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Where should you put your Pillar 3a?

Eleven Swiss Pillar 3a providers, ranked by all-in annual fee. Same legal product (CHF 7 258 max deductible, locked until retirement), wildly different fees and features. The decision you make once — and forget about for 30 years — costs or saves you tens of thousands.

Quick verdict

Digital-only providers

Sorted by all-in fee. Numbers are 2026 published figures.

True Wealth 3a
True Wealth AG
~0.13% (0% mgmt + ETF TER)
AUM CHF 2.5bn+ across firm
99%Zero management fee on 3a — total cost essentially just the ETF TER
Finpension 3a
finpension AG
0.39% all-in
AUM CHF 5bn+ (Feb 2026)
99%Lowest flat-fee 3a with up to 5 independent custom portfolios per user
Frankly
Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB)
0.43% all-in flat
AUM ~CHF 5bn
95%Backed by ZKB (cantonal state guarantee) yet runs as a fully digital fintech
VIAC
WIR Bank Genossenschaft
~0.44% all-in
AUM ~CHF 6bn (estimated)
99%CHF 8,500 fee-free allowance + free VIAC Life death/disability cover bundled in
Yapeal Y3A
Yapeal (Vontobel funds)
0.42–0.47%
AUM not disclosed
50%Embedded in Yapeal banking app; powered by Vontobel actively-managed sustainable funds
Selma 3a
Selma Finance AG
0.68% + ~0.22% TER (tiered)
AUM not disclosed
97%Holistic financial-assistant linking 3a + private investing under one tiered fee
Inyova 3a
Inyova AG
0.80% + 0–0.24% TER
AUM not disclosed
90%Switzerland's first fully impact-investing 3a, theme-customisable (climate, equality...)

Traditional bank providers

For comparison. Most traditional bank 3a funds are noticeably more expensive than digital providers; the savings accounts at retail banks pay near-zero interest. Useful only if you want to keep everything in one banking relationship.

ZKB Saving 3
Zürcher Kantonalbank
0% (savings); interest 0.15–0.20%
AUM not disclosed
0%State-guaranteed (Kanton Zürich) Pillar 3a savings account — capital safety with token interest
UBS key4 pension 3a
UBS
~0.75% (Vitainvest Passive)
AUM largest Swiss 3a book
100%Full integration with UBS Banking app; benefits from UBS-CS merger scale
Raiffeisen 3a
Raiffeisen Switzerland
0.66–1.25% (fund TER)
AUM not disclosed
100%Local cooperative branch network + Futura sustainable fund family
PostFinance 3a
PostFinance / Swiss Post
~1.12–1.30% (active) — new passive cheaper
AUM not disclosed
100%Widest physical reach via post offices; recently added passive funds to cut cost vs fintechs

The fee math, over 30 years

A CHF 7 258 yearly contribution at 6 % long-run return, compounded for 30 years:

  • True Wealth (0.13% all-in): final balance ~CHF 615 000
  • Finpension (0.39%): ~CHF 595 000 (CHF 20 000 lost to fees)
  • VIAC (0.44%): ~CHF 591 000 (CHF 24 000 lost)
  • UBS key4 passive (0.75%): ~CHF 567 000 (CHF 48 000 lost)
  • Raiffeisen Futura (~0.95%): ~CHF 551 000 (CHF 64 000 lost)
  • PostFinance active (~1.20%): ~CHF 532 000 (CHF 83 000 lost)

The difference between the cheapest and most expensive option above is roughly the deposit on a Swiss apartment. Fees compound too.

Important caveats

  • This is not a recommendation. Optiqo does not receive compensation from any of these providers. Affiliate links (when present) are marked. We aren't licensed to give financial advice.
  • Fees are not everything. Service quality, insurance bundling (VIAC Life), banking integration (UBS), and the ability to split across 5 accounts all matter.
  • "Max equity" matters less if you're <10 years from retirement. In the home stretch, capital preservation usually beats maximum equity exposure.
  • Past returns ≠ future returns. The 6% long-run SMI/MSCI World figure used in the fee-math example above is a historical reference, not a forecast.

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