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Watch the market rotate through history

Follow the changes in industry market weight. Every column is an observation—not a research thesis.

Historical time machine
Historical observation
20182026

Capital rotation timeline

Showing Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 · 122 industries

12M weight change · pp · fixed colour scale across dates

IndustryJan '18Feb '18Mar '18Apr '18May '18Jun '18At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesGaining steadily
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSlowing
BiotechnologySlowing
Health Care EquipmentAccelerating
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing downward
Application SoftwareAccelerating
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesGaining steadily
Human Resource & Employment ServicesReversing upward
Multi-UtilitiesSlowing
Electric UtilitiesSlowing
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersGaining steadily
Life & Health InsuranceReversing upward
Multi-line InsuranceLosing steadily
Insurance BrokersReversing downward
Internet Services & InfrastructureGaining steadily
Specialty ChemicalsLosing steadily
Health Care SuppliesAccelerating
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing downward
Building ProductsLosing steadily
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentReversing downward
Electrical Components & EquipmentReversing downward
Asset Management & Custody BanksLosing steadily
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailGaining steadily
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing upward
Industrial GasesLittle change
Electronic ComponentsLosing steadily
Automotive Parts & EquipmentReversing upward
Office REITsGaining steadily
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsLosing steadily
Water UtilitiesGaining steadily
Consumer FinanceSlowing
Automotive RetailLosing steadily
Aerospace & DefenseSlowing
Diversified BanksSlowing
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersReversing downward
Computer & Electronics RetailLittle change
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSlowing
PharmaceuticalsReversing downward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsLosing steadily
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentDeclining faster
Financial Exchanges & DataAccelerating
Real Estate ServicesGaining steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsGaining steadily
Regional BanksDeclining faster
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsSlowing
Cable & SatelliteSlowing
Health Care ServicesReversing upward
RestaurantsReversing downward
Managed Health CareReversing upward
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailReversing upward
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesAccelerating
Communications EquipmentReversing downward
Rail TransportationGaining steadily
Diversified Support ServicesLittle change
Integrated Oil & GasReversing upward
Passenger AirlinesReversing downward
Agricultural & Farm MachineryDeclining faster
HomebuildingLosing steadily
Movies & EntertainmentGaining steadily
Data Center REITsGaining steadily
Health Care REITsReversing upward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsDeclining faster
Research & Consulting ServicesGaining steadily
ReinsuranceReversing downward
Multi-Family Residential REITsGaining steadily
Self-Storage REITsGaining steadily
Automobile ManufacturersReversing upward
Trading Companies & DistributorsDeclining faster
CopperLosing steadily
BroadcastingLittle change
Retail REITsAccelerating
Systems SoftwareAccelerating
Packaged Foods & MeatsSlowing
DistributorsLosing steadily
Consumer ElectronicsLittle change
Investment Banking & BrokerageReversing downward
Leisure ProductsLittle change
Health Care FacilitiesGaining steadily
Home Improvement RetailReversing upward
Industrial ConglomeratesDeclining faster
Hotel & Resort REITsGaining steadily
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringLittle change
Cargo Ground TransportationGaining steadily
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing upward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesSlowing
Food RetailReversing upward
Casinos & GamingReversing downward
Construction MaterialsReversing upward
TobaccoDeclining faster
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingAccelerating
GoldLittle change
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsAccelerating
SteelLittle change
AdvertisingLittle change
Personal Care ProductsDeclining faster
Industrial REITsGaining steadily
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsGaining steadily
Apparel RetailGaining steadily
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing downward
Food DistributorsGaining steadily
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesLosing steadily
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesReversing downward
Other Specialty RetailGaining steadily
Timber REITsGaining steadily
Interactive Home EntertainmentSlowing
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesAccelerating
Gas UtilitiesLittle change
Commodity ChemicalsLittle change
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesLittle change
Technology DistributorsLittle change
Heavy Electrical EquipmentLittle change
Single-Family Residential REITsLittle change
Passenger Ground TransportationLittle change
FootwearLittle change
Health Care TechnologyLittle change
Homefurnishing RetailLittle change
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Quarterly and yearly columns show the last available monthly observation in each period, not an average or sum. The final period may be partial. Change metrics retain their stated lookback regardless of frequency. The time machine moves the whole window month by month; no future observations enter the displayed history.

How are these descriptive states defined?

Gaining / losing: 12-month weight change above +0.005pp / below −0.005pp. Direction and speed are separate dimensions, not mutually exclusive recommendations.

Accelerating / slowing: compare the most recent 3M change with the preceding 3M change. Accelerating means a positive change speeds up by >0.02pp. Slowing means the magnitude of movement declines by >0.02pp. A falling industry can also slow.

Reversing: the last two 3M changes have opposite signs, outside a ±0.005pp tolerance. Persistence counts consecutive same-direction monthly changes.

Broad / concentrated: company attribution, not a market-cap concentration shortcut. Concentrated means the three largest same-direction contributors account for ≥70% of gross same-direction changes; otherwise broad requires ≥60% of constituents moving with the industry. Other cases are mixed.