The $188M Week: What’s Driving Multi-Asset ETF Flows and Performance?

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Multi-Asset ETF Channel currently holds $37.84B in Assets Under Management (AUM) across 143 ETFs, managed by 81 different issuers. For the week, the channel attracted $188M in net new assets, bringing the Year-to-Date (YTD) total to $5.18B and the 1-Year flow to an impressive $11.37B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Target Risk Performance

In the Target Risk segment, Aggressive strategies led the week with a 0.83% return, while Conservative strategies trailed, posting a 0.19% gain. At the individual fund level, QVOY and DALI emerged as the top performers, while AGOX and HFGM saw the largest declines.

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Aggressive 0.83% 8.68% 4.54% 7.80% 6.87% 26.26%
Moderate 0.49% 4.64% 2.80% 7.20% 6.48% 22.09%
Global Macro 0.39% 5.13% 3.04% 7.79% 7.04% 24.46%
Growth 0.26% 4.89% 2.07% 5.59% 4.74% 20.56%
Conservative 0.19% 2.40% 1.75% 4.21% 3.37% 12.02%
Ticker Fund Name Category WTD YTD 1 Year
Top 5 Target Risk ETFs
QVOY Q3 All-Season Active Rotation ETF Moderate 2.08% 9.71% 33.45%
DALI First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI Equity ETF Global Macro 1.50% 5.87% 27.99%
MSMR McElhenny Sheffield Managed Risk ETF Global Macro 1.35% 5.52% 26.19%
HECA Hedgeye Capital Allocation ETF Global Macro 1.31% 1.02%
DRAI Draco Evolution Al ETF Global Macro 1.27% 11.01% 49.09%
Bottom 5 Target Risk ETFs
AGOX Adaptive Alpha Opportunities ETF Global Macro -0.53% 12.64% 26.17%
HFGM Unlimited HFGM Global Macro ETF Global Macro -0.52% 15.76% 44.56%
PWS Pacer WealthShield ETF Global Macro -0.44% -1.86% 6.09%
RISN Inspire Capital Appreciation ETF Growth -0.43% 2.98% 17.55%
UPAR UPAR Ultra Risk Parity ETF Moderate -0.35% 8.07% 28.11%

Specialty Performance

Specialty strategies demonstrated solid weekly performance, with Multi-Asset Income returning 0.83% and Real Assets gaining 0.66%. High yield and closed-end fund strategies like HIPS and CEFD were the standout performers in this space.

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Multi-Asset Income 0.83% 4.47% 2.52% 6.09% 5.01% 16.76%
Real Assets 0.66% 4.06% 8.57% 18.01% 15.99% 40.07%
Ticker Fund Name Category WTD YTD 1 Year
Top 5 Specialty ETFs
HIPS GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF Multi-Asset Income 2.76% 7.78% 14.24%
CEFD ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN Multi-Asset Income 1.67% 3.89% 21.28%
YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Multi-Asset Income 1.63% 4.60% 16.64%
HYIN WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund Multi-Asset Income 1.56% -0.96% 1.66%
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF Multi-Asset Income 1.52% 6.14% 19.82%
Bottom 5 Specialty ETFs
RJVI RJ Eagle Vertical Income ETF Multi-Asset Income -0.25% 1.50%
AMAX Adaptive Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF Multi-Asset Income 0.02% 4.86% 16.10%
THRV Prospera Income ETF Multi-Asset Income 0.05% 1.79%
YFYA Yields for You Income Strategy A ETF Multi-Asset Income 0.05% 1.28% 4.67%
PPI Astoria Real Assets ETF Real Assets 0.19% 18.13% 52.47%

Alternative Asset Sleeve Performance

The Alternative Asset Sleeve category saw modest weekly gains of 0.15%. Crypto-linked strategies and managed futures like WTIB and CTAP drove the most significant upside. On the downside, gold miners and currency debasement strategies such as GDMN lagged notably.

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Alternative Asset Sleeve 0.15% 8.88% 3.08% 4.18% 9.87% 37.93%
Ticker Fund Name WTD YTD 1 Year
Top 5 Alternative Asset Sleeve ETFs
WTIB USCF Oil Plus Bitcoin Strategy Fund 9.35% 78.55%
CTAP Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF 7.37% 24.77%
ISSB IncomeSTKd 1x US Stocks & 1x Bitcoin Premium ETF 2.88%
RSSY Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Futures Yield ETF 1.86% 29.17% 51.38%
MATE Man Active Trend Enhanced ETF 1.79% 12.79%
Bottom 5 Alternative Asset Sleeve ETFs
GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund -8.41% 1.77% 117.48%
GOLY Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF -2.47% -14.68% 13.50%
BPRO Bitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETF -2.32%
ISBG IncomeSTKd 1x Bitcoin & 1x Gold Premium ETF -2.11%
GDT WisdomTree Efficient TIPS Plus Gold Fund -1.72%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The Multi-Asset channel saw $188M in net inflows this week. Target Risk – Growth strategies led the pack, pulling in a hefty $53M, followed by Specialty – Multi-Asset Income with $36M. Across all ETFs, CGBL attracted the largest single haul at $52M, while MOOD saw the steepest outflows of -$8M.

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Target Risk – Growth 11 $10.97B $53M $462M $1,313M $1,802M $4,498M
Specialty – Multi-Asset Income 25 $5.54B $36M $165M $337M $438M $1,151M
Specialty – Real Assets 4 $2.83B $34M $317M $870M $1,069M $1,381M
Target Risk – Global Macro 31 $4.97B $22M $102M $757M $983M $2,005M
Target Risk – Aggressive 3 $3.37B $14M $51M $137M $182M $451M
Target Risk – Target Date 10 $0.57B $14M $35M $90M $137M $316M
Target Risk – Moderate 20 $3.57B $10M ($5M) $88M $46M $212M
Specialty – Alternative Asset Sleeve 33 $4.77B $2M $69M $209M $476M $1,222M
Target Risk – Conservative 6 $1.25B $2M $9M $61M $46M $135M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Ticker Fund Name 5 Day Flow
Top 5 ETFs
CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF $52M
ALLW State Street Bridgewater All Weather ETF $24M
INCM Franklin Income Focus ETF Income Focus ETF $18M
RLY State Street Multi-Asset Real Return ETF $17M
RAAX VanEck Real Assets ETF $15M
Bottom 5 ETFs
MOOD Relative Sentiment Tactical Allocation ETF -$8M
HECA Hedgeye Capital Allocation ETF -$7M
BTGD STKd 100% Bitcoin & 100% Gold ETF -$5M
LCR Leuthold Core Exchange Traded Fund -$4M
GDE WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund -$3M

Issuer League Table Update

iShares continues to dominate the channel with a 25.85% market share, followed by Capital Group at 16.24%. Looking closely at weekly flows, Capital Group was the biggest winner, pulling in $52M. On the flip side, Relative Sentiment shed the most assets, seeing -$8M in outflows.

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Top 5 Issuers
iShares 19 $9.78B 25.85%
Capital Group 1 $6.15B 16.24%
WisdomTree 8 $2.78B 7.35%
SPDR 3 $1.58B 4.17%
Franklin 1 $1.47B 3.89%
Brand 5-Day Flow
Top 3 Issuers by Flow
Capital Group $52M
iShares $26M
State Street $24M
Bottom 3 Issuers by Flow
Relative Sentiment -$8M
Hedgeye -$7M
Stacked -$5M
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