FINNENCE ▪ THE WIRE FILE
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After a 33% gain in the first half, this fund manager grew tired of the AI trade. Here’s where he’s looking now.
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FIRST SEEN2026-10-08 10:55 UTC
LAST UPDATE2026-10-08 10:55 UTC
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
A fund manager rotated out of AI into small-cap housing-recovery bets, illustrating positioning shifts away from crowded AI trades.
Investor rotation out of crowded AI trade
CATALYST TO WATCH
Housing starts and rate path
MAIN RISK
Housing recovery may not materialize
FULL DISPATCH
Bill Hench, of First Eagle, stepped away from the artificial-intelligence trade with small-capitalization bets on a recovery of the U.S. housing construction market.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
AFFECTEDAI
CONTEXTHousing
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
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