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Institutional investors pulled back slightly from key stock market segments such as semiconductors, AI infrastructure and megacap technology companies during the second quarter, with few big bets in either direction, US Securities and Exchange Commission filings show.

A Reuters analysis of quarterly 13F filings from 6,371 pension funds, hedge funds, wealth managers and other institutional investors reveals a narrow gap between the number of investors increasing their positions and those reducing them,

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John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.

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Key Points

• The Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF and its peers got off to strong starts, but the momentum is drying up.

• Some experts believe increased competition in the perpetual futures space is to blame.

• It’s an issue for HYPE investors and holders of these ETFs to stay abreast of.

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