Multi-Asset ETF Channel Weekly Recap
As of January 9, 2026, the Multi-Asset ETF channel maintains a significant footprint with $32B in total Assets Under Management (AUM). The landscape currently consists of 135 ETFs managed by 77 distinct brands. This past week, the channel attracted $0.24B in net new money, bringing Year-To-Date (YTD) flows to $0.27B and one-year trailing flows to $7.38B.
This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards
Target Risk Performance
Target Risk strategies saw broad-based gains this week, led by the Global Macro category, which returned 2.14%. The Growth and Moderate categories followed with returns of 1.60% and 1.58%, respectively. The Conservative segment was the relative laggard for the week, posting a more modest 0.68% gain.
| Category |
WTD |
1 Month |
3 Month |
6 Month |
YTD |
1 Year |
| Global Macro |
2.14% |
3.18% |
4.37% |
11.40% |
2.79% |
17.08% |
| Growth |
1.60% |
2.68% |
3.69% |
9.72% |
2.15% |
16.38% |
| Moderate |
1.58% |
2.83% |
3.56% |
10.14% |
2.08% |
16.40% |
| Aggressive |
1.40% |
2.42% |
4.29% |
11.07% |
1.91% |
21.63% |
| Conservative |
0.68% |
1.35% |
2.12% |
5.55% |
0.88% |
9.96% |
| Ticker |
Fund Name |
WTD |
| Top 5 Target Risk ETFs |
| HFGM |
Unlimited HFGM Global Macro ETF |
6.11% |
| MVFG |
Monarch Volume Factor Global Unconstrained Index ETF |
4.47% |
| RISN |
Inspire Capital Appreciation ETF |
3.43% |
| MOOD |
Relative Sentiment Tactical Allocation ETF |
3.47% |
| AGOX |
Adaptive Alpha Opportunities ETF |
3.46% |
| Bottom 5 Target Risk ETFs |
| LOTI |
Liberty One Tactical Income ETF |
-0.04% |
| TYLD |
Cambria Tactical Yield ETF |
0.06% |
| DDV |
Defined Duration 5 ETF |
0.29% |
| YFYA |
Yields for You Income Strategy A ETF |
0.28% |
| RJVI |
RJ Eagle Vertical Income ETF |
0.38% |
Specialty Performance
Specialty strategies performed strongly this week, particularly in the Real Assets category, which posted a 2.03% return. Multi-Asset Income strategies also saw positive performance, rising 1.11% for the week. Income-focused leaders like CVY (+3.06%) outperformed the broader category average.
| Category |
WTD |
1 Month |
3 Month |
6 Month |
YTD |
1 Year |
| Real Assets |
2.03% |
4.30% |
5.13% |
14.38% |
3.22% |
28.38% |
| Multi-Asset Income |
1.11% |
1.77% |
2.65% |
5.34% |
1.44% |
11.20% |
| Ticker |
Fund Name |
WTD |
| Top Specialty ETFs |
| CVY |
Invesco Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF |
3.06% |
| RAAX |
VanEck Real Assets ETF |
2.68% |
| ERNZ |
TrueShares Active Yield ETF |
2.13% |
| Bottom Specialty ETFs |
| HYIN |
WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund |
0.50% |
| BLUI |
Bluemonte Diversified Income ETF |
0.59% |
Alternative Asset Sleeve Performance
The Alternative Asset Sleeve was the top-performing category this week, returning 3.26%. Performance was heavily driven by gold-mining and crypto-linked exposure, with GDMN surging 10.20%. Conversely, bond-heavy merger arbitrage strategies like RSBA lagged, returning only 0.39%.
| Category |
WTD |
1 Month |
3 Month |
6 Month |
YTD |
1 Year |
| Alternative Asset Sleeve |
3.26% |
3.73% |
-0.34% |
17.92% |
4.44% |
39.84% |
| Ticker |
Fund Name |
WTD |
| Top 5 Alt Sleeve ETFs |
| GDMN |
WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund |
10.20% |
| BEGS |
Rareview 2x Bull Cryptocurrency & Precious Metals ETF |
5.16% |
| GDE |
WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund |
4.88% |
| MATE |
Man Active Trend Enhanced ETF |
4.87% |
| HECO |
SPDR Galaxy Hedged Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF |
4.66% |
| Bottom 5 Alt Sleeve ETFs |
| RSBA |
Return Stacked Bonds & Merger Arbitrage ETF |
0.39% |
| RSBY |
Return Stacked Bonds & Futures Yield ETF |
1.04% |
| NTSI |
WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund |
1.21% |
| BBB |
CYBER HORNET S&P 500 and Bitcoin 75/25 Strategy ETF |
1.24% |
| NTSX |
WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund |
1.42% |
Analyzing the Weekly Flows
Total net flows for the Multi-Asset channel were positive at $243M over the last 5 days. The Target Risk – Growth category attracted the most capital with $89M in new inflows, while Target Risk – Conservative saw the largest net outflows at $9M. Broadly, Specialty and Alternative sleeves continue to capture investor attention alongside aggressive growth strategies.
| Category |
Fund Count |
AUM |
5 Day Flow |
30 Day Flow |
YTD Flow |
| Target Risk – Growth |
11 |
$9.02B |
$89M |
$440M |
$110M |
| Alt Asset Sleeve |
27 |
$4.16B |
$48M |
$196M |
$44M |
| Global Macro |
30 |
$3.82B |
$47M |
$106M |
$44M |
| Multi-Asset Income |
25 |
$5.03B |
$36M |
($66M) |
$44M |
| Target Risk – Conservative |
6 |
$1.18B |
($9M) |
$25M |
($3M) |
Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow
| Ticker |
Fund Name |
5 Day Flow |
| Top 5 Inflows |
| CGBL |
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF |
$90M |
| ALLW |
SPDR Bridgewater All Weather ETF |
$35M |
| INCM |
Franklin Income Focus ETF |
$21M |
| RSSB |
Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF |
$17M |
| RSSX |
Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Gold/Bitcoin ETF |
$14M |
| Top 5 Outflows |
| NTSX |
WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund |
($17M) |
| AOR |
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF |
($13M) |
| AOK |
iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF |
($10M) |
| RSSY |
Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Futures Yield ETF |
($8M) |
| AOM |
iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF |
($7M) |
Issuer League Table Update
iShares remains the dominant force in the Multi-Asset space with a 28.62% market share, followed by Capital Group at 14.49%. Capital Group was the definitive flow winner of the week, adding $90M, whereas iShares experienced the most significant net outflows, losing $11M.
| Brand |
Fund Count |
AUM |
AUM Market Share |
| iShares |
19 |
$9.04B |
28.62% |
| Capital Group |
1 |
$4.58B |
14.49% |
| WisdomTree |
6 |
$2.58B |
8.17% |
| SPDR |
5 |
$1.78B |
5.65% |
| Franklin |
1 |
$1.13B |
3.57% |
| Brand |
5 Day Flow |
| Top 3 Issuers by Inflow |
| Capital Group |
$90M |
| SPDR |
$37M |
| Return Stacked |
$27M |
| Bottom 3 Issuers by Outflow |
| iShares |
($11M) |
| Inspire |
($2M) |
| ArrowShares |
($2M) |
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