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Negative Beta Strategies Aim to Limit Losses in AI Selloffs

Yahoo Finance outlines how investors use a “negative beta” approach, typically via funds or ETFs, to reduce portfolio volatility during periods when certain market segments sell off.

The outlet frames the strategy around the idea that assets with a negative relationship to broader risk factors may help offset losses when an “AI selloff” hits parts of the equity market.

According to Yahoo Finance, the goal is portfolio protection by reducing exposure to risk-off moves, rather than chasing returns from the underlying market theme.

The article focuses on how the strategy is intended to behave in downturn scenarios linked to AI-related selling pressures, without offering a guarantee of results.

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