Yahoo Taiwan Investment Survey: In the Face of Tariff Impacts, Public Prefers ETFs for Hedging
The global economic uncertainty brought about by Trump’s tariff policies has prompted Taiwanese investors to readjust their investment allocations. Yahoo Stock Finance recently released the “2025 Yahoo Investment Behavior Survey,” which indicates that a study involving nearly 9,000 adult internet users found that approximately 60% of respondents adopted a more cautious investment attitude in response to tariff policy impacts, with a noticeable increase in conservativeness compared to the previous year.
The survey results show that ETFs have risen to become the most favored hedging tool among investors, with 36% of respondents indicating they would increase investments in this category, surpassing the 28% for traditional stock investments. In the face of market volatility, about 80% of investors tend to employ strategies such as dollar-cost averaging or buying on dips to achieve risk diversification and stable returns. Additionally, ETFs with high dividend distributions, AI-related concept stocks, and large-cap ETFs have become the three most popular product categories in the current investment market.
Over 60% of Gen Z in Taiwan Invest, 14% Choose Cryptocurrency
In contrast to the overall conservative market atmosphere, the younger generation exhibits a distinctly different investment enthusiasm. Yahoo Stock Finance’s survey found that the investment participation rate of Gen Z increased by 7% compared to last year, surpassing the 60% threshold for the first time, reaching 63%. The main motivations for Gen Z’s investments include wealth accumulation and the pursuit of stable returns, with short-term profit-seeking rising significantly from fifth place last year to third place this year.
As most of Gen Z are still novice investors, over 60% of their learning resources come from family and friends, followed by obtaining relevant knowledge through financial institutions or financial platforms. In terms of investment tools, Gen Z is adept at using various financial products to diversify risks, primarily utilizing tools such as stocks (49%), ETFs (41%), insurance products (30%), and emerging cryptocurrency assets (14%). The proportion of those choosing cryptocurrency is 2.3 times that of 2024.
2024 Far Eastern Survey: 13.8% of Gen Z Invest Solely in Virtual Assets
In a survey published by Far Eastern Bank in 2024 (with a sample of 3,000 respondents), 22.4% of the Gen Z group allocated more than half of their total assets to virtual assets (cryptocurrencies, NFTs, etc.), and an additional 13.8% of respondents indicated that they only invest in virtual assets, without involving other traditional investment targets, which can be compared with Yahoo’s survey findings. Far Eastern Bank refers to this group of young investors as “digital native investors,” and more than half of millennials have also engaged with the virtual asset market, becoming a major participant group in this emerging investment product category.
This shift in investment preference highlights the younger generation’s active exploration of non-traditional investment channels in the face of economic challenges such as rising housing prices and stagnant wages.
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