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There are 156 active ETFs in Australia holding about $65.5bn, at 30 September 2026. The largest are DACE, DGCE, DFGH. Their median fee is about 0.70% a year, roughly double the typical index ETF.
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Active ETFs are one of the fastest-growing parts of the market. Fees are usually higher than index ETFs, so check what you’re paying for.
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| MQFI Macquarie Core Australian Bond | Australian bonds | Macquarie | 0.09% | $2m | – |
| JPOZ Jpmorgan Australia Equity | Australian shares | JPMorgan | 0.25% | $2m | – |
| SBSL Hedged State Street Blackstone Senior Ln Hdg | Global bonds | State Street | 0.70% | $2m | – |
| SBHI Hedged State Street Blackstone High Incm Hdg | Global bonds | State Street | 0.70% | $2m | – |
| MORE TMX AB Emerging Markets Strategic Core Equities Fund | International shares | AllianceBernstein | 1.00% | $10m | – |
| GFXD Complex Coolabah Active Global Bond | Global bonds | Coolabah | 0.65% | <$1m | – |
| FEIF Western Asset Enhanced Income Fund | Australian bonds | Western Asset | 0.50% | $580m | – |
| FGSE Franklin Global Systematic Equity Fd | International shares | Franklin Templeton | 0.74% | $372m | – |
| MQXS Macquarie Global Small Companies | International shares | Macquarie | 0.45% | $2m | – |
| ROAR Lion | International shares | Lion | 0.35% | $21m | – |
| PGI2 Plato Global Shares Income Fund | International shares | Plato | 0.85% | $429m | – |
| FSCF First Sentier Active Cash Fund | Australian bonds | First Sentier | 0.20% | $8m | – |
| ASUS Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund | Australian shares | Ausbil | 0.59% | $405m | – |
| VHGR VanEck Diversified High Growth | Diversified | VanEck | 0.39% | $4m | – |
| VGRO VanEck Diversified Growth | Diversified | VanEck | 0.39% | $3m | – |
| 31BB Betashares 2031 Fixed Term Corp Bond | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.22% | $2m | – |
| VBAL VanEck Diversified Balanced | Diversified | VanEck | 0.39% | $1m | – |
| SPHX Spheria Australian Smaller Companies | Australian shares | Spheria | 1.10% | $2m | – |
| SCOR TMX AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund | International shares | AllianceBernstein | 0.70% | $139m | – |
| AVSV Avantis Global Small Cap Value | International shares | Avantis | 0.45% | $92m | – |
| AVNG Avantis Global Equity | International shares | Avantis | 0.45% | $14m | – |
| BDCI Muzinich Bdc Income Fund | Global bonds | Muzinich | 0.95% | $3m | – |
| AVTE Avantis Emerging Markets Equity | International shares | Avantis | 0.45% | <$1m | -100.0% |
| B1SM Bell Global Emerging Companies Class A | International shares | Bell | 1.34% | $133m | – |
| ZILR Ziller Global Fund | International shares | Ziller | 1.53% | $13m | – |
| MONY VanEck Cash Plus | Australian bonds | VanEck | 0.15% | $115m | – |
| MQHG Hedged Macquarie Core Global Equity Hedged | International shares | Macquarie | 0.18% | $34m | – |
| XX20 First Sentier Ex-20 Australian Share | Australian shares | First Sentier | 0.75% | $115m | – |
| QGFH Quay Global Real Estate Fund (Aud) | Property & infra | Quay | 0.92% | $537m | – |
| QGRU Quay Global Real Estate Fund (Unhedged) | Property & infra | Quay | 0.88% | $458m | – |
| ICME iShares Credit Income | Australian bonds | iShares | 0.29% | $110m | – |
| MIDS Antipodes Global Smid | International shares | Antipodes | 1.20% | $199m | – |
| M1DS TMX Paradice Australian Mid Cap Fund | Australian shares | Paradice | 0.90% | $68m | – |
