SMSF investment: 20 most popular LICs/LITs
They may have lost ground to newer investment products such as ETFs, but listed investment companies and trusts are still prized by many SMSF investors.
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In this section you can find the most popular investments for SMSFs, including the top 20 Australian shares, international shares, managed fund and ETFs.
They may have lost ground to newer investment products such as ETFs, but listed investment companies and trusts are still prized by many SMSF investors.
Despite the inroads made by ETFs in recent years, traditional managed funds remain popular with SMSFs seeking easy access to global shares and fixed interest.
While the number of SMSFs investing directly in global shares is still relatively small, the booming tech sector is attracting an increasing number of those that do.
SMSF investors continued their love affair with dividend-paying Australian shares in the year to June 2024, with all the usual suspects in the top 20.
ETFs were the fastest growing asset class among SMSF investors in the year to June 2024, with a surge of inflows to international shares driven by booming tech stocks.
Listed Australian shares continue to be the most popular asset class for SMSF trustees but other assets are gaining ground.
SMSF trustees are often accused of being unadventurous in their asset allocation, but some are bucking the trend with ‘exotic’ investments in everything from horse semen to vending machines and dividend-paying cows.
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