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ESSS Balanced Growth Pension - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To provide a return of 3.25% p.a. after fees and taxes above the rate of inflation over a 10 year period.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 1.99% 7.22% 4.39% 11.93% 12.63% 12.25% -% -%
Growth return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Income return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Growth Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 1.9% 5.39% 7.14% 12.12% 12.75% 11.38% 8.95% 8.08%
As at 31 Jul 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

No asset allocation data available.
Average Allocation of Peers
Alternatives
4.02%
Australian Equities
27.27%
International Equities
35.24%
Cash
6.11%
Property & Infrastructure
6.35%
Fixed Interest
21.01%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
ESSS Balanced Growth Pension
Multisector Growth
Not Rated
Allocated Pension
7 Jan 2017
n/a
n/a
n/a
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.20% (as at 1 Jul 2025)

FAQs about the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension

The objective of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is To provide a return of 3.25% p.a. after fees and taxes above the rate of inflation over a 10 year period.

The strategy of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is

The APIR code of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is .

ESSS Balanced Growth Pension’s total return last month was 1.99%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

ESSS Balanced Growth Pension’s total return for the last three months was 7.22%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

ESSS Balanced Growth Pension’s one-year total return is 11.93%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

ESSS Balanced Growth Pension’s one-year total return is 12.25%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

The asset allocation of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is :

Alternatives
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%

The ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund belongs to the Multisector Growth sector/asset class.

As at , the size of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund was $ million.

The ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund has an inception date of 7 Jan 2017.

The current entry price of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $ per unit (as at ).

The current exit price of the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is $ per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at ).

The minimum initial investment amount for the ESSS Balanced Growth Pension managed fund is $.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.