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.
Thematic investors are rotating decisively back into semiconductors, grid infrastructure, and selective innovation while fading gold, miners, and legacy energy. The 1-week tape is no longer just hedging war risk; it is repositioning for AI demand, power bottlenecks, and selective cyclicality.
Stagflation signals from March PMIs—business activity at an 11-month low, selling prices rising at the fastest clip since August 2022—favor sectors with pricing power. Energy, utilities, and staples lead defensively, while software remains vulnerable to AI disruption repricing.
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