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Investors sell U.S. shares in past week flock to Japan, Europe, BofA note shows
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 2, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 2, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Investors sold $8.9 billion in U.S. stocks, buying Japanese and European shares instead, BofA reports.
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors sold U.S. stocks in the week ending Wednesday and bought Japanese and European shares, BofA Global Research said on Friday.
U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow in the week, BofA said in its regular round up of flows in and out of world markets that uses data from EPFR, but this follows large inflows.
BofA said for every $100 inflow to U.S. stocks since the 2024 election, there had been a $5 outflow in the past three weeks.
In contrast, Japanese shares saw their biggest weekly inflow since April last year, worth some $4.4 billion, while European shares saw inflows of just over $3 billion in a sign that investors continue to diversify exposure away from U.S. assets.
But BofA said there was no sign of dumping of U.S. assets by foreign owners. U.S. stocks saw a nearly $4 billion inflow from foreign buyers, and while there was "tiny foreign selling" of U.S. Treasuries, that followed six weeks of inflows.
Turmoil unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's April 2 tariff announcement has put the spotlight on whether foreign investors would continue to sell U.S. assets.
Still, U.S. Treasuries saw their biggest outflow since late 2023, of some $4.5 billion, the BofA report showed. Gold meanwhile had its first weekly outflow since January.
(Reporting by Dhara Ranasinghe, editing by Alun John)
The article discusses the recent shift of investor focus from U.S. stocks to Japanese and European shares.
Investors are diversifying their portfolios amid recent market trends and geopolitical concerns.
Japanese shares saw their largest inflow since April last year, while European shares had over $3 billion in inflows.
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