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Australian Retirement Trust

The Australian Retirement Trust was founded on 28 February 2022 following the merger between Sunsuper and QSuper. This merger is currently the largest superannuation fund merger in Australian history.

Country

Australia

AUM

$226

Performance (%, 1YR)

10.82

Chief Executive

Kathy Vincent

Chief Investment Officer

Ian Patrick

Performance Notes

Based on Life Cycle Balanced option

Chair

Helen Rowell

Asset allocation

Based on Life Cycle Balanced option

25.6% Australian Shares

27.1% International Shares

29.5% Unlisted Assets & Alternatives

15.5% Fixed Income

2.3% Cash

Website

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2025. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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