The 2025 financial year turned out to be a riot for ASX investors. The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) returned 9.97% between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 – a return that stretches to about 13.4% if we include the value of dividend payments. That stunning performance aside, there are a few ASX exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that did even better.
Today, let's check out three of these funds, which all managed to return at least 20% in FY2025.
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Three ASX ETFs that returned 25% or more in FY2025
BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK)
First up is the Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF. This fund is popular with ASX investors seeking to get a slice of what is still a rapidly growing industry. We can see this play out in HACK's FY2025 performance. This ETF began the year at $11.70 a unit, but closed it on Monday at $15.67. That's a price gain of 33.93%.
With major holdings like Broadcom, Palo Alto, and Cloudflare all rocketing over FY2025, it's no surprise to see this ASX ETF follow suit.
VanEck Global Defence ETF (ASX: DFND)
Next up, we have another sector-specific ASX ETF in this offering from VanEck.
Perhaps unfortunately, the past few years have been characterised by a rise in global geopolitical tensions, and a trend towards governments spending more on defence. Whilst this might be bad news for lovers of global peace and humanity in general, it has been beneficial to companies that operate in the defence space. Remember, good investors put money where trends are heading, not where they would like them to head.
Believe it or not, this ASX ETF has only been around since September last year, so has yet to live a full financial year on the ASX. But even so, DFND units have risen from the $20 they began ASX life at to the $34.99 they ended June at on Monday. With that gain of 74.95%, I thought it merited inclusion on this list.
Global X Fang+ ETF (ASX: FANG)
Finally, let's check out another ASX ETF from Betashares. FANG is one of the most concentrated funds on our market. It holds just ten stocks in its portfolio. Seven of those are the 'Magnificent 7' that have become very familiar to ASX investors. The likes of Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Nvidia, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft have been some of the best performers on the US markets for years now. FANG also throws in exposure to Broadcom, Crowdstrike Holdings, and ServiceNow.
Well, it appears the Magnificent 7 are still magnificent. FANG units began last financial year at $26.91 each. On Monday, they wrapped up FY2025 at $33.67, for an annual gain of 25.12%.
