Sharesight users' top trades – December 2024
Welcome to the December 2024 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top buy and sell trades by Sharesight users over the month. This month we have combined the snapshots for Australian, New Zealand and global Sharesight users, providing a short summary of investors’ most popular trades over the period. For a more detailed look at the market-moving news behind Sharesight users’ most-traded stocks in 2024, see our yearly trading snapshots for Australian, New Zealand and global Sharesight users.
Top trades by global investors in December 2024
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In December’s global trading snapshot, the top trades were led by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), with opportunistic investors taking advantage of a dip in the stock’s share price. The top trades were followed by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which saw its share price hit record highs in December, leading CEO Elon Musk to become the first person to reach a net worth of US$400 billion.
Top trades by Australian investors in December 2024
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In December’s Australian trading snapshot, the top trades were led by Vanguard’s Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS), followed by the iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV). It was an ETF-heavy month overall, with 10 of the top 20 trades belonging to ETFs. It’s worth noting that the majority of trades were buy trades, and the only stock with a higher proportion of sell trades to buy trades was Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG), which experienced fluctuations in its share price throughout the month.
Top trades by New Zealand investors in December 2024
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In December’s New Zealand trading snapshot, the top trades were led by Smartshares’ US 500 (NZX: USF) and NZ Top 50 (NZX: FNZ) ETFs. Similar to our Australian trading snapshot, it was a strong month for ETF trading overall, with 9 of the top 20 trades belonging to ETFs. It should also be noted that the majority of trades were buy trades, with no stock having a higher proportion of sell trades to buy trades.
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