Key Points Retail traders sent almost $30 billion into Nvidia shares this year on balance, according to Vanda Research. It’s the latest honor for the megacap tech stock, which has shown leadership within artificial intelligence that has dazzled both Wall Street and Main Street. Net inflows for Nvidia have seen a nearly nine-fold jump from 2021, Vanda data shows. amount of net inflows from this group compared with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) , which tracks the broad benchmark for the U.S. stock market. It is also on pace to dethrone Tesla , the retail investor favorite that earned the most-bought title in 2023. (The firm calculates net flows for each security by subtracting its total outflows from inflows.) “Nvidia turned out to be the one stock that kind of stole the show from Tesla because of impressive price gains,” said Marco Iachini, senior vice president at Vanda. “The performance speaks for itself.” Top 5 traded securities