In this Monday edition of Advisors In Focus, we open the work week by highlighting the tickers and groups your fellow advisors and colleagues were researching with keen interest over the past 30 days, according to TrackStarIQ data. For example, based on the latest rankings, biotechnology remains the most read among industry groups and eight companies—such as Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE) and Inovio (INO)—are in the top 20 most researched single stocks. The interest in companies that could potentially create vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 is part of an ongoing theme on Wall Street since late-March. The trend will likely continue this week with the President and other key figures of the government testing positive for the virus.
Please find below a list of other stocks, industry groups, exchange traded funds, and ETF categories that were the most heavily researched by financial professionals over the past 30 days.
Top Stocks by Total FA Traffic* :
Top Industry Groups by FA Traffic* :
| Rank | Industry Group |
|---|---|
| 3 | Software – Application |
| 2 | Auto Manufacturers |
| 1 | Biotechnology |
Top ETF by Total FA Traffic* :
Top ETF Categories by FA Traffic* :
| Rank | ETF Category |
|---|---|
| 3 | Precious Metals |
| 2 | Leveraged Equities |
| 1 | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Top Stocks Ranked by Financial Advisor Traffic Over the Past 30 Days | Ticker | Top Industry Groups Ranked by Financial Advisor Traffic Over the Past 30 Days | Top ETFs Ranked by Financial Advisor Traffic Over the Past 30 Days | Ticker | Top ETF Categories Ranked by Financial Advisor Traffic Over the Past 30 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | Biotechnology | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | SPY | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | Auto Manufacturers | Invesco QQQ | QQQ | Leveraged Equities |
| Peloton Interactive Inc | PTON | Software – Application | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ | SQQQ | Precious Metals |
| Sorrento Therapeutics Inc | SRNE | Conglomerates | VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | GDX | Materials |
| Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc | INO | Consumer Electronics | SPDR Gold Trust | GLD | Technology Equities |
| Workhorse Group Inc | WKHS | Specialty Industrial Machinery | ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 | SPXU | Small Cap Growth Equities |
| iBio Inc | IBIO | Software – Infrastructure | iShares Silver Trust | SLV | Financials Equities |
| Slack Technologies Inc | WORK | Diagnostics & Research | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLK | All Cap Equities |
| Microvision Inc | MVIS | Drug Manufacturers – Specialty & Generic | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLF | Health & Biotech Equities |
| Amazon Com Inc | AMZN | Internet Retail | ProShares UltraPro QQQ | TQQQ | Leveraged Commodities |
| NIO Inc | NIO | Medical Devices | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | IWM | Government Bonds |
| NewStar Financial Inc | NEWS | Internet Content & Information | ARK Innovation ETF | ARKK | Large Cap Blend Equities |
| Just Energy Group Inc | JE | Specialty Retail | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | DIA | Oil & Gas |
| Ecoark Holdings, Inc. | ZEST | Semiconductors | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | VTI | Alternative Energy Equities |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | SMTI | Oil & Gas E&P | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares | NUGT | Corporate Bonds |
| XpresSpa Group Inc | XSPA | Credit Services | ARK Web x.0 ETF | ARKW | Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds |
| Novan Inc | NOVN | Aerospace & Defense | Invesco Solar ETF | TAN | Global Equities |
| Vaxart Inc | VXRT | Auto Parts | iShares Gold Trust | IAU | Energy Equities |
| Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc | BCRX | Entertainment | Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bull 3x Shares | GUSH | Total Bond Market |
| Landcadia Holdings II Inc | LCA | Asset Management | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLE | Emerging Markets Equities |