The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) currently identifies only four Australian super funds as having all of their products certified ethical. We have summarised these four funds below to help you compare them side by side.
All results are based on MySuper/Balanced investment options displayed on each fund’s website, and are current at 19/1/2021. As always, past performance is not an indicator of future performance.
| Australian Ethical | Christian Super | Future Super* | Active Super1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Year Return | 9.0% | 9.02% | n/a | 9.06% |
| 5 Year Returns | 9.3% | 8.39% | 8.07% | 8.45% |
| Fees on $50,000 | $627 | $610 | $810.50 | $626.04 |
| Approach to Impact Investing (From choice.com.au) |
Favours ethical investing and doesn’t set particular targets for impact investing. | Around $150 million is allocated to impact investments that target a positive social or environmental impact as well as a financial return. | Different options have different goals | “We won’t sacrifice returns to meet impact goals,” says the fund’s CIO. |
| Exclusions
(note: each |
Alcohol Animal Cruelty Fossil Fuels Gambling Genetic Engineering Human Rights Abuses Nuclear Pornography Tobacco Weapons |
Abortifactants Alcohol Animal Cruelty Fossil Fuels Gambling Genetic Engineering Human Rights Abuses Nuclear Pornography Tobacco Weapons |
Alcohol Animal cruelty Fossil Fuels Gambling Genetic Engineering Human Rights Abuses Nuclear Pornography Tobacco Weapons |
Alcohol Fossil Fuels Gambling Human Rights Abuses Nuclear Tobacco Weapons |
* Not a MySuper product
1 Formerly ‘Local Government Super’
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