U.S. households directly held $52.12 trillion of U.S. corporate stock on June 30, 2026, a 42.1% share of the $123.69 trillion market and the highest since Q4 1998. Including indirect holdings through pensions and life insurers, their equity total reached $74.03 trillion, a record 48.2% of household financial assets, according to Federal Reserve data released on September 11, 2026. Retail trading volumes have fallen about 20% since mid-summer, yet holdings kept rising through payroll deductions, and Goldman Sachs estimates households bought $840 billion of U.S. stocks in the first half of 2026. The article flags concentration risk, noting NVIDIA was SPY's largest holding at 7.58% as of March 17, 2026, while VTI also includes small and mid-size companies that the S&P 500 leaves out. The next Federal Reserve data release is due December 10, 2026.
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