Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE) was a big mover Wednesday. The stock fell 11% on reports the company terminated its CFO, effective immediately. A pullback was not entirely surprising given the headline, and considering the stock’s 260% year-to-date surge.
In fact, yesterday’s update showed that Sorrento was the No. 1 stock researched by financial advisors over the last 30 days, according to TradeStarIQ rankings, followed by Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL).
Today we’re shifting focus out of equities and into funds. Below are the ETFs and categories that generated the most, or most-heavily growing, engagement from Financial Advisors.
Top ETFs by Total Traffic (30 days):
Top ETFs by Traffic Surge (past 7 days):
| Rank | Ticker | ETF |
| 3 | XLC | Communication Sector SPDR |
| 2 | VCIT | Vanguard Interm-Term Corp Bond ETF |
| 1 | DGAZ | VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN |
Top ETF Categories by Total Traffic (30 days):
| Rank | Category |
| 3 | Leveraged Equities |
| 2 | Precious Metals |
| 1 | Large Cap Growth Equities |
Top ETF Categories by Traffic Surge (past 7 days):
| Rank | Category |
| 3 | High Yield Bonds |
| 2 | Total Bond Market |
| 1 | Small Cap Value Equities |
| Rank (Verified FA Traffic) | ETFs Researched – by Total Traffic | ETFs Researched – by Greatest Surge in Traffic (7 days) | ETF Categories Researched – by Total Traffic | ETF Categories Researched – by Greatest Surge in Traffic (7 days) |
| 1 | SPY | DGAZ | Large Cap Growth Equities | Small Cap Value Equities |
| 2 | SLV | VCIT | Precious Metals | Total Bond Market |
| 3 | QQQ | XLC | Leveraged Equities | High Yield Bonds |
| 4 | GDX | HYG | Materials | Inflation-Protected Bonds |
| 5 | GLD | SPXL | Leveraged Commodities | Technology Equities |
| 6 | TQQQ | SPXS | Small Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Value Equities |
| 7 | IWM | KNOW | Health & Biotech Equities | MLPs |
| 8 | IBB | TZA | All Cap Equities | Industrials Equities |
| 9 | XLF | IBB | Technology Equities | Metals |
| 10 | VGK | SMH | Government Bonds | Mid Cap Blend Equities |
| 11 | USO | XLV | Europe Equities | Japan Equities |
| 12 | DGAZ | DUST | Financials Equities | Small Cap Growth Equities |
| 13 | DIA | MJ | Oil & Gas | Consumer Staples Equities |
| 14 | SPXU | NRGU | Small Cap Blend Equities | National Munis |
| 15 | GUSH | VIG | Energy Equities | Inverse Equities |
| 16 | ARKK | ARKG | Large Cap Blend Equities | Foreign Large Cap Equities |
| 17 | TLT | IWF | Total Bond Market | Large Cap Blend Equities |
| 18 | SQQQ | XLRE | Global Equities | Corporate Bonds |
| 19 | IJH | JETS | Industrials Equities | Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds |
| 20 | NUGT | IGV | High Yield Bonds | Asia Pacific Emerging Markets Equities |