underweight
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The largest discrepancy appeared in the underweight group.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
They’re underweight other fixed-income while still liking U.S. stocks, citing their more defensive nature versus other regions, positive operating leverage, pro-cyclical policy and the potential for AI-driven efficiency gains.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 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
Morgan Stanley double-downgrades its outlook for the European software sector to underweight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Everyone seemed to want her opinion—about their burns, their heart tremors, their underweight infants.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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