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# Asset classes

> How Retina groups positions by economic exposure (USD, BTC, ETH, HYPE, Other, Metals, Polymarket) so the Dashboard's allocation pie reflects real risk.

In Retina, **asset class** is the economic exposure category of a position. It is not the same as [position type](/concepts/position-types). A staked ETH LST is the position type "Staking" and the asset class "ETH".

## The classes

| Class          | What goes in it                                           |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **USD**        | Stablecoins and USD-denominated positions                 |
| **BTC**        | BTC and BTC-backed assets, including LSTs                 |
| **ETH**        | ETH and ETH-derived assets, including LSTs                |
| **HYPE**       | Hyperliquid-native assets and derivatives, including LSTs |
| **Other**      | Anything that does not fit a class above                  |
| **Metals**     | Physical gold and silver                                  |
| **Polymarket** | Open Polymarket positions                                 |

## Why economic exposure

If you hold 1 ETH directly, 1 wstETH on Lido, and 1 weETH on EtherFi, all 3 move with the price of ETH. Grouping them as "Staking" or "Wallet" tells you how you hold them. Grouping them as **ETH** tells you what you are exposed to. The Dashboard's Economic Asset Allocation pie uses the asset class so the slices add up to a real exposure breakdown.