Best of the Best 2025: Best Australian Shares Exchange Traded Funds
Betashares has been named Money's Best Australian Shares Exchange Traded Funds as part of the Best of the Best awards.
A sizeable chunk of Australian investors continue to see value in Australian companies, with the results from the ASX's most recent Australian Investor Survey indicating that 58% of them hold local shares and 20% hold exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Louis Crous, chief investment officer at Betashares, says that even with extensive access to global markets, many Australian investors still choose to prioritise local equities - a growing number of whom are using ETFs to get that exposure.
"The broader Australian market is characterised by larger and more mature companies that return attractive levels of dividends and associated franking credits, and as a result the Australian market is one of the highest-yielding developed markets in the word.
"Similar to the ETF offerings on international markets, Australians can also access ETFs that provide investment exposure to specific sectors or strategies within the Australian market, for example the technology sector or high-quality companies.
"Such exposures allow investors to construct Australian equity portfolios or express particular views on the Australian equity market in a convenient and cost-effective way."
It's fair to say that the Australian ETF market is one that Betashares knows better than most and, importantly for its clients, that extends to its ability to deliver competitive returns.
That's evidenced by the fact that Betashares has taken out the award in this category once again this year, thanks in part to another strong performance from its Australia 200 ETF.
"We're honoured to received recognition in the Best of the Best Awards again this year," says Crous. "Money plays an important role in educating Australians about achieving financial goals and we're proud to receive recognition again this year."
With more than 100 funds on offer and more than $40 billion in assets under management, Betashares has become one of the largest players in the Australian ETF landscape in recent years - no easy feat in such a competitive market.
Crous says Betashares has been able to achieve this through a combination of innovation and attending to its investors' wealth-creation goals.
"At Betashares, we have a very strong focus on the specific needs of the Australian investor. This not only includes product design and structure, but also the range of investment solutions.
Moreover, both innovation and investor education are important components of our business and something we take very seriously as we strive to enable every Australian to achieve financial progress."
Australian investors continue to be attracted to ETFs as a cost-effective and convenient investment vehicle, he says.
"ETFs offer a range of benefits including transparency, convenience and diversification, and more investors are recognising these benefits and seeking to add them to their portfolio. As a result, there is an ongoing shift away from typically higher-cost unlisted active funds to ETFs."
Correction: An earlier version of this story listed the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund management fee as 0.13%. The correct fee is 0.05%.
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