Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Top performing ETFs

Here you’ll find the 20 best-performing exchange traded funds (ETFs) in Australia, updated daily and ranked by 3-year returns. Each ETF includes InvestSMART’s star rating out of five, based on factors such as fund size, fees, liquidity, bid/ask spread and tracking error, so you can quickly compare funds. These are the same ratings we use when choosing ETFs for our portfolios.

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Top 20 ETFs by 3yr returns (as at 22 May 2026)

Code	Security Name	Geographic Focus	Asset Class	MER	Market Cap ($m)	InvestSMART Rating	Yield 1Yr	Return 1Yr	Return 3Yr (p.a.)
Code	Security Name	Geographic Focus	Asset Class	MER	Market Cap ($m)	InvestSMART Rating	Yield 1Yr	Return 1Yr	Return 3Yr (p.a.)	No funds found

Code	Security Name	Issuer	Inception	Type	Objective
Code	Security Name	Issuer	Inception	No funds found

Code	Security Name	1 Mnth %	3 Mnth %	6 Mnth %	1 Yr % p.a.	2 Yr % p.a.	3 Yr % p.a.	5 Yr % p.a.
Code	Security Name	1 Mnth %	3 Mnth %	6 Mnth %	1 Yr % p.a.	2 Yr % p.a.	3 Yr % p.a.	5 Yr % p.a.	No funds found

Code	Security Name	Australian Equities	International Equities	Property	Cash	Fixed Interest	Alternatives
Code	Security Name	Australian Equities	International Equities	Property	Cash	Fixed Interest	Alternatives	No funds found

Code	Security Name	Yield	Expected Distribution Frequency	Last Payment Date	Cents Per Unit
Code	Security Name	Yield	Expected Distribution Frequency	Last Payment Date	Cents Per Unit	No funds found

Code	Name	Apr-26 ($m)	Mar-26 ($m)	Feb-26 ($m)	Jan-26 ($m)	Dec-25 ($m)	Nov-25 ($m)	Oct-25 ($m)	Sep-25 ($m)	Aug-25 ($m)	Jul-25 ($m)	Jun-25 ($m)
No funds found

Code	Security Name	Volatility - 20 days	Volatility - 50 days	Volatility - 100 days	Volatility - 200 days	Volatility - All
No funds found

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