Hostplus invests in a wide range of assets diversified between countries, industries and asset types.
For example, our Balanced (default) investment option invests not only in listed Australian and international equities, but also unlisted assets, such as direct property, infrastructure, credit and private equity, which typically provide strong, stable returns when equity markets turn.
View our investment holdings by investment option for more information on our portfolio diversification.
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Retirement
Retired and looking for more certainty over your returns?
Introducing CPIplus, a Pension investment option that aims to deliver a consistent and predetermined return above inflation each year.
Not available for Transition to Retirement Pensions. Though returns above inflation are predetermined annually, Hostplus can shorten the return period. Hostplus may also adjust the rate of return with at least 30 days’ notice.
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Why choose Hostplus
Reminder: EOFY super contributions
If you want your employees' Super Guarantee payments to be processed before the end of the financial year, Hostplus must have received and receipted the contribution by 30 June. For the best chance of meeting this deadline, we recommend submitting payments earlier than usual, in case there are any issues processing your payment.
Processing times will vary across clearing house services, so check with your provider for cutoff dates. You can find out more about how to make super payments on our website.
Your responsibilities
Reminder: EOFY super contributions
If you want your employees' Super Guarantee payments to be processed before the end of the financial year, Hostplus must have received and receipted the contribution by 30 June. For the best chance of meeting this deadline, we recommend submitting payments earlier than usual, in case there are any issues processing your payment.
Processing times will vary across clearing house services, so check with your provider for cutoff dates. You can find out more about how to make super payments on our website.
How to make payments
Reminder: EOFY super contributions
If you want your employees' Super Guarantee payments to be processed before the end of the financial year, Hostplus must have received and receipted the contribution by 30 June. For the best chance of meeting this deadline, we recommend submitting payments earlier than usual, in case there are any issues processing your payment.
Processing times will vary across clearing house services, so check with your provider for cutoff dates. You can find out more about how to make super payments on our website.
Tools and resources
Reminder: EOFY super contributions
If you want your employees' Super Guarantee payments to be processed before the end of the financial year, Hostplus must have received and receipted the contribution by 30 June. For the best chance of meeting this deadline, we recommend submitting payments earlier than usual, in case there are any issues processing your payment.
Processing times will vary across clearing house services, so check with your provider for cutoff dates. You can find out more about how to make super payments on our website.
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Why Hostplus
Retired and looking for more certainty over your returns?
Introducing CPIplus, a Pension investment option that aims to deliver a consistent and predetermined return above inflation each year.
Not available for Transition to Retirement Pensions. Though returns above inflation are predetermined annually, Hostplus can shorten the return period. Hostplus may also adjust the rate of return with at least 30 days’ notice.
Product and fee information for advisers
Retired and looking for more certainty over your returns?
Introducing CPIplus, a Pension investment option that aims to deliver a consistent and predetermined return above inflation each year.
Not available for Transition to Retirement Pensions. Though returns above inflation are predetermined annually, Hostplus can shorten the return period. Hostplus may also adjust the rate of return with at least 30 days’ notice.
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Member Online
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Pension Online
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Pay your employees super contributions across multiple super funds.
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Self-Managed Invest (SMI) for SMSF
Enter your Username and Password to access your account and start managing your investments.
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Member Join
Everyone is welcome to join us as a member of our personal super plans.
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Pension Join
Starting a Hostplus Pension or joining Hostplus if you’re not already a member is easy.
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Employer Join
No fees. Easy payments. Become a registered Hostplus employer in less than 10 minutes.
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It only takes a few minutes to register to invest with Hostplus Self-Managed Invest.
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Investment governance
As a profit-for-member superannuation fund, Hostplus is run only to benefit members. It is our duty to deliver the best retirement outcomes to our members.
This responsibility guides the decisions we make, and great care is taken to ensure our actions fulfil our duties to our members.
Our portfolio disclosures
Our portfolio disclosures provide details of our investment holdings and Valuations Policy. By sharing this information, we aim to ensure transparency and regulatory compliance, providing comfort to our members and investors.
At Hostplus we have a Valuations Policy for the Superannuation Fund (‘Fund’) and for the Pooled Superannuation Trust (‘PST’).
