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underweight

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


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As the Wall Street firm fears moving away from what has been a Goldilocks environment, it’s now recommending being 5% underweight on stocks in a portfolio, from a previous recommendation of being 4% overweight.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Out of the 37 ratings tracked by FactSet, 27 are a hold and 6 are either underweight or sell.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The bank views any deals as more of an incremental positive and says it doesn’t change its underweight recommendation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s underweight both U.S. stocks and bonds at the moment, giving more weight to cash and emerging-market stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A dangerously underweight corporal in threadbare fatigues comes for Werner on foot.

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


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