The University of Sydney Professorial Superannuation System — superannuation fund performance
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The University of Sydney Professorial Superannuation System reported A$28.2m of total assets for 36 member accounts (average balance A$409k) in APRA's fund-level statistics for the year to 30 June 2025, with a one-year rate of return of 12.2%.
| Total assets | A$28.2m |
| Member accounts | 36 |
| Average member balance | A$409k |
| 1-year rate of return | 12.2% |
| 5-year rate of return (annualised) | 5.1% |
| 10-year rate of return (annualised) | 5.9% |
| Investment options offered | 1 |
What running the fund costs
An expense ratio is the running cost per dollar of savings — 0.5% means 50 cents per A$100 of assets each year. These are the fund's own figures for its reporting year ended 31 December 2024:
| Operating expense ratio | 1.0% |
| Investment expense ratio | 0.2% |
| Administration and operating expenses | A$266k |
| Executive remuneration (expensed to the fund) | A$12k |
| Director remuneration | A$4k |
See also: Australian super in numbers — marketing spend, expenses, the gender gap and two decades of consolidation across all APRA-regulated funds · all tracked plans.