What is the TD Direct Investing Index (DII)?

The DII provides data and insights relating to historical self-directed investor activity. By looking at this historical activity, it can help us see how investors reacted to economic and financial market events.

The DII information below takes into consideration data for the full calendar month. Want to see how the DII works? Watch our explainer video. You can also learn more here.

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Historic market trends

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July 2021: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was neutral. Watch this video for market highlights.

August 2021: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

September 2021: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

October 2021: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

November 2021: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

December 2021: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

January 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

February 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

March 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

April 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

May 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

June 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

September 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

August 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

July 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

October 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

November 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

December 2022: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

January 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

February 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

March 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

April 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

May 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

June 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

July 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

August 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

September 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

October 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

November 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

December 2023: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

January 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

February 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

March 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

April 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bullish. Watch this video for market highlights.

May 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

July 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

August 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

June 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

September 2024: Overall self-directed investor sentiment was bearish. Watch this video for market highlights.

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Last month's trend (self-directed investors)

Asset allocation and sector rotation refer to the average month-to-month changes in investments inside Direct Investors' portfolios. It is not included in the DII sentiment score. The data tracks the averages of how much traders changed their investments in each asset type or industry sector in the previous month.

This data can help investors to observe additional market trends and investor behaviours as it's based on where traders decided to invest their money rather than looking at the most heavily traded stocks. Learn more about asset classes and sectors in our FAQ.

The asset allocation comparison methodology has changed as of March 2024. We implemented a process to improve the asset allocation comparison methodology by adjusting the data modelling. Comparisons between asset allocation data prior to this change and after this change may produce different comparison results than between periods with the same methodology.

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