Alternatives power rankings are rankings between U.S.-listed alternatives ETFs on certain investment-related metrics, including 3-month fund flows, 3-month return, AUM, average ETF expenses and average dividend yields. The metric calculations are based on U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETF Database as being mostly exposed to a specific alternative classification. If an ETF changes its alternatives classification, it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations. The calculations exclude inverse ETFs.
U.S.-listed alternatives ETFs are ranked based on their aggregate assets under management (AUM). All values are in U.S. dollars.
U.S.-listed alternatives ETFs are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average 3-month return. In addition to price performance, the 3-month return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends during the last 3 months.
U.S.-listed alternatives ETFs are ranked based on their aggregate 3-month fund flows. 3-month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of different alternative classifications. All values are in U.S. dollars.
U.S.-listed alternatives ETFs are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average expense ratios. The lower the average expense ratio for all U.S.-listed ETFs in an alternative classification, the higher the rank.
U.S.-listed alternatives ETFs are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average dividend yield.
| Alternatives Alternatives | Fund Flow Rank Fund Flow Rank |
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3-Month Fund Flow ($MM) 3-Month Fund Flow ($MM) | Return Rank Return Rank |
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Avg. 3-Month Return (%) Avg. 3-Month Return (%) | AUM Rank AUM Rank |
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Assets Under Management ($MM) Assets Under Management ($MM) | Expense Rank Expense Rank |
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Avg. Expense Ratio (%) Avg. Expense Ratio (%) | Dividend Rank Dividend Rank |
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Avg. Dividend Yield (%) Avg. Dividend Yield (%) | # of ETFs # of ETFs | power_ranking_sort_text power_ranking_sort_text |
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| Long/Short | 2 | - | $501.14 | 1 | - | 5.53% | 2 | - | $4,476.13 | 6 | - | 1.24% | 5 | - | 1.08% | 12 | Long/Short |
| Managed Futures | 1 | - | $1,065.25 | 5 | 1 | 2.87% | 1 | - | $6,823.67 | 4 | - | 0.82% | 1 | - | 4.61% | 8 | Managed Futures |
| Hedge Fund | 3 | 1 | $277.51 | 2 | - | 5.00% | 3 | - | $1,846.64 | 5 | - | 0.86% | 4 | - | 1.42% | 13 | Hedge Fund |
| Merger Arbitrage | 6 | - | -$23.08 | 6 | 1 | 0.62% | 5 | - | $389.88 | 3 | - | 0.81% | 6 | - | 0.27% | 4 | Merger Arbitrage |
| Real Return | 4 | 1 | $254.98 | 3 | 1 | 3.67% | 4 | - | $1,198.30 | 2 | - | 0.50% | 3 | - | 2.87% | 1 | Real Return |
| Inflation Expectations | 5 | - | $0.62 | 4 | 1 | 3.09% | 6 | - | $18.37 | 1 | - | 0.30% | 2 | - | 3.70% | 1 | Inflation Expectations |
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* Ranks are updated on a weekly basis. Last updated on Jun 08, 2026
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