As the Fund holds units in the PST, it therefore does not have direct exposure to the underlying Investment Managers and assets within the PST. Accordingly, the valuations that underpin the unit prices are the primary responsibility of the PST Trustee, who is governed by the Valuations Policy – PST (to which the Trustee is privy, as the Trustee of the Fund and the Trustee of the PST are trustees in common).
| Hostplus investments and investment managers as at 30 June 2024 | % of Total Assets |
|---|---|
| Equity | 61.5% |
| Australian shares | 22.9% |
| Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd | 1.5% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited (Australian Equities) | 0.0% |
| First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd | 0.5% |
| Greencape Capital Pty Ltd (Australian Equity) | 1.9% |
| Greencape Capital Pty Ltd (Broadcap Australian Equity) | 0.8% |
| Hyperion Asset Management Limited | 0.7% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (Australian Equity SRI) | 0.2% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (Buyback) | 0.0% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (Enhanced Indexed) | 5.1% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (Low Risk Alpha Strategy) | 2.1% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (Small Cap) | 0.6% |
| L1 Capital Pty Ltd | 0.7% |
| Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd (Large Cap) | 2.1% |
| Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd (Mid Cap) | 0.8% |
| Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd (Small Cap) | 0.9% |
| Pendal Institutional Limited | 2.1% |
| Tanarra Capital Australia Pty Ltd | 0.6% |
| Ubique Asset Management Pty Ltd | 1.0% |
| Vinva Investment Management Limited – Australian Equity Alpha Extension Fund | 0.8% |
| Yarra Funds Management Limited (Emerging Leaders) | 0.5% |
| International shares | 30.2% |
| Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd – Orbis Global Equity Fund | 2.4% |
| AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia Limited | 0.2% |
| Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited | 1.9% |
| Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC | 0.9% |
| Bell Asset Management Limited | 0.9% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 0.3% |
| C Worldwide Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 0.4% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited – Transition Emerging International Equities | 0.2% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited – Transition International Equities | 0.0% |
| Dundas Global Investors Limited – Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund | 1.9% |
| Hosking Partners LLP | 2.6% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (Indexed Global Equities) | 7.9% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd (International Equity DM SRI) | 0.2% |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) Limited | 1.1% |
| Martin Currie Investment Management Limited | 0.9% |
| Maverick Capital Ltd – Maverick Hostplus Fund-of-1 | 1.1% |
| Ninety One Australia Pty Limited | 1.6% |
| Ninety One Australia Pty Limited – China A | 0.2% |
| Ninety One Australia Pty Limited – Global | 1.8% |
| Northcape Capital Pty Ltd | 1.5% |
| Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd – Global Small Cap | 0.9% |
| T. Rowe Price Australia Limited | 1.2% |
| Private Equity | 8.4% |
| AIF Capital Limited – AIF Capital Asia III | 0.0% |
| AIF Capital Limited – AIF Capital Asia IV | 0.0% |
| Airtree Ventures Pty Limited – Airtree Opportunity Fund 2019 Trust | 0.0% |
| Airtree Ventures Pty Limited – Airtree Ventures 2019 Partnership LP | 0.0% |
| Airtree Ventures Pty Limited – Airtree Ventures 2021 Partnership LP | 0.0% |
| Airtree Ventures Pty Limited – Airtree Ventures Opportunity Fund 2019 | 0.0% |
| Airtree Ventures Pty Limited – Airtree Ventures Opportunity Fund 2021 | 0.0% |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd – Artesian Female Leaders Fund | 0.0% |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd – Artesian Hostplus Asia Pacific VC Platform | 0.0% |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd – Artesian Hostplus China Venture Capital Fund 1 | 0.1% |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd – Artesian Hostplus VC Fund 1, ILP | 0.1% |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd – Artesian Venture Capital Fund 2, ILP | 0.0% |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd – Artesian Venture Capital Fund of Funds, ILP | 0.0% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Hostplus Trust | 0.4% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2015 Follow-On Fund | 0.2% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2015, LP | 0.0% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2018 Follow-On Fund | 0.4% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2018, LP | 0.0% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2020 Follow-On Fund Trust | 0.1% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2020 LP | 0.0% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2022 Follow-On Fund Trust | 0.0% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures 2022 LP | 0.0% |
