Lyft, Cannabis Stocks Among The Most Bought Names By TD Ameritrade Clients In April

Each month, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. AMTD reveals which stocks were among the most bought and sold by their clients via the Investor Movement Index, which tracks investor behavior by measuring holding and trading data from a sample of clients.

Because of TD Ameritrade's position as a leading retail brokerage, the reading provides some insights into the sentiments of retail investors on given names.

Net Buys

Unsurprisingly, retail investors flocked to some of the most headline-driven names in April. LYFT Inc LYFT was a net buy after IPOing at the end of March and subsequently trading below its IPO price. TDA clients were also bullish on the self-driving theme last month, as both Tesla Motors Inc TSLA and NIO Inc-ADR NIO were net buys.

CVS Health Corp CVS and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA were also both net buys, despite that both stocks hit new 52-week lows in the month.

Retail investors were also bullish Walt Disney Co DIS, Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB, Canopy Growth Corp CGC and AT&T Inc T.

Net Sells

On the other hand, TD Ameritrade clients were net sellers of some big tech names last month, particularly Facebook, Inc. FB and Amazon Inc. AMZN.

Big banks Bank of America Corp. BAC and Citigroup C were both net sold as well. Both companies reported mixed earnings in April, with EPS coming in ahead of analyst estimates and revenue coming in below.

Other net sells include Twitter Inc. TWTR, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA, Wabtec Corporation WAB, Micron Technology, Inc MU and General Electric Company GE.

This selling activity could be a sign of bearishness, or could merely indicate investors were taking profits.