Top 10 ETFs by Expected Performance – February 2025

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

TickerNameExpected ReturnVolatility
FANGGlobal X Fang+ ETF27.13%28.41%
GOLDGlobal X Metal Securities Australia Ltd20.82%13.59%
SEMIGlobal X Semiconductor ETF17.76%30.52%
ESPOVaneck Video Gaming and Esports ETF16.61%21.29%
ATECBetashares S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF15.83%23.56%
NDQBetashares Nasdaq 100 ETF15.45%19.47%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust14.80%13.58%
IVVIshares S&P 500 ETF14.52%13.25%
IOOIshares Global 100 ETF14.34%13.58%
VTSVanguard US Total Market Shares INDEX ETF14.12%13.60%

US Market (NASDAQ & NYSE)

TickerNameExpected ReturnVolatility
ARGTGlobal X Funds-Global X MSCI Argentina ETF39.34%29.44%
AIRRFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III-First Trust RBA America21.33%24.12%
VCARSimplify Exchange Traded Funds-Simplify Volt RoboCar Disrupt20.70%43.36%
TURBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A.-iShares MSCI Turk19.89%32.11%
NLRVanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Uranium Nuclear Energy ETF17.96%24.03%
EINCVanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Energy Income ETF17.81%19.32%
SMHVanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Semiconductor ETF17.65%34.95%
MLPXGlobal X Funds-Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF17.44%19.60%
USAIPacer Funds Trust-Pacer American Energy Independence ETF17.42%20.12%
PPAInvesco Capital Management LLC-Invesco Aerospace & Defense E17.38%17.14%

Top 10 etfs by expected performance