17 Mar, 2026

Institutions boost stock sales as index investors bought ahead of Iran war

After a one-month slowdown, institutional investors ramped up their equity selling in February by nearly 30% month over month, while index and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) increased their buying by more than 19%.

Institutions sold a net $61.27 billion of equities in February, up from $47.47 billion in January and the ...[end of article preview]