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Image source: Getty Images Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity as a method of investing in stocks and other assets on the ASX. The emergence of ETFs over the past decade or two has been a well-documented trend, including here at The Fool. But there are so many ETFs out there these days, covering just about anything anyone can think of, that it can be hard to know which ones are the best for holding money. Between index funds, commodity funds, and sector-specific ETFs, it can quickly become overwhelming to sift through the sheer number of ETFs available on the ASX. So today, let’s take a look at just five ETFs that experts say exchange-traded funds are all you need to invest successfully. Experts name just five ASX ETFs you need When it comes to ASX ETFs, one of the leading experts on the subject is Chris Brycki. Brycki is the founder and CEO of investment firm Stockspot. Stockspot builds investment portfolios for its clients using only ETFs. He recently sat down

Sarah Gonzales (SELLING): For me, it also sells. As Felicity mentioned, it doesn’t expose you to the spot price of oil, it exposes you to futures contracts. This is a fully synthetic ETF. For us, we are trying to stay away from 100 percent synthetic ETFs and oil prices have increased a bit. It’s very difficult to see it continue in the next 12 months. Selby Allies: It’s actually already sold out, down about 22 percent over the past month. BetaShares Global Energy Company ETF (ASX: FUEL) Selby Allies: We’ll talk about our ETFs next. This is FUEL, the BetaShares Global Energy Company ETF. It returned about 59.24 percent over the 12 months to the end of May. Stay with you Sarah. Is it buy, hold or sell? Sarah Gonzales (SELLING): Again, this is a sale for me, and for reasons similar to the first. Oil and gas prices have risen quite high. This ETF gives oil and gas companies exposure across the supply chain, but they are still exposed to the price of that oil. Selby Allies: T

Specialists show funds with interesting long-term themes Apart from volatility and construction issues, several ETFs still attract attention After enjoying strong returns and inflows early in the pandemic, thematic ETFs have come down to earth with force. Demand for the product has declined, with flows to thematic ETFs across Europe totaling €0.6 billion (£0.5 billion) in the first quarter of 2022, the first quarter since 2019 in which they attracted less than €1 billion. That reflects some terrible performance: to quote some of the hardest hit, the VanEck Crypto and Blockchain Innovator UCITS ETF (DAGB) recorded a brutal paper loss of around 74 percent in the first half of 2022, while DLL Group UCITS Blockchain Equity and Digital Assets ETF (KOIP) before down 67.7 percent over the same period. As our chart below shows, a large number of other funds have incurred losses of at least 30 percent during that time – out of a sample of around 50 thematic ETFs, only five have ended thi