Top 10 ETFs by Expected Performance – April 2025

View the top 10 ETFs by market (ASX and US), sorted by expected annual return*. Indicators are valid as at 14 April 2025.

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

* For the purpose of this ranking, 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. You can explore each ETF in Diversiview to see their return based on the CAPM formula.

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

Australian Market (ASX)

TickerNameExpected ReturnVolatility
FANGGlobal X Fang+ ETF23.67%27.84%
GOLDGlobal X Metal Securities Australia Ltd22.51%12.98%
ESPOGlobal X Semiconductor ETF20.92%20.75%
SEMIVaneck Video Gaming and Esports ETF15.48%30.34%
GAMEBetashares S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF13.90%19.93%
ESTXBetashares Nasdaq 100 ETF13.43%15.64%
IOOSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust12.69%13.64%
NDQIshares S&P 500 ETF12.63%19.25%
SPYIshares Global 100 ETF12.34%13.71%
IVVVanguard US Total Market Shares INDEX ETF12.18%13.40%

US Market (NASDAQ & NYSE)

TickerNameExpected ReturnVolatility
ARGTGlobal X Funds-Global X MSCI Argentina ETF25.27%30.46%
AIRRFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III-First Trust RBA America14.69%24.94%
SGOLabrdn ETF-abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF14.46%13.95%
PKBInvesco Capital Management LLC-Invesco Building & Constructi14.22%25.79%
GLDSSgA Active Trust-SPDR Gold Shares ETF14.12%13.98%
GREKGlobal X Funds-Global X MSCI Greece ETF13.88%23.60%
TURBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A.-iShares MSCI Turk13.53%32.99%
XHBSSgA Active Trust-SPDR Homebuilders ETF13.13%27.01%
SMHVanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Semiconductor ETF12.87%35.37%
ESPOVanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF11.98%25.40%

Top 10 etfs by expected performance
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