Rest has delivered a strong return of 9.81% in our flagship MySuper Growth investment option for the 2025/26 financial year, the fourth consecutive financial year of positive returns.
As well as a strong result for the year, this return also provides a positive contribution to the Growth option’s track record over longer time periods, helping grow our members’ retirement savings.
For example, the annual return exceeded the Growth option’s annualised long-term returns (to 30 June 2026) of 7.60% pa over 10 years and 8.37% pa since the option began on 1 July 1988.
The Growth option is also continuing to exceed its investment objective of CPI+3% over rolling 10-year periods.
For our Rest Pension members, the default Balanced option returned 8.28%, which also exceeded its investment return objective over 10 years.
Rest’s Chief Investment Officer, Michael Clancy, says the annual return for the Growth option means a Rest member with $50,000 in their super would have added around $4,900 in investment earnings to their balance over the financial year.
"I’m pleased we’ve continued to deliver such strong investment returns for Rest’s more than 2 million members over the past 12 months," Michael adds.
"Rest’s overseas shares portfolio was a key driver of positive absolute returns. In recent years international share markets, particularly the US, have delivered strong returns despite ongoing geopolitical and policy uncertainty, and higher than expected inflation.
"Our private equity and infrastructure portfolios were also particularly strong contributors, with highlights including our first private equity co-investment exit, being With Intelligence, and Blackstone acquiring a significant minority stake in Rowan Digital Infrastructure, in which Rest has an interest via Quinbrook.
"Of course, while strong short-term returns are welcomed, our ultimate focus remains on long-term member outcomes. Our portfolio is positioned to both manage risks and invest in opportunities as they arise. Diversification and a focus on attractively priced assets are key."
For the 2025/26 financial year, a selection of our other super options is as follows:
- High Growth returned 13.63%
- Sustainable Growth returned 9.49%
- Overseas Shares – Indexed returned 13.63%, and
- Growth – Indexed returned 9.97%.
See investment performance for all options here.
Investment returns are as at 30 June 2026. Returns are net of investment fees and costs, transaction costs, and tax, except for Pension returns, which are untaxed. The earnings applied to members’ accounts may differ. Returns for the relevant periods are annualised returns. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns are only one factor to consider when deciding how to invest your super.
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