While market uncertainty reigned for much of CY25, there was something warm and fuzzy about the stocks that Australian investors came back to again and again when they were buying up equities for their portfolios.
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That’s not to say there weren’t a few surprises, but largely, there were two trends: Either proper, ASX 20 blue-chip safety, or the classic HotCopper forum darlings that have popped up again and again through the years.
(Jonathon Davidson and I spoke about some of these at length in our CY25 wrap-up HotCopper Wire podcast last week, if you want to hear more.)
While I’ve not ordered these in any particular ranking, it’s quite close to how a 1–10 listing would be, I’d say, with heavweights like BHP and CBA – our “Mag Two” – clearly drawing the most investors into December.
Then there’s also regular CY25 headline-grabber DroneShield, which has enjoyed a huge run through the last few years on Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the technology it’s providing on those modern battlefields.
So, all up, here are the most traded stocks of the year:
- BHP Group (ASX:BHP)
- Fortescue (ASX:FMG)
- DroneShield (ASX:DRO)
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA)
- PLS Group (ASX:PLS), was formerly “Pilbara Minerals”
- Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS)
- Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC)
- Woolworths (ASX:WOW)
- Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP)
- ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ)
No real shocks, I’d say, with Zip Co’s staying power an admirable trait, and Fortescue, PLS Group, and Woodside Energy continuing to be the pick of our materials and energy kitty Down Under alongside BHP Group.
Interesting to see the other lithium leader, Liontown (ASX:LTR), not here, nor BHP’s long-time blue-chip rival, Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO), though both were close.
And it’s worth pointing out only NAB (ASX:NAB) missed from the Big 4 banks.
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