Institutional money sprinted into Energy and slammed the brakes on Tech this past week. Energy grabbed $1.7B in fresh flows while Information Technology still absorbed $5.8B in losses over three months.
The reversal signals commodity-driven defensives are winning. ESG strategies bled $7.6B in one week alone.
The US dominated with $25B in net inflows last week. That extended the three-month surge to $106B. Japan flipped hard reversing its $86.7B quarterly rally with $22.3B in outflows this week.
China hemorrhaged $2.7B last week. The three-month exodus totaled $97.2B showing persistent pessimism. Taiwan grabbed $3.1B weekly with flow imbalance at 90.2 indicating heavy buying pressure.
Developed Europe lost $2.2B this week. Emerging Markets shed $1.1B as investors fled risk. Hong Kong attracted $990M weekly flows suggesting selective Asia bets.
Energy topped all sectors with $1.7B in weekly inflows and 74.1 flow imbalance. The three-month haul reached $18.3B. Industrials grabbed $442M last week extending the quarter to $23.7B making it the largest sector winner.
Materials collapsed with $990M in outflows this week despite holding $11.3B in three-month gains. Tech absorbed continued pressure losing $5.8B over three months. Consumer Discretionary shed $406M last week.
Utilities pulled $280M in fresh flows as defensive positioning accelerated. Health Care lost $227M weekly but stayed flat over three months.
Commodities lost $10.3B last week despite energy's strength. Equity attracted $6.8B with balanced 51.0 flow imbalance. Fixed Income grabbed $4.8B showing defensive rotation.
Active strategies dominated pulling $7.4B weekly with 77.9 flow imbalance. Passive Vanilla still led with $8.3B. ESG strategies collapsed losing $7.6B in one week after shedding $4.9B over three months.
Dividends attracted $1.2B weekly flows. Growth lost $1.1B as momentum reversed. Value shed $1.8B showing broad style rotation away from momentum plays into income and defensives.
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