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Australian ETF Industry sets new inflow record at nearly $6B
- A record $5.99 billion of inflows in October, plus positive market movements, helped the Australian ETF industry to a new record high of $321.7B in funds under management– a rise of $12.5B or 4.03%
- Industry inflows for the month were a record $5.99B – surpassing the record set in July this year, and only the third time that monthly inflows have been above $5B
- ASX trading value was ~$18B in October
- Over the last 12 months the Australian ETF industry has grown by 38.4%, or $89.2B
- 11 new funds, including the Betashares FTSE Global Infrastructure Shares Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: TOLL), launched in October
- The Betashares Global Gold Miners Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: MNRS) retains its YTD performance lead, however a Hydrogen exposure was the best performing fund in October
- International Equity ETFs continued their streak of receiving the highest level of flows with $1.9b, Australian Equities followed with $1.45b, while Fixed Income ($1.38b) rounded out the top three.
Australian ETF Industry AuM: July 2001 – October 2025
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate. Source: ASX, CBOE
Market Cap
- Australian Exchange Traded Funds Market Cap (ASX + CBOE): $321.7B – all time high
- ASX CHESS Market Cap: $275.09B1
- Market Cap change for September: 4.03%, $12.5B
- Market cap growth for last 12 months: 38.4%, or $89.2B.
New Money
- Net inflows for month: $5.99B – all time high.
Products
- 451 Exchange Traded Products trading on the ASX & Cboe
- 11 new funds, including the Betashares FTSE Global Infrastructure Shares Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: TOLL), launched in October.
Trading Value
- ASX trading value was ~$18B in September.
Performance
- The Betashares Global Gold Miners Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: MNRS) retains its YTD performance lead, however a Hydrogen exposure was the best performing fund in October.
Top 10 products: October 2025
Top 10 Products: By Market Cap | ||||
| Ticker | Product | Issuer | Market Cap | Rank Movement |
| VAS | Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF | Vanguard | $22,678,424,117 | |
| VGS | Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF | Vanguard | $13,861,698,429 | |
| IVV | iShares S&P 500 ETF | iShares | $12,899,044,293 | |
| A200 | Betashares Australia 200 ETF | Betashares | $8,643,893,052 | |
| QUAL | VanEck MSCI World Ex-Australia Quality ETF | VanEck | $7,974,757,759 | +1 |
| NDQ | Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF | Betashares | $7,906,404,354 | +1 |
| IOZ | iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF | iShares | $7,832,737,634 | -2 |
| MGOC | Magellan Global Fund (Open Class) (Managed Fund) | Magellan | $6,789,992,056 | |
| DACE | Dimensional Australian Core Equity Trust (Managed Fund) | Dimensional | $6,449,651,288 | |
| VTS | Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF | Vanguard | $6,410,666,785 | +1 |
| Other products with > $3B AUM: AAA, BGBL, DFGH, DGCE, ETHI, GOLD, HYGG, IAF, IHVV, IOO, MVW, STW, SUBD, VAF, VAP, VBND, VDHG, VEU, VGAD, VHY Average Daily Trading Value (by $) – Month | ||||
| Ticker | Product | Issuer | ADTV | Rank Movement |
| VAS | Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF | Vanguard | $39,259,637 | |
| GOLD | Global X Physical Gold | Global X | $34,974,213 | +7 |
| AAA | Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF | Betashares | $33,628,464 | -1 |
| IVV | iShares S&P 500 ETF | iShares | $27,395,580 | -1 |
| VGS | Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF | Vanguard | $24,345,842 | |
| NDQ | Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF | Betashares | $22,580,244 | +1 |
| A200 | Betashares Australia 200 ETF | Betashares | $21,142,698 | -3 |
| PMGOLD | Perth Mint Gold | Perth Mint | $19,443,958 | +14 |
| IOZ | iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF | iShares | $18,009,069 | -3 |
| SUBD | VanEck Australian Subordinated Debt ETF | VanEck | $16,182,159 | +4 |
Top 10 Inflows (by $) – Month | ||||
| Ticker | Product | Inflow Value | ||
| VAS | Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF | $329,098,290 | ||
| AAA | Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF | $298,488,782 | ||
| VGS | Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF | $261,463,435 | ||
| A200 | Betashares Australia 200 ETF | $228,948,965 | ||
| VBND | Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF | $220,359,109 | ||
| SUBD | VanEck Australian Subordinated Debt ETF | $208,999,383 | ||
| IOZ | iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF | $195,004,905 | ||
| BGBL | Betashares Global Shares ETF | $168,994,618 | ||
| IJP | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | $159,612,852 | ||
| VHY | Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF | $145,056,683 | ||
Top 10 Outflows (by $) – Month | ||||
| Ticker | Product | Inflow Value | ||
| XALG | Alphinity Global Equity Fund (Managed Fund) | -$143,683,705 | ||
| MGOC | Magellan Global Fund (Open Class) (Managed Fund) | -$135,520,212 | ||
| IHOO | iShares Global 100 AUD Hedged ETF | -$52,486,384 | ||
| FANG | Global X FANG+ ETF | -$41,618,870 | ||
| U100 | Global X US 100 ETF | -$39,353,426 | ||
| VLUE | VanEck MSCI International Value ETF | -$39,249,169 | ||
| QUAL | VanEck MSCI World Ex-Australia Quality ETF | -$34,110,062 | ||
| QUS | Betashares S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | -$32,104,939 | ||
| QAU | Betashares Gold bullion ETF – Currency Hedged | -$29,268,686 | ||
| HIGH | Schroder Australian High Yielding Credit Fund – Active ETF | -$22,096,591 | ||
Industry Net Flows
Top Category Inflows (by $) – Month
| Broad Category | Inflow Value |
| International Equities | $1,948,268,922 |
| Australian Equities | $1,449,976,925 |
| Fixed Income | $1,384,360,273 |
| Commodities | $417,091,325 |
| Cash | $409,363,545 |
Top Sub-Category Inflows (by $) – Month
| Sub-Category | Inflow Value |
| Australian Equities – Broad | $1,049,558,019 |
| Australian Bonds | $994,906,542 |
| International Equities – Developed World | $881,156,080 |
| Cash | $409,363,545 |
| Global Bonds | $377,661,527 |
Top Category Outflows (by $) – Month
No outflows recorded by broad category
Top Sub-Category Outflows (by $) – Month
| Sub-Category | Inflow Value |
| Australian Equities – E&R – Impact | -$5,247,925 |
Performance
Top Performing Products – Month
| Ticker | Product Name | Performance (%) |
| HGEN | Global X Hydrogen ETF | 27.69% |
| IKO | iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Index ETF | 23.36% |
| ETPMPD | Global X Physical Palladium | 20.04% |
| SEMI | Global X Semiconductor ETF | 17.61% |
| ATOM | Global X Uranium ETF | 16.52% |