Industrials Grab $2.9B Last Week

Industrials pulled $2.9B in ETF inflows last week. The sector topped all categories. Flow imbalance hit 73.8 showing strong buying pressure. Energy grabbed $779M. Financials added $1.6B.

Geography Flows

US markets dominated with $49B in net inflows. Flow imbalance reached 59.6 showing balanced but positive demand. Japan added $13.1B with 85.1 imbalance indicating heavy buying pressure. Global funds grabbed $9.9B.

Emerging markets bled $1.3B last week reversing the 3m trend. Over three months EM pulled $49.3B with 89.7 imbalance. The sharp reversal signals growing caution. China outflows hit $443M weekly down from $92.7B quarterly hemorrhaging.

South Korea dumped $773M last week. The nation added $27.7B over three months showing recent deterioration. India shed $300M weekly but grabbed $683M quarterly.

Sector Rotation

Materials crashed with $2.9B in outflows last week. Flow imbalance plunged to 10.9 showing massive selling. The sector grabbed $15.8B over three months marking a dramatic sentiment shift.

Tech absorbed mixed flows. Weekly inflows hit $1.5B but flow imbalance stayed at 54.1 showing balanced activity. The sector bled $5.6B over three months as AI euphoria cooled.

Healthcare dumped $671M last week extending quarterly weakness. Communication services shed $520M. Consumer staples lost $252M showing defensive rotation away from traditional safety plays.

Asset Class Shifts

Equities dominated with $77.7B weekly inflows. Fixed income added $10.9B showing continued bond demand. Commodities crashed with $8.3B in outflows reversing the $8.3B quarterly inflow completely.

Alternatives grabbed $2.6B with 78.0 imbalance. Currency funds added $972M.

Active strategies pulled $11.5B last week with 78.7 imbalance. Fundamental grabbed $21.4B showing heavy conviction. Dividend funds added $7.4B. Growth strategies took $7.1B. ESG saw just $104M despite $3.7B quarterly inflows showing recent cooling.

Vanilla passive funds led with $22.8B weekly reflecting broad market exposure demand.