Industrials grabbed $1.4B in one week alone. The sector drew strong buying pressure reaching 74% flow imbalance. That surge reversed a slower quarter where Industrials led all sectors with $22.5B inflows over three months. Materials added $622M weekly showing commodity rotation persistence.
Energy collapsed under historic selling pressure this week. The sector absorbed $1.7B in net outflows despite crude chaos in the Middle East. Flow imbalance crashed to 29% showing dominant selling activity. The weekly bloodbath contrasted sharply with the three-month trend where Energy drew $16.6B in net inflows ranking second behind Industrials.
U.S. markets dominated flows pulling $34.3B in one week. The flow represented 65% buying pressure across $75B in gross inflows. Japan grabbed $2.1B weekly yet that paled against the massive $254B pulled over three months making it the quarter's biggest winner by far.
China bled $1.8B this week with just 38% flow imbalance. India saw even worse selling with outflows hitting $830M at 8% imbalance. Both Asian giants faced persistent pressure reversing prior momentum. Switzerland pulled $882M weekly at 98% imbalance showing defensive haven demand.
Technology absorbed $1B in weekly outflows despite $6.5B in gross buying. The $7.5B in selling overwhelmed inflows creating 46% imbalance. That weekly pain extended the three-month bleeding where Tech lost $7.7B total.
Consumer Staples dropped $954M weekly at just 7% imbalance. Health Care shed $634M with sellers dominating at 33% imbalance. Utilities reversed the defensive exodus grabbing $477M at 84% imbalance as volatility spiked. Real Estate added $91M showing modest REIT strength.
Equities pulled $49B weekly representing 64% flow imbalance. Fixed Income grabbed $9.8B at 63% imbalance showing balanced risk-off rotation. Commodities attracted $3.4B at 72% imbalance despite Energy sector chaos.
Vanilla strategies dominated with $45.9B in weekly flows at 70% imbalance. Active management pulled $7.3B at 77% imbalance extending the $138B quarterly surge. ESG strategies bled $8.6B this week accelerating the $16.6B three-month exodus. Dividend strategies grabbed $876M weekly reversing into the $16.5B quarterly trend.
Money fled risk assets systematically while piling into defensive plays and active management showing classic volatility hedging behavior.
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