News for BetaShares U.S. Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedged (BBUS.AX)

ETFs shorting US stocks were the best performing in Australia in 2022, while Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX:CRYP) led the laggards.

The market forecast for 2023 is not great. Investing in a long-short fund allows investors to benefit from rises and falls in share prices.

2 Sense! The Australian Investors Podcast is back for Q&A hosted by Drew Meredith, CFP and Owen Rask. We tackle results from Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG), Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) and dive into Vanguard Diversified High Growth ETF (ASX: VDHG).

The Australian ETF industry declined in value in September as sharp falls in global equity markets but flows remained positive.

In a barren week of blood-letting and gnashing of Wall Street teeth, these twin high-risk, short-tempered and contrary plays are cleaning up.

The exchange-traded fund (ETF) revolution is showing no signs of slowing down – having grown by 32% last year to reach more than $135 billion in funds under management.

ASX slumps after Wall street tumbles, hedgies win by shorting the Nasdaq, while small caps Lake Resources and Gas2Grid buck the trend.