Top ETFs by Average Daily Trading Volume
Highly liquid exchange-traded funds attract substantial trading activity, serving as primary conduits for capital allocation through exceptional market depth and tight bid-ask spreads across global exchanges. These instruments facilitate institutional-scale transactions with minimized slippage, functioning as preferred tactical vehicles for hedging, cash equitization, and position rotation due to continuous price discovery mechanisms.
Volume-leading ETFs encompass more than simple indexing tools; they represent critical market plumbing infrastructure. The liquidity characteristics include:
- Transaction capacity engineering: Daily trading volumes exceeding millions of shares through interconnected primary creation units and secondary market maker ecosystems cushioning large orders without significant price deviation.
- Execution precision infrastructure: Tight spreads consistently maintained through regulated quoting obligations, frequent order book replenishment, and competitive AP participation ensuring minimal implicit trading costs.
- Cross-asset viability: Volume resilience across diverse instruments from commodity trackers to fixed income ETFs enabled by transparency protocols attracting diverse counterparties including arbitrageurs and market-neutral strategies.
Market acceptance is evidenced through signature products: iShares Core DAX UCITS ETF (EXS1) demonstrates eurozone blue-chip liquidity, while Lyxor Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF (MSI) commands significant pan-European turnover. Commodity examples like Invesco Physical Gold ETC (SGLN) show sustained volume in alternative assets. Liquidity features reveal distinct structural foundations. Physically replicated volume leaders benefit from arbitrage efficiency, while synthetic volume giants leverage swap-based liquidity buffers. This establishes high-volume ETFs as essential execution infrastructure.
Beyond index mega-caps, specialized contenders achieve concentrated volume activity including leveraged sector products, covered-call income strategies, and thematic innovation funds with dedicated market-making ecosystems. Structural innovations increasingly feature 24-hour trading protocols and AI-driven order matching optimization.
Regulated brokerThe following section identifies ETFs ranking among the highest in average daily trading volume metrics internationally. Key assessment parameters include bid-ask spread sustainability, market impact cost analysis, indicative value dissemination frequency, authorized participant network density, and volume correlation with underlying constituent liquidity.
Stock | Price | Change % | 52 Week Range |
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$15.01 | 1.44% | ||
$104.86 | 1.41% | ||
$668.50 | 0.35% | ||
$36.85 | 5.77% | ||
$53.38 | 0.91% | ||
$603.25 | 0.48% | ||
$41.38 | 0.58% | ||
$66.74 | 2.68% | ||
$89.29 | 0.26% | ||
$80.96 | 0.19% | ||
$242.49 | 0.22% | ||
$53.80 | 0.75% | ||
$37.59 | 1.07% | ||
$111.50 | 0.39% | ||
$42.91 | 1.27% | ||
$77.12 | 0.94% | ||
$8.16 | 0.61% | ||
$30.57 | 1.40% | ||
$22.51 | 6.61% | ||
$36.82 | 0.38% | ||
$42.45 | 1.05% | ||
$19.44 | 2.70% | ||
$45.55 | 0.69% | ||
$4.89 | 5.42% | ||
$33.00 | 0.48% | ||
$89.35 | 0.01% | ||
$39.02 | 3.51% | ||
$94.19 | 0.61% | ||
$88.06 | 0.97% | ||
$92.18 | 2.68% | ||
$94.15 | 0.83% | ||
$62.96 | 0.54% | ||
$78.25 | 0.16% | ||
$18.81 | 2.77% | ||
$87.06 | 0.88% | ||
$35.66 | 0.22% | ||
$102.52 | 2.72% | ||
$101.39 | 1.19% | ||
$60.38 | 0.77% | ||
$4.23 | 1.74% | ||
$32.47 | 8.27% | ||
$20.91 | 0.12% | ||
$54.52 | 0.63% | ||
$14.35 | 0.73% | ||
$5.07 | 5.85% | ||
$66.43 | 0.77% | ||
$17.85 | 2.71% | ||
$153.79 | 0.29% | ||
$100.19 | 0.27% | ||
$78.64 | 0.38% | ||
$356.00 | 0.15% | ||
$143.39 | 3.03% | ||
$42.13 | 0.00% | ||
$333.69 | 2.25% | ||
$87.93 | 0.71% | ||
$80.20 | 0.01% | ||
$23.10 | 0.17% | ||
$96.49 | 0.34% | ||
$74.32 | 0.25% | ||
$72.88 | 0.15% | ||
$10.73 | 1.83% | ||
$84.07 | 0.34% | ||
$99.85 | 0.83% | ||
$37.65 | 0.21% | ||
$13.62 | 4.22% | ||
$9.87 | 0.60% | ||
$97.13 | 0.05% | ||
$91.46 | 0.02% | ||
$284.60 | 0.97% | ||
$40.48 | 0.75% | ||
$95.12 | 0.34% | ||
$65.48 | 0.33% | ||
$112.70 | 1.09% | ||
$190.14 | 0.23% | ||
$86.43 | 0.29% | ||
$10.38 | 0.61% | ||
$116.72 | 1.40% | ||
$13.38 | 0.99% | ||
$214.13 | 1.05% | ||
$55.21 | 1.69% | ||
$671.75 | 0.37% | ||
$97.64 | 0.19% | ||
$614.59 | 0.36% | ||
$30.61 | 6.66% | ||
$32.06 | 0.76% | ||
$88.69 | 1.04% | ||
$58.05 | 5.39% | ||
$52.40 | 0.65% | ||
$91.54 | 0.13% | ||
$31.74 | 0.36% | ||
$25.49 | 0.14% | ||
$49.38 | 0.05% | ||
$21.32 | 1.00% | ||
$241.12 | 0.62% | ||
$21.13 | 1.68% | ||
$8.64 | 0.69% | ||
$33.87 | 0.29% | ||
$76.58 | 0.16% | ||
$17.05 | 0.24% | ||
$73.12 | 0.85% |