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Australian stock exchange operator

Business · 19 Oct 2026ETF boom reshapes Australian sharemarket, raising bubble fears

A new ASX study has revealed that 39 per cent of Australian adults hold shares, ETFs or other listed investments outside superannuation, one of the highest rates among developed markets. The surge in passive investing, with ETF assets under management reaching $388 billion, has sparked debate over whether the market is becoming more prone to bubbles and wild swings.