Taiwan Retail Investors Buy Record Amounts of US Assets in 2024

Taiwan’s retail traders bought a net record amount of US assets last year, as households look beyond traditional insurance products in search of higher returns.

Retail investors purchased about NT$105.5 billion ($3.2 billion) combined in US stocks, exchange-traded funds and bonds in 2024, an all-time high, according to data from the Taiwan Securities Association calculated by Bloomberg. Taiwanese inflows into the three American assets also each hit record levels last year.

The trend is likely driven by individual traders “looking to diversify their exposure after a strong run in the Taiwan market in 2024, especially with greater geopolitical uncertainty ...