten years, 1st of 257 MySuper options.
- Best 10-year return
- 8.96%
- Lifestage 1995-99 option
- Market rank
- #1
- of 257 MySuper options
- Options
- 17
- 13 MySuper · 4 Choice
- Lowest fee at $50k
- $135
- Diversified Index option
What changed
No changes recorded for Essential Super's super products since tracking began on 12 September 2026.
Investment options
10-year return · ranked among options of the same typeMySuper · 13
- Lifestage 1995-99 option
Essential Super - MySuper · High growth · MySuper · performance test passed
8.96%#1 of 2575-yr 9.15% · fee $365 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 14.14%
- 5-year return
- 9.15%
- 7-year return
- 8.98%
- 10-year return
- 8.96%
- Growth allocation
- 94% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $365
- Total fee at $100k
- $680
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1990-94 option
Essential Super - MySuper · High growth · MySuper · performance test passed
8.91%#1 of 2575-yr 9.12% · fee $370 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 14.10%
- 5-year return
- 9.12%
- 7-year return
- 8.93%
- 10-year return
- 8.91%
- Growth allocation
- 94% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $370
- Total fee at $100k
- $680
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1985-89 option
Essential Super - MySuper · High growth · MySuper · performance test passed
8.87%#1 of 2575-yr 9.11% · fee $370 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 14.13%
- 5-year return
- 9.11%
- 7-year return
- 8.89%
- 10-year return
- 8.87%
- Growth allocation
- 94% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $370
- Total fee at $100k
- $690
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1980-84 option
Essential Super - MySuper · High growth · MySuper · performance test passed
8.79%#1 of 2575-yr 8.94% · fee $370 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 13.88%
- 5-year return
- 8.94%
- 7-year return
- 8.79%
- 10-year return
- 8.79%
- Growth allocation
- 92% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $370
- Total fee at $100k
- $690
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1975-79 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Growth · MySuper · performance test passed
8.60%#7 of 2575-yr 8.63% · fee $365 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 13.44%
- 5-year return
- 8.63%
- 7-year return
- 8.52%
- 10-year return
- 8.60%
- Growth allocation
- 87% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $365
- Total fee at $100k
- $680
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1970-74 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Growth · MySuper · performance test passed
8.22%#28 of 2575-yr 7.93% · fee $365 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 12.51%
- 5-year return
- 7.93%
- 7-year return
- 7.98%
- 10-year return
- 8.22%
- Growth allocation
- 81% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $365
- Total fee at $100k
- $680
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1965-69 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Balanced · MySuper · performance test passed
7.14%#119 of 2575-yr 7.22% · fee $370 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 11.52%
- 5-year return
- 7.22%
- 7-year return
- 7.09%
- 10-year return
- 7.14%
- Growth allocation
- 74% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $370
- Total fee at $100k
- $680
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1960-64 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Balanced · MySuper · performance test passed
5.85%#196 of 2575-yr 5.46% · fee $360 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 9.52%
- 5-year return
- 5.46%
- 7-year return
- 5.33%
- 10-year return
- 5.85%
- Growth allocation
- 65% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $360
- Total fee at $100k
- $670
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1945-49 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Moderate · MySuper · performance test passed
4.95%#221 of 2575-yr 5.27% · fee $360 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 8.93%
- 5-year return
- 5.27%
- 7-year return
- 4.89%
- 10-year return
- 4.95%
- Growth allocation
- 60% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $360
- Total fee at $100k
- $660
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1950-54 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Moderate · MySuper · performance test passed
4.93%#221 of 2575-yr 5.30% · fee $355 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 8.98%
- 5-year return
- 5.30%
- 7-year return
- 4.90%
- 10-year return
- 4.93%
- Growth allocation
- 60% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $355
- Total fee at $100k
- $650
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 1955-59 option
Essential Super - MySuper · Moderate · MySuper · performance test passed
4.92%#221 of 2575-yr 5.29% · fee $355 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 8.98%
- 5-year return
- 5.29%
- 7-year return
- 4.90%
- 10-year return
- 4.92%
- Growth allocation
- 60% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $355
- Total fee at $100k
- $650
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 2000-04 option
Essential Super - MySuper · High growth · MySuper · performance test passed
—No ten-year return published- 3-year return
- 14.24%
- 5-year return
- 9.24%
- 7-year return
- 9.03%
- 10-year return
- —
- Growth allocation
- 94% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $360
- Total fee at $100k
- $670
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Lifestage 2005-09 option
Essential Super - MySuper · High growth · MySuper · performance test passed
—No ten-year return published- 3-year return
- 14.50%
- 5-year return
- —
- 7-year return
- —
- 10-year return
- —
- Growth allocation
- 94% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $360
- Total fee at $100k
- $660
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 134,560
- Open to new members
- Yes
Choice · 4
- Diversified Index option
Essential Super - Choice · Balanced · Choice · performance test passed
5.82%#212 of 3885-yr 5.12% · fee $135 at $50k
- 3-year return
- 8.48%
- 5-year return
- 5.12%
- 7-year return
- 5.42%
- 10-year return
- 5.82%
- Growth allocation
- 60% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $135
- Total fee at $100k
- $220
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 3,020
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Balanced Index Option
Essential Super - Choice · Growth · Choice · performance test passed
—No ten-year return published- 3-year return
- 10.24%
- 5-year return
- —
- 7-year return
- —
- 10-year return
- —
- Growth allocation
- 77% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $140
- Total fee at $100k
- $230
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 890
- Open to new members
- Yes
- High Growth Index option
Essential Super - Choice · High growth · Choice · performance test passed
—No ten-year return published- 3-year return
- 12.98%
- 5-year return
- —
- 7-year return
- —
- 10-year return
- —
- Growth allocation
- 99% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $140
- Total fee at $100k
- $230
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 3,170
- Open to new members
- Yes
- Thrive+ Sustainable Growth option
Essential Super - Choice · Growth · Choice · performance test passed
—No ten-year return published- 3-year return
- 8.57%
- 5-year return
- —
- 7-year return
- —
- 10-year return
- —
- Growth allocation
- 85% growth assets
- Total fee at $50k
- $435
- Total fee at $100k
- $820
- Admin fee at $50k
- $70
- Performance test
- Passed
- Members
- 810
- Open to new members
- Yes
MySuper returns are net of all fees for a $50k member; Choice returns are net investment returns before admin fees, as APRA publishes them. Compare all super options · Super report
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