| JEME Jpmorgan Em Research Enhanced Idx Eqty | International shares | JPMorgan | 0.35% | $66m | – |
| GSUS Candriam Sustainable Gbl Equity Fund | International shares | Candriam | 0.55% | $213m | – |
| EARN Pimco Short Term Active Yield | Australian bonds | PIMCO | 0.36% | $25m | – |
| GHIF Hedged Ausbil Gbl Essential Infra Fund (Hdg) | International shares | Ausbil | 1.00% | $274m | – |
| SFIF Seed Financial Income Fund | Australian bonds | Seed | 0.70% | $218m | – |
| GSCF Ausbil Global Smallcap Fund | International shares | Ausbil | 1.20% | $115m | – |
| DIVI Ausbil Active Dividend Income Fund | Australian shares | Ausbil | 0.85% | $620m | +7.0% |
| LPHD Hedged Loftus Peak Global Disruption Hedged | International shares | Loftus | 1.20% | $157m | +21.8% |
| DIFF Perpetual Diversified Income | Australian bonds | Perpetual | 0.59% | $335m | +5.2% |
| IACT iShares U.S. Factor Rotation | International shares | iShares | 0.45% | $520m | +11.3% |
| CORE Schroder Global CORE Fund | International shares | Schroder | 0.25% | $70m | +11.2% |
| 30BB Betashares 2030 Fixed Term Corp Bond | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.22% | $13m | +0.7% |
| 28BB Betashares 2028 Fixed Term Corp Bond | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.22% | $6m | +2.8% |
| 29BB Betashares 2029 Fixed Term Corp Bond | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.22% | $4m | +1.4% |
| CIIH Hedged CB Glbl Infrastructure Income Hedged | Property & infra | Cb | 1.02% | $1.4bn | +10.5% |
| CIVH Hedged CB Glbl Infrastructure Value Hedged | Property & infra | Cb | 1.02% | $1.0bn | +9.6% |
| CUIV CB Glbl Infrastructure Value | Property & infra | Cb | 0.97% | $678m | -0.4% |
| LHGG Lakehouse Global Growth Fund | International shares | Lakehouse | 1.30% | $234m | -24.9% |
| RIIF Resolution Gbl Listed Infra Fund | International shares | Resolution | 0.70% | $36m | +12.8% |
| IAEF TMX India Avenue Equity Fund | International shares | India | 1.10% | $13m | -11.5% |
| MQSD Macquarie Subordinated Debt | Australian bonds | Macquarie | 0.29% | $1.1bn | +5.4% |
| MQYM Macquarie Global Yield Maximiser | Global bonds | Macquarie | 0.59% | $50m | +2.9% |
| JFIX TMX Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest | Australian bonds | Janus Henderson | 0.38% | $3m | -0.4% |
| PAUS TMX PIMCO Australian Bond | Australian bonds | PIMCO | 0.50% | $138m | -0.5% |
| PGBF TMX PIMCO Global Bond | Global bonds | PIMCO | 0.49% | $83m | -1.3% |
| PDFI TMX PIMCO Diversified Fixed Interest | Global bonds | PIMCO | 0.50% | $29m | -1.1% |
| PCRD TMX PIMCO Global Credit | Global bonds | PIMCO | 0.61% | $20m | +0.3% |
| R3AL Clearbridge Real Income Fund | International shares | Clearbridge | 0.85% | $408m | -5.6% |
| HIGH TMX Schroder Australian High Yielding Credit Fund | Australian bonds | Schroder | 0.50% | $315m | +5.5% |
| ALPH Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund | International shares | Schroder | 0.65% | $11m | +5.7% |
| FSML Firetrail Aust Small Companies Fund | Australian shares | Firetrail | 0.85% | $638m | -1.4% |
| NNWH Hedged Nanuk New World Fund Hedged | International shares | Nanuk | 1.10% | $249m | +30.6% |
| DCOR Daintree Core Income | Global bonds | Daintree | 0.45% | $79m | +4.7% |
| DAVA Dimensional Australian Value Trust | Australian shares | Dimensional | 0.34% | $1.6bn | +13.6% |
| DGVA Dimensional Global Value Trust | International shares | Dimensional | 0.45% | $1.3bn | +21.6% |
| DGSM Dimensional Global Small Company | International shares | Dimensional | 0.65% | $701m | +9.8% |
| LNYN Lanyon Investment Fund | International shares | Lanyon | 1.00% | $148m | +6.1% |
