underweight

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The largest discrepancy appeared in the underweight group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A team of strategists at Deutsche Bank said discretionary investors were already clearly underweight stocks, according to their in-house data — although they had room to further reduce their exposure.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Treasurys from neutral to underweight, saying the U.S. bond market is the only one that is still pricing in Fed rate cuts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Morgan Stanley double-downgrades its outlook for the European software sector to underweight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Despite the extraordinary fineness of his features, and his age, and his general stature—clothed, he could easily have passed for a young, underweight danseur—the cigar was not markedly unbecoming to him.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger