Retail Investors Keep Buying U.S. Stocks in 2025 as Institutional Managers Slash Holdings Over Trump Policy Fears

Individual investors have invested nearly $70 billion in stocks this year while professional managers cut exposure over concerns about Trump’s policies, according to the Financial Times. Retail investors have continued putting large sums into U.S. stocks and ETFs this year, showing optimism despite market volatility driven by tariff threats and a rising Chinese AI competitor. The S&P 500 and its tech sector have declined this year, reversing the strong Big Tech-driven gains seen in the previous two years. Retail investors have mostly kept buying U.S. stocks this year, while large investors made a record cut to their equity holdings in March.