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Thematic ETF Daily Trading Update

Monday February 9, 2026

Macro Setup

S&P 500 futures are down ~0.2% this morning after Friday’s sharp risk-on reversal (Dow, equal-weight S&P at fresh highs), which again highlighted broadening leadership versus concentrated mega-cap exposure. Overseas, Asia is higher with Japan up ~4% after the LDP lower-house landslide; Europe is modestly firmer. Rates are a touch weaker (yields +2–3 bp at the long end) with some chatter about China urging banks to curb Treasury exposure. The USD is softer, while gold and silver are firmer after last week’s extreme metals volatility. Macro calendar is light today (more Fed speak), so positioning/factor rotation (equal-weight strength, cyclical pockets holding in better) remains the dominant “driver.”

Thematic Tail of the Tape

Thematically, the market continues to reward breadth and cyclicality while investors digest a still-choppy AI/software narrative: semis/AI infrastructure remain the fulcrum for risk appetite, but “capex-is-the-thesis” headlines are now pulling double duty—supporting hardware demand while keeping ROI/free-cash-flow scrutiny alive. Outside tech, flows and price action keep leaning toward real economy beneficiaries (industrials, energy/commodities, select financials) as investors look for exposure that’s less dependent on single-name growth expectations. Meanwhile, crypto volatility remains a sentiment barometer: when it destabilizes, high-beta thematic baskets tend to de-rate quickly; when it steadies, retail-favorite and most-shorted themes re-engage fast.

 

Thematic ETF Tables – 

Top 10 Daily Performers

ETF Theme / Category 1 D RET 1 MO RET YTD Flows
CRPT First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry & Digital Economy ETF +19.07% -23.36% +0M
DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF +16.25% -15.92% -8663.0B
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares +15.96% +14.33% -4501260.2B
BKCH Global X Blockchain ETF +15.87% -15.07% -58441.5B
WGMI CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF +14.76% -10.14% -20153.0B
BITQ Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF +14.64% -15.01% +11851.9B
STCE Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF +13.67% -15.44% +5073.5B
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors +12.76% -0.20% -26207.4B
JETU MAX Airlines 3X Leveraged ETNs +12.66% +21.98% +0M
IBLC iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF +12.20% -16.34% +0M

Bottom 10 Daily Performers

ETF Theme / Category 1 D RET 1 MO RET YTD Flows
SOXS Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares -16.52% -21.43% +338622.0B
JETD MAX Airlines -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs -12.60% -22.35% +0M
FLYD MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN -11.83% +11.90% +136.2B
PNQI Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF -0.10% -12.53% -60911.5B
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF -0.06% +0.26% +961778.0B
MLPB ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Series B -0.06% +9.90% +0M
MLPA Global X MLP ETF -0.06% +8.51% +56564.3B
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF +0.00% +0.37% +163116.2B
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF +0.00% +0.09% +1221911.1B
SPSK SP Funds Dow Jones Global Sukuk ETF +0.00% +0.29% +26903.9B

Top 10 – 1-Month Performance

ETF Theme / Category 1 MO RET 1 D RET YTD Flows
NAIL Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares +28.91% +2.54% -146514.8B
JETU MAX Airlines 3X Leveraged ETNs +21.98% +12.66% +0M
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares +14.33% +15.96% -4501260.2B
MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF +12.85% +0.68% +33255.8B
ENFR Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF +12.44% +0.79% +942.5B
TAN Invesco Solar ETF +12.09% +3.42% +365373.8B
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF +12.03% +1.61% +1057753.0B
NANR State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF +11.99% +3.10% -3883.6B
FLYD MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN +11.90% -11.83% +136.2B
UMI USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund ETF +11.82% +0.56% +10072.5B

Bottom 10 – 1-Month Performance

ETF Theme / Category 1 MO RET 1 D RET YTD Flows
ETHE Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF -36.73% +10.20% -114245.9B
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF -36.69% +10.31% -453812.7B
FETH Fidelity Ethereum Fund ETF -36.69% +10.11% -139130.0B
BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF -24.52% +10.11% +303566.7B
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF -24.35% +9.92% -582362.3B
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF -24.34% +10.01% -692494.5B
ARKB ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF -24.32% +9.93% -279578.7B
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund -24.32% +9.94% -1099790.0B
BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust -24.30% +10.07% -17385.9B
BTC Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF -24.23% +10.09% -27736.5B

Top 10 – YTD Fund Inflows

ETF Theme / Category Fund Flows: YTD 1 MO RET YTD Flows
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF +6844400101.62% -0.07% +6844400.1B
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF +4273008573.15% +4.87% +4273008.6B
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF +3980041094.90% +0.31% +3980041.1B
VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF +3718616635.79% +0.31% +3718616.6B
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF +3678310000.00% +0.40% +3678310.0B
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF +3143391223.88% -4.41% +3143391.2B
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF +2749289060.00% +0.44% +2749289.1B
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF +2749289060.00% +0.43% +2749289.1B
KOPX Global X Copper Miners ETF +1950071503.14% +8.47% +1950071.5B
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF +1879304938.48% +2.53% +1879304.9B

Bottom 10 – YTD Fund Outflows

ETF Theme / Category Fund Flows: YTD 1 MO RET YTD Flows
SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF -13844320119.05% -0.17% -13844320.1B
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares -4501260150.00% +14.33% -4501260.2B
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF -3099248355.10% +3.49% -3099248.4B
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF -2764065004.20% +0.68% -2764065.0B
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I -2114839950.00% -2.21% -2114840.0B
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund -1099790041.53% -24.32% -1099790.0B
IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF -1045390934.35% +3.03% -1045390.9B
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF -706155208.20% +2.44% -706155.2B
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF -692494500.00% -24.34% -692494.5B
KLMN Invesco MSCI North America Climate ETF -672313200.00% -0.60% -672313.2B

 

Patrick Torbert

Patrick Torbert is a veteran financial market analyst who is currently the Editor and Chief at ETF Insight a NY based full-service content, TV, video podcast and digital marketing firm that represents several ETF issuers. Patrick brings 20+ years of experience from Fidelity Asset Management where he most recently served as an equity and multi-asset analyst.
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