Updated - 20 May 2026 - Q2 2026 dataIndependent research desk - General information only, not personal financial adviceMelbourne, Australia
Methodology - seed created 19/05/2026

How Rank My Super compares like with like.

The methodology is designed to be public, repeatable and conservative. It does not produce personal financial advice or a recommendation to switch funds.

Seed data notice: this local build uses the rms-upload-v1 APRA-backed seed package: 29 funds, 30 MySuper/default product options and 153 methodology flags. Unit-price ingestion and broader Choice/ESG/direct option models still need production backend work.
Standard option buckets

Marketing labels are not enough.

Fund labels like Balanced, Growth or Sustainable can mean different things across trustees. Rank My Super first classifies options into standard buckets and growth bands, then compares similar options.

§ADefault

Representative MySuper/default products that can be compared under one single-strategy peer group.

§BLifecycle

Age-based default products tracked separately until a representative cohort method is finalised.

§CDiversified

Premixed multi-asset Choice options. Not production-ready in the current seed package.

§DIndexed

Premixed index-tracking Choice options. Not production-ready in the current seed package.

§ESustainable

Options applying environmental, social or governance screens. Not production-ready in the current seed package.

§FSingle asset

Concentrated options such as Australian shares, bonds or cash. Not production-ready in the current seed package.

§GDirect

Brokerage-style super platforms. Not production-ready in the current seed package.

§HPension

Account-based pension and transition-to-retirement options. Not production-ready in the current seed package.

Core rule

Compare MySuper with MySuper, lifecycle stage with matching lifecycle stage, and similar growth bands with similar growth bands.

Growth bands
Defensive
0-40% growth
Conservative / Balanced
40-60% growth
Balanced / Growth
60-75% growth
Growth
75-90% growth
High Growth
90-100% growth
Data sources
  • APRA: 2025 Comprehensive Product Performance Package - MySuper
  • APRA: List of RSEs and RSE Licensees and MySuper Authorised products 18 May 2026
  • APRA: Quarterly MySuper statistics from September 2020 to December 2025
  • Trustee unit-price and performance source candidates, with parser status per row
What we do not do
  • No personalised recommendations
  • No “best fund for you” language
  • No paid placement or referral ranking boost
  • No guaranteed outcome claims
This site is
  • A general information comparison tool
  • An independent data and research desk
  • A way to compare published fund information
This site is not
  • Personal financial advice
  • A guarantee of future performance
  • A recommendation that you switch funds