Hedge funds are dumping stocks — just as mom-and-pop investors rush in

Hedge funds are dumping stocks — just as mom-and-pop investors rush in

As markets swing wildly on tariff headlines and economic uncertainty, a curious split is emerging: Retail investors are diving in, while institutional players are stepping back. Even as big banks report blowout trading revenue, the underlying behavior suggests churn — not conviction.Read more...

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Global investors dump US stocks at record pace, BofA survey says From Reuters: Global investors have slashed their holdings of U.S. stocks by a record amount in the past two months, a trend that is likely to continue given a record number of managers say they plan to keep cutting their exposure,... Article link

Global investors cut their U.S. equity holdings by record in the last two months, a trend likely to continue since a record number of managers say they plan to continue cutting their exposure, BofA Global Research said on Tuesday. Respondents in BofA’s monthly study of fund managers undervalued U.S. equity income by 36% net, the largest underweight in nearly two years, a figure that plummeted by 53 percentage points since February, the largest s…

The perception of investors regarding economic prospects is at its most negative level in three decades. However, the pessimism of fund managers is not fully reflected in their asset allocation, which could mean more losses for U.S. shares, according to a survey by Bank of America Corp. Fund managers are extremely pessimistic, and 82% of those surveyed in the monthly BofA poll expect the world economy to weaken. Consequently, a record number int…

Global Investors Dump US Stocks At Record Pace — Survey

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A BofA Global Research published on Tuesday has highlighted that global investors have cut their holdings of U.S. stocks by a record amount in the past two months.  The move spells a trend that is likely to continue, given that a record number of managers have signaled plans to keep cutting their […] The post Global Investors Dump US Stocks At Record Pace — Survey first appeared on African Examiner.

Hedge funds down 1.61% in March, says SS&C GlobeOp

Hedge funds saw a performance setback in March, with the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index recording a gross return of -1.61%, according to the latest data released by SS&C Technologies. Despite the dip in performance, capital inflows remained resilient, with April’s SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index showing a net increase of 0.24%. Bill Stone, Chairman and CEO of SS&C Technologies, noted that April’s net inflows are particularly stron…