Top 20 Traded Stocks in 2021
Written by The Inspired Investor Team | Published on January 19, 2022
Written by The Inspired Investor Team | Published on January 19, 2022
Covid. Meme stocks. Market volatility. Those were just a few of the ongoing themes through 2021 that kept investors on their toes. Through it all, what were RBC Direct Investing clients trading? We take a look back at the top 20 stocks bought and sold by clients in 2021.
(Rankings based on filled Canadian and U.S. equity trades placed by RBC Direct Investing clients in 2021.)
Buy Ranking | Stock |
1. | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc |
2. | Tesla Inc |
3. | GameStop Corp |
4. | BlackBerry Ltd |
5. | Air Canada |
6. | Apple Inc |
7. | Suncor Energy Inc |
8. | NIO Inc |
9. | Enbridge Inc |
10. | Royal Bank of Canada |
11. | Palantir Technologies Inc |
12. | Tilray Inc |
13. | Toronto-Dominion Bank |
14. | Hive Blockchain Technologies |
15. | Shopify Inc |
16. | Sundial Growers Inc |
17. | Nvidia Corp |
18. | Aphria Inc |
19. | Churchill Capital Corp |
20. | Bank of Nova Scotia |
(Rankings based on filled Canadian and U.S. equity trades placed by RBC Direct Investing clients in 2021.)
Sell Ranking | Stock |
1. | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc |
2. | Tesla Inc |
3. | BlackBerry Ltd |
4. | GameStop Corp |
5. | Suncor Energy Inc |
6. | Apple Inc |
7. | Air Canada |
8. | NIO Inc |
9. | Royal Bank of Canada |
10. | Enbridge Inc |
11. | Tilray Inc |
12. | Aphria Inc |
13. | Shopify Inc |
14. | Palantir Technologies Inc |
15. | Hive Blockchain Technologies |
16. | Toronto-Dominion Bank |
17. | Aurora Cannabis Inc |
18. | Moderna Inc |
19. | Sundial Growers Inc |
20. | Canopy Growth Corporation |
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