| L1HI Hedged L1 Capital International Hedged | International shares | L1 | 1.20% | $37m | -1.1% |
| GIFL TMX Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure | Property & infra | Lazard | 0.98% | $3.0bn | +6.1% |
| FHCO Fidelity Australian High Conviction | Australian shares | Fidelity | 0.85% | $3m | -8.7% |
| FASI Fidelity Asia | International shares | Fidelity | 1.16% | $31m | -3.2% |
| FCAP Fidelity Global Future Leaders | International shares | Fidelity | 1.10% | $7m | -3.3% |
| FIIN Fidelity India | International shares | Fidelity | 1.20% | $6m | -16.4% |
| MQAE Macquarie Core Australian Equity | Australian shares | Macquarie | 0.03% | $1.3bn | +1.6% |
| MQEG Macquarie Core Global Equity | International shares | Macquarie | 0.08% | $234m | +11.8% |
| HJHI Hejaz High Income | International shares | Hejaz | 1.10% | $10m | +5.7% |
| JGLO Jpmorgan Global Select Equity | International shares | JPMorgan | 0.47% | $7m | +2.5% |
| JHLO Hedged Jpmorgan Global Select Equity Hedged | International shares | JPMorgan | 0.55% | $5m | +8.8% |
| FRAR Franklin Aus Absolute Return Bnd Fund | Global bonds | Franklin Templeton | 0.50% | $695m | +2.5% |
| FRGG Franklin Global Growth Fund | International shares | Franklin Templeton | 0.90% | $100m | -7.6% |
| T8EV TMX T8 Energy Vision | International shares | T8 | 1.25% | $29m | +17.0% |
| CGUN Claremont Global Fund | International shares | Claremont | 1.25% | $46m | -10.4% |
| CGHE Hedged Claremont Global Fund Hedged | International shares | Claremont | 1.25% | $32m | -3.4% |
| JPGB TMX JPMorgan Global Bond | Global bonds | JPMorgan | 0.45% | $8m | -0.8% |
| MMKT Betashares Australian Cash Plus | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.18% | $666m | +4.3% |
| L1IF L1 Capital International (Unhedged) | International shares | L1 | 1.20% | $489m | -5.7% |
| MQIO Macquarie Income Opportunities | Global bonds | Macquarie | 0.49% | $105m | +3.2% |
| MQDB Macquarie Dynamic Bond | Global bonds | Macquarie | 0.61% | $105m | -0.8% |
| MQWS Macquarie Walter Scott Global Equity | International shares | Macquarie | 1.28% | $25m | -0.9% |
| JRHG Hedged Jpmorgan Global Research En In Eqty (H) | International shares | JPMorgan | 0.30% | $36m | +16.8% |
| DACE Dimensional Aus Core Equity Trust | Australian shares | Dimensional | 0.28% | $7.2bn | +4.9% |
| DGCE Dimensional Global Eq Trust Unhgd | International shares | Dimensional | 0.36% | $5.7bn | +11.0% |
| DFGH Hedged Dimensional Global Core Eq Aud Hgd | International shares | Dimensional | 0.36% | $4.2bn | +18.2% |
| SKUK Hejaz Sukuk | Global bonds | Hejaz | 1.33% | $5m | -5.9% |
| FRNS TMX Coolabah Short Term Income | Australian bonds | Coolabah | 0.69% | $78m | +4.1% |
| IMLC Iml Concentrated Aus Share Fund | Australian shares | Iml | 0.99% | $1m | -6.2% |
| JPIE Hedged TMX JPMorgan Income Hedged | Global bonds | JPMorgan | 0.48% | $17m | +2.4% |
| DAOR Hedged Aoris Int Fund (Class D) Hedged | International shares | Aoris | 1.15% | $130m | +1.2% |
| BAOR Aoris Int Fund (Class B) (Unhedged) | International shares | Aoris | 1.10% | $122m | -6.6% |
| IISV Intell Investor Select Value Shr Fund | International shares | Intell | 0.97% | $61m | -9.6% |
| GOOD Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit | Global bonds | Janus Henderson | 0.50% | $5m | +1.8% |
| XALG Alphinity Global Equity Fund | International shares | Alphinity | 0.75% | $270m | -2.9% |
| XASG Alphinity Global Sustainable Eq Fund | International shares | Alphinity | 0.75% | $76m | -1.6% |
| T3MP Jpmorgan Climate Change Solutions | International shares | JPMorgan | 0.55% | $3m | +11.2% |
