Equity Client Flow Trends

BofA clients recorded their first net inflow into US equities in five weeks, led by hedge fund activity. Despite this, corporate buybacks have reached a six-week low, and Financials remain under significant selling pressure.

Key Takeaways

• 1.Clients were net buyers of US equities for the first time in five weeks, driven primarily by hedge fund clients.
• 2.Consumer Discretionary sectors saw record inflows, while Financials saw the largest outflows.
• 3.Corporate client buybacks have slowed for the sixth consecutive week to their lowest level since February.

Table of Contents

• BofA Securities Equity Client Flow Trends
• Weekly flows by client, sector, & size
• Corporate client buybacks
• ETF flow color
• Rolling four-week average trends by sector (single stock)
• Rolling four-week average trends by client type
• Rolling four-week average trends by market cap
• ETF flows: z-scores (3m and 1yr)
• Equity ETF flows: 4-week average flows by sector
• Equity ETFs: 4-week average flows by strategy
• Equity ETFs: 4-week average flows by market cap
• Cumulative equity sector flows: single stock vs. ETF
• Cumulative Equity ETF flows by Size and Style
• Addendum: Institutional flow: broker-dealer vs. other
• BofA Equity Client Flow Trends Methodology
• Important Disclosures

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