Top 10 ETFs by Expected Performance – January 2025

View the top 10 ETFs by market (ASX and US), sorted by expected annual return*. Indicators are valid as at 15 January 2025.

You can also see the top performing stocks and top performing Indian mutual funds for the month.

* Expected annual return is calculated as geometrical (compound) average of daily returns from the past 3 years, annualised. Expected volatility is based on historical volatility.

Only ETFs older than 3 years have been included, to allow a fair comparison.

Australian Market (ASX)

Ticker	Name	Expected Return	Volatility
FANG	Global X Fang+ ETF	22.90%	28.80%
GOLD	Global X Metal Securities Australia Ltd	18.66%	13.58%
SEMI	Global X Semiconductor ETF	16.44%	30.35%
IOO	Ishares Global 100 ETF	14.17%	13.68%
ESPO	Vaneck Video Gaming and Esports ETF	14.17%	21.60%
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	13.21%	13.78%
IVV	Ishares S&P 500 ETF	13.01%	13.43%
NDQ	Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF	12.93%	19.72%
VTS	Vanguard US Total Market Shares INDEX ETF	12.30%	13.81%
QFN	Betashares Australian Financials Sector ETF	10.87%	16.43%

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US Market (NASDAQ & NYSE)

Ticker	Name	Expected Return	Volatility
ARGT	Global X Funds-Global X MSCI Argentina ETF	37.31%	29.00%
TUR	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A.-iShares MSCI Turk	23.05%	33.08%
AMZA	ETFis Series Trust I-InfraCap MLP ETF 1.25x Shares	22.25%	25.06%
EINC	VanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Energy Income ETF	21.72%	18.87%
AIRR	First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III-First Trust RBA America	21.67%	23.89%
UMI	USCF ETF Trust-USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund ETF	21.02%	19.13%
MLPX	Global X Funds-Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF	20.83%	19.16%
USAI	Pacer Funds Trust-Pacer American Energy Independence ETF	20.44%	19.66%
PXJ	Invesco Capital Management LLC-Invesco Oil & Gas Services ET	19.86%	33.32%
ENFR	ALPS Fund Services-Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF	19.41%	18.96%

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