Looking a decade ahead changes the way you think about investing.
Short-term market noise fades into the background and what really matters is whether the businesses you own can keep growing, adapting, and generating cash over long periods.
That is where exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be especially useful. They allow investors to back enduring themes and high-quality stocks without needing to constantly reshuffle a portfolio.
With a 10-year-plus horizon in mind, here are three ASX ETFs that could be worth buying and holding until 2036.
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Betashares Global Cash Flow Kings ETF (ASX: CFLO)
The Betashares Global Cash Flow Kings ETF could be an ASX ETF to buy and hold.
Rather than focusing purely on growth or valuation, this fund targets global stocks that generate strong and sustainable free cash flow.
That cash generation gives businesses flexibility. It can be used to reinvest, reduce debt, pay dividends, or return capital to shareholders.
The portfolio includes high-quality global leaders such as ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Visa (NYSE: V). These are businesses that not only operate at scale but consistently turn revenue into real cash.
It was recently recommended by analysts at Betashares.
VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (ASX: QUAL)
The VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF is another ASX ETF that could be suitable for buy and hold investors.
This ASX ETF invests in international stocks with strong balance sheets, high returns on equity, and stable earnings profiles. These characteristics tend to matter more as time horizons extend, because they reduce the risk of permanent capital loss.
Its holdings read like a list of global corporate leaders. This includes Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), NVIDIA, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Alphabet, Visa, and ASML Holding.
This fund was recently recommended to investors by analysts at VanEck.
VanEck China New Economy ETF (ASX: CNEW)
The VanEck China New Economy ETF is a third and final fund for investors to look at.
This ASX ETF targets stocks that are tied to China's emerging sectors such as healthcare, technology, advanced manufacturing, and consumer innovation.
Holdings include businesses like Intsig Information, Giantec Semiconductor, Shennan Circuits, and several pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks. These are areas China has been actively investing in as it looks to move up the value chain.
The VanEck China New Economy ETF is certainly not without risk, but over a 10-year horizon it offers exposure to a part of the global economy that is likely to keep evolving.
It was also recently recommended by analysts at VanEck.
