Delta-One Flows & Positioning: Semis outflows continue amid broad Tech demand; outflows from Discretionary/Financials and fiat ETFs, inflows to long-dated USTs; Managed Money buys Brent

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J P M O R G A N

Global Markets Strategy

17 August 2026

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Delta-One Flows & Positioning

Semis outflows continue amid broad Tech demand;

outflows from Discretionary/Financials and fiat ETFs,

inflows to long-dated USTs; Managed Money buys

Brent

In this publication, we analyze flow and positioning metrics for global futures and

US-listed ETFs across asset classes.

Weekly Highlights

Equity flows were near-average last week, though the Tech rotation we flagged last

week continued. Semis were again heavily net sold despite broad large-cap Tech

demand remaining strong: QQQ drew ~$3Bn of inflows while NDX futures saw ~

$7.5Bn of net buying. Regionally, Europe/India/Japan were net positive, but we saw

more selective EM risk-taking as Brazil and Latam witnessed strong outflows. In

futures, investors added to industrial metals while cutting exposure in Hang Seng,

longer-duration UST futures, and crypto. Finally, CFTC data shows Managed

Money added significantly to Brent long positions w/w (1.3z).

Global Equity Derivatives Strategy

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ETFs

Tony SK Lee

Asset classes: Equities ($25.6Bn, -0.1z) saw near-average inflows, Fixed

Income ($13.1Bn, 0.4z) and Commodities ($1.8Bn, 0.5z) drew strong inflows,

and Currency/Multi-asset (-$0.2Bn, -0.5z) saw outflows.

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Regions: The US ($17.7Bn, 0z) and International DM ($6.6Bn, 0z)

accounted for the bulk of equity inflows over the past week. Europe (0.8z),

India (0.7z), and Japan (0.5z) saw inflows, while Brazil (-2.8z) and Mexico

(-1.5z) witnessed large outflows.

Sectors: Tech ETFs saw continued outflows over the past week (-$3.4Bn,

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