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Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - January 2020

by David Olsen, Senior Marketing Manager — Content/SEO, Sharesight | Feb 3rd 2020
Disclaimer: The below article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a product recommendation, or taxation or financial advice and should not be relied upon as such. Please check with your financial adviser or accountant to obtain the correct advice for your situation.

In this Sharesight20 trading snapshot we look at the top 20 trades made by Sharesight users on both the ASX and NZX during January 2020.

We’ve also recently just published our top 20 trade data for 2019 across exchanges in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. You can read our Sharesight20 yearly updates for 2019 here:

Here’s January’s top ASX and NZX trades.

Sharesight20 top 20 ASX trades January 2020

Top20 ASX January 2020

In January’s Sharesight20ASX snapshot the crown for the most traded stock crown went to S&P/ASX 300 index tracking ETF Vanguard Australian Shares (ASX: VAS). In addition 3 of the most traded 4 stocks were Vanguard ETFs, all with strong buy interest from retail investors.

Sharesight20 top 20 NZX trades January 2020

Top20 NZX trades January 2020

Like its ASX counterpart, the top two positions on the Sharesight20NZX snapshot for January went to Smartshares exchange traded funds (ETFs). The a2 Milk Company (NZX: A2M) had another strong month, and interest in Oceania Healthcare Limited continued to push it higher in our snapshot.

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