Commodities absorbed the week's most violent selling. ETFs lost $108B in seven days. Outflows hit $114B while inflows barely reached $5.5B. Flow imbalance crashed to 4.6 showing panic liquidation.
The asset class hemorrhaged $82B over three months. The 1w selloff exceeded the entire 3m outflow showing acceleration. Oil price chaos and metal market volatility triggered mass exits.
US markets pulled $24.7B last week leading all regions. The inflow dominated despite equity volatility. Japan grabbed $10.1B showing sustained Asian rotation momentum. The three-month trend backed this with Japan claiming $250B in flows.
Germany bled $2.4B with just $115M in inflows. Developed Europe lost $3.1B reversing three-month gains of $8.7B. China dropped $2.4B extending its three-month $84B collapse.
Brazil reversed Asian weakness adding $1.0B. Global ex-US funds grabbed $1.7B with 99.4 imbalance signaling conviction.
Tech led sectors with $1.7B last week despite three-month outflows of $5.9B. The reversal marked a sharp shift from quarter-long weakness. Communication services added $968M showing media strength.
Industrials dominated the quarter with $20.1B inflows. Energy grabbed $15.4B over three months yet added just $520M last week showing rotation slowdown. Financials bled $9.4B quarterly but lost another $862M weekly.
Healthcare dropped $637M last week extending its $3.7B quarterly slide. Utilities shed $318M reversing three-month gains.
Equities pulled $41.6B weekly despite absorbing $602B over three months. Fixed income added $2.2B showing defensive rotation. Bond flows stayed steady near quarterly pace.
Vanilla strategy funds grabbed $25.3B last week. Active funds pulled $10.5B with 83.7 imbalance. Exchange-specific ETFs added $6.3B.
Value strategy bled $929M reversing quarterly $12.3B gains. Growth added $256M building on three-month momentum. ESG funds lost $95M extending quarter-long weakness.
Investors fled commodities while rotating into US assets and defensive bonds showing classic risk-off positioning.
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