Discipline, discretion, and long-term orientation continue to be demonstrated by Vanguard investors amidst the churn of the global financial markets.

New Vanguard research analyzing the trading behavior of Vanguard investors from Feb. 19 through March 20 finds that, while transactional activity has been elevated, more than 9 in 10 investors have “stayed the course” and not traded in response to the market decline. Additional findings include:

• Of those households that did trade, half made only a single transaction.
• The majority of households trading — about seven in 10 — have moved money into equities.
• Among those trading, most households are buying equities on the dips, while older, wealthier investors are moving modestly to fixed income.
• Consistent with longer-term trends, households solely owning a defined contribution account with Vanguard exhibited the lowest levels of trading at 2.5 percent.

Click here to view Vanguard’s new research on recent trading behavior.

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