Retail piling in while institutions cash out — record divergence hits equities
Individual investors have now been net buyers for 21 straight weeks — the longest streak ever, per BofA.
That’s over $2B in retail inflows in just the past month.
Meanwhile:
• Hedge funds sold ~$1.5B
• Institutional clients dumped ~$2.7B — second-biggest exit ever
Main Street is loading up.
Wall Street is heading for the door.
The split hasn’t been this wide — not even in 2022.