Which Australia stocks moved this week? (Aug 31, 2026)

Taking the Australia holdings inside the ETFs we track, here is where the movement was in the latest data.

Biggest gains:

• WBC (Westpac Banking) A$34.66, 2.24% — held by 5 ETFS
• CIP (Centuria Industrial REIT) A$2.92, 2.10% — held by 1 ETF
• ANZ (ANZ Group) A$37.49, 2.07% — held by 6 ETFS
• NAB (National Australia Bank) A$39.00, 1.85% — held by 5 ETFS
• CBA (Commonwealth Bank) A$160.12, 1.83% — held by 6 ETFS

Biggest falls:

• WFAFY (Wesfarmers) $28.43, -2.20% — held by 1 ETF
• BHP (BHP Group) A$65.97, -1.98% — held by 7 ETFS
• CSLLY (CSL Limited) $30.92, -1.34% — held by 1 ETF
• FMG (Fortescue) A$17.83, -1.33% — held by 1 ETF
• VGE (VGE - Emerging Markets) A$93.27, -0.70% — held by 1 ETF

Two cautions on reading a list like this. A single day's move tells you very little about a business, and small companies move further on less volume — so the top of a gainers list is often the least liquid name rather than the most improved one.

Companies trading within 5% of their 52-week high this week: BHP, VAS, VGE.

Where a stock sits in its 52-week range is a momentum observation, not a valuation one — a company can sit at a high and still be cheap, or at a low and still be expensive.

The more useful follow-up for a fund investor is which ETFs hold these companies and at what weight, because that is what actually moves your portfolio. Each name above links to that breakdown.