Most popular investments of 2018

Telstra, the big four banks and global-equity active funds were among the most researched investments among Morningstar.com.au members in 2018.

Emma Rapaport

03 January 2019

Mentioned: Australian Foundation Investment Co Ltd (AFI), Argo Investments Ltd (ARG), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV), National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), Ramsay Health Care Ltd (RHC), Telstra Group Ltd (TLS), Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS), Vanguard MSCI Intl ETF (VGS), Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF (VTS), WAM Capital Ltd (WAM), Westpac Banking Corp (WBC)

With 2018 in the rear-view mirror, we’re looking back at which stocks, funds, LICs and ETFs Morningstar.com.au members were researching to stay on top of the markets.

Most-Researched Stocks

While Aussie banks made up three of the top five viewed stocks, investors continued to pin their hopes on Telstra Corporation, even as the telco's shares dropped further into the red and shareholders vented fury over executive pay and company strategy.

Most-Researched Funds

Global-equity active funds dominated the most-researched funds.

Magellan Global
Platinum International Fund
Vanguard Growth Index
Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities
Platinum Asia

Most-Researched ETFs

A range of Vanguard funds, including some offering large exposure to US companies, piqued the interest of investors in exchange-traded funds.

Most-Researched LICs

In the listed investment company sphere, Australia's largest and oldest player, Australian Foundation Investment Company, dominated.

ETFS

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AUTHOR

Emma Rapaport
was formerly the editorial manager for Morningstar Australia.

Securities mentioned

	Last	$ Change	% Change
Australian Foundation Investment Co Ltd AFI	$7.36	0.08	-1.08%
Argo Investments Ltd ARG	$8.81	0.05	-0.56%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA	$150.26	5.73	-3.67%

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