For investors with a long time horizon and an appetite for higher returns, growth-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be an excellent way to capture emerging trends and powerful compounding without the pressure of picking individual winners.
Whether you are searching for small caps, global tech, or diversified high-growth portfolios, there is likely to be an ASX ETF out there for you.
With that in mind, let's take a look at three funds that could be top picks for growth investors heading into 2026.
Betashares Australian Small Companies Select ETF (ASX: SMLL)
Small caps are often where the next generation of market leaders begin, but they can also be volatile and difficult to analyse individually.
The BetaShares Australian Small Companies Select ETF solves this by focusing on profitable, higher-quality small stocks rather than speculative miners or businesses that are unsustainably burning cash.
Its index screens for companies with positive earnings, strong balance sheets, and reasonable valuations. That means investors avoid the traditional pitfalls of the Australian small-cap universe, which is often littered with unprofitable explorers and early-stage businesses with uncertain futures.
Current holdings include Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM), Codan Ltd (ASX: CDA), and Breville Group Ltd (ASX: BRG).
This fund was recently recommended by analysts at Betashares.
Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF)
Another ASX ETF for growth investors is the Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF.
If you want ultimate simplicity with maximum growth exposure, it is hard to beat this fund. This ASX ETF is invested in a blend of large, mid, and small cap stocks from Australia, global developed and emerging markets.
Betashares notes that this means it offers investors exposure to an all-cap, all-world share portfolio with the potential for high growth over the long term. In total, the fund provides exposure to approximately 8,000 stocks that are listed on over 60 global exchanges.
It was also recently recommended by analysts at Betashares.
Betashares Cloud Computing ETF (ASX: CLDD)
A third ASX ETF for growth investors to look at is the Betashares Cloud Computing ETF.
Businesses across the world now rely on cloud platforms to run software, manage data, deploy artificial intelligence, and operate at scale.
And with cloud adoption still expanding rapidly, this ASX ETF gives investors direct exposure to the companies powering that transformation.
The fund includes global cloud leaders such as Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP), ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW). These companies are deeply embedded in the digital economy, providing the infrastructure and software that modern organisations cannot function without.
It was recently recommended by analysts at Betashares.
