Hostplus
235 mentions in Australia and New Zealand, 10th of 54 in KiwiSaver/super for share of voice. Net sentiment sits 20 points above the peer median.
- Markets
- AU
- Category
- KiwiSaver/super
- Website
- hostplus.com.au
Hostplus among KiwiSaver/super
Across: net sentiment. Size: share of voice. Ring: its sentiment mix. 4 brands with a single mention left off.
- Positive
- Neutral
- Negative
- Mixed
- Share of voice
- 4%
- 10th of 54, 235 mentions
- Net sentiment
- +20
- Peer median 0
- Net advocacy
- +11
- Peer median 0
- Rejection
- <1%
- 1 of 235 staged mentions
- 10th of 54 for share of voice
- 6th of 26 for net sentiment
- 4th of 26 for net advocacy
- 5th of 26 for past awareness
- 6th of 26 for rejection
Hostplus against its peers
The share of Hostplus's mentions at each stage, against the median of the other brands in KiwiSaver/super mentioned in this view (53 of them).
Every staged mention of Hostplus, 100%Rejection, the exit
Awareness
38%
-12 pts on peers (50%)
Names the brand in passing or in the news.
Consideration
33%
+23 pts on peers (11%)
Weighing it up, asking about it, comparing.
Usage
17%
-4 pts on peers (21%)
Says they bank, invest or are insured with it.
Preference
3%
+3 pts on peers (0%)
Chooses it over the alternatives.
Advocacy
9%
+9 pts on peers (0%)
Recommends it to others.
Rejection
<1%
Level with peers (0%)
Left it, refuses it or warns others off.
Mentions by week
- Positive
- Neutral
- Negative
- Mixed
Where the conversation happens
Mentions by source in Australia and New Zealand; the figure beside each count is net sentiment.
- Reddit217+26
- News14-43
- Brand pages4-75
What the posts were about
Sence tags each finance post with what it covers. These are the topics of the posts Hostplus was named under; brand page posts are not tagged, so they sit under "Not tagged".
- KiwiSaver and Super192+17
- Investing50+12
- Money Advice44+30
- Not tagged14+43
- Insurance5+20
- Home Loans10
Who they leave for, and who they leave
Comments that reject one brand and name another they use, prefer or are weighing up.
Winning customers from
Rejects this brand, names Hostplus instead.
- AustralianSuper467%
- Pearler117%
- Australian Ethical117%
What people actually say
A spread of comments at each stage, as written. Comments that tag or name another commenter are left out.
“There are indexed share investment options with very low investment fees and flat admin fees e.g. Hostplus.”
neutralReddit, Australia, 13 Aug 2026
“If u have Hostplus super. Ur kids will go thru hell to get any of it”
negativeNews, Australia, Facebook, 7 Sep 2026
“If "best" means "sponsors the most sports teams" then surely Hostplus is the winner!”
negativeReddit, Australia, 10 Oct 2026
“Host plus is .03% for indexed funds”
neutralReddit, Australia, 16 Oct 2026
The posts that got Hostplus talked about
- 18mentions
AustralianSuper fees increase 91% on a $500k account! What is the best alternative?
