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Segment| Data as of 09/04/2026
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Alternatives ETFs

1D perf
-0.15%
1D flows
+$58M
Total AuM
$21.38B
Total ETFs
1245 new

Aggregate data of 124 funds

Performance

0.00.51.0%Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1

Flows

0 B0.2 B0.4 B0.6 B0.8 B1 B1.2 B
1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
Perf.+2.59%+2.69%+10.25%+14.32%+42.28%
Flows+$932M+$4.22B+$5.51B+$8.45B+$13.19B-

Top ETFs in this segment

1D+0.12%1W flows+$228MView
1D+0.04%1W flows+$60MView
1D+1.24%1W flows+$57MView
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HYHG
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02802
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JEQP
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Data period: August 28 - September 4, 2026

Performance lists exclude leveraged and inverse ETFs

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