| Blackbird Ventures Pty Limited – Blackbird Ventures New Zealand 2022 LP | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – Brandon BB6 (HP) Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – Brandon BBF1 Continuation Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – Brandon BCP HostPlus Co-Investment Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – Brandon Biosciences Fund No.1 Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – Medical Research Commercialisation Fund | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF 3 Part A (HP) Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF 3 Part B (HP) Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF 3 Part C (HP) Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF 5 | 0.1% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF BTF (CTH) Trust C Units | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF BTF (SW) Trust | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF Hostplus BTF | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF IIF LP VC LP | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF3 | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF3 Part B | 0.0% |
| Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd – MRCF5 Trust Ordinary Units | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund (HP) No.2 (Part A) | 0.1% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund (HP) No.2 (Part B) | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund (HP) No.3 (Part A) | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund (HP) No.3 (Part B) | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund (HP) No.3 (Part C) | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund 1 (Part A) | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund 1 (Part B) | 0.0% |
| Carthona Capital Pty Ltd – Carthona Capital Venture Fund 1 (Part C) | 0.0% |
| Continuity Capital Partners Pty Limited – Australia Private Equity Fund No.2 | 0.0% |
| Cornell Capital LLC – Cornell Capital Partners II | 0.1% |
| Fife Capital Management Pty Limited – Terra Australis Property Fund | 0.0% |
| Five V Capital Pty Ltd – Five V Fund (SF1) III, LP | 0.0% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Flexstone Hostplus GO IV | 0.2% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Flexstone Hostplus US EM CI LP | 0.2% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Flexstone Hostplus US EM Primary 2 Series | 0.0% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Flexstone Hostplus US EMP, LLC – Series 1 | 0.0% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Flexstone Hostplus US EMP, LLC – Series 2 | 0.1% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Hostplus US EM Primary 2 Series | 0.0% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Private Equity US Opportunities II, L.P | 0.0% |
| Flexstone Partners, LLC – Private Equity US Opportunities III, L.P | 0.1% |
| Hamilton Lane Global Investments LP – HL-HP Global Investments GP LLC | 0.2% |
| HarbourVest Partners, LLC – HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment | 0.0% |
| Hermes GPE LLP – Hermes GPE PEC III LP | 0.0% |
| Hermes GPE LLP – Hermes GPE PEC IV LP | 0.1% |
| Hermes GPE LLP – Hermes GPE PEC V LP | 0.1% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM Australian Private Equity Fund 4 | 0.0% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM International Private Equity Fund 1 | 0.0% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM International Private Equity Fund 2 | 0.0% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM International Private Equity Fund 3 | 0.0% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM Long Term Pvt Cap Foundation Investment Trust | 0.1% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM Long Term Pvt Capital Manager Commitment | 0.1% |
| Industry Super Holdings Pty Ltd | 0.3% |
| IP2IPO Australia Pty Ltd – IPG Hostplus 2018 Trust Class A | 0.1% |
| IP2IPO Australia Pty Ltd – IPG Hostplus 2018 Trust Class B | 0.0% |
| IP2IPO Australia Pty Ltd – IPG Hostplus 2018 Trust Class H | 0.0% |
| ISPT Operations Pty Ltd – ISPT Operations Trust | 0.0% |
| ISPT Operations Ptd Ltd – ISPT Pty Ltd – Ordinary Security | 0.0% |
| Kelso & Company, L.P. – Kelso Investment Associates X, LP | 0.2% |
| Kelso & Company, L.P. – Kelso Investment Associates XI, LP | 0.1% |
| Lexington Partners L.P. – Lexington Capital Partners VIII, L.P | 0.1% |
| Lexington Partners L.P. – Lexington Co-investment Partners III, L.P | 0.0% |
| Lexington Partners L.P. – Lexington Co-investment Partners IV, L.P | 0.1% |
| Lexington Partners L.P. – Lexington Co-Investment Partners V LP | 0.1% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Crown Co-Investment Opportunities PLC II | 0.1% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Crown Co-Investment Opportunities PLC III | 0.0% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Crown Europe Middle Market II PLC | 0.0% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Crown Europe Middle Market III PLC | 0.1% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Crown European Buyout Opportunities II PLC | 0.0% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Crown Secondaries Sp Opp III | 0.0% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – HP Special Investment Fund S.C.Sp | 0.1% |
