Top trades by Australian Sharesight users — October 2025
Welcome to the October 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 October 2025
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This month, the top trades were strongly led by Vanguard’s Australian Shares Index (ASX: VAS) and MSCI Index International Shares (ASX: VGS) ETFs, followed by the iShares S&P 500 (ASX: IVV) ETF. It was an ETF-heavy month overall, with 9 of the top 20 trades belonging to ETFs.
Most-traded stocks in October 2025
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This month’s top traded stocks were led by CSL (ASX: CSL), which saw its share price plunge following shareholder upset towards the end of the month. The top trades were followed by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which saw its share price reach all-time highs in October.
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 were more customers trading in CSL, the volume of NVDA trades was higher, meaning that while there were fewer people trading in NVDA compared to CSL, they made more trades.
Let’s look at some of the market-moving news behind some of this month’s top stocks:
CSL (ASX: CSL)
- CSL share price plummets as shareholders vote against executive pay
- CSL Chair vows to stay in role for at least two more years despite growing investor disquiet
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)
- NVIDIA becomes world’s first company worth US$5 trillion
- With US$500 billion-worth of AI revenue expected through 2026, is NVIDIA a buy?
Droneshield (ASX: DRO)
- Droneshield share price up over 700% in 2025
- Leading broker projects 38% upside for Droneshield
- Share price rises following major contract win
Wisetech Global (ASX: WTC)
- WiseTech shares plummet after ASIC and AFP raid Sydney office
- WiseTech under pressure to appoint independent directors following office raid
- Former WiseTech chair steps in amid insider trading probe
Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS)
- Major study links Woodside’s Scarborough gas project to hundreds of deaths
- Woodside delivers strong Q3 results and optimistic full-year outlook
BHP (ASX: BHP)
- BHP could form alliance with Rio Tinto in response to Chinese power struggle
- Blames mine closure and job losses on QLD’s coal royalties
- BHP considers re-opening defunct US copper mines due to Trump initiatives
Woolworths (ASX: WOW)
- Woolworths share price hits 5-year low as selloff continues
- Sales fall short of expectations despite price-slashing strategy
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