ANZ Smart Choice Super Review

ANZ Smart Choice Super is the Superannuation fund offered by ANZ bank. It is managed by OnePath Custodians, a former subsidiary of ANZ, now owned by IOOF.
This fund is promoted as a simple, low-cost Super option, targeted at ANZ customers, although anyone can join.
As of September 30th 2024 they had approximately 327,500 members with $24.5 billion in assets under management across their super and pension funds.

Please Note: Any advice on this page is general in nature and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider whether this is right for you. See full disclaimer.

ANZ Smart Choice Super Review

ANZ Smart Choice Super Performance

ANZ Smart Choice Super’s Growth, Moderate and Conservative investment options have all outperformed the median option of the respective risk profiles over 1 year but underperformed over 5 years.
For an in depth analysis of performance see ANZ Smart Choice Super performance, for a comparison against AustralianSuper see ANZ Smart Choice Super vs AustralianSuper and for a comparison against all funds see compare super funds.
Select an investment option from the menu below to see performance Vs the relevant median.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Fees

Fees for the Growth, Moderate and Conservative investment options are all below the median option of their respective risk profiles.
Select an investment option from the menu below to see flat fees, percentage based fees and total fees on a balance of $50,000.

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1940's 6.63% 8.28% 5.31%
Median 6.2% 6.5% 4.3%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1940's VS Median 0.43% 1.78% 1.01%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1940's 60 0.95% $535

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 14%
2 International Shares 18%
3 Fixed Interest 32%
4 Alternative 20.5%
5 Property 2%
6 Cash 13.5%

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1990's 10.63% 12.15% 8.76%
Median 10.4% 12.1% 9.1%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1990's VS Median 0.23% 0.05% -0.34%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1990's 60 1.02% $570

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 31%
2 International Shares 39.5%
3 Fixed Interest 3%
4 Alternative 18.5%
5 Property 3.5%
6 Cash 4.5%

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1970's 10.32% 11.74% 8.24%
Median 10.4% 12.1% 9.1%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1970's VS Median -0.08% -0.36% -0.86%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1970's 60 1.03% $575

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 29%
2 International Shares 37%
3 Fixed Interest 7%
4 Alternative 19%
5 Property 3%
6 Cash 5%

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 2000's 10.53% 12.07% 8.72%
Median 10.4% 12.1% 9.1%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 2000's VS Median 0.13% -0.03% -0.38%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 2000's 60 1.01% $565

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 31%
2 International Shares 39.5%
3 Fixed Interest 3%
4 Alternative 18.5%
5 Property 3.5%
6 Cash 4.5%

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1960's 10.09% 11.59% 8.08%
Median 9.3% 10.3% 7.7%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1960's VS Median 0.79% 1.29% 0.38%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1960's 60 0.96% $540

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 29%
2 International Shares 33%
3 Fixed Interest 8%
4 Alternative 20.5%
5 Property 2%
6 Cash 7.5%

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1950's 8.35% 9.82% 6.43%
Median 7.8% 8.3% 6.1%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1950's VS Median 0.55% 1.52% 0.33%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1950's 60 0.94% $530

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 21%
2 International Shares 26%
3 Fixed Interest 20%
4 Alternative 21.5%
5 Property 3%
6 Cash 8.5%

Returns to December 31 2025

Investment Option 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1980's 10.7% 12.22% 8.76%
Median 10.4% 12.1% 9.1%
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1980's VS Median 0.3% 0.12% -0.34%

Fees

Investment Option Flat Fee Percentage Based Fee Fee Based on 50k
ANZ Smart Choice Super - 1980's 60 1.02% $570

Asset Allocation

RankAsset%
1 Australian Shares 31%
2 International Shares 39.5%
3 Fixed Interest 3%
4 Alternative 18.5%
5 Property 3.5%
6 Cash 4.5%

Insurance

Members are offered life, TPD and income protection Insurance to their members.
Automatically applied cover amounts are based on your age, gender, and smoker status.
You can apply for greater amounts of cover, which will be subject to underwriting.

Insurance is provided by OnePath Life Limited. 

Fund details

See the ANZ Smart Choice Super ABN and USI page for all the information required to contribute to this fund.
Read their PDS and TMD for further details.

FAQ's

While their main investment options have underperformed the median of other investments within the same risk categories over 5 years, they have outperformed over the past 1 year.
Fees are lower than the median of other options of the same risk category.
Based on this evidence, it depends on which investment option you’re in, how long you’ve been in it and whether it’s suited to your risk tolerance as to whether it’s been a good superfund.
There are many factors which determine whether a super fund is good or bad and it can differ depending on personal requirements. It’s best to seek advice from a qualified adviser in order to work out which is the best super fund for you.

ANZ Smart Choice Super Reviews

ANZ Smart Choice Super Reviews: 2.4 out of 5 stars from 12 customer reviews on Australia’s best superannuation review site Review My Super.

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