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Segment| Data as of 10/23/2026
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Alternatives ETFs

1D perf
-0.19%
1D flows
+$98M
Total AuM
$21.96B
Total ETFs
13026 new

Aggregate data of 130 funds

Performance

-1.0-0.50.00.51.0%Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21

Flows

0 M200 M400 M600 M800 M
1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
Perf.-1.85%+1.97%+9.12%+10.05%+41.71%
Flows+$747M+$3.05B+$6.55B+$7.85B+$14.31B-

Top ETFs in this segment

1D-0.66%1W flows+$239MView
1D-1.02%1W flows+$75MView
1D+0.03%1W flows+$60MView
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SMTJ
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JEQP
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HHIS
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WINC
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Data period: October 16 - 23, 2026

Performance lists exclude leveraged and inverse ETFs

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