Betashares has revealed its three best-performing ASX exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for price growth in 2025 so far.
Let's check them out.
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Top-performing ETFs within the Betashares stable this year
Here are the three best performers, presented in order of 2025 capital growth.
1. Betashares Australian Quality ETF (ASX: AQLT)
This ASX ETF is 12.8% higher over the 2025 calendar year. AQLT ETF closed at $34.84, down 0.46%, on Thursday.
The Betashares Australian Quality ETF provides exposure to 40 ASX shares with strong business fundamentals.
The AQLT ETF tracks the Solactive Australia Quality Select Index.
The index selects companies for inclusion based on three financial metrics — high return on equity, low debt, and stable earnings.
Currently, the top holdings are Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) at 6.5% of funds invested, BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) at 6%, Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) at 5.5%, National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) at 5%, and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) at 5%.
Top sector allocations are financials (37%), consumer discretionary (14%), materials (14%), healthcare (10.5%), and technology (8%).
The AQLT ETF distributes income semi-annually. The management fee is 0.35% per annum.
Since its inception in 2022, this ETF has delivered an average annual return (including dividends) of 14.5%.
2. Betashares Australian Financials Sector ETF (ASX: QFN)
This ASX ETF is currently 12% higher over the 2025 calendar year. QFN ETF closed at $18, down 0.88%, on Thursday.
The Betashares Australian Financials Sector ETF provides concentrated access to Australia's largest financial companies, excluding real estate investment trusts (REITs).
This concentrated exposure was highly beneficial for investors in FY25, given that financials were the best performer of the 11 sectors.
That made ASX QFN among the 6 best-performing ASX ETFs holding Australian shares in FY25.
QFN tracks the Solactive Australia Financials ex-REITs Sector Index, which captures banks, insurers, and diversified financial companies.
QFN ETF's portfolio is anchored by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (ASX: CBA) at 22% of funds invested.
The next top four holdings are Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd (ASX: WBC) shares at 10%, NAB at 10%, ANZ at 8%, and Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) at 6%.
The sector composition is dominated by banks at 72%, with smaller weightings in insurance, asset management, and market exchanges.
The fund distributes income semi-annually. The management fee is 0.34% per year.
Since its inception in 2010, this ASX ETF has delivered an average annual return of 10.2%.
3. Betashares S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF (ASX: ATEC)
This ASX ETF is currently 9.2% higher over the 2025 calendar year. ATEC ETF closed at $32.29, down 0.15%, on Thursday.
The Betashares S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF provides exposure to major companies that are heavily involved in high-tech.
The fund aims to track the performance of the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX).
But don't be fooled by the name.
The ATEC ETF is much broader than just tech shares. In fact, only 53% of the ATEC ETF is invested in information technology companies.
For example, ATEC ETF's largest holding is Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX: PME) at 9.9% of funds invested.
That's an ASX 200 healthcare sector stock, but the company develops software for the medical profession, so it's in the All Tech Index.
The ETF's second-biggest holding is Car Group Limited (ASX: CAR) at 9.3%.
That's an ASX 200 communications sector share, but it's in the index because Car Group runs the online ad business, carsales.com.au.
ATEC ETF's next top three holdings by weight are Xero Ltd (ASX: XRO) at 9.2%, WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) at 8.8%, and Computershare Ltd (ASX: CPU) at 8.6%.
ATEC ETF has an annual distribution and charges a total fee of 0.48% per annum.
Since its inception in 2020, this ASX ETF has delivered an average annual return of 17.9%.
Fun fact: Did you know the ASX All Tech Index outperformed US tech stocks by 2:1 in FY25? (Aussie, Aussie, Aussie — Oy! Oy! Oy!)
