Commodities pulled $35.9B in the past week. The asset class dominated all other flows. Flow imbalance hit 96.6% showing near-universal buying pressure.
Equities bled $19.5B over the same period. The reversal was stark. Over 3 months equities grabbed $393B showing a sharp recent pivot. Fixed income absorbed $5.1B weekly with 64.1% flow imbalance signaling defensive rotation.
Japan dumped $24.1B in one week alone. The Asian giant suffered the largest regional outflow globally. Flow imbalance collapsed to 1.9% showing near-total selling. Yet over 3 months Japan pulled $62.8B demonstrating the reversal happened fast.
U.S. flows grabbed $4.7B weekly with 56.6% imbalance. South Korea attracted $860M with 73.3% buying pressure. Taiwan pulled $646M showing sustained Asia ex-Japan demand. China bled $1.4B despite 3-month inflows of negative $97.4B. The Middle Kingdom faced persistent selling across both periods.
Energy led sector flows with $940M weekly inflows. The commodity surge drove 87.4% flow imbalance. Over 3 months energy grabbed $19.3B ranking second only to industrials.
Industrials attracted $234M this week. The sector held $24.1B in 3-month flows topping all other categories. Materials bled $495M weekly yet grabbed $10.6B over the quarter showing recent pressure.
Financials dumped $1.2B in one week. Healthcare lost $521M. Information technology pulled just $144M weekly despite massive $2.5B in gross inflows offset by $2.4B in redemptions. Tech faced $5.3B in quarterly outflows showing sector skepticism persisted.
Active strategies grabbed $3.5B weekly with 83.2% flow imbalance. Vanilla strategies bled $23.9B showing the passive exodus accelerated. Dividend strategies pulled $411M with 81.5% buying pressure. ESG lost $752M facing continued skepticism.
Over 3 months vanilla grabbed $177B yet weekly data showed the trend reversed hard. Active strategies pulled $137B quarterly maintaining consistent momentum.
Institutional money rotated hard into commodity exposure and defensive sectors as equity appetite collapsed.
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