In a survey conducted among active investors in Australia in 2021, around 70 percent of respondents indicated that since March 2020, they have funded their investments with personal income or savings. Around one quarter of investors used dividends to fund their investments.
Leading funding sources for investors in Australia in 2021
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Respondents were active Australian retail investors who had made at least one transaction (trading securities, derivatives or cryptocurrency) since March 2020
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Funding of investments since March 2020
Participants ranged from 'recent investors' (started investing during or after March 2020) to 'moderately experienced investors' (started investing before March 2020, but less than five years ago) to 'most experienced investors' (five or more years of investing).
Survey question: "Since March 2020, which of the following have you used to fund your investments? (Multiple response)".
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ASIC. (August 11, 2022). Leading funding sources for investors in Australia in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347033/australia-leading-funding-sources-for-investors/
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Leading funding sources for investors in Australia in 2021 [Graph], ASIC, August 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347033/australia-leading-funding-sources-for-investors/