Commodities pulled $35.9B this week dwarfing all other asset classes. The surge coincided with Iran war extending past day 19. Equity funds bled $19.5B showing defensive rotation accelerated.
Japan dominated outflows shedding $24.1B in seven days. The Asian giant suffered 99% selling pressure as investors fled regional exposure. U.S. funds grabbed $4.7B despite global volatility showing haven bias persisted.
South Korea added $860M reversing three-month trend. Taiwan drew $646M with 75% flow imbalance indicating strong buying conviction. China lost $1.4B weekly yet attracted $102B over three months before sentiment collapsed.
Emerging Markets Ex-China grabbed $625M with 99.8% flow imbalance. Zero selling pressure signaled tactical rotation toward non-China developing markets.
Energy led inflows with $940M weekly representing complete trend reversal. The sector grabbed 87.4% buying pressure as oil spiked past $95. Three-month flows showed $19.2B making Energy second only to Industrials.
Financials absorbed biggest sector outflow at $1.2B. Materials shed $495M showing commodity exposure concentrated in ETF structures not equity picks. Tech drew $144M weekly yet lost $5.8B over three months highlighting shifting sentiment.
Industrials pulled $234M this week but dominated three-month flows with $23.9B. The defensive manufacturing play showed sustained institutional conviction through geopolitical chaos.
Fixed income grabbed $5.1B weekly with 64.1% flow imbalance. Three-month flows hit $229B second only to equities demonstrating bond market strength through volatility.
Active strategies pulled $3.5B showing 83.2% buying pressure. Passive vanilla funds lost $23.9B as investors rotated toward stock-picking managers. The three-month split showed similar pattern with active adding $136B.
Growth grabbed $381M reversing value's $478M outflow. Dividend funds added $411M suggesting income strategies outperformed factor plays. ESG lost $752M weekly extending three-month $6B exodus.
Money fled passive index trackers toward commodity exposure and bond safety plays.
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