| LGT Capital Partners Limited – Wollemi Co-Investment Fund S.C.C.P. | 0.1% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – Carnegie Healthcare Fund, LP | 0.0% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – Carnegie Innovation Fund II, LP | 0.0% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – Carnegie Innovation Fund, LP | 0.0% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – Carnegie Private Opportunities Fund No.1 | 0.0% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – Carnegie Private Opportunites Fund No.2 | 0.0% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – MHC Hostplus Co-Investment Trust | 0.0% |
| M.H. Carnegie & Co. Pty Ltd – MHC SE Co-Investment Trust | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Coinvestment – Class A | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Coinvestment – Class B | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Coinvestment – Class C | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Follow-On Fund 1 | 0.1% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Fund 1, LP | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Fund 2, LP | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO Innovation Fund 3, LP | 0.0% |
| Main Sequence Ventures – CSIRO MSV Co-investment (myriota) Trust | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Client Access 19 L.P. Inc. | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Client Access 19A L.P. Inc. | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Client Access 25 L.P. Inc. | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Dandenong, CoInvest | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Dandenong, L.P | 0.3% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Direct Equity 2016 (USD) C, L.P. | 0.2% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Direct Equity 2016 (USD) C-G, L.P. | 0.1% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Direct Investments 2012 (USD) ABC, L.P. | 0.1% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Secondary 2008 (EUR), S.C.A., SICAR | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Secondary 2011 (EUR), S.C.A., SICAR | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Secondary 2011 (USD) | 0.0% |
| Partners Group Management Limited – Partners Group Secondary 2015 (USD) | 0.0% |
| Pomona Management LLC – Pomona Capital VI Limited Partnership | 0.0% |
| Roc Capital Pty Ltd – Hostplus ROC Private Equity Trust | 0.0% |
| Roc Capital Pty Ltd – Roc Asia Pacific Co-Investment Fund III | 0.0% |
| Roc Capital Pty Ltd – ROC CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST - TRANCHE 2 | 0.1% |
| Roc Capital Pty Ltd – Roc China Growth Fund | 0.0% |
| Safar Partners GP, LLC – Safar Partners Fund II A LP | 0.1% |
| Safar Partners GP, LLC – Safar Partners Fund II LP | 0.0% |
| Safar Partners GP, LLC – Safar Partners Fund III LP | 0.0% |
| Safar Partners GP, LLC – Safar Partners Fund, L.P. | 0.2% |
| Safar Partners GP, LLC – Safar Partners Hostplus Parallel Fund L.P. | 0.0% |
| Safar Partners GP, LLC – Safar Partners Hostplus Special Opportunity Fund, L.P. | 0.2% |
| Siguler Guff & Company, LP – Siguler Guff Asia Opportunities Fund LP | 0.0% |
| Siguler Guff & Company, LP – Siguler Guff HP China Opportunities Fund LP | 0.1% |
| Siguler Guff & Company, LP – Siguler Guff HP Opportunities Fund II, LP | 0.4% |
| Siguler Guff & Company, LP – Siguler Guff HP Opportunities II, LP 2021 | 0.1% |
| Siguler Guff & Company, LP – Siguler Guff Small Buyout Opportunities Fund II, L.P | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg 2018, LP | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg 2020, LP | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg 2022, LP | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Australia 2015 LP | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg CI 2015 Trust | 0.3% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Global 2015 Trust | 0.1% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Global 2018 Trust | 0.2% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Global 2020 Trust | 0.1% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Global 2022 Trust | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Opportunities 2020 Trust | 0.0% |
| Square Peg Capital Pty Ltd – Square Peg Opportunities 2022 Trust | 0.0% |
| T Ventures Management Co, Ltd. – Telstra Ventures Co-Investment H | 0.0% |
| T Ventures Management Co, Ltd. – Telstra Ventures Fund II Sidecar, L.P. | 0.0% |
| T Ventures Management Co, Ltd. – Telstra Ventures Fund III | 0.0% |
| Virtual Communities Pty Ltd | 0.0% |
| Warburg Pincus LLC – Warburg Pincus Private Equity X | 0.0% |
| Wilshire Australia Pty Limited – Wilshire U.S. Private Markets Fund VII, L.P. | 0.0% |
| Wilshire Australia Pty Limited – Wilshire U.S. Private Markets Fund VIII, L.P. | 0.0% |
