Equity Funds Grab $30.8B

Equity funds pulled $30.8B this week. The flow reversed a sharp trend. Past three months saw $596.5B flood into stocks. Weekly flows slowed 95% signaling sudden caution.

Fixed income grabbed $5.9B. The bond market saw $211.6B over three months. Commodities soared with $8.6B inflows as oil volatility spiked. The $29.5B three-month run continued accelerating.

Geography Flows

U.S. funds led with $22.3B. The total marked a 83% decline from quarterly averages. Japan attracted $6.4B maintaining its $254.3B quarterly surge. China hemorrhaged $2.7B weekly extending a brutal $93.5B quarterly outflow.

Global funds pulled $9.7B showing defensive positioning. Brazil grabbed $1.3B reversing prior weakness. Emerging markets added $1.1B weekly versus $36.2B quarterly showing dramatic slowdown.

Developed Europe lost $1.6B. South Korea shed $1.9B. Taiwan bled $513M contrasting sharply with the $13.7B quarterly inflow showing sudden reversal.

Sector Rotation

Financials collapsed with $2.1B outflows. The sector showed the week's worst performance. Three-month data revealed $8.4B in losses demonstrating sustained pressure.

Information Technology grabbed $760M weekly. The gain paled against the $8.1B quarterly outflow showing persistent tech weakness. Communication Services added $713M bucking negative sentiment.

Energy pulled $501M maintaining bullish momentum. Industrials attracted $310M weekly versus $21.1B quarterly suggesting fading conviction. Materials added $350M. Health Care shed $563M extending its $3.2B quarterly decline.

Asset Class and Strategy

Vanilla strategies dominated with $28.9B weekly and $214.2B quarterly. Active funds grabbed $10B versus $133.1B quarterly showing sustained interest. Exchange-specific funds pulled $6.1B maintaining momentum.

Value strategies bled $931M weekly but gained $11.9B quarterly demonstrating sharp reversal. Growth added $360M bouncing from prior weakness. ESG funds lost $217M extending a $14.6B quarterly exodus.

Defensive rotation accelerated sharply this week.