Top performing balanced superannuation funds during Q1 2021
Source: FE Analytics
On the other end of the scale, there was only one fund that lost returns – AXA Flexible Income Plan Matched Portfolio lost 0.67%.
Over the longer-term, it was AMP SIGS MySuper Macquarie Balanced Growth that performed the best at 52.95% over the five years to 31 March, 2021.
Two CareSuper funds followed – CareSuper Balanced and CareSuper Sustainable Balanced – at 51.91% and 51.76% respectively, and Australian Ethical Balanced Accumulation at 50.96% and AMP SignatureSuper Macquarie Balanced Growth at 50.18%.
The sector average over the five years at 32.25%.
Top performing balanced superannuation funds over the five years to 31 March 2021
Source: FE Analytics
The sector average during this time period was 31.7%.
Despite the sharp market sell-off in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the top funds along with the sector average have managed to regain losses.
Top five performing mixed asset balanced super funds over the five years to 31 January 2021
Source: FE Analytics
However, the start of 2021 looked difference with the top-performing fund for the sector being OnePath Integra Super Schroders Balanced at 1.36%.
This was followed by Crescent Wealth Super Balanced Option (1.19%), Crescent Wealth Balanced Global Option (0.99%), Hostplus Conservative Balanced (0.89%), and Commonwealth Select Personal Superannuation Multi Manager Moderate (0.88%).
The sector average during the first month of the year was 0.36%.
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Despite tumultuous markets in 2020 brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, over 90% of balanced superannuation funds made a return during the year, with the top fund returning over 11%, according to data.
FE Analytics data found, within the Australian Superannuation universe, Australian Catholic Super’s MySuper Balanced Option was the top balanced fund performer at 11.4% with the sector average of 2.7%, over the year to 31 December, 2020.
This was followed by AMP SignatureSuper MySuper Macquarie Balanced Growth at 8.47%, AMP SignatureSuper Macquarie Balanced Growth at 8.04%, Australian Ethical Balanced Accumulation at 7.98%, and Suncorp Brighter Super Personal Suncorp Multi Manager Balanced and Suncorp Bright Super Business Suncorp Multi Manager both returned 7.97%.