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Top SMSF trades by Australian Sharesight users in FY24/25

by Stephanie Stefanovic, Content Manager, Sharesight | Jul 3rd 2025

Welcome to our annual Australian financial year trading snapshot for SMSFs, where we dive into this year’s top trades by Sharesight users. Below we will look at the top trades overall, plus the top trades in individual stocks. This allows us to observe the broader investment trends by Sharesight users with SMSFs, while also giving us an opportunity to zoom into the most popular stocks and the market-moving news behind them.

Top trades by SMSF investors in FY24/25

Top 20 SMSF trades of FY25 Note: To get a closer look at this chart, you can right-click and open the image in a new tab (for desktop) or press-hold and download the image to open it in a web browser (for mobile).

In FY24/25, SMSF investors’ top trade was in Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS), which saw a downward trend in its share price for the majority of the year. The top trades were followed by BHP (ASX: BHP), which saw some fluctuation in its share price throughout the year and largely continued on a downward trend since reaching an all-time high in December 2023. Overall, the top SMSF trades were dominated by stocks in the mining, minerals and banking sectors — a result very much on track with previous years.

Most-traded stocks by Australian investors in FY24/25

Top 20 SMSF stocks of FY25 Note: To get a closer look at this chart, you can right-click and open the image in a new tab (for desktop) or press-hold and download the image to open it in a web browser (for mobile).

Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS)

BHP (ASX: BHP)

CSL (ASX: CSL)

Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN)

Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA)

  • October 2024: CBA share price up 35% in a year
  • September 2024: Share price hits record high as investors pile into bank stocks
  • December 2024: CBA announces intention to charge customers for withdrawing cash
  • June 2025: CBA becomes first ASX-listed stock to surpass AU$300 billion market cap

Westpac (ASX: WBC)

Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG)

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