Institutional investors yanked $2.3B from Chinese ETFs last week. The outflow reversed three months of relative stability. Japan drew $6.4B in the same period showing sustained rotation into Asia's second-largest economy.
The 3m picture revealed China's deepening crisis. Investors pulled $88.2B from Chinese exposures over the quarter. Japan absorbed $253B in flows cementing its position as Asia's preferred destination.
U.S. ETFs grabbed $22.3B last week maintaining dominance. That brought the quarterly haul to $131B though momentum clearly slowed. Weekly inflows sat at just 17% of the 3m run rate.
Global funds pulled $9.7B showing strong broad-market demand. Flow imbalance hit 79.8% indicating minimal selling pressure. South Korea bled $1.9B weekly yet added $24.5B over three months showing trend reversal.
Brazil collected $1.3B in fresh capital last week. The Latin American giant showed 95.6% flow imbalance with almost zero outflows. Europe absorbed losses as Developed Europe shed $1.6B.
Industrials topped the weekly rankings with $361M in net inflows. The sector collected $20.6B over 3m crushing all competitors. Energy grabbed $113M last week building on its $15.6B quarterly haul.
Tech absorbed just $1.6B weekly despite massive trading volume. The sector faced $7.4B in quarterly outflows showing sustained rotation away from growth. Financials bled $1.6B in seven days extending quarterly losses to $8.1B.
Healthcare shed $751M weekly adding to $3.4B in 3m outflows. Materials grabbed $419M showing commodity strength. Communication Services pulled $818M in fresh capital.
Equity funds dominated with $42.6B in weekly inflows. The asset class grabbed $610B over three months showing relentless buying. Commodities exploded with $10B in fresh capital last week alone.
Fixed income collected $5.4B weekly extending the 3m tally to $211B. Bond flows showed defensive rotation accelerating. Currency ETFs grabbed $721M suggesting FX hedging demand rose.
Vanilla strategies led with $29.2B in weekly flows. Active funds pulled $10B showing conviction in stock picking. Exchange-specific products grabbed $6.1B weekly yet collected $191B over the quarter.
Value strategies bled $931M last week reversing 3m gains of $11.9B. ESG funds faced $217M in weekly outflows extending quarterly redemptions to $14.2B. Dividend products added $516M showing income hunger persisted.
Money flooded commodities and defensive plays as China fears intensified.
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