📊💰🏦 Hedge Funds Flood Back Into Bank Stocks as Q1 Earnings Spark Rally
🔹 Summary:
Hedge funds resumed aggressive buying of financial stocks last week, making banks the second-most net purchased sector in 2024, Goldman Sachs reported.
This renewed appetite follows record Q1 trading revenues from top U.S. banks and marks a two-year high in hedge fund exposure to financials.
🔹 Key Points:
• Hedge funds broke an eight-week selloff streak, with long positions dominating recent financial sector trades.
• JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley posted record trading revenues, while Wells Fargo saw higher client fee income.
• Financial services firms enabling trading were the top hedge fund stock picks in the sector this year.
• Hedge fund exposure to financials hit a two-year peak, supported by strong Q1 earnings sentiment.
• Stock-picking hedge funds rose over 2% from April 18–24, while systematic traders gained 0.44%.
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