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underweight

[uhn-der-weyt, uhn-der-weyt] / ˈʌn dərˈweɪt, ˈʌn dərˌweɪt /


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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

MS has an underweight rating and A$34.40 target price on the stock, which is up 0.65% at A$40.725.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

This particular summer afternoon, in a dusty geological library in Vienna, Sergeant Major von Rumpel follows an underweight secretary wearing brown shoes, brown stockings, a brown skirt, and a brown blouse through stacks of periodicals.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr