Commodities absorbed $35.9B last week. The asset class dominated flows as oil spiked above $95 on Iran war supply disruption. Flow imbalance hit 96.6 indicating overwhelming buying pressure. Japan hemorrhaged $24B marking the week's largest single outflow.
Japan posted $24B in outflows reversing three-month trend. The region gained $62.8B over 3m showing dramatic weekly reversal. South Korea grabbed $860M last week extending $28.8B quarterly gains. Taiwan added $646M maintaining momentum from $12.5B three-month inflows.
China bled $1.4B weekly yet remained deeply negative. The region posted $97.4B quarterly outflows as investors fled. Hong Kong reversed dropping $675M weekly despite $9.3B quarterly inflows.
US funds captured $4.7B showing modest appetite. The region held $91.9B quarterly gains yet weekly imbalance fell to 56.6 from 52.7 signaling hesitation.
Energy led sectors with $940M weekly inflows. The sector extended $19.3B quarterly gains as Strait of Hormuz closure drove crude volatility. Industrials added $234M building on $24.1B three-month dominance.
Financials crashed $1.2B marking the week's worst sector bleed. Materials dumped $495M reversing from $10.6B quarterly gains. Health Care shed $521M extending weakness.
Information Technology grabbed $144M despite $5.3B quarterly outflows. The sector held 51.5 flow imbalance showing balanced sentiment amid defensive rotation.
Fixed Income captured $5.1B as haven demand accelerated. The class extended $232B quarterly flows with 64.1 weekly imbalance. Equity funds bled $19.5B reversing $393B three-month gains showing sharp risk-off pivot.
Active strategies grabbed $3.5B with 83.2 flow imbalance. Vanilla funds dumped $23.9B marking dramatic reversal from $177B quarterly inflows. Dividend strategies added $411M extending defensive positioning.
Money flooded commodities and bonds while fleeing equities and Japan. The shift signals sustained defensive stance.
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