Super that cares about animals

Where do you stand?

Our members are thinkers.
Our members are change makers.
Our members care about where their superannuation is invested.
Cruelty Free Super founded in 2010 by members of the Australian animal rights and vegan community.
For over a decade Cruelty Free Super has been a supporting ethical investing. We have a specific focus of avoiding investments that harm animals, in addition to a range of a broader ethical screens.

Performance

The 12 month performance for each of the current investment options as at 31 July 2025 is;
Cruelty Free Australian Shares
16.47%
Cruelty Free International Shares
16.93%
Cash
3.56%
For the latest performance results, see Our performance.
Investment returns are historical and past performance is not indicative of future performance. Return of capital and the performance of your investment is not guaranteed.

A decade of fund growth

In 2015 the fund was tiny, with just 520 farsighted members and only $13m funds under management. From “little things big(ger) things grow” and today, the fund has over 5,000 members and over $157m in funds under management (as at June 2025).
Financial members and funds under management data are as at June 2015 and June 2025.

Our ethical screening

Our investment manager has an ethical screening team who research and screen out companies that do not meet our ethical investment screening criteria.
The fund adheres to the following negative investment screens;
Animal testing screen
Animals in food and products
Animals in sport
Live animal export
Alcohol
Chemicals of concern
Destruction of valuable environments
Fossil fuels
Gambling
Human and labour rights
Nuclear
Tobacco
Weapons
Revenue thresholds apply to some screens. For more information on each screen, see our Reference Guide.

Where do you stand?

You’re invited to stand with us.

Improved investment choice

In 2021 we introduced screened international shares to our portfolio.
In 2024 the fund replaced the single growth option, and introduced three investment options, allowing members to choose their own investment mix.

Lower percentage-based admin fee

From 2022 to 2024 the fund has had a series of significant administration fee reductions. The percentage-based admin fee fell by 47%.

Where do you stand?

You’re invited to stand with us.