- US leveraged ETFs attracted $15 billion in inflows over the last month, their largest 1-month rolling inflow in at least two years.
- The flows reverse a -$2 billion figure seen in early October. During the April 2025 market recovery, the comparable figure peaked at $12 billion.
- The 3x leveraged long Semiconductor ETF, SOXL, alone took in $7.3 billion in October, its largest monthly inflow on record.
- Retail investor demand for leveraged tech equity ETFs led the surge.
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“Retail investors are aggressively piling into leveraged equity ETFs.”