Financial Advisor Focus Shifts to International Markets Ahead of U.S. Elections
In this Wednesday edition of Advisors in Focus, our focus turns to tickers and groups that saw surging interest from your financial advisor colleagues to start the week. While we often highlight the most-read areas of the market over a set timeframe, today we look at the tickers and groups that have seen the highest percentage spike from the prior week, which helps us understand what is trending comparatively. For example, within the ETF category group, TrackStarIQ data shows that the highest ranking areas are outside of the United States: foreign large cap, emerging markets, Asia-Pacific, and China equities. Spiking interest in overseas markets tells us that financial advisors are actively seeking ETFs with exposure to international markets and perhaps making some asset allocation shifts ahead of the U.S. Presidential elections in a few weeks.
Please find below the complete listing of other stocks, exchange traded funds, industry groups, and ETF categories that saw the highest growth this week versus the previous week.
Top Stocks by Traffic Surge* :
Top Industry Groups by Traffic Surge* :
Rank
Industry Group
3
Bank Holding Companies
2
Chemicals & Allied Products
1
Canned, Frozen, Preserved Fruit and Vegetables
Top ETFs by Traffic Surge* :
Rank
Ticker
Company
3
XSLV
Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF
2
SPXS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares
1
MOAT
VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Top ETF Categories by Traffic Surge* :
Rank
ETF Category
3
Asia Pacific Equities
2
Emerging Markets Equities
1
Foreign Large Cap Equities
Top 20 Stocks by Surging Financial Advisor Traffic (2 days vs. previous 5 days)
Ticker
Top 20 Industry Groups by Surging Financial Advisor Traffic (2 days vs. previous 5 days)
Top 20 ETFs by Surging Financial Advisor Traffic (2 days vs. previous 5 days)
Ticker
Top 20 ETF Categories by Surging Financial Advisor Traffic (2 days vs. previous 5 days)
Medley Management Inc
MDLY
Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties
VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
Foreign Large Cap Equities
Performance Shipping Inc
PSHG
Chemicals & Allied Products
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares
SPXS
Emerging Markets Equities
L Brands Inc
LB
Bank holding companies
Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF
XSLV
Asia Pacific Equities
Vivopower International Plc
VVPR
Cable and pay television services
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
China Equities
Electrameccanica Vehs Corp
SOLO
Apparel Retail
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF
MJ
Utilities Equities
Renesola Ltd
SOL
Auto Parts
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
Volatility Hedged Equity
Globus Maritime Limi
GLBS
Agricultural Chemicals
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
JKK
Europe Equities
Sanara MedTech Inc.
SMTI
Aluminum
VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
High Yield Bonds
Workhorse Grp
WKHS
Asset Management
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
GDX
Corporate Bonds
Silvergate Capital Corp Cl A
SI
Business Equipment & Supplies
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
Inflation-Protected Bonds
General Electric Company
GE
Auto & Truck Dealerships
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
KOLD
Materials
Facebook Inc
FB
Catalog and mail-order houses
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
Currency
Genius Brands International Inc
GNUS
Business Services
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
Small Cap Growth Equities
Diamondpeak Holdings Corp Cl A
DPHC
Banks - Diversified
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
Government Bonds
Cloudflare Inc Cl A
NET
Building Products & Equipment
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds
Wells Fargo & Company
WFC
Capital Markets
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
UUP
Building & Construction
Adv Micro Devices
AMD
Beverages - Brewers
VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas
UGAZ
Small Cap Blend Equities
Microsoft Corp
MSFT
Banks - Regional - US
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
Inverse Equities
Sunrun Inc
RUN
Canned fruits and specialities
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
Technology Equities
Amazon.com Inc
AMZN
Chemicals
ARK Innovation ETF
ARKK
Leveraged Commodities
*Surge in traffic is evaluated by the increase in average traffic this week compared to average of the previous week.