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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 Dec 2019 – Nov 2024 · 122 industries

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

IndustryDec '19··Mar '20··Jun '20··Sep '20··Dec '20··Mar '21··Jun '21··Sep '21··Dec '21··Mar '22··Jun '22··Sep '22··Dec '22··Mar '23··Jun '23··Sep '23··Dec '23··Mar '24··Jun '24··Sep '24·Nov '24At selected month
Life Sciences Tools & ServicesReversing downward
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsReversing downward
BiotechnologyReversing downward
Health Care EquipmentReversing downward
IT Consulting & Other ServicesReversing downward
Application SoftwareSlowing
SemiconductorsSlowing
Agricultural Products & ServicesReversing downward
Human Resource & Employment ServicesSlowing
Multi-UtilitiesReversing downward
Electric UtilitiesSlowing
Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersReversing downward
Life & Health InsuranceReversing downward
Multi-line InsuranceReversing downward
Insurance BrokersReversing downward
Internet Services & InfrastructureReversing downward
Specialty ChemicalsReversing downward
Health Care SuppliesReversing downward
Property & Casualty InsuranceReversing downward
Building ProductsSlowing
Semiconductor Materials & EquipmentGaining steadily
Electrical Components & EquipmentSlowing
Asset Management & Custody BanksAccelerating
Telecom Tower REITsReversing downward
Broadline RetailSlowing
Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReversing downward
Industrial GasesReversing downward
Electronic ComponentsSlowing
Automotive Parts & EquipmentLosing steadily
Office REITsReversing downward
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsSlowing
Water UtilitiesReversing downward
Consumer FinanceSlowing
Automotive RetailReversing downward
Aerospace & DefenseReversing downward
Diversified BanksSlowing
Metal, Glass & Plastic ContainersReversing downward
Computer & Electronics RetailReversing downward
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise LinesSlowing
Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesReversing downward
PharmaceuticalsReversing downward
Multi-Sector HoldingsLittle change
Health Care DistributorsReversing downward
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation EquipmentSlowing
Financial Exchanges & DataReversing downward
Real Estate ServicesSlowing
Fertilizers & Agricultural ChemicalsReversing downward
Regional BanksSlowing
Household ProductsReversing downward
Air Freight & LogisticsReversing downward
Cable & SatelliteSlowing
Health Care ServicesReversing downward
RestaurantsReversing downward
Managed Health CareReversing downward
Consumer Staples Merchandise RetailSlowing
Transaction & Payment Processing ServicesSlowing
Communications EquipmentSlowing
Rail TransportationReversing downward
Diversified Support ServicesAccelerating
Integrated Oil & GasReversing downward
Passenger AirlinesAccelerating
Agricultural & Farm MachinerySlowing
HomebuildingReversing downward
Movies & EntertainmentAccelerating
Data Center REITsSlowing
Health Care REITsSlowing
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & ComponentsSlowing
Research & Consulting ServicesReversing downward
ReinsuranceLosing steadily
Multi-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Self-Storage REITsReversing downward
Automobile ManufacturersAccelerating
Trading Companies & DistributorsSlowing
CopperReversing downward
BroadcastingLosing steadily
Retail REITsReversing downward
Systems SoftwareReversing downward
Packaged Foods & MeatsReversing downward
DistributorsReversing downward
Consumer ElectronicsSlowing
Investment Banking & BrokerageSlowing
Leisure ProductsLittle change
Health Care FacilitiesReversing downward
Home Improvement RetailSlowing
Industrial ConglomeratesReversing downward
Hotel & Resort REITsReversing downward
Other Specialized REITsSlowing
Construction & EngineeringGaining steadily
Cargo Ground TransportationSlowing
Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationSlowing
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic BeveragesReversing downward
Food RetailLittle change
Casinos & GamingLosing steadily
Construction MaterialsLosing steadily
TobaccoReversing downward
Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingReversing downward
GoldReversing downward
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury GoodsLosing steadily
SteelLosing steadily
AdvertisingLittle change
Personal Care ProductsReversing downward
Industrial REITsReversing downward
Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsSlowing
Apparel RetailReversing downward
Environmental & Facilities ServicesReversing downward
Food DistributorsReversing downward
Integrated Telecommunication ServicesSlowing
Electronic Manufacturing ServicesReversing downward
Other Specialty RetailLosing steadily
Timber REITsLosing steadily
Interactive Home EntertainmentLosing steadily
Data Processing & Outsourced ServicesLosing steadily
Gas UtilitiesLittle change
Commodity ChemicalsReversing downward
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesSlowing
Technology DistributorsReversing downward
Heavy Electrical EquipmentAccelerating
Single-Family Residential REITsReversing downward
Passenger Ground TransportationReversing downward
FootwearAccelerating
Health Care TechnologyGaining steadily
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.