| JREG Jpmorgan Global Research En Eqty | International shares | JPMorgan | 0.30% | $79m | +9.7% |
| ASAO Abrdn Sust Asian Opportunities | International shares | Abrdn | 1.18% | $2m | +22.6% |
| ISLM Hejaz Equities Fund | International shares | Hejaz | 1.89% | $70m | +11.2% |
| S3GO Firetrail S3 Global Opps Fund | International shares | Firetrail | 0.72% | $20m | +13.7% |
| GLOB Barrow Hanley Global Share | International shares | Barrow | 0.99% | $572m | +10.5% |
| VNGS Vaughan Nelson Glb Equity Smid Fund | International shares | Vaughan | 1.12% | $47m | +8.9% |
| NNUK Nanuk New World Fund | International shares | Nanuk | 1.10% | $975m | +23.2% |
| RCAP Resolution Cap Global Prop Sec Fund | International shares | Resolution | 0.80% | $2.1bn | +7.9% |
| MCGG Munro Concentrated Global Growth | International shares | Munro | 0.70% | $152m | +3.4% |
| AEAE TMX Australian Ethical High Conviction Fund | Australian shares | Australian | 0.69% | $11m | -9.6% |
| SVNP Savana Us Small Caps | International shares | Savana | 1.00% | $7m | +12.7% |
| MCCL Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund | International shares | Munro | 0.90% | $250m | +16.9% |
| GIVE Perpetual Esg Australian Share | Australian shares | Perpetual | 0.65% | $13m | +2.1% |
| LSGE Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund | International shares | Loomis | 0.99% | $21m | -11.8% |
| FUTR Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Eq | International shares | Janus Henderson | 0.80% | $2m | +5.1% |
| OPPT Magellan Global Opportunities Fund | International shares | Magellan | 0.75% | $297m | – |
| GCAP VanEck Bentham Global Capital Sec | Global bonds | VanEck | 0.59% | $56m | +5.2% |
| FIXD Complex TMX Coolabah Active Composite Bond | Australian bonds | Coolabah | 0.30% | $843m | -0.0% |
| AMVE TMX AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund - MVE Class | Australian shares | AllianceBernstein | 0.55% | $768m | +1.8% |
| EHF1 TMX Elstree Hybrid Fund | Australian bonds | Elstree | 0.62% | $53m | +5.0% |
| HYGG Hyperion Global Growth Companies Fund | International shares | Hyperion | 0.70% | $3.4bn | -5.9% |
| ADEF Apostle Dundas Gbl Eqty Fund - Class D | International shares | Apostle | 0.90% | $8m | -0.4% |
| MCSI TMX Magellan Core Infrastructure Fund | Property & infra | Magellan | 0.50% | $450m | +3.5% |
| V1AC Vinva Global Alpha Fund | International shares | Vinva | 0.89% | $3.9bn | -4.2% |
| LPGD Loftus Peak Global Disruption | International shares | Loftus | 1.20% | $884m | +16.5% |
| IIGF Intelligent Investor Eq Growth Fund | Australian shares | Intelligent Investor | 0.97% | $82m | -4.0% |
| TACT TMX Janus Henderson Tactical Income | Australian bonds | Janus Henderson | 0.45% | $421m | +3.5% |
| AASF Airlie Australian Share Fund | Australian shares | Airlie | 0.78% | $792m | +1.6% |
| EBND VanEck Emerging Income Opportunities | Global bonds | VanEck | 0.95% | $292m | +1.2% |
| PAYS TMX Schroder Absolute Return Income | Global bonds | Schroder | 0.55% | $63m | +3.0% |
| MSTR Morningstar International Shares | International shares | Morningstar | 0.39% | $396m | +12.5% |
| XKAP TMX Kapstream Absolute Return Income | Global bonds | Kapstream | 0.55% | $33m | +4.5% |
| INES Intelligent Investor Eth Share Fund | Australian shares | Intelligent Investor | 0.97% | $58m | -10.6% |
| IMPQ Perennial Better Future | Australian shares | Perennial | 0.99% | $15m | -17.3% |
| BNDS Betashares Western Asset Aus Bond | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.42% | $836m | -0.4% |
| AGX1 Antipodes Global Value | International shares | Antipodes | 1.10% | $394m | +9.1% |
