Betashares
3 minutes reading time
- The Australian ETF industry surged past $300 billion following elevated inflows and positive market performance.
- Another month of inflows above $5 billion, combined with positive market performance, pushed the Australian ETF industry to a new record high of $309.3 billion in funds under management– a rise of $9.9 billion or 3.31%
- Industry inflows for the month were an elevated $5 billion – the second time the industry has recorded inflows above $5 billion in a single month.
- ASX trading value was ~$16 billion in September
- Over the last 12 months the Australian ETF industry has grown by 36.3%, or $82.4 billion
- Five new funds, including the Betashares Wealth Builder Global Shares Geared (30-40% LVR) Complex ETF (ASX: GGBL), launched in September.
- The Betashares Global Gold Miners Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: MNRS) was the best performing fund.
- International Equity ETFs continued their streak of receiving the highest level of flows with $1.9 billion, Australian Equities returned to second place with $1.2 billion, while Fixed Income ($1.1 billion) rounded out the top three.
Australian ETF Industry AUM: July 2001 – September 2025
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate. Source: ASX, CBOE
Top 10 Products
By Market Cap
| Ticker | Product | Market Cap |
| VAS | Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF | $22,463,356,819 |
| VGS | Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF | $13,141,836,321 |
| IVV | iShares S&P 500 ETF | $12,322,187,268 |
| A200 | Betashares Australia 200 ETF | $8,463,575,669 |
| IOZ | iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF | $7,707,946,787 |
| QUAL | VanEck MSCI World Ex-Australia Quality ETF | $7,673,330,146 |
| NDQ | Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF | $7,321,857,817 |
| MGOC | Magellan Global Fund (Open Class) (Managed Fund) | $6,794,930,890 |
| DACE | Dimensional Australian Core Equity Trust (Managed Fund) | $6,396,004,978 |
| STW | SPDR S&P/ASX 200 | $6,252,247,979 |
Top 10 Inflows (by $) – Month
| Ticker | Product | Market Cap |
| VGS | Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF | $254,363,852 |
| IVV | iShares S&P 500 ETF | $243,371,538 |
| VHY | Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF | $201,836,077 |
| BGBL | Betashares Global Shares ETF | $165,621,509 |
| A200 | Betashares Australia 200 ETF | $164,124,671 |
| SUBD | VanEck Australian Subordinated Debt ETF | $136,027,065 |
| IOZ | iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF | $120,085,308 |
| NDQ | Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF | $116,140,596 |
| OZBD | Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF | $112,005,057 |
| VAS | Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF | $111,899,734 |
Industry Net Flows
Top Category Inflows (by $) – Month
| Broad Category | Inflow Value |
| International Equities | $1,870,819,537 |
| Australian Equities | $1,231,630,226 |
| Fixed Income | $1,077,584,093 |
| Commodities | $378,137,539 |
| Multi-Asset | $209,559,578 |
Top Sub-Category Inflows (by $) – Month
| Sub-Category | Inflow Value |
| Australian Bonds | $886,742,842 |
| Australian Equities – Broad | $772,592,286 |
| International Equities – US | $618,408,378 |
| International Equities – Developed World | $575,394,021 |
| International Equities – Sector | $477,981,117 |
Top Category Outflows (by $) – Month
No outflows recorded by broad category
Top Sub-Category Outflows (by $) – Month
| Sub-Category | Inflow Value |
| Fixed Income – E&R – ESG Lite | -$29,893,724 |
| International Equities – Europe | -$12,338,456 |
| International Equities – Geared | -$8,813,094 |
| Australian Equities – Short | -$7,851,634 |
| Fixed Income – E&R – Ethical | -$4,503,862 |
Top Performing Products – Month
| Ticker | Product name | Performance % |
| MNRS | Betashares Global Gold Miners Currency Hedged ETF | 22.56 |
| HGEN | Global X Hydrogen ETF | 19.59 |
| GDX | VanEck Gold Miners ETF | 19.44 |
| WIRE | Global X Copper Miners ETF | 19.35 |
| CRYP | Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF | 19.00 |