Thematic ETF flows show investors buying AI hardware, dividend income, REITs, biotech, infrastructure and banks while cutting generic AI, software, natural resources, clean energy and crypto-linked themes. The message is selective risk appetite, not a broad innovation rally right now.
Thematic flows imply sector investors should favor Technology, Industrials, Financials, Health Care and select Real Estate. Flows support semiconductors, grid infrastructure, banks, biotech and REITs, while warning against legacy energy, natural resources, internet/metaverse and housing-sensitive discretionary exposure.
Since late March, falling Treasury yields have reflected more than softer macro expectations. ETF flows show investors already rotating for easier policy, favoring semiconductors, dividends, infrastructure, and selective real assets, while that very equity rotation may eventually limit how far yields decline.
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