Top trades by New Zealand Sharesight users — April 2025

Welcome to the April 2025 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot for New Zealand investors, where we look at the top 20 trades made by New Zealand Sharesight users. Below we will look at the top trades overall, plus the top trades in individual stocks, which allows us to observe the broader investment trends by Sharesight users in New Zealand, while also giving us an opportunity to zoom into the most popular stocks and the market-moving news behind them.

Top trades in April 2025

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This month, the top trades were led by the Smartshares US 500 ETF (NZX: USF), followed by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NASDAQ: VOO). It was a strong month for ETF trading, with 9 of the top 20 trades consisting of ETFs.

Most-traded stocks in April 2025

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This month’s top-traded stocks were led by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which was a popular choice for investors looking to buy the dip in the company’s share price. The top trades were followed by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which experienced significant volatility throughout April.

Let’s look at some of the market-moving news behind some of this month’s top stocks:

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)

• NVIDIA share price plunges as it reveals US$5.5 billion impact of new Chinese export controls issued by US govt.
• NVIDIA has lost more than US$1.3 trillion in market cap

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)

• Apple share price jumps on news of temporary tariff exemption for smartphones
• Survey reveals surprisingly strong demand for iPhone upgrades
• Share price has tumbled over 30% from its all-time high

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)

• Tesla share price soars despite mounting US tariffs
• Tesla reveals 71% profit drop in quarterly earnings report, fuelled by negative sentiment around Elon Musk

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

• Amazon share price drops as analysts downgrade price target by 29%
• Stock rallies following Trump’s comments on easing trade war with China

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

• Trade war uncertainty could impact Microsoft’s AI plans, earnings
• Analysts cut price target for Microsoft amid macroeconomic uncertainty; say Q1 results likely unaffected but 2025 outlook is weak

Meta (NASDAQ: FB)

• Analysts continue to cut Meta price targets
• Worries over impact of Chinese tariffs on Temu’s Meta ad spend

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)

• Alphabet share price drops following court ruling against its illegal monopoly in the online advertising space
• Alphabet produces solid Q1 earnings, fuelled by growing AI monetisation

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)

• Coke beats earnings expectations, says tariffs will be ‘manageable’
• Is Coke a safe stock in today’s volatile market?

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