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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 Mar 2018 – May 2022 · 122 industries

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

Industry18 Q118 Q218 Q318 Q419 Q119 Q219 Q319 Q420 Q120 Q220 Q320 Q421 Q121 Q221 Q321 Q422 Q122 Q2At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing upward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing downward
BiotechnologyAccelerating
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing upward
Application SoftwareSlowing
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesGaining steadily
Human Resource & Employment ServicesReversing upward
Multi-UtilitiesAccelerating
Electric UtilitiesAccelerating
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersLittle change
Life & Health InsuranceSlowing
Multi-line InsuranceSlowing
Insurance BrokersSlowing
Internet Services & InfrastructureLosing steadily
Specialty ChemicalsReversing upward
Health Care SuppliesDeclining faster
Property & Casualty InsuranceGaining steadily
Building ProductsSlowing
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentLosing steadily
Electrical Components & EquipmentDeclining faster
Asset Management & Custody BanksLosing steadily
Telecom Tower REITsReversing upward
Broadline RetailLosing steadily
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionGaining steadily
Industrial GasesReversing upward
Electronic ComponentsReversing downward
Automotive Parts & EquipmentLosing steadily
Office REITsReversing downward
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsAccelerating
Water UtilitiesLittle change
Consumer FinanceReversing downward
Automotive RetailGaining steadily
Aerospace & DefenseReversing downward
Diversified BanksDeclining faster
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersLosing steadily
Computer & Electronics RetailLosing steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing downward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSlowing
PharmaceuticalsAccelerating
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsSlowing
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentAccelerating
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing upward
Real Estate ServicesLosing steadily
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsGaining steadily
Regional BanksReversing downward
Household ProductsLosing steadily
Air Freight & LogisticsReversing downward
Cable & SatelliteDeclining faster
Health Care ServicesSlowing
RestaurantsSlowing
Managed Health CareGaining steadily
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailGaining steadily
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesSlowing
Communications EquipmentReversing downward
Rail TransportationReversing downward
Diversified Support ServicesLittle change
Integrated Oil & GasAccelerating
Passenger AirlinesLosing steadily
Agricultural & Farm MachineryLosing steadily
HomebuildingLosing steadily
Movies & EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Center REITsReversing upward
Health Care REITsGaining steadily
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsDeclining faster
Research & Consulting ServicesSlowing
ReinsuranceLittle change
Multi-Family Residential REITsAccelerating
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersSlowing
Trading Companies & DistributorsLosing steadily
CopperReversing downward
BroadcastingAccelerating
Retail REITsSlowing
Systems SoftwareSlowing
Packaged Foods & MeatsSlowing
DistributorsLittle change
Consumer ElectronicsLosing steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageReversing downward
Leisure ProductsLittle change
Health Care FacilitiesReversing downward
Home Improvement RetailSlowing
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing upward
Hotel & Resort REITsGaining steadily
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringReversing upward
Cargo Ground TransportationLittle change
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationGaining steadily
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesSlowing
Food RetailGaining steadily
Casinos & GamingReversing downward
Construction MaterialsLosing steadily
TobaccoSlowing
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingAccelerating
GoldSlowing
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsSlowing
SteelGaining steadily
AdvertisingReversing downward
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsDeclining faster
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsSlowing
Apparel RetailLosing steadily
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing upward
Food DistributorsSlowing
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesLosing steadily
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesLosing steadily
Other Specialty RetailGaining steadily
Timber REITsLittle change
Interactive Home EntertainmentLosing steadily
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesLittle change
Gas UtilitiesGaining steadily
Commodity ChemicalsLittle change
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesLosing steadily
Technology DistributorsLittle change
Heavy Electrical EquipmentLosing steadily
Single-Family Residential REITsLittle change
Passenger Ground TransportationLittle change
FootwearLittle change
Health Care TechnologyLittle change
Homefurnishing RetailLittle change
NegativePositive · saturates at 0.6pp
Hover for values · click any cell for monthly detail

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.