Top trades by Australian Sharesight users — May 2025
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot for Australian investors, where we look at the top 20 trades made by Australian Sharesight users. Below we will look at the top trades overall, plus the top trades in individual stocks, which allows us to observe the broader investment trends by Australian Sharesight users, while also giving us an opportunity to zoom into the most popular stocks and the market-moving news behind them.
Top trades in May 2025
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This month, the top trades were strongly led by Vanguard’s International Shares (ASX: VGS) and Australian Shares (ASX: VAS) ETFs, followed by the iShares S&P 500 (ASX: IVV) ETF.
It should be noted that the assets in our trading snapshots are ordered by the number of Sharesight users trading that asset, while the size of the bars indicate the actual trade volume. So while there are more customers trading in VAS, the volume of IVV trades is higher, meaning that while there are fewer people trading in IVV compared to VAS, they are making more trades.
Most-traded stocks in May 2025
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This month’s top traded stocks were led by Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS), which saw its share price rise throughout May. The top trades were followed by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which saw its share price skyrocket over the month. Interestingly, while there were more investors trading in Woodside, the number of trades in NVIDIA was much higher, as investor confidence recovered following last month’s share price dip.
Let’s look at some of the market-moving news behind some of this month’s top stocks:
Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS)
- Saudi Aramco may buy into Woodside’s Louisiana LNG project
- Australian govt. approves extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant, despite environmental concerns
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)
- NVIDIA share price surges on US-Saudi AI investment deal
- Revenue rises despite tariff uncertainty
CSL (ASX: CSL)
- Could the CSL share price be ready for a comeback?
- Could US tariffs impact CSL?
BHP (ASX: BHP)
- BHP share price grows 9% in a month
- Recruits for AI and data roles as part of AI transformation plan; sets up AI hub in Singapore
- BHP’s Argentinian copper project to grow after new estimates reveal more metal than expected
Gold
- Interest in gold continues to grow alongside economic and political uncertainty
- Billions of dollars ready to be invested in gold explorers and developers
Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG)
- Fortescue cuts 90 jobs as green hydrogen division shifts to R&D
- Share price drops following leadership shakeup
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
- Tesla share price hits highest level since February
- Tesla share price is soaring, but some analysts see red flags
WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC)
- Mixed reception to WiseTech’s plan to acquire American software firm e2open
- WiseTech acquires e2open for AU$3.2 billion
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