About this episode

The episode discusses how Australian investors reacted to market volatility in 2026, focusing on their buying and selling behaviors.

What did everyday Australian investors do when markets turned volatile in 2026? Using Betashares Direct data, Bryce and Ren unpack the ETFs, stocks and themes attracting the most capital. From buying the dip in quality companies to piling into leveraged ETFs, gold, critical minerals and defence, this episode reveals how retail investors navigated a year defined by geopolitical tensions, inflation concerns and market swings.  In this episode: 00:00 – What Betashares Direct data reveals about Australian investors 01:09 – The most bought ETFs in 2026 so far 03:04 – Top individual stocks and the rise of buying the dip 06:08 – Auto-investing, market volatility and investor behaviour 08:16 – Bulls vs bears: leveraged ETFs, gold and inverse funds 12:01 – Critical minerals become the hottest thematic 15:02 – Defence spending and geopolitical investing trends 18:14 – Key lessons from retail investor behaviour ETFs and Stocks mentioned: Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), Betashares Global Shares ETF (ASX: BGBL), BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), Betashares Geared Global Equity Fund (ASX: GHHF), Betashares Geared Australian…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryce, Ren

Topics covered

• Australian investors
• market volatility
• ETFs
• stocks
• geopolitical investing
• retail investor behavior

Keywords

• Australian investors
• ETFs
• stocks
• market volatility
• geopolitical tensions
• inflation
• retail investors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Betashares

Products: Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), Betashares Global Shares ETF (ASX: BGBL), BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), Betashares Geared Global Equity Fund (ASX: GHHF), Betashares Geared Australian Equities ETF (ASX: GEAR), CSL (ASX: CSL), Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS), DroneShield (ASX: DRO), WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC)

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