Retail Share of Magnificent 7 Trading Volume Falls to 6 Percent

Retail investors accounted for 6 percent of total trading volume in the Magnificent 7 stocks over the five trading days ending Friday, @KobeissiLetter reported. The share marks the lowest level in four years. Individual investors showed less interest in the group over the past week than on roughly 85 percent of trading days since 2022.

Retail participation had exceeded 20 percent of volume during some periods in 2023 and 2024 and stayed above 15 percent for most of 2025. The five-day moving average of retail trading volume in the Magnificent 7 stocks fell to approximately 25 million shares. That level is the lowest in at least 18 months and marks a 79 percent decline from the April 2025 peak of about 120 million shares.

Retail interest is shifting from the Magnificent 7 toward semiconductor stocks, the report said.