| Wilshire Australia Pty Limited – Wilshire European Private Markets Fund VIII, L.P. | 0.0% |
| Infrastructure | 8.1% |
| Adelaide Airport Limited | 0.2% |
| Adelaide Airport RPS | 0.0% |
| AMP Capital Investors Limited – AMP Capital Community Infrastructure | 0.1% |
| AMP Capital Investors Limited – AMP Capital Div Infra Trust A | 0.1% |
| AMP Capital Investors Limited – AMP Capital Div Infra Trust B | 0.0% |
| Campus Living Funds Management Limited – Campus Living Villages Fund | 0.2% - 0.3% |
| Capella Management Services Pty Ltd – Darling Harbour Live Holdco | 0.1% - 0.2% |
| First Sentier Investors – European Diversified Infrastructure Fund | 0.7% |
| First Sentier Investors – European Diversified Infrastructure Fund II SCSp | 0.5% |
| First Sentier Investors – European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III SCSp | 0.1% |
| First Sentier Investors – Infrastructure(LUX)3 S.C.A Sicav-Raif EF | 0.0% |
| First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Limited – FSI Infrastructure Fund (Anglian Water Group Sector) | 0.0% |
| First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Limited – GDIF Hedged Feeder Fund 2 | 0.7% |
| First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Limited – Golden NA Power Holdings LLC | 0.1% |
| FP Consortium PTY LTD | 0.3% |
| FP Consortium PTY LTD Loan Note | 0.0% |
| Gardior Pty Ltd – Gardior Fund A – Infrastructure Units (IU) | 0.0% |
| Gardior Pty Ltd – Gardior Fund B – Infrastructure Units B (IUB) | 0.0% |
| Global Infrastructure Partners – GIP Gemini Fund LP | 0.3% |
| H.R.L Morrison & Co Limited – Utilities Trust of Australia | 0.5% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund | 1.5% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM International Infrastructure Fund | 1.2% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – NSW Ports Consortium | 0.1% |
| Macquarie Specialised Asset Management Limited – Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund II | 0.0% |
| Macquarie Specialised Asset Management Limited – Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund II A | 0.0% |
| Octopus Investments Aust Pty Ltd – Octopus Managed Platform | 0.0% |
| Octopus Investments Aust Ptd Ltd – Octopus Oasis | 0.1% |
| QIC Limited – QGIF Iona Aggregator Trust | 0.1% |
| QIC Limited – QIC Global Infrastructure Fund | 0.3% |
| QIC Limited – QIC REV Investment Trust No. 1 | 0.0% |
| QIC Limited – QIC REV Investment Trust No. 4 | 0.1% |
| Stonepeak Partners LP – Stonepeak Asia Infrastructure Fund | 0.0% |
| US Power Fund Leveraged Feeder II LP | 0.0% |
| Property | 7.0% |
| AMP Capital Investors Limited – AMP Ethical Leaders Private Asset Fund | 0.0% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited – Blackrock Europe Property Fund III | 0.0% |
| Blackstone Alternative Asset Management Associates LLC – Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia III | 0.0% |
| Blackstone Real Estate Associates – Gresham Australian Private Equity Real | 0.0% |
| Charter Hall Funds Management Limited – Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund | 0.6% |
| Charter Hall Funds Management Limited – Charter Hall Prime Office Fund | 0.5% |
| Charter Hall Funds Management Limited – Hostplus LEP Trust | 0.4% |
| Charter Hall Funds Management Limited – Long Weighted Investment Partnership (LWIP) Trust | 0.4% |
| Charter Hall Funds Management Limited – Long Weighted Investment Partnership (LWIP) Trust II | 0.1% |
| Chauvel Capital Partners – Chauvel Neighbourhood Convenience Fund I | 0.0% |
| Dexus Wholesale Property Limited – Dexus Wholesale Property Fund | 0.2% |
| Invesco Core Real Estate U.S.A., L.P. – Invesco Core Real Estate USA (ICRE) Fund | 0.3% |
| ISPT Operations Pty Ltd – ISPT Core Fund | 1.0% |
| ISPT Operations Pty Ltd – ISPT Non-Discretionary Residential Mandate | 0.1% |
| ISPT Operations Pty Ltd – ISPT Retail Australian Property Trust | 0.3% |
| ISPT Pty Ltd – Hostplus Commercial Trust | 0.0% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – KAMOB Investors III, L.P. | 0.1% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Anderson Core Intermediate Fund LP | 0.2% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Anderson Core Real Estate, L.P. | 0.2% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Anderson Multifamily Impact Fund LP | 0.2% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VI,L | 0.2% |
| Lendlease Investment Management – Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial | 0.6% |
| Lendlease Investment Management – Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial | 0.3% |
| Lendlease Investment Management – Australian Prime Property Fund Retail | 0.3% |
| Lendlease Investment Management – Lendlease Asian Retail Investment Fund 2 | 0.0% |
| Lendlease Investment Management – Lendlease Asian Retail Investment Fund 3 | 0.0% |
| Lendlease Investment Management – Lendlease Sub-Regional Retail Fund | 0.0% |
| Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC – U.S. Cities Multifamily Fund, L.P – U.S. Cities Industrial Fund GP LLC | 0.3% |
| Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC – U.S. Cities Multifamily Fund, L.P – U.S. Cities Multifamily Fund GP LLC | 0.2% |
| Pretium Partners – Pretium Single-Family Rental Fund III | 0.4% |
| QIC Limited – QIC Australia Core Plus Fund | 0.1% |
| QIC Limited – QIC Town Centre Fund Group | 0.0% |
| Fixed Income | 6.1% |
| Apollo ST Fund Management LLC – Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P | 0.5% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited – iShares ESG Aust Index E | 0.0% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited – iShares ESG Global Index E | 0.0% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited – iShares Global Bond Index Fund | 2.2% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited – iShares Wholesale Aust Bond Index Fund | 0.8% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited – Australian Fixed Interest Transitions Portfolio | 0.0% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited – International Fixed Interest Transitions Portfolio | 0.0% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd – IFM Aus Bond Fund | 1.4% |
| Macquarie True Index Australian Fixed Interest Fund – Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited | 0.0% |
| PIMCO Australia Management Ltd – PIMPCO Global Bond Fund | 1.0% |
| Cash | 8.2% |
| CBA Pty Ltd | 1.8% |
| Citigroup Pty Ltd | 0.8% |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 4.4% |
| Members Equity Bank Pty Ltd | 1.2% |
| Alternatives | 2.5% |
| Apollo Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. – Athora Holding Ltd. | 0.3% |
| Apollo ST Fund Management LLC – Athene Dedicated Investment Program (B), L.P. | 0.2% |
| Apollo ST Fund Management LLC – Athene Dedicated Investment Program II, L.P. | 0.1% |
| Blackstone Alternative Asset Management Associates LLC – Pascal Alternatives Fund L.P. – Class A | 0.5% |
| Blackstone Alternative Asset Management Associates LLC – Pascal Alternatives Fund L.P. – Class B | 0.2% |
| Blackstone ISG Investment Associates – R (BMU) Ltd. – Blackstone ISG Investment Partners – R (BMU) L.P. | 0.5% |
| Dundas Global Investors Limited – Apostle People and Planet Diversified Fund | 0.1% |
| International Asset Management Limited – Fitzroy Horizons Fund | 0.3% |
| SPG GP, LLC – Snow Phipps & Guggenheim LP (Offshore) | 0.0% |
| Tangency Capital Ltd – Select Market Access Fund | 0.4% |
| Credit | 4.9% |
| Apollo Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. – Apollo Hostplus Credit Partnership L.P | 0.1% |
| Apollo Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. – Apollo Offshore Structured Credit Recovery Fund IV Ltd | 0.0% |
| Apollo Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. – Apollo ST Fund Management LLC | 0.8% |
| Apollo Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. – Apollo St Fund Management LLC – Accord | 0.0% |
| Barings LLC | 1.3% |
| Cross Ocean Partners Management LP – Cross Ocean GCD Fund I Offshore Feeder LP | 0.0% |
| Cross Ocean Partners Management LP – Cross Ocean Global SIF (H) L.P. | 0.5% |
| Cross Ocean Partners Management LP – Cross Ocean Partners US SS Fund | 0.0% |
| Cross Ocean Partners Management LP – Cross Ocean USSS Fund I (A) Cayman | 0.0% |
| Entrust Global – Blue Ocean Fund Class I | 0.0% |
| Entrust Global – Blue Ocean Fund Class I-B USD | 0.0% |
| Hayfin Capital Management LLP – HAYFIN DIRECT LENDING FUND II LP | 0.0% |
| Hayfin Capital Management LLP – Hayfin Hostplus L.P | 0.2% |
| Hayfin Capital Management LLP – HayFin Special Opportunities Fund II LP | 0.1% |
| Hayfin Capital Management LLP – HayFin Special Opportunities Fund II GP LP | 0.1% |
| Hayfin Capital Management LLP – HayFin Special Opportunities Fund II USD Co-Invest LP | 0.0% |
| Irradiant Partners L.P. – Irradiant HP Opportunity Partners | 0.1% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – HPK Partners, LLC | 0.2% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Anderson Commercial Real Estate Debt LP | 0.2% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Anderson Real Estate Debt IV LP | 0.2% |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Kayne Senior Credit III Offsh Fund L.P. | 0.1% |
| Morgan Stanley Investment Management – North Haven Tactical Value Fund II L.P. | 0.1% |
| Redding Ridge Advisors – Redding Ridge Holdings LP | 0.6% |
| Taconic Capital – Taconic European Credit Fund | 0.1% |
| Taconic Capital – Taconic Market Dislocation Fund | 0.0% |
| Willow Tree Credit Partners – Willow Tree Capital Offshore Fund, LLC | 0.0% |
| Willow Tree Credit Partners – Willow Tree Fund I (Offshore), LLC | 0.1% |
| Willow Tree Credit Partners – Willow Tree Fund II (Offshore), LP | 0.1% |
| Currency | 0.7% |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. | 0.7% |
| Choiceplus | 1.1% |
| Choiceplus Cash | 0.2% |
| Term Deposits | 0.1% |
| Direct Equities (ASX 300 shares & ETFs) | 0.8% |
| Total investments | 100.0% |
Our approach to responsible investing
Responsible investment is an important part of our investment approach that helps us better manage financial risk and optimise retirement outcomes for our members.
