The Weekly ETF Market Monitor (Feb 16–20, 2026)

Sector Equity Flows: Industrials and Energy Lead

Industrials led sector inflows with $1.01 billion, followed closely by Energy at $1.01 billion. Information Technology gathered $451.41 million, Real Estate added $341.74 million, and Consumer Staples recorded $327.47 million.

Utilities attracted $134.74 million, while Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary posted $22.67 million and $10.39 million, respectively.

Financials recorded the largest sector outflow at $1.06 billion, followed by Health Care at $793.94 million and Materials at $86.58 million.

Sector Performance: Industrials Leads, Staples Declines

Industrials recorded the strongest sector gain at 2.57%. Materials rose 1.84%, and Communication Services advanced 1.81%. Consumer Staples declined 1.74% over the period.

Geographic Equity Flows: US and Developed Markets Lead

US-focused ETFs gathered $5.37 billion, the largest geographic allocation. Developed Markets added $3.86 billion, while Emerging Markets attracted $1.41 billion.

Japan recorded $1.17 billion, and World exposures brought in $967.74 million. South Korea saw $273.88 million in inflows, and Europe added $163.73 million.

Developed Pacific recorded outflows of $484.12 million, and China declined by $87.22 million.

Thematic Flows: Infrastructure Leads, Crypto Outflows

Global Infrastructure attracted $305.62 million. US Defense gathered $133.04 million, Smart City added $122.39 million, and Global Defense recorded $84.08 million in inflows.

On the negative side, Cryptocurrency thematic products saw outflows of $520.52 million. Human Capital declined by $160.47 million, China Digitalization by $98.85 million, and Natural Resources by $65.07 million.

Thematic Performance: Asia Defense and Nuclear Energy Lead

Asia Defense rose 5.24%, Nuclear Energy gained 5.11%, and Global Defense advanced 4.62%. Cybersecurity declined 4.69%, Cannabis & Psychedelics fell 3.44%, and Timber & Forestry decreased 2.8%.

Fixed Income ETF Flows: Government Investment Grade Dominates

Government Investment Grade ETFs recorded $20.81 billion in inflows. Aggregate Investment Grade gathered $2.44 billion, Corporate Investment Grade added $1.80 billion, and Aggregate Aggregate saw $1.75 billion. Corporate High Yield recorded outflows of $598.56 million.

Commodity ETF Flows: Gold Inflows, Silver Outflows

Gold attracted $461.88 million in inflows. Multi Commodities added $80.09 million, and Natural Gas gathered $46.16 million. Silver recorded outflows of $1.36 billion.

Crypto ETP Flows: Sui and Solana Inflows, Bitcoin and Ether Outflows

Sui products attracted $24.15 million, and Solana gathered $7.00 million. Bitcoin recorded outflows of $423.77 million, Ether declined by $98.01 million, and Multi-Cryptocurrency products saw outflows of $34.98 million.

Top ETF Issuers of the Week by Net Inflows

1. ProShares: $17.56 billion
2. Vanguard: $12.23 billion
3. Fidelity: $4.22 billion
4. Invesco: $3.91 billion
5. Capital Group: $1.14 billion
6. Schwab ETFs: $1.12 billion
7. iShares: $936.50 million
8. Tidal: $840.30 million
9. American Century Investments: $713.11 million
10. First Trust: $620.41 million

Top Performing ETFs of the Week

1. Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET): 27.12%
2. Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF (SLVR): 10.48%
3. Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ): 8.59%
4. REX Drone ETF (DRNZ): 7.51%
5. AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF (PSIL): 7.29%
6. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY): 6.69%
7. SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT): 6.63%
8. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ): 6.61%
9. Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM): 6.55%
10. United States Brent Oil ETF (BNO): 6.14%

Most Popular ETFs of the Week by Net Inflows

1. ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM): $17.56 billion
2. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $4.12 billion
3. Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): $1.99 billion
4. Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP): $1.82 billion
5. Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ): $1.48 billion
6. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): $1.25 billion
7. iShares 0–3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV): $1.01 billion
8. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ): $957.67 million
9. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO): $953.09 million
10. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT): $726.48 million

Please note this article is for information purposes only and does not in any way constitute investment advice. It is essential that you seek advice from a registered financial professional prior to making any investment decision.