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.
Higher real yields have not killed Growth because AI earnings momentum remains strong, but they raise the bar for leadership. The second half favors profitable AI-linked Growth, Growth-adjacent industrial infrastructure, and selective Value in financials, insurers, infrastructure, and materials.
Value’s 2026 leadership does not mean the Growth bull market is over. It signals a repricing of broad Growth exposure as investors favor current earnings, AI infrastructure bottlenecks, capital-markets leverage and inflation resilience over speculative monetization stories.
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning after Thursday’s strong cash session, when the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all set record highs and the S&P posted its best month since November 2020. The tone is quieter into month-end and a holiday-thinned global session, with most Asian markets closed or lightly traded and Europe
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February 20, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Thursday’s pullback. Yesterday’s weakness was concentrated in private equity/private credit, big banks, life insurers, credit cards, airlines, and housing-related retail. Utilities and energy outperformed, along with machinery, E&Cs, A&D, and telecom. Overnight, Asia was mixed: South Korea rallied over 2% (+5.5% for the week), while Japan
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January 5, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% in early Monday trading after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Friday but lower for the week. The S&P 500 ended 2025 with four consecutive daily declines, a pattern Goldman Sachs noted has occurred only twice since 1950. Friday’s bounce did little to reverse late-December momentum concerns. Overnight, Asian
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September 25, 2025 S&P futures slightly lower in Thursday morning trading after U.S. equities fell for a second straight session. Big tech led the decline (AAPL, NVDA, GOOGL, MU, PLTR), while China tech, energy, staples, builders, chemicals, and managed care outperformed. Asian markets mixed, Europe −0.4%. Treasuries flat to firmer, dollar steady, WTI crude −0.6%.
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July 10, 2025 One of the key themes to emerge since equities put in their April 7th low has been smart grid implementation. We’ve observed that among infrastructure focused funds, smart grid adjacent stocks and the GRID ETF has been YTD leadership among the funds we track (chart below). The GRID ETF (chart below) is
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March 20, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Thursday morning, giving back earlier gains after Wednesday’s rally saw the S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all climb over 1%. Growth and momentum stocks led the move, with all 11 sectors finishing higher and the VIX dropping below 20 for the first time since February. Treasuries are
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Industrials have been constructive, but have been too broadly exposed to lead the market
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