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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 Jun 2019 – Apr 2024 · 122 industries

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

Industry19 Q219 Q319 Q420 Q120 Q220 Q320 Q421 Q121 Q221 Q321 Q422 Q122 Q222 Q322 Q423 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q424 Q124 Q2At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesSlowing
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsDeclining faster
BiotechnologyReversing downward
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing downward
Application SoftwareReversing downward
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesReversing upward
Human Resource & Employment ServicesLosing steadily
Multi-UtilitiesReversing upward
Electric UtilitiesReversing upward
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersLittle change
Life & Health InsuranceLosing steadily
Multi-line InsuranceGaining steadily
Insurance BrokersSlowing
Internet Services & InfrastructureLosing steadily
Specialty ChemicalsLosing steadily
Health Care SuppliesLittle change
Property & Casualty InsuranceAccelerating
Building ProductsAccelerating
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentAccelerating
Electrical Components & EquipmentReversing upward
Asset Management & Custody BanksReversing downward
Telecom Tower REITsDeclining faster
Broadline RetailAccelerating
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing upward
Industrial GasesReversing upward
Electronic ComponentsLittle change
Automotive Parts & EquipmentLosing steadily
Office REITsReversing downward
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsLosing steadily
Water UtilitiesLosing steadily
Consumer FinanceSlowing
Automotive RetailReversing upward
Aerospace & DefenseReversing upward
Diversified BanksSlowing
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersGaining steadily
Computer & Electronics RetailLosing steadily
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesReversing downward
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSlowing
PharmaceuticalsReversing upward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsGaining steadily
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentGaining steadily
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing downward
Real Estate ServicesLittle change
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing upward
Regional BanksSlowing
Household ProductsReversing upward
Air Freight & LogisticsSlowing
Cable & SatelliteDeclining faster
Health Care ServicesSlowing
RestaurantsLosing steadily
Managed Health CareSlowing
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailAccelerating
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesReversing downward
Communications EquipmentSlowing
Rail TransportationReversing downward
Diversified Support ServicesAccelerating
Integrated Oil & GasReversing upward
Passenger AirlinesLittle change
Agricultural & Farm MachineryLosing steadily
HomebuildingSlowing
Movies & EntertainmentAccelerating
Data Center REITsDeclining faster
Health Care REITsReversing upward
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsSlowing
Research & Consulting ServicesReversing downward
ReinsuranceLittle change
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing upward
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersSlowing
Trading Companies & DistributorsSlowing
CopperAccelerating
BroadcastingLosing steadily
Retail REITsLosing steadily
Systems SoftwareReversing downward
Packaged Foods & MeatsLosing steadily
DistributorsLosing steadily
Consumer ElectronicsGaining steadily
Investment Banking & BrokerageLosing steadily
Leisure ProductsLittle change
Health Care FacilitiesReversing downward
Home Improvement RetailReversing downward
Industrial ConglomeratesSlowing
Hotel & Resort REITsLosing steadily
Other Specialized REITsGaining steadily
Construction & EngineeringAccelerating
Cargo Ground TransportationLosing steadily
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationReversing upward
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing upward
Food RetailReversing upward
Casinos & GamingLosing steadily
Construction MaterialsGaining steadily
TobaccoReversing upward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingGaining steadily
GoldReversing upward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsDeclining faster
SteelReversing downward
AdvertisingLosing steadily
Personal Care ProductsSlowing
Industrial REITsReversing downward
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsLosing steadily
Apparel RetailLittle change
Environmental & Facilities ServicesAccelerating
Food DistributorsReversing downward
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesReversing downward
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesReversing downward
Other Specialty RetailReversing downward
Timber REITsLosing steadily
Interactive Home EntertainmentReversing downward
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesGaining steadily
Gas UtilitiesLittle change
Commodity ChemicalsLosing steadily
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesLosing steadily
Technology DistributorsGaining steadily
Heavy Electrical EquipmentAccelerating
Single-Family Residential REITsLosing steadily
Passenger Ground TransportationSlowing
FootwearGaining steadily
Health Care TechnologyLittle change
Homefurnishing RetailLittle change
NegativePositive · saturates at 0.6pp
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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.