Legal Super delivered the highest returns, according to Chant West data, followed by Vanguard, Colonial First State and Australian Retirement Trust. (Source: AAP\/Chant West) <\/p>\n
Australian superannuation funds<\/a> have posted a \u201ctremendous\u201d result for the 2025 financial year<\/a>, despite a bumpy second half of the year<\/a>. The median growth fund returned double digits.<\/p>\n Chant West research has revealed the top-performing growth super funds<\/a> for the year, with niche fund Legal Super found to deliver the highest returns<\/a> at 12.9 per cent. Growth funds are defined by the research house as those with 61 to 80 per cent in growth assets, with most default MySuper options falling into the category.<\/p>\n Vanguard<\/a> came in second place with an 11.8 per cent return, followed by Colonial First State, Australian Retirement Trust and NGS in third place with growth of 11.2 per cent.<\/p>\n RELATED<\/p>\n The median growth fund returned 10.5 per cent, following returns of 9.1 per cent in 2024 and 9.2 per cent in 2023.<\/p>\n Chant West senior investment research manager Mano Mohankumar said the strong financial year results, despite trade tensions<\/a> and the conflict in the Middle East<\/a>, were due to “resilient share markets”, along with all major asset classes generating positive returns.<\/p>\n \u201cInternational shares and Australian shares, which have average weightings of about 31 per cent and 24 per cent respectively within a typical growth portfolio, both returned 13.7 per cent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cForeign currency was also a meaningful contributor due to the depreciation of the Australian dollar<\/a>, with the international shares return of 13.7 per cent (reflected in hedged terms) translating to 18.6 per cent in unhedged terms.\u201d<\/p>\n Unlisted property is expected to finish with a positive result in the 2 to 5 per cent range. Mohankumar noted Australian and international bonds had their best year since 2019, posting returns of 6.8 and 5.4 per cent respectively, and cash posting a 4.4 per cent return.<\/p>\n SuperRatings said the first half of the year brought back \u201csome much-needed stability to fund returns\u201d but the second half saw \u201cextreme ups and downs as global events<\/a> threw markets into turmoil\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWith so many global events<\/a> over the year there has been an increased level of uncertainty around fund returns this year,\u201d SuperRatings director Kirby Rappell said.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, superannuation<\/a> is designed to build and maintain wealth for retirement and since most of us will have plenty of time until we retire and begin accessing our superannuation, it is important to block out as much of the noise as possible and focus on how we are doing over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n Story Continues <\/p>\n Here were the top 10 performing growth funds, according to Chant West.<\/p>\n Legal Super MySuper Balance 12.9 per cent<\/p>\n Vanguard Super SaveSmart Growth 11.8 per cent<\/p>\n CFS FirstChoice Growth 11.2 per cent<\/p>\n Australian Retirement Trust Balanced 11.2 per cent<\/p>\n NGS Super Diversified (MySuper) 11.2 per cent<\/p>\n smartMonday Balanced Growth 11.1 per cent<\/p>\n AMP Future Directions Balanced 11 per cent<\/p>\n UniSuper Growth 11 per cent<\/p>\n Award Super Balanced 10.9 per cent<\/p>\n Brighter Super MySuper 10.9 per cent<\/p>\n Looking at longer-term returns, here were the top 10 growth funds for the 10 years to June 30, 2025.<\/p>\n Hostplus Balanced 8.3 per cent<\/p>\n Australian Retirement Trust Balanced 8.2 per cent<\/p>\n AustralianSuper Balanced 8 per cent<\/p>\n UniSuper Balanced 7.9 per cent<\/p>\n Cbus Growth (MySuper) 7.7 per cent<\/p>\n Vision Super Balanced Growth 7.7 per cent<\/p>\n HESTA Balanced Growth 7.6 per cent<\/p>\n Legal Super MySuper Balanced 7.6 per cent<\/p>\n Aware Super Balanced 7.6 per cent<\/p>\n CareSuper Balanced 7.4 per cent<\/p>\n Get the latest Yahoo Finance news – follow us on Facebook<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chant West said the results were achieved despite volatility caused by trade tensions and the Middle East conflict. (Source: Getty) <\/p>\n