According to the latest data from Goldman Sachs' global FICC and Equities team, the assets under management (AUM) of global leveraged/inverse individual stock ETFs have surged past $60 billion, doubling in less than two months. The U.S. market remains the primary hub for financial innovation and speculative trends, accounting for approximately 70% of the global market share with $46 billion in AUM. Historically, such leveraged products have primarily focused on mega-cap U.S. tech giants like NVIDIA and Tesla. However, in recent months, global capital has shifted its focus to the foundation of the AI supply chain—exposure to memory chips. This week, two newly listed leveraged individual stock ETFs in South Korea staged a 'capital-raising miracle': leveraged ETF products targeting SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics attracted $1.2 billion and $816 million, respectively, within two days of listing. Currently, the world's largest leveraged individual stock ETF is the 2x Leveraged SK Hynix ETF (7709 HK) offered in the Hong Kong market.
