Institutions Buy Value as Retail AI Tools Chase Momentum

On May 31, fresh reports underscore a widening split where institutions continue accumulating value stocks while retail investors chase momentum using AI-driven tools. The story began May 28 when JPMorgan strategist Arun Jain highlighted retail traders outperforming major Wall Street benchmarks with AI stock selection. Latest coverage promotes Investing.com’s ProPicks AI, which scans 60,000+ equities and has delivered +192% returns since November 2023, outpacing the S&P 500 by roughly 117%. Wider adoption of such systematic strategies could redirect flows toward fundamentals-based names and dampen short-term momentum volatility.