Investors pulled $27.8B from US equities last week. The flood reversed three months of steady inflows totaling $117.4B. Japan grabbed the week's biggest flows at $19.7B showing sharp geographic rotation.
Japan topped weekly inflows with $19.7B net. The 70.3% flow imbalance showed strong buying pressure. Taiwan added $3.6B with 91% imbalance signaling momentum. South Korea attracted $929M as Asian markets dominated allocation.
US markets absorbed $27.8B in outflows despite pulling $117.4B over three months. The weekly reversal marked sudden conviction shift. China bled $1.4B last week extending quarterly losses to $96.8B total. India shed $436M showing emerging market pressure.
Canada grabbed $1.3B weekly with 75.7% imbalance. Developed Europe lost $2.1B reversing quarterly gains of $21.3B. The weekly swing suggested profit-taking after strong runs.
Energy dominated with $1.1B inflows last week. The 61.2% imbalance showed conviction buying amid oil volatility. Quarterly flows hit $18.2B as crude spiked past $100.
Information Technology absorbed the week's worst damage at $2.4B outflows. Tech posted $10B quarterly outflows showing sustained selling. Materials lost $1.8B weekly extending sector pressure. Industrials shed $512M last week but held $23.8B quarterly inflows as the top sector.
Fixed income attracted $5.8B weekly flows. Investors rotated to safety as bond positioning strengthened. Quarterly inflows reached $236.6B showing defensive tilt. Equities lost $3.8B last week reversing $492.3B quarterly gains.
Vanilla strategies grabbed $26.4B weekly with $261.5B quarterly. Active funds pulled $8.1B weekly extending momentum to $138.8B over three months. The 75.8% weekly imbalance showed strong manager preference.
Fundamental strategies bled $20.7B last week reversing quarterly gains. Dividend funds lost $4.3B as income rotation paused.
Money fled US tech into Asian equities and fixed income showing sharp risk-off positioning.
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