| FEMX Fidelity Global Emerging Markets | International shares | Fidelity | 0.99% | $165m | +14.1% |
| WCMQ Wcm Quality Global Growth Fund | International shares | Wcm | 1.25% | $403m | +3.7% |
| INIF Intelligent Investor Aus Eq Inc Fund | Australian shares | Intelligent Investor | 0.97% | $65m | +1.6% |
| EIGA Perennial Income Generator | Australian shares | Perennial | 0.80% | $25m | +4.9% |
| VVLU Vanguard Global Value Equity | International shares | Vanguard | 0.28% | $1.4bn | +16.9% |
| VMIN Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility | International shares | Vanguard | 0.28% | $18m | +10.1% |
| MOGL Montaka Global Fund | International shares | Montaka | 1.32% | $139m | -11.2% |
| HBRD Betashares Australian Credit Income | Australian bonds | Betashares | 0.55% | $2.5bn | +4.4% |
| PIXX Platinum International Fund | International shares | Platinum | 1.10% | $58m | -2.9% |
| SWTZ Switzer Dividend Growth Fund | Australian shares | Switzer | 0.89% | $53m | +1.3% |
| GROW Schroder Real Return | Diversified | Schroder | 0.60% | $87m | +6.5% |
| MICH Hedged Magellan Infra Fund Hedged | Property & infra | Magellan | 1.06% | $426m | +5.7% |
| HVST Betashares Aus Dividend Harvester | Australian shares | Betashares | 0.72% | $278m | +0.0% |
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How to use active ETFs
Active ETFs can make sense for areas where skill may matter more, such as small companies, emerging markets, credit or income, or where a manager offers something an index can’t. For a core holding, low-cost index ETFs are hard to beat. If you use an active ETF, judge it against its benchmark after fees over several years, not one good year.
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Frequently asked questions
How many active ETFs are there in Australia?
At 30 September 2026 there were 156 active ETFs listed on the ASX and TMX, with about $65.5bn invested.
What is the largest active ETF?
DACE (Dimensional Aus Core Equity Trust) is the largest, with about $7.2bn invested at 30 September 2026.
Which active ETF has the lowest fee?
MQAE has the lowest management fee at 0.03% a year. Fees are only one factor: also compare what each fund holds, its size and how closely it tracks its index.
What is an active ETF?
An exchange traded fund where a professional manager chooses the investments instead of tracking an index. It trades on the ASX like any other ETF.
Are active ETFs worth the higher fees?
Sometimes. Some managers add value, especially in small caps, credit or emerging markets, but many active funds trail their index after fees over the long run. Compare each fund with its benchmark over several years.
What is the difference between an active ETF and a managed fund?
Often the same strategy in a different wrapper. An active ETF trades on the stock exchange during the day with no application forms, while a traditional managed fund is bought through a platform or application.
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Data: TMX Australia Funds Report, month ending 30 September 2026. Fee = management cost (% a year). Size = funds under management. Returns are total returns; “–” = less than the full period of history. Tags: Hedged = currency hedged; Active = actively managed; Complex = complex product (read the PDS carefully); TMX = listed on TMX Australia rather than the ASX; New = listed in the past 12 months. General information only, not a recommendation to buy or sell any ETF. Consider your objectives, financial situation and needs, and read the PDS and TMD before investing. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.