The Weekly ETF Market Monitor (Feb 9–13, 2026)

Sector ETF Flows: Technology leads sector allocations while discretionary sees outflows

Within sector equity ETFs, information technology led inflows with $2.2 billion, followed by industrials at $713.6 million and energy at $656.8 million, while consumer staples gathered $643.6 million and real estate $437.3 million.

Healthcare recorded $344.5 million of inflows and materials $17.4 million, while utilities saw outflows of $43.5 million, financials shed $73.7 million and communication services declined by $82.6 million, as consumer discretionary recorded the largest withdrawals at $493.0 million.

Sector Performance: Utilities and materials lead sector performance

Sector performance was led by utilities which advanced 6.89%, followed by materials rising 4.78%, while real estate gained 2.91% and energy climbed 2.24%. Financials declined 4.31% over the week.

Geographic Equity Flows: Domestic and global exposures attract bulk of flows

Geographically, US-focused equity ETFs led inflows with $16.5 billion, followed by global exposures at $5.5 billion and developed markets with $3.9 billion.

Emerging markets gathered $2.8 billion while North America attracted $1.1 billion and Japan $1.0 billion, with South Korea collecting $725.9 million.

Developed Pacific exposures added $178.2 million, Mexico $137.4 million and India $121.0 million, while China saw outflows of $153.5 million, eurozone exposures shed $88.8 million and Italy declined by $64.7 million.

Geographic Equity Performance: Asian markets lead weekly performance rankings

Among regional performances, South Korea rose 7.94%, Thailand gained 7.35% and Japan advanced 4.32%, while Turkey climbed 3.99% and Taiwan added 3.90%, as developed Pacific markets rose 3.81%.

On the downside, Ireland fell 4.08%, Greece declined 4.02% and Chile dropped 3.68%.

Thematic ETF Flows: Infrastructure and defense themes dominate allocations

Thematic equity ETF flows were led by smart city strategies which gathered $750.1 million over the week, followed by global infrastructure exposures at $499.4 million and US defense at $276.2 million.

Human capital themes attracted $164.2 million while North America energy infrastructure collected $156.8 million and natural resources $152.8 million, as nuclear energy strategies added $106.5 million.

On the downside, China digitalization recorded outflows of $237.5 million while cryptocurrency themes shed $219.6 million, cybersecurity declined by $120.5 million and digital infrastructure and connectivity saw withdrawals of $90.7 million, with next generation internet exposures down $43.0 million.

Thematic ETF Performance: Defense and energy infrastructure lead thematic performance

Among thematic performers, Asia defense advanced 4.21%, followed by North America energy infrastructure up 4.09% and natural resources rising 3.39%, while blockchain and cryptocurrency gained 3.31% and robotics and automation added 2.95%.

Fixed Income ETF Flows: Government and aggregate bonds drive fixed income demand

Fixed income ETF flows were led by government investment grade exposures which attracted $4.3 billion, followed by aggregate investment grade strategies at $3.9 billion and corporate investment grade products at $3.8 billion.

Aggregate bond exposures gathered $2.4 billion while corporate high yield added $940.2 million and government agency investment grade collected $430.1 million.

Municipal aggregate strategies saw $257.6 million of inflows, government aggregate $201.9 million and municipal investment grade $114.1 million.

Commodity ETF Flows: Multi-commodity products lead commodity allocations

Commodity ETF flows were led by multi-commodity exposures which gathered $392.7 million, followed by crude oil at $105.9 million and gold at $34.3 million, while platinum added $13.2 million. Palladium recorded outflows of $29.2 million and silver saw withdrawals of $450.7 million over the week.

Crypto ETF Flows: Ether outflows weigh on crypto allocations

Cryptocurrency ETF flows were negative overall as ether saw outflows of $201.3 million and bitcoin declined by $15.8 million. XRP attracted $13.0 million and Solana gathered $9.8 million during the same period.

Top ETF Issuers of the Week by Net Inflows

1. Vanguard: $14.2 billion
2. iShares: $12.8 billion
3. State Street Investment Management: $7.8 billion
4. J.P. Morgan Asset Management: $1.8 billion
5. Schwab ETFs: $1.8 billion
6. Dimensional: $1.7 billion
7. VanEck: $1.7 billion
8. Capital Group: $1.5 billion
9. First Trust: $1.4 billion
10. American Century Investments: $1.3 billion

Top Performing ETFs of the Week

1. STMicroelectronics NV ADR Hedged - USD Hedged (STHH): 11.96%
2. Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (FLKR): 9.94%
3. iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT): 9.74%
4. Matthews Korea Active ETF (MKOR): 9.63%
5. Rayliant SMDAM Japan Equity ETF (RAYJ): 9.00%
6. Matthews China Discovery Active ETF (MCHS): 8.36%
7. Sprott Nickel Miners ETF (NIKL): 8.27%
8. Renaissance International IPO ETF (IPOS): 8.05%
9. Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY): 8.01%
10. WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR): 7.95%

Most Popular ETFs of the Week by Net Inflows

1. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): $4.24 billion
2. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS): $2.54 billion
3. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $2.28 billion
4. SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA): $1.31 billion
5. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): $1.24 billion
6. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): $1.23 billion
7. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD): $1.12 billion
8. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG): $1.12 billion
9. iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV): $1.09 billion
10. iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV): $884.2 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.