The fact that the US trade tariffs affect the outside world is nothing new. But the fact is that many have chosen to boycott American companies to put hard on hard. On the Swedish stock exchange, this has become increasingly visible.
The interest in buying and selling everything from securities and funds to shares is constantly increasing at a furious pace in Sweden. In recent years, interest in US investments has also increased, something online bank Avanza accounts for.
Avanza: American stocks show weak development
As large international companies such as Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta – to name a few – the Swedes’ awareness of what they invest in has also increased. This is not least with the background of the prevailing economic and political climate in the United States, but also in Europe.
Then the US president Donald J Trump Introduced trade tariffs against both Canada, China and the EU, dissatisfaction with the country in the West has been great in many places. Among other things, on the Swedish stock exchange when several large companies have lost significantly.
– The weak development for American shares has caused the savers to rethink their investments. On both the stock and fund side, we could see that the US is sold and the buying list is instead topped by shares in Europe and Sweden. For those who buy individual shares, there is a recurring theme with defense shares. German Rhein metal, Swedish Saab and Italian Leonardo are all three among the most purchased shares in March, says Avanza’s savings economist, Philip Scholtzé to News24.
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A question you should ask you
According to he, anyone who chooses to press the sales button may have many different reasons to make such a decision. But for those who are long -term and sell American shares and funds just because it has been a little heavier at the end should ask the question “How long horizon do you have?”, Says Scholtzé.
– If you have the time on your side and believe in your holdings in the long term, it may be a mistake to try to time short -term fluctuations. The stock exchange is allowed to hiccup every now and then, you have to learn to live with.
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Most owned US shares and their loss on the stock exchange in 2025
For many, the big question at the moment is which American companies top the list among the most owned by Swedish stock savers. Scholtzé lists five of them and how much they lose in share ownership – only in 2025:
– To this you should add the currency change. USD/sec is minus 9.1 percent this year.
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Most-owned US Funds: And their tap on the stock exchange in 2025
Regarding the five US funds with the biggest loss this year, everything is found from Avanza’s own US fund to Storebrand and Handelsbanken.
– Anyone who is new to the stock exchange now should not act in a different way than if they started this fall or two years ago. Invest money every month that you can save in the long term, I would say at least five years, Philip Scholtzé concludes in the interview with News24.
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