US equities grabbed $22.3B last week. Japan collected $6.4B. China bled $2.3B as investors fled emerging Asia. The rotation accelerated defensive positioning amid market volatility.
US funds dominated with $22.3B inflow marking 61% imbalance. Global mandates added $9.7B showing 79.8% flow imbalance. Japan grabbed $6.4B last week down from $253.5B over three months. The massive quarterly surge reversed sharply.
China reversed trend absorbing $2.3B outflow last week. The region saw $88.2B exit over three months. South Korea matched China with $1.9B outflow weekly. Taiwan bled $513M after posting $13.8B inflow quarterly.
Brazil jumped to $1.3B inflow weekly with 95.6% imbalance. Emerging markets ex-China added $551M. Latin America showed perfect 100% imbalance on $448M inflow. Developed Europe shed $1.6B weekly contrasting $10.4B quarterly gain.
Industrials led sector flows grabbing $20.6B over three months. Weekly data showed $361M inflow continuing the trend. Energy collected $15.6B quarterly but slowed to $113M weekly. Materials held $419M weekly supporting commodity exposure.
Information technology grabbed $1.6B last week. The sector bled $7.4B quarterly showing sharp reversal. Financials dumped $1.6B weekly extending $8.1B quarterly outflow. Healthcare shed $751M weekly adding to $3.4B quarterly decline.
Communication services bucked tech weakness with $818M weekly inflow. The sector posted $1.4B quarterly outflow creating divergence. Utilities dropped $313M weekly despite $2.6B quarterly gain.
Equity funds absorbed $42.5B weekly. The asset class grabbed $609.9B over three months showing sustained demand. Fixed income collected $5.4B weekly trailing $210.7B quarterly. Commodities jumped $10B weekly matching gold and energy volatility.
Vanilla strategies dominated with $29.2B weekly and $216.3B quarterly. Active mandates grabbed $10B weekly extending $132.9B quarterly trend. Exchange-specific funds collected $6.1B weekly.
ESG strategies bled $217M weekly reversing from $14.2B quarterly outflow. Value funds shed $931M weekly but posted $11.9B quarterly gain. Growth grabbed $360M weekly with $11.1B quarterly inflow. Momentum added $826M showing 92.4% weekly imbalance.
Defensive rotation persists with US and commodity flows surging.
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