AI adjacency is becoming the new breadth test for sector investors. As S&P 500 leadership remains concentrated around AI-linked earnings growth, winners may increasingly be defined by exposure to compute demand, power infrastructure, data centers, copper, cooling and capital formation.
AI infrastructure remains the clearest thematic driver for sector investors, favoring Technology, Industrials and selective Utilities. Conflict resolution could lower crude and rates, improving REITs, while Energy stays tactical and Materials and Healthcare remain lower-conviction without stronger flow confirmation
Utilities remain a consistent defensive hedge. We’re also seeing some AI demand tailwinds positively boosting the sector in the near-term.
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Utilities finished March with a bid, and we expect it will carry over to April as equities have come under pressure.
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Softer eco data and falling interest rates have us going long most low vol. sectors.
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Utilities was our lowest rated sector in the Elev8 model this month. Rising rates and commodities prices have historically been material headwinds to performance.
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Optimism is abundant, tolerance for disappointment is not. With rates sticky and policy risk elevated, markets are rewarding execution over aspiration. Value sectors are quietly compounding while Growth waits for lower yields, broader earnings delivery, and fewer geopolitical footnotes
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Utilities were a victim of risk on rotation in December. With inflation easing we expect equities to start 2026 on positive footing which has us out of Utilities stocks for January.
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Souring AI sentiment and a slowing economy are potential drivers of consolidation or correction. We’ve seen increased demand for low vol. exposure in the near-term.
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We’re long Utilities for November as rotation/correction risk is elevated due to wide performance dispersion and slowing eco data.
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