Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Underperform" rating for the U.S. stock market [1] Core Insights - The U.S. stock market continues to reach new highs, with small-cap stocks showing strong performance [3] - The S&P 500 index increased by 0.9%, while the Nasdaq rose by 0.8% [3] - 18 out of 24 sectors experienced gains, with notable increases in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences (+5.5%) and healthcare equipment and services (+4.2%) [3] Price Trends - The report highlights that small-cap value stocks (Russell 2000 Value) outperformed small-cap growth stocks, with a rise of 3.4% compared to 2.8% [3] - The sectors with the largest gains include pharmaceuticals and biotechnology (+5.5%), healthcare equipment and services (+4.2%), and durable goods and apparel (+3.6%) [3] - Conversely, sectors that declined include food and staples retailing (-2.4%) and commercial and professional services (-1.4%) [3] Fund Flows - Estimated fund flows for S&P 500 constituents showed a significant increase to +$7.58 billion this week, up from +$1.70 billion last week [4] - The healthcare equipment and services sector saw the highest inflow at +$2.76 billion, followed by media and entertainment (+$1.31 billion) and pharmaceuticals (+$1.09 billion) [4] - Notably, the software and services sector experienced an outflow of -$476 million [4] Earnings Forecast - The report indicates a 0.2% upward adjustment in the 12-month forward EPS expectations for S&P 500 constituents [5] - 22 sectors saw an increase in earnings expectations, with semiconductor products and equipment leading at +0.6% [5] - The energy sector was the only one to experience a downward revision, with a decrease of -0.3% [5] Global Asset Overview - The S&P 500 index closed at 6,450, reflecting a 0.9% increase for the week and a 16.1% increase year-to-date [11] - The Russell 2000 index, representing small-cap stocks, rose by 3.1% this week, indicating strong performance in this segment [11] Sector Observations - The healthcare sector recorded a price return of 5.0% this week, outperforming other sectors [16] - The materials sector also performed well, with a 1.8% increase, while the energy sector lagged with only a 0.5% increase [16] - The report notes that the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector had the highest price return at 5.5% [16]

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Core Viewpoint - Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge funds globally, significantly increased its investments in major U.S. tech companies during the second quarter of this year, particularly in Nvidia, which is now its third-largest holding [1][3]. Summary by Sections Investment Increases - Bridgewater raised its stake in Nvidia by nearly 4.39 million shares, bringing its total to 7.23 million shares, a 154% increase from the previous quarter, making up 4.61% of its total portfolio [3][7]. - Microsoft saw a 111.9% increase in shares, with an additional 905,620 shares added, totaling 1.72 million shares, now representing 3.44% of the portfolio [3][7]. - Alphabet was increased by approximately 2.56 million shares, totaling 5.60 million shares, an 84.1% rise, now accounting for 3.98% of the portfolio [3][7]. - Meta's shares increased by over 38,146 shares to 807,073 shares, marking an 89.6% increase, now 2.40% of the portfolio [4][7]. - Uber's shares surged by 314,000, a 531% increase, now making up 1.41% of the portfolio [5][7]. - Johnson & Johnson's shares increased by over 199,000, a 667.8% rise, now 1.41% of the portfolio [6][7]. Investment Reductions - Bridgewater reduced its Amazon holdings by approximately 795,500 shares, a 6% decrease, now 1.10% of the portfolio [8][9]. - AMD shares were reduced by about 408,860 shares, a decrease of 18.89% [11]. - PayPal saw a reduction of nearly 447,790 shares, a drop of over 12% [10]. - The fund completely exited its positions in Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com, which were previously increased in the first quarter [12][13]. New Investments - Bridgewater initiated a position in Arm with nearly 474,000 shares, representing 0.31% of the total portfolio [14]. - New positions were also taken in Intuit, EQT, Lyft, and Ulta Beauty, with each holding a small percentage of the overall portfolio [14]. Major Holdings - The SPDR S&P 500 ETF remains Bridgewater's largest holding, despite a reduction of 731,882 shares, now accounting for 6.51% of the portfolio [15][18]. - The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF increased by nearly 6.2% to approximately 2.31 million shares, now 5.78% of the portfolio [17][18]. - The second to tenth largest holdings include Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Salesforce, Booking Holdings, and GE Vernova, with various changes in share counts and percentages [17][18].

除了上述科技巨头，共享用车鼻祖Uber和强生也在二季度获得了桥水的大幅增持。Uber被增持314万 股，增幅531%，持仓占比从一季度的0.2%升至1.41%，成为第12大持仓；强生则被增持逾199万股，环 比增幅667.8%，持仓占比从一季度的0.23%升至1.41%。Uber在共享出行领域的全球布局以及强生在医 药健康领域的稳定业绩，或许是吸引桥水加仓的重要因素。 在大幅增持部分科技股的同时，桥水二季度也对一些科技巨头进行了减持操作。位列美股科技七巨头之 一的亚马逊就遭遇了减持。二季度桥水的亚马逊持股环比一季度减少约79.55万股，降幅约6%，持仓占 比从一季度的1.17%降至1.10%，成为第20大持仓。英伟达的劲敌AMD也在减持名单之中，其持股数环 比下降40.89万股，降幅近18.9%，持股占比从一季度的1.03%降至1.0%。此外，一季度桥水增持236万 股、增幅达52.5%的支付巨头Paypal，二季度被减持近44.8万股，降幅逾12%；占比较小的持仓中，高通 被减持32.6万股，持股环比降幅约30%，持仓占比不足0.5%。 中概股在桥水二季度的持仓调整中成为了"重灾区"。一季度桥水曾大幅增持阿 ...

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Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Weaker than Market" rating for the U.S. stock market [1] Core Insights - The U.S. stock market experienced a sudden pullback influenced by non-farm employment data, with the S&P 500 declining by 2.4% and the Nasdaq by 2.2% [3] - Among sectors, large-cap value stocks outperformed large-cap growth and small-cap stocks, indicating a preference for stability in turbulent market conditions [3] - The report highlights that three sectors saw gains while 21 sectors faced declines, with utilities, food and staples retailing, and media and entertainment being the only sectors to rise [3] Summary by Sections Price Trends - The S&P 500 fell by 2.4% and the Nasdaq by 2.2% this week, with large-cap value stocks declining by 1.8% compared to a 3.1% drop in large-cap growth stocks [3] - Utilities (+1.6%), food and staples retailing (+0.9%), and media and entertainment (+0.2%) were the only sectors to increase, while transportation (-5.9%), materials (-5.1%), and retail (-4.8%) faced the largest declines [3] Fund Flows - The estimated fund flow for S&P 500 constituents was -$16.95 billion this week, a significant increase from the previous week's -$2.2 billion [4] - Media and entertainment (+$1.59 billion), utilities (+$0.27 billion), and food and staples retailing (+$0.042 billion) saw inflows, while healthcare equipment and services (-$3.47 billion) and financials (-$4.15 billion) experienced the largest outflows [4] Earnings Forecast - The report indicates a 0.6% upward adjustment in the 12-month EPS forecast for S&P 500 constituents, with 18 sectors seeing an increase and 5 sectors experiencing downgrades [5] - Retail (+3.3%), media and entertainment (+2.0%), and technology hardware (+1.5%) led the upward revisions, while healthcare equipment and services faced a significant downgrade of -3.6% [5]