Money stampeded into Japan this past week. The island nation grabbed $5.2B in seven days reversing months of cautious flows. Japan pulled $253B over three months making it the top destination globally. The one-week surge showed fresh conviction emerging.
US equity markets held their momentum. American stocks drew $15.8B this week and $125B quarterly. Flow imbalance sat at 60.2% showing more buying than selling pressure. The world's largest market stayed resilient despite macro uncertainty.
China bled money for the fifth straight week. $2.4B fled Chinese equity ETFs despite the nation drawing modest inflows earlier in the quarter. The reversal showed waning confidence. South Korea lost $1.8B weekly yet gained $24.5B over three months demonstrating sharp recent rotation.
Global and emerging market funds stayed positive. Global strategies captured $7.4B with 78.1% flow imbalance. Emerging markets added $964M weekly extending their $36.1B quarterly haul. Brazil grabbed $1.2B this week alone leading Latin America.
European developed markets shed $1.5B. Germany lost $120M while Switzerland added $195M showing divergence within the region. UK funds posted $284M inflows bucking the European trend.
Industrials dominated sector flows grabbing $1.4B this week. The defensive shift continued a three-month pattern where Industrials pulled $22.2B total. Energy followed with $357M weekly inflows as oil volatility persisted. The sector captured $16.1B quarterly.
Financials suffered the steepest outflows shedding $2.2B in seven days. Technology stayed nearly flat with just $76M net inflows despite $7.3B gross buying. Healthcare lost $439M as rotation away from growth accelerated.
Communication Services bucked the tech weakness adding $629M. Materials gained $214M while Consumer Staples posted $246M showing defensive positioning. Real Estate and Utilities both faced outflows.
Equity products absorbed $30.8B weekly and $596B over three months. Fixed income drew $5.9B this week extending its $212B quarterly run. Bonds demonstrated sustained safe-haven demand. Commodities pulled $8.6B as inflation hedging intensified.
Vanilla strategies led with $20.4B weekly inflows. Active management grabbed $8B showing renewed stock-picker confidence. Exchange-specific products captured $5.5B.
Value strategies bled $1.7B this week reversing their $11.2B quarterly gain. Growth funds lost $161M weekly but held $10.2B three-month inflows. Dividend-focused ETFs added $481M sustaining income demand.
ESG funds stayed near neutral shedding just $75M weekly. The strategy faced $14.5B quarterly outflows showing sustained ESG skepticism. Momentum products grabbed $584M as trend followers piled in.
Money flowed decisively into Asia and defensive sectors this week.
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