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Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - March 2020

by David Olsen, Senior Marketing Manager — Content/SEO, Sharesight | Mar 30th 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.

Welcome to the March 2020 edition of the Sharesight20 monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades on both the ASX and NZX made by Sharesight users during the month. March was a volatile time for markets, with Sharesight users adapting to conditions with an increase in active stock picking, as well as bear themed ETFs.

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

Sharesight20 top 20 ASX trades March 2020

Top 20 ASX Stock trades march 2020

In March’s Sharesight20ASX snapshot the crown for the most traded stock again went to S&P ASX 300 index tracking ETF Vanguard Australian Shares (ASX: VAS). For the first time in our monthly snapshot history we see two bear themed ETFs in the top 20 (ASX: BEAR) & (ASX: BBOZ), Let’s look at the news behind key stocks in this month’s snapshot:

Afterpay Limited (ASX: APT)

National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB)

Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL)

CSL Limited (ASX: CSL)

Sharesight20 top 20 NZX trades March 2020

Top 20 NZX stock trades March 2020

Travel and health stocks all placed highly in our snapshot of the NZX this month, with a mixture of growth opportunities and value on offer.

Air New Zealand (NZX: AIR)

The a2 Milk Company (NZX: A2M)

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (NZX: FPH)

Sharesight20 Snapshots for 2019

We recently published our Sharesight20 top 20 trades data for the 2019 calendar year across exchanges in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. You can read our 2019 Sharesight20 updates here:

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