We're run solely for the benefit of our members. We’re a profit-for-member fund, which means all profits are returned to members, keeping your fees and costs to a minimum.
You can learn more about fees and costs that apply to your Energy Super Accumulation, Defined Benefit Accumulation account and Energy Super Income Stream account below.
For more information on fees you can also read our How Super Works Guide, Energy Super Income Stream PDS or email us.
Fees overview
Type of fee | Amount | How and when paid |
|---|---|---|
Investment fee1 | 0.06% - 0.40% p.a depending on the investment option. | The investment fees accrue daily and are deducted from the unit price for the relevant investment option you are invested in. |
Administration fee1 | $1.00 per week fixed administration fee ($52 p.a. per member account). PLUS 0.18% p.a. of the member account | The fixed administration fee is deducted monthly in arrears from your account (or when you close your account). The percentage fee (indirect administration fee) is deducted from investment returns. This fee is capped at $900 p.a. for eligible amounts including your linked spouse accounts2. |
Buy-sell spread | Nil. | Not applicable. |
Switching fee | Nil | Not applicable. |
Advice fees relating to all members investing in a particular MySuper product or investment option. | Nil. | Not applicable. |
Other fees and costs2 | Other fees and costs may apply depending on the services you use. | |
Indirect cost ratio1,4 | 0.00% - 0.66% p.a. depending on the investment option. | The costs included in the indirect cost ratio (ICR) are deducted from the unit price for the relevant investment option that you are invested in. |
Please see the below investment fees and indirect cost ratio breakdown for each Energy Super investment option.
Investment option fee breakdown
Investment Option | Administration fee | Investment Fee* | Indirect Cost Ratio* | Total indirect fees and costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Enhanced | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.02% | 0.29% |
Stable | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.29% | 0.74% |
Fixed Interest | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.05% | 0.37% |
Capital Managed | 0.18% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.76% |
Balanced | 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.40% | 0.89% |
MySuper (default) | 0.18% | 0.26% | 0.45% | 0.89% |
SRI Balanced | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.66% | 0.99% |
Growth | 0.18% | 0.33% | 0.39% | 0.90% |
Indexed Balanced | 0.18% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
Australian Shares | 0.18% | 0.29% | 0.09% | 0.56% |
International Shares | 0.18% | 0.40% | 0.09% | 0.67% |
*For all investment options other than the Indexed Balanced, the Investment Fees and ICRs are derived from costs incurred in 2020-21 and are based on the information available to the Trustee for that financial year. They include estimates where actual costs are not available. They include performance fees (where relevant). The actual indirect costs for this and future financial years may be different.
See How Super Works Guide for more information on this and other fees and costs.
1A 3% fee cap will apply to the total of all administration fees, investment fees and indirect costs for defined contribution accounts with a balance of less than $6,000. It will be applied by a rebate of any such fees in excess of 3% of your defined contribution/income stream account balance, calculated at 30 June each year or when you exit the Fund. The cap doesn’t include insurance costs and does not apply to Defined Benefit accounts.
2 See the How Super Works Guide for information about the cap on administration fee and linking your accounts.
3Investment fees and Indirect Cost Ratios (ICRs) are derived from costs incurred in 2020-2021, and are based on the information available to the Trustee for that financial year. They include estimates where actual costs are not available. They include performance fees (where relevant). They do not include an amount for Property Operating Costs which are estimated to be between 0.00% and 0.04%, nor Borrowing Costs which are estimated to be between 0.00% and 0.12% depending on the investment option. The actual costs for this and future financial years may be different. Updated estimates are posted on our website from time-to-time when updated information becomes available. Actual costs for each year are disclosed in our Annual Report.