To find out more about our approach to responsible investment, you can read our Responsible Investment Policy.
In accordance with our Responsible Investment Policy, we believe it is in our members’ best financial interests to retain exposure to a broad range of sectors and engage with companies we invest in, rather than divest from them. However, we make an exception for companies involved in ‘controversial weapons’.
Controversial weapons are governed by several international treaties and conventions. Australia is a signatory to many of these, making it illegal to produce such weapons domestically. However, Australian entities can still invest in, or finance, overseas companies involved in these weapons.
These weapons are indiscriminate and can cause mass destruction, excessive injury and long-term health impacts. Due to their severe impact, especially on civilians, Hostplus has decided to ban them from our investment portfolios.
Our Controversial Weapons Divestment Policy outlines our commitment to exclude controversial weapons from our investment portfolios wherever practicable.
We aim to vote the proxy rights associated with all of our Australian and international equities holdings1 and we are committed to publicly disclosing all proxy voting records. You can find the latest record of Hostplus’ proxy voting activity here.
1 This commitment is balanced with practical and members’ best interest considerations. In limited circumstances, share blocking, overly restrictive Power of Attorney requirements or postal voting systems may mean voting is not practical.
As a shareholder, Hostplus favours engagement over divestment.
Our policy is to retain exposure to a broad range of sectors and, where feasible, seek to create change within companies through engagement, rather than divest from a company or sector and lose influence.
Engagement involves two-way constructive communication between us and investee companies on matters like the organisation’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, as well as performance, strategy, leadership, quality and level of reporting.
Hostplus engages with companies primarily through its membership of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and service provider Hermes EOS.
By taking a collective engagement approach, we are able to exert greater influence beyond our own shareholding in an investee company and to manage resources more effectively. As an ACSI member, Hostplus also actively influences ACSI’s priority engagement themes and companies each year.
To see how engagement delivers positive outcomes, view the recent reports below:
Modern slavery encompasses illegal practices such as trafficking in persons, slavery, servitude, forced marriage, forced labour, debt bondage, deceptive recruiting for labour or services, and child labour.
Under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (‘the Act’), we are committed to identifying, assessing and addressing modern slavery risk in our operations and supply chain. Our Modern Slavery Statement – updated annually – explains how we meet our obligations under the Act.
We also have a Modern Slavery Policy that provides a framework of overarching principles and guidance through which we will seek to ensure that modern slavery risk management is part of the day-to-day operation of Hostplus. This includes a Supplier Code of Conduct that sets out expectations for all suppliers of goods and services to Hostplus.
Principles for Responsible Investment
Hostplus is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
These principles establish a collective international framework for institutional investors to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment decision-making.
The principles are:
- Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.
- Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.
- Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.
- Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.
- Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.
- Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.
Each year, the PRI surveys signatories on their responsible investment practices. The reported information is published through public transparency reports and assessed by the PRI. Hostplus is proud to have received a rating of 4 out of 5 stars for our responsible investment and stewardship policy from PRI.
Read our PRI Transparency Report and find further information on the PRI assessment methodology.
Hostplus stewardship statement
Hostplus is a signatory to the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code (the 'Stewardship Code') and is pleased to have adopted all of its six principles.
Being a signatory to the Stewardship Code allows us to continue to proactively manage and disclose the stewardship activities we undertake on behalf of our members. These activities are consistent with our desire to create value for members by influencing companies to change their behaviour in ways which protect and enhance long-term, sustainable value.
To see how we implement the code, view the Hostplus stewardship statement.
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)
Established in 2001, ACSI exists to provide a strong voice on financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Members include Australian and international asset owners and institutional investors.
As a foundation member of ACSI, Hostplus plays an active role in addressing serious ESG issues and engaging with listed companies to ensure that the interests of Hostplus members are well represented.
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)
Hostplus is a member of the RIAA, an organisation that champions responsible investing and a sustainable financial system in Australia and New Zealand.
