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Most Popular ETFs Last Week: Investors look for semiconductors and broad equity exposure
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The last week saw semiconductor stocks and related AI names under pressure while broader equity markets held up ok in the face of rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and wavering AI leadership.
Clients bought into a couple of semiconductor ETFs, with the VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETF the most actively traded of our ETFs last week.
The strongest buy-to-sell trading ratios were in broad index trackers – the Vanguard S&P 500 Acc UCITS ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF attracting buy percentages in the eighties.
We saw strong buying a pair of FTSE 100 ETFs and likewise in a brace of Nasdaq-100 tracker funds.
A gold ETC (iShares Physical Gold) also enjoyed a buy ratio of 86% as spot prices retreated last week to test the $4,000/oz support level.
Here’s our top ten most actively traded ETFs last week with the percentage of buys.
Top ETFs | Buy% |
Vanguard S&P 500 Acc UCITS ETF | 89% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS Dist ETF | 86% |
iShares Physical Gold ETC | 86% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS Acc ETF | 80% |
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF | 77% |
iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF | 75% |
VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETF | 69% |
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF | 68% |
iShares NASDAQ 100 Acc UCITS ETF | 64% |
Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF | 58% |
For other ideas about starting your portfolio here's a handful of core ETFs to consider.
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