Industrials pulled $1.8B in seven days. The sector topped weekly inflows showing defensive rotation momentum. Flow imbalance hit 75.8 revealing strong buying pressure across factory and transport names.
Energy absorbed brutal outflows. The sector hemorrhaged $1.5B last week reversing three-month momentum. Energy grabbed $16.7B over 90 days yet investors fled as crude volatility spiked. Flow imbalance crashed to 32.5 showing heavy selling.
Tech bled $1.1B despite massive gross activity. The sector pulled $8.7B inflows yet $9.8B fled simultaneously. Flow imbalance sat at 47.1 revealing balanced two-way traffic amid sector uncertainty. Consumer staples dumped $1.1B with brutal 6.2 flow imbalance indicating near-total exodus.
US funds grabbed $38.1B last week. The region claimed 64.7 flow imbalance showing modest buying conviction. Japan added $2.1B with 55 imbalance revealing mixed sentiment despite $253.5B in three-month inflows.
China funds lost $1.9B last week. The region suffered 38.3 flow imbalance as investors rotated away. Developed Europe dumped $1.3B with 32 imbalance showing heavy selling pressure. Switzerland grabbed $931M posting 98.2 imbalance indicating near-unanimous buying.
India bled $873M last week. Flow imbalance crashed to 7.4 revealing systematic exit activity despite emerging market strength elsewhere. Emerging markets overall gained $1B weekly yet lost ground compared to $41.9B in 90-day inflows.
Equity funds dominated with $55.1B in weekly inflows. Fixed income grabbed $12.3B showing balanced haven demand. Both asset classes held 63+ flow imbalance revealing coordinated buying pressure across stocks and bonds.
Commodities pulled $2.4B last week. The asset class held 62.8 imbalance despite energy sector chaos. Currency funds added $719M with 65.3 imbalance showing modest dollar hedging activity.
Vanilla strategies claimed $49B in seven days. The passive approach grabbed 68.9 flow imbalance dominating institutional flows. Active funds pulled $8.9B with 77.4 imbalance showing renewed conviction in manager selection.
ESG strategies hemorrhaged $8B last week. Flow imbalance crashed to 21.7 revealing systematic abandonment of environmental mandates. Dividend strategies gained $1.2B with 84.3 imbalance showing defensive income-seeking behavior.
Money fled tech and energy while piling into industrials and bonds showing classic late-cycle defensive positioning.
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