US stocks grabbed $10.7B in the past week but Japan stole momentum with $10B showing defensive rotation. The Japanese market held 74% flow imbalance while US barely cleared 52% revealing investor conviction shift. Japan pulled $116B over three months dwarfing all regional competitors except the US itself.
Taiwan soared with $1.6B inflows at 86% flow imbalance last week. The semiconductor-heavy market attracted defensive tech positioning amid global volatility. Canada added $1.3B showing North American spillover demand.
Emerging markets absorbed $1.1B outflows weekly reversing the three-month trend. The broader EM category pulled $45B over 3m at 88% flow imbalance but last week flipped negative. India bled $661M in seven days despite holding neutral positioning quarterly.
China hemorrhaged $64B over three months. Weekly flows turned flat at 50% imbalance showing capitulation fatigue. Australia lost $573M last week extending quarterly weakness.
Energy dominated with $964M inflows last week at 61% flow imbalance. The sector grabbed $16.6B quarterly showing sustained conviction as oil volatility persisted. Industrials led all sectors with $23.3B over 3m yet bled $291M weekly showing reversal pressure.
Information Technology collapsed. The sector lost $4.1B in one week alone with just 42% flow imbalance. Tech hemorrhaged $7.4B quarterly as AI momentum cracked. Materials dumped $3B weekly extending $13.7B in quarterly gains showing profit-taking acceleration.
Healthcare lost $1.3B weekly. Consumer Discretionary flipped positive with $168M inflows bucking the quarterly $1.9B outflow trend.
Equity funds pulled $24.5B weekly and $477B quarterly showing sustained allocation. Fixed income grabbed $9.8B at 62% flow imbalance as defensive rotation intensified. Commodities dumped $9.6B in seven days reversing quarterly gains.
Active strategies dominated with $7.8B inflows at 78% flow imbalance. Passive vanilla grabbed $20.2B but held just 54% imbalance showing mechanical flows. ESG funds lost $1.5B weekly despite holding flat quarterly.
Dividend strategies added $1.1B showing income demand. Growth pulled $9B quarterly yet held modest weekly gains at $181M. Value grabbed $10.5B over 3m reversing recent weakness.
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