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Hostplus Review: Fees, Performance & Key Features

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The Hostplus Story

  • 🍽️ 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.

  • 📈 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.

  • 🤝 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.

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Assets Under Management

$130 Billion

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Total Members

1,800,000 Members

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ESG Rating

Ethical Options

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Est. Annual Fee

$628 on $50k

Performance Chart

Default Option as at 30 June 2025

1 Year+10.81%
3 Year+8.79%
5 Year+9.67%
10 Year+8.32%

Fees Breakdown

  • Admin Fee: 0% + $78 per year
  • Investment Fee: 1.1%

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Est. Total Annual Fee: $628

Option Performance - Returns as at 31 January 2026

Option Name ↑1 Year ↕️3 Year ↕️5 Year ↕️10 Year ↕️
Australian Shares+8.01%+9.73%+10.47%+10.37%
Australian Shares - Indexed+7.69%+9.75%N/AN/A
Balanced+9.03%+9.21%+8.77%+8.98%
Bonds+3.96%+3.29%+0.27%+2.27%
Bonds - Indexed+3.13%+2.88%N/AN/A
Cash+3.89%+4.08%+2.78%+2.04%
Conservative+7.99%+8.07%+6.55%+6.88%
Defensive+4.96%N/AN/AN/A
Growth+9.68%+11.11%+9.30%+10.23%
High Growth+9.99%N/AN/AN/A
Indexed Balanced+8.14%+11.37%+9.05%+8.71%
Indexed Conservative+7.03%N/AN/AN/A
Indexed Defensive+5.00%N/AN/AN/A
Indexed Growth+8.86%N/AN/AN/A
Indexed High Growth+8.78%N/AN/AN/A
Indexed Stable+5.94%N/AN/AN/A
International Shares+12.93%+16.31%+9.20%+11.76%
International Shares - Indexed+5.61%+17.94%+13.71%N/A
SRI - Balanced+8.23%+7.93%+8.47%N/A
SRI - Defensive+4.44%N/AN/AN/A
SRI - High Growth+8.71%N/AN/AN/A
Stable+6.44%+6.11%+4.89%+4.86%

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