Investment Rating - The report indicates a negative sentiment towards Financials, with record outflows observed, suggesting a cautious investment stance in this sector [2][9][17]. Core Insights - Institutional clients have been the largest net sellers of equities, marking the seventh consecutive week of outflows, with a notable $6.4 billion sold in single stocks [9][20]. - Financials experienced the largest outflows in history, with significant selling across eight of eleven sectors, driven by concerns over policy and earnings despite solid fundamentals [9][17]. - In contrast, Consumer Staples saw the largest inflows recorded, indicating a shift in investor preference towards more stable sectors [9][17]. Summary by Relevant Sections Client Flows - Institutional clients sold equities for the seventh straight week, with a cumulative outflow of $6.4 billion, significantly below the average since 2008 [9][20]. - Hedge funds and retail clients were net buyers, contrasting with institutional selling behavior [20][21]. Sector Performance - Financials led the outflows, with a record $5 billion sold, followed by Technology and Industrials, while Consumer Staples and Health Care saw inflows [9][17][23]. - The report highlights that the trailing 52-week buybacks as a percentage of market cap are at their lowest since early 2024, indicating a potential slowdown in corporate buyback activity [9]. ETF Trends - Fixed Income ETFs recorded a historic inflow week, while equity ETFs saw muted inflows, with clients favoring Growth ETFs over Value and Blend [9][19]. - The report notes that clients sold ETFs in six of eleven sectors, with Technology and Communication Services leading the outflows [9][19].

US stocks suffered nearly $17 billion in outflows, according to Bank of America Corp., during a week marked by President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on some European countries over Greenland. At the same time, European stock funds enjoyed their strongest six-week inflow since June, while Japanese funds posted their biggest weekly additions since October in the week ended Jan. 21, the bank said in a note citing data from EPFR Global. Most Read from Bloomberg The data largely capture flows be ...

Accessible version BofA Securities Equity Client Flow Trends Flows out of Tech at multi-year records Biggest equity ETF inflows in over 3 years; Value>Growth Exhibit 3: Rolling 4-wk avg. Tech flows as a % of Tech mkt. cap now the most (-) since mid-'21 Rolling four-week average net buying (selling) of Tech stocks by our clients ($mn) Hedge funds/institutional clients bought last week's dip More big Tech outflows (at multi-year extremes) Source: BofA Securities -0.05% -0.04% -0.03% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00% 0.01% ...