Investors yanked $68.7B from equity ETFs last week alone. The outflow marked a violent rotation into safer assets. Commodities absorbed $27.6B in the same period showing the sharpest risk-off pivot since March 2020.
Japan hemorrhaged $57B last week as Asian markets collapsed. The outflow topped all regions by scale. U.S. funds lost $15.5B despite strong three-month inflows of $90.4B showing sudden reversal.
Taiwan grabbed $3B in weekly flows with 89% buying pressure. South Korea added $1.5B and Canada $804M as investors fled Japan exposure. Emerging Markets Ex-China showed 99.7% flow imbalance indicating near-unanimous buying with $1B inflows.
Europe shed $1.7B weekly yet held $19B in three-month inflows. The divergence suggests recent profit-taking after a strong quarter.
Energy led all sectors with $2.3B weekly inflows and $19B over three months. Flow imbalance hit 80.2% showing conviction. Industrials grabbed $453M weekly and topped sectors with $24.1B quarterly showing sustained rotation.
Tech absorbed dual-timeline bleeding. The sector lost $943M last week and $6.6B over three months despite massive gross flows. Financials dumped $1.4B weekly as banking fears intensified.
Healthcare bled $1B weekly. Consumer Discretionary lost $744M as spending concerns mounted. Materials shed $519M despite commodity strength elsewhere.
Fixed income pulled $7.7B weekly with 58% imbalance showing safe-haven demand. The bond surge complemented equity exodus. Over three months fixed income grabbed $231B versus $390B into equities showing balanced appetite.
Active funds dominated with $7.6B weekly inflows and $137B quarterly. Flow imbalance hit 76.6% both periods showing systematic preference. Dividend strategies added $1.4B weekly with 86% buying pressure.
ESG funds bled $8B weekly reversing $5.9B in quarterly outflows. Vanilla strategies lost $65.6B last week yet held $178B in three-month gains showing the reversal hit passive broad-market bets hardest.
Risk-off dominated every dimension as war fears and inflation data triggered defensive positioning.
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