The dominant story this week is a sharp rotation out of US equities and into fixed income, commodities, and international markets. The US geography bucket logged a $24.2B net outflow over the past week, with a flow imbalance of just 39.9 — deep into selling territory. Over three months, the US had pulled in $357B. That tailwind has reversed hard.
Japan is the standout winner. It attracted $10.0B in net inflows this week, with a flow imbalance of 71.4 — strong buying pressure. Over three months, Japan has gathered $78.2B, making it the most consistent non-US destination. Emerging Markets added $1.7B this week, extending a solid $20.9B three-month trend.
Developed Markets Ex-US posted $1.8B inflows with an imbalance of 86.8 — nearly one-sided buying. That is a meaningful shift. Over three months, the same basket has seen $19.9B in net inflows, confirming this is a durable rotation away from US-centric exposure.
The UK is the clearest loser geographically. It bled $261M this week on a flow imbalance of just 12.1 — near-total selling. China flipped slightly negative this week at -$185M, a reversal from its $36.5B three-month intake, worth watching.
Technology is taking the hardest hit. The Information Technology sector saw $3.8B in net outflows this week, with a flow imbalance of 40.2. That is a stark contrast to its three-month picture — $56.1B in net inflows, the biggest of any sector. Short-term sellers are testing a long-running winner.
Financials and Energy also bled this week, down $732M and $613M respectively. Energy has now shed $6.1B over three months. The selling there is not new.
Utilities gained $264M this week, with an imbalance of 83.5. That is defensive positioning. Materials also added $486M. Both sectors are attracting flows as Tech retreats — a classic late-cycle rotation signal.
Fixed income was the biggest absolute winner this week. Bonds pulled in $9.3B in net inflows, with a flow imbalance of 61.1. Over three months, equities dominated with $742B in net flows. But this week, equities barely broke even at $923M net — a dramatic slowdown.
Commodities attracted $6.8B this week, with an imbalance of 82.7. That is a sharp reversal. Over the past three months, commodities bled -$11.2B. Money is now flowing in fast after months of exits.
Currencies drew $2.8B with a 90.3 imbalance — near-unanimous buying. That suggests hedging activity is rising.
On strategy, Active funds pulled in $6.3B this week versus passive Vanilla strategies losing $10.7B. Over three months, Active has drawn $220B. The shift toward active management is accelerating. Fundamental and Equal-weight strategies also gained this week, reinforcing the move away from cap-weighted index exposure.
The overall tone is cautiously risk-off. Money is rotating from US passive equity into bonds, commodities, active strategies, and international markets — particularly Japan and Developed Markets ex-US.
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