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Hedge funds 'aggressively' short financial stocks, says Goldman

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Hedge funds reduced holdings in banks, insurers, fintech and trading firms in the week to March 13, making financials the most-sold sector year-to-date, according to a Goldman Sachs note seen by Reuters. The move signals risk-off repositioning by hedge funds and could apply downward pressure on individual financial stocks; monitor ongoing sector flows and Goldman positioning updates for potential short-term stock-level impacts.

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Hedge funds reduced holdings in banks, insurers, fintech and trading firms in the week to March 13, making financials the most-sold sector year-to-date, according to a Goldman Sachs note seen by Reuters. The move signals risk-off repositioning by hedge funds and could apply downward pressure on individual financial stocks; monitor ongoing sector flows and Goldman positioning updates for potential short-term stock-level impacts.

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