r/fiaustralia on Reddit, 12 Aug 2026 · KiwiSaver and Super, Money Advice
- 12mentions
Moving on from REST
r/AusFinance on Reddit, 10 Oct 2026
- 11mentions
Super return vs Index
r/AusFinance on Reddit, 29 Oct 2026 · KiwiSaver and Super
- 9mentions
Hostplus reduces fee's, International index option reduced to 0.03%
r/fiaustralia on Reddit, 22 Sep 2026 · KiwiSaver and Super
Every brand in KiwiSaver/super
| Weekly | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ANZNZ + AU | 1,18018% | -32 | 43% | 7% | -6 | |
 WestpacNZ + AU | 1,09117% | -24 | 43% | 7% | -5 | |
 KernelNZ | 5308% | +46 | 71% | <1% | +16 | |
 SharesiesNZ + AU | 5098% | +13 | 62% | 4% | +7 | |
 SimplicityNZ | 3746% | +43 | 64% | <1% | +16 | |
 AustralianSuperAU | 3566% | -35 | 35% | 6% | -3 | |
 InvestNowNZ | 3546% | +29 | 71% | 1% | +16 | |
 ASBNZ | 3505% | -3 | 50% | 2% | +2 | |
 BNZNZ | 2634% | +10 | 47% | 2% | +3 | |
| HostplusAU | 2354% | +20 | 62% | <1% | +11 | |
 MilfordNZ | 1743% | -51 | 37% | 14% | -11 | |
 Fisher FundsNZ | 1282% | -69 | 20% | 28% | -27 | |
 AMPNZ + AU | 1122% | -7 | 38% | 3% | +3 | |
 Australian Retirement TrustAU | 901% | +23 | 49% | 0% | +7 | |
 CbusAU | 901% | -64 | 16% | 4% | -2 | |
 SBS BankNZ | 671% | -28 | 42% | 0% | +4 | |
 SmartsharesNZ | 56<1% | 0 | 57% | 5% | +2 | |
 RestAU | 46<1% | -28 | 54% | 0% | +4 | |
 Aware SuperAU | 42<1% | -12 | 43% | 5% | 0 | |
 UniSuperAU | 38<1% | +39 | 53% | 0% | +8 | |
 Colonial First StateAU | 38<1% | -3 | 50% | 8% | -5 | |
 NZ FundsNZ | 23<1% | -78 | 9% | 26% | -26 | |
 HESTAAU | 23<1% | -48 | 22% | 4% | -4 | |
 SuperLifeNZ | 22<1% | +14 | 82% | 5% | +9 | |
 MLCAU | 21<1% | -29 | 38% | 5% | 0 | |
 BoosterNZ | 20<1% | +5 | 55% | 0% | +5 | |
 GenerateNZ | 18<1% | -22 | 44% | 0% | 0 | |
 Australian EthicalAU | 17<1% | +35 | 71% | 6% | 0 | |
 MercerNZ | 14<1% | -7 | 43% | 7% | -7 | |
 Craigs Investment PartnersNZ | 12<1% | +33 | 33% | 8% | 0 | |
 Public Sector Superannuation SchemeAU | 9<1% | -11 | 22% | 0% | 0 | |
 Future SuperAU | 9<1% | -22 | 78% | 0% | 0 | |
 CareSuperAU | 8<1% | +25 | 25% | 0% | 0 | |
 Vanguard SuperAU | 7<1% | +71 | 71% | 0% | 0 | |
 PathfinderNZ | 5<1% | +20 | 80% | 0% | 0 | |
 MASNZ | 5<1% | +100 | 20% | 0% | 0 | |
 Brighter SuperAU | 5<1% | +20 | 100% | 0% | +20 | |
| HiveNZ | 4<1% | +25 | 75% | 0% | 0 | |
| 4<1% | +25 | 50% | 0% | 0 | ||
| Smart Future TrustAU | 4<1% | +50 | 25% | 0% | +25 | |
 Mercer SuperAU | 3<1% | -67 | 33% | 0% | 0 | |
 Military SuperAU | 3<1% | -33 | 100% | 0% | 0 | |
 NGS SuperAU | 3<1% | +33 | 33% | 0% | 0 | |
 Team SuperAU | 3<1% | -67 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
 Pie FundsNZ | 2<1% | 0 | 100% | 0% | 0 | |
 KōuraNZ | 2<1% | -50 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| FundRock NZNZ | 2<1% | 0 | 50% | 0% | 0 | |
 Insignia FinancialAU | 2<1% | 0 | 50% | 0% | 0 | |
 Vision SuperAU | 2<1% | 0 | 50% | 0% | 0 | |
 Equip SuperAU | 2<1% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
 AE KiwiSaverNZ | 1<1% | -100 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
 Quay StreetNZ | 1<1% | +100 | 100% | 0% | +100 | |
 Prime SuperAU | 1<1% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
 legalsuperAU | 1<1% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |