Sector Update - Survey Results, Flows, US Changes

The big things you need to know: Today in the podcast, an update on our S&P 500 sector outlook for 2025, and the results of the quarterly RBC analyst survey that we just updated in late December. Three big things you need to know: First, globally – taking into account the views of our analysts in all of our coverage regions -- our analysts tilt constructive on performance, valuations and demand, but have more mixed/neutral views on the US and non-US political backdrops. Second, our work on global equity funds flows highlights how US, growth-oriented sector, and most cyclical sector flows faded in the final weeks of 2024, while Western Europe and defensive sector flows improved marginally. Third, within the US we have upgraded Utilities to overweight and, to offset the move, have downgraded Energy to market weight. The views of our US analyst teams as captured by the survey results really drove these changes.