# ARK Invest Highlights About 2% Lending Use for Tokenized Equities By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/49547 Published: 2026-11-05T20:51:28.000Z Updated: 2026-11-05T20:51:28.000Z Section: Investing > About 7% of Ether (ETH) supply and around 6% of traditional financial securities were used in lending markets. ARK Invest highlighted that about 2% of tokenized equity supply is used in lending markets, below the shares for Ether and traditional securities. About 7% of Ether (ETH) supply and around 6% of traditional financial securities were used in lending markets. The comparison describes lending participation, a separate measure from trading volume. Tokenized equities accounted for 9% of spot decentralized-exchange (DEX) volume in the third quarter, up from 1% in the second quarter. Total spot DEX volume rose about 13% to $571 billion during the quarter. The [Q3 trading share for tokenized equities]() measures exchange activity, while the 2% figure tracks use in lending markets. ## Links in this article - [Q3 trading share for tokenized equities](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/37264)