Real Assets Lead Multi-Asset Gains as Channel Draws $593M in Weekly Inflows

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Weekly Multi-Asset Channel Summary

The Multi-Asset ETF channel ended the week of February 13, 2026, with $34 billion in total Assets Under Management (AUM) across 144 ETFs from 82 issuers. The week saw healthy activity with a 5-day net inflow of $593 million, pushing Year-To-Date (YTD) flows to $2.10 billion and 1-year flows to $9.29 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Target Risk Performance

Target Risk strategies showed mixed results this week. Moderate and Conservative categories led the group, while Aggressive strategies struggled, dragged down by equity volatility. UPAR was a standout performer in the Moderate category, returning 2.70% WTD.

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Moderate 0.61% 2.28% 6.21% 10.69% 4.87% 15.99%
Conservative 0.46% 1.36% 3.16% 5.68% 2.41% 9.74%
Global Macro 0.29% 1.75% 6.71% 11.13% 5.04% 15.25%
Growth 0.20% 1.48% 5.22% 8.53% 3.71% 14.19%
Aggressive -0.71% 0.59% 4.32% 8.87% 2.55% 18.75%
Ticker Fund Name WTD
Target Risk Top 5 ETFs
UPAR UPAR Ultra Risk Parity ETF 2.70%
HECA Hedgeye Capital Allocation ETF 2.54%
RPAR RPAR Risk Parity ETF 1.97%
MPRO Monarch ProCap Index ETF 1.75%
KNOW Fundamentals First ETF 1.47%
Target Risk Bottom 5 ETFs
DALI First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI Equity ETF -1.54%
SPLS PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond ETF -1.28%
DRAI Draco Evolution AI ETF -1.19%
RISN Inspire Capital Appreciation ETF -1.12%
PWS Pacer WealthShield ETF -1.06%

Specialty Performance

Real Assets continues to be a massive performance outlier, leading the entire channel with a WTD return of 1.99%. Multi-Asset Income also showed resilience, gaining 0.72% as investors sought out yield-producing assets in a choppy week.

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Real Assets 1.99% 5.91% 12.66% 19.92% 10.66% 34.36%
Multi-Asset Income 0.72% 1.91% 4.89% 6.36% 3.73% 10.12%
Ticker Fund Name WTD
Specialty Top 5 ETFs
PPI Astoria Real Assets ETF 3.46%
RLY State Street Multi-Asset Real Return ETF 2.14%
RAAX VanEck Real Assets ETF 1.96%
HIPS GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF 1.93%
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF 1.57%
Specialty Bottom 5 ETFs
CANQ Calamos Nasdaq Equity & Income ETF -0.91%
CVY Invesco Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF -0.69%
HYIN WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund -0.36%
YFYA Yields for You Income Strategy A ETF 0.09%
JFLI JPMorgan Flexible Income ETF 0.31%

Alternative Asset Sleeve Performance

The Alternative Asset Sleeve category saw a WTD return of 0.32%. Performance was dominated by Gold-linked strategies, which acted as a safe haven, while Bitcoin-leveraged products were the primary laggards for the week.

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Alternative Asset Sleeve 0.32% -5.16% 0.77% 10.37% 1.25% 31.87%
Ticker Fund Name WTD
Alt Asset Sleeve Top 5 ETFs
GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund 7.34%
NTSE WisdomTree Emerging Markets Efficient Core Fund 3.89%
GOLY Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF 3.43%
RSBY Return Stacked Bonds & Futures Yield ETF 3.13%
HECO SPDR Galaxy Hedged Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF 2.62%
Alt Asset Sleeve Bottom 5 ETFs
ISSB IncomeSTKd 1x US Stocks & 1x Bitcoin Premium ETF -3.96%
00SB One One S&P 500 and Bitcoin ETF -3.53%
WTIB USCF Oil Plus Bitcoin Strategy Fund -3.42%
00QB One One Nasdaq-100 and Bitcoin ETF 1Shs -3.38%
MATE Man Active Trend Enhanced ETF -2.05%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Multi-asset ETFs attracted a total of $593 million in net new money this week. The Target Risk – Growth category led the way with $163 million in net inflows, while the Target Risk – Conservative category saw the softest demand with only $7 million in net inflows.

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow YTD Flow
Target Risk – Growth 11 $9.78B $163M $780M
Specialty Real Assets 4 $1.95B $146M $334M
Target Risk – Global Macro 30 $4.25B $120M $375M
Specialty Alternative Asset Sleeve 31 $4.60B $100M $353M
Specialty – Multi-Asset Income 26 $5.30B $17M $146M
Target Risk – Moderate 20 $3.48B $17M ($19M)
Target Risk – Aggressive 3 $3.16B $14M $65M
Target Risk – Target Date 10 $0.48B $9M $67M
Target Risk – Conservative 6 $1.20B $7M ($6M)

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Ticker Fund Name 5 Day Flow Flow % of AUM
Top 5 Inflows
RAAX VanEck Real Assets ETF $90M 17.09%
CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF $86M 1.66%
CTAP Simplify US Equity PLUS Managed Futures Strategy ETF $79M 80.33%
AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF $73M 2.21%
ALLW SPDR Bridgewater All Weather ETF $55M 6.16%
Top 5 Outflows
TDSC ETC Cabana Target Drawdown 10 ETF ($5M) -4.11%
SPBC Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF ($4M) -9.59%
RSSB Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF ($4M) -0.79%
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF ($2M) -0.39%
CLSM ETC Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETF ($2M) -2.44%

Issuer League Table Update

iShares remains the dominant force in the Multi-Asset space with a 27.21% market share, followed by Capital Group at 15.08%. iShares also secured the top spot for weekly flows with $106 million, while Cabana experienced the largest weekly outflows at $7 million.

Brand Fund Count AUM Market Share
iShares 19 $9.31B 27.21%
Capital Group 1 $5.16B 15.08%
WisdomTree 7 $2.78B 8.13%
SPDR 5 $2.11B 6.16%
Franklin 1 $1.27B 3.72%
Issuer 5 Day Flow AUM Rank
Weekly Flow Leaders
iShares $106M 1
SPDR $100M 4
VanEck $90M 15
Weekly Flow Laggards
Cabana ($7M) 21
Strategy Shares ($3M) 8
Global X ($1M) 43
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