Institutional money fled equities this week. The asset class bled $45.2B in seven days. Commodities grabbed $34.1B showing 89% flow imbalance. Fixed income pulled $6.4B as investors rotated defensively. The equity exodus reversed a strong quarter that saw $402B in net inflows.
Commodities sustained momentum with $23.2B flowing in over three months. Fixed income dominated longer-term flows capturing $234.8B quarterly. The defensive pivot accelerated sharply in recent days.
Energy grabbed the largest sector inflows this week at $2.3B. The sector held 83% flow imbalance showing strong buying conviction. Industrials added $266M as defense spending drove interest. Information Technology attracted $798M despite quarterly outflows of $6B.
Financials bled $1.9B this week extending pressure from mixed quarterly performance. Materials shed $886M while Healthcare lost $662M. Consumer Discretionary dumped $752M showing retail weakness.
Industrials dominated quarterly flows with $24.1B in net inflows. Energy captured $19.3B over three months. Materials pulled $10.6B as commodity exposure attracted capital. Technology reversed showing $6B in quarterly outflows despite strong performance.
Japan hemorrhaged $58.6B this week marking the largest regional outflow. The flow imbalance crashed to just 4.5%. US markets held resilient pulling $9.8B with 55% imbalance. Emerging Markets Ex-China grabbed $814M showing near-perfect 100% flow imbalance.
Taiwan attracted $1.1B with 79% buying pressure. South Korea pulled $1.3B continuing quarterly strength. China showed balanced flows at $93M masking $4.5B in both directions.
The quarterly picture showed US dominance with $100.1B in net inflows. Japan reversed bleeding with $62.8B quarterly inflows before this week's collapse. Emerging Markets captured $45.1B while China bled $97.4B.
Active strategies grabbed $5.3B this week with 75% flow imbalance. Dividends pulled $1.3B showing 87% buying pressure. Growth captured $1.3B as investors positioned for recovery. Vanilla strategies bled $48.9B showing systematic selling.
ESG shed $7.5B this week extending quarterly weakness of $5.9B. The rotation away from thematic investing accelerated sharply.
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