US hedge funds cut exposure to technology hardware stocks for a fourth straight week ahead of the earnings season, amid weakness in semiconductor shares and concerns over AI-related spending. They also trimmed holdings in industrials and consumer discretionary stocks while increasing allocations to index funds, ETFs and defensive sectors.

Hedge funds sold US equities for a 3rd straight week, driven by long sales in Single Stocks partially offset by long buys in Macro Products...

Goldman Sachs data shows semiconductors were the most net-sold US sector for a fourth week, though hedge funds’ AI positioning stays near record highs.