Hostplus Review: Fees, Performance & Key Features
IndustryThe Hostplus Story
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🍽️ Serving Our Industries Hostplus was established in 1987 to provide a dedicated superannuation fund for workers in the hospitality, tourism, recreation, and sport sectors. The fund was created to cater to the unique employment patterns common within these vibrant industries.
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📈 A Distinctive Strategy From its headquarters in Melbourne, Hostplus has become one of Australia's largest industry super funds, known for its strong long-term investment performance. A key feature of its approach is a significant and diversified investment in unlisted assets, including infrastructure, property, and private equity.
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🤝 For All Australians As a profit-for-member fund, Hostplus is run only for the benefit of its members. While maintaining its strong industry heritage, the fund is now open to all Australians, with a core mission to deliver dignified retirement outcomes for its large and growing membership.
Assets Under Management
$130 Billion
Total Members
1,800,000 Members
ESG Rating
Ethical Options
Est. Annual Fee
$628 on $50k
Performance Chart
Default Option as at 30 June 2025
Fees Breakdown
- Admin Fee: 0% + $78 per year
- Investment Fee: 1.1%
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Option Performance - Returns as at 31 December 2025
| Option Name ↑ | 1 Year ↕️ | 3 Year ↕️ | 5 Year ↕️ | 10 Year ↕️ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Shares | +10.44% | +10.92% | +10.02% | +9.76% |
| Australian Shares – Indexed | +10.25% | +11.10% | N/A | N/A |
| Balanced | +10.51% | +9.75% | +8.95% | +8.71% |
| Bonds | +4.04% | +3.79% | +0.16% | +2.29% |
| Bonds – Indexed | +3.17% | +3.42% | N/A | N/A |
| Cash | +3.96% | +4.07% | +2.71% | +2.02% |
| Conservative | +9.18% | +8.59% | +6.58% | +6.71% |
| Defensive | +5.54% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Growth | +11.89% | +12.01% | +9.41% | +9.85% |
| High Growth | +12.68% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Indexed Balanced | +10.40% | +12.58% | +8.88% | +8.27% |
| Indexed Conservative | +8.65% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Indexed Defensive | +5.65% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Indexed Growth | +11.45% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Indexed High Growth | +11.94% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Indexed Stable | +7.08% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| International Shares | +16.36% | +17.80% | +9.54% | +11.20% |
| International Shares - Indexed | +11.31% | +20.12% | +14.26% | N/A |
| SRI - Balanced | +10.12% | +8.83% | +8.52% | N/A |
| SRI - Defensive | +5.05% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SRI - High Growth | +11.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Stable | +7.10% | +6.45% | +4.89% | +4.78% |
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