Commodities grabbed $27.6B last week as Iran war triggered defense bets. The asset class posted 77.5% flow imbalance showing heavy buying pressure. Japan suffered the biggest regional outflow at $56.8B. Equity funds bled $68.7B as investors fled risk.
Taiwan led weekly inflows with $3.4B showing 86.6% flow imbalance. South Korea pulled $2B as Asian exposure attracted fresh money. Emerging Markets Ex-China posted near-perfect 99.7% imbalance on $1.1B net inflow.
Japan reversed its 3-month trend completely. The region saw $62.7B inflows over three months but dumped $56.8B last week alone. US flows stayed negative at $11.3B weekly despite holding $94.5B quarterly gains.
China extended bleeding with $2.1B weekly outflow. The 3-month picture showed $97.5B exit as bearish positioning persisted across Asian exposure.
Energy dominated with $2.3B weekly inflow and 80.2% imbalance as oil spiked above $95. Industrials grabbed $453M showing defensive rotation. The sector held top 3-month spot with $24.1B total inflows.
Tech absorbed $943M outflow last week despite massive $107.7B gross inflows over three months. Healthcare bled $1B as defensive rotation accelerated away from growth names.
Financials saw $1.4B weekly outflow reversing from neutral 3-month positioning. Materials dropped $519M weekly but held strong quarterly with $10.6B gains.
Fixed Income pulled $7.7B last week with 58% imbalance. The bond surge reflected haven demand as Middle East chaos intensified. Three-month flows hit $230.9B showing sustained defensive rotation.
Equity funds crashed with 37.9% flow imbalance last week. The $68.7B outflow contrasted sharply with $390.1B quarterly inflows demonstrating abrupt sentiment shift.
Active strategies grabbed $7.6B weekly inflows with 76.6% imbalance. Dividends pulled $1.4B showing 86.1% buying pressure. ESG strategies bled $8B last week extending quarterly losses to $5.9B.
Vanilla funds dominated outflows at $65.6B weekly showing systematic rotation into specialized strategies.
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