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Most popular investments of 2018
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With 2018 in the rear-view mirror, we’re looking back at which stocks, funds, LICs and ETFs Morningstar.com.au members were researching to stay on top of the markets.
Most-Researched Stocks
While Aussie banks made up three of the top five viewed stocks, investors continued to pin their hopes on Telstra Corporation, even as the telco's shares dropped further into the red and shareholders vented fury over executive pay and company strategy.
- Telstra Corporation TLS
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA
- Westpac Banking Corporation WBC
- Ramsay Health Care RHC
- National Australia Bank NAB
Most-Researched Funds
Global-equity active funds dominated the most-researched funds.
- Magellan Global
- Platinum International Fund
- Vanguard Growth Index
- Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities
- Platinum Asia
Most-Researched ETFs
A range of Vanguard funds, including some offering large exposure to US companies, piqued the interest of investors in exchange-traded funds.
- Vanguard Australia Shares Index VAS
- iShares S&P 500 IVV
- Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares VGS
- Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index VTS
- Magellan Global Equities Fund MGE

Most-Researched LICs
In the listed investment company sphere, Australia's largest and oldest player, Australian Foundation Investment Company, dominated.
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