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Client Sector Trading Activity

MORGAN STANLEY · 2026-11-02 · Importance 17 · Surprise 24

E*TRADE clients were net buyers in four of the 11 GICS stock-market sectors during October. Communication Services had the most net buying at 7.54%, followed by Industrials at 4.57% and Technology at 2.64%. Consumer Staples recorded the most net selling, at 16.72%, while Utilities and Energy saw net selling of 4.92% and 4.51%, respectively.

Key facts

• E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley reported the largest client net-selling activity in October in Consumer Staples (-16.72%), Utilities (-4.92%), and Energy (-4.51%). source
• E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley reported that its clients were net buyers in four of 11 sectors in October; the largest net buying was Communication Services (+7.54%), Industrials (+4.57%), and Tech (+2.64%). source