Our approach to climate change
Our primary duty is to optimise retirement outcomes for our members. In accordance with this duty, we recognise climate change as a financial risk, the extent of which will vary based on factors including the nature, scope and timing of social and regulatory changes.
To manage these risks in our investment portfolio, we’ve established policies, systems and processes to ensure that our operational and reporting frameworks consider these risks. Climate-change considerations are incorporated into our investment process in the following ways.
Hostplus’ Board oversees our investment decisions, including the management of financial risks due to climate change.
The Board follows an investment approach under our investment governance framework. Management of financial risks related to climate change is embedded in the framework through our investment philosophy, Responsible Investment Policy, Stress Testing Policy and investment strategy process.
We include climate-change-related financial risks within our internal risk framework, recognising their potential to impact us and our members through financial, physical, transitional, regulatory, member-retention and reputational risks.
Our Chief Investment Officer oversees these risks, which, based on the current risk level, must be assessed at least every six months. The Board sets our risk appetite. If a risk falls outside this appetite, the Board decides whether to accept the risk or request additional controls.
We’ve put controls in place to mitigate and manage climate-change-related financial risks. These include:
- incorporating these risks within our investment philosophy and investment strategy (including the strategic asset allocation process)
- conducting climate-change stress testing and scenario analysis
- assessing the capabilities of investment managers to handle these risks, and
- engaging with investee companies regarding the assessment, management and disclosure of climate-change-related financial risks.
We incorporate climate-change-related financial risk into our investment philosophy, which informs our investment decision-making process. Together with our investment adviser, we also consider these risks in our investment strategy, including our strategic asset allocation, alongside other factors. Our Board reviews and approves this strategy at least annually, guiding our investment allocation decisions.
We analyse the overall profile of our investment options using a statistical approach that applies a range of factors, including climate change scenario stress testing. This testing helps to inform us of potential impacts on financial performance in the event that particular climate change events might occur. The climate change scenarios that are used are reviewed annually as part of the formal annual review of our investment strategy.
As part of our efforts to manage climate-change-related financial risks, we have committed to transition the investment portfolio to net zero emissions by 2050, aligning with Australia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
Our Board appoints specialist external investment managers based on advice from our investment adviser and internal investment team, who regularly monitor the progress of these managers. We assess each manager’s risk management capabilities related to climate change as part of the selection and review process, reporting on these assessments to the Board in the annual Responsible Investing Review.
We invest primarily through specialist external investment managers. We believe this gives our members great value and access to the skills and expertise of some of the best investment managers in the world. We work closely with our investment consultant to select and monitor these managers. While approaches to ESG integration may vary, each manager's ESG capabilities must at least be in line with their asset class peer group to be included in the portfolio.
We believe it’s not in our members’ best financial interests to apply a blanket ban on any exposure to fossil fuels in our fund. However, we’re keenly aware of the impact of fossil fuels in exacerbating global climate change. For that reason, climate change is a key consideration for us and our investment managers when applying our investment decision frameworks described above. Where possible, our managers consider climate-change-related financial risks alongside other factors when making their investment decisions.
Our investment strategy is to retain exposure to a broad range of sectors. We believe our members' financial interests are best served by an orderly transition to a low-carbon economy and that investee companies should have the opportunity to adapt. Rather than divesting sectors like fossil fuels, we use our influence as a shareholder to drive change within companies, supporting a smooth transition and investing in potential climate solutions.
For members who want their superannuation to reflect their personal values, we have socially responsible investment options that seek to reduce exposure to investing in fossil fuels and other sectors where feasible. These options are:
Hostplus engages with listed investee companies through specialist engagement service providers, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and Federated Hermes EOS. By taking a collective engagement approach, we can exert greater influence in an investee company beyond our own shareholding, aiming to positively influence their climate-change risk management practices and disclosures.
We take a pragmatic and commercial approach to voting at company AGMs, aiming to vote on all resolutions where practicable and reviewing select shareholder proposals on a case-by-case basis. Our voting process considers factors such as company-specific circumstances, recommendations from proxy voting advisers and from input investment managers.
In addition to incorporating climate-change risk into our investment decisions and engaging with companies, we invest in potential climate solutions. This includes renewable energy, energy storage, and clean energy technology like green hydrogen electrolysers, aiming to deliver future returns for our members. Read our investment case studies to learn more about some of these investments.
We recognise that managing climate-change-related financial risk is an evolving area requiring ongoing review and advancement. Therefore, we commit to annually reviewing our approach and reporting the results to the Board through the annual Responsible Investing Review.