Americas ETF News
you are currently viewing:BlackRock Canada Announces Changes to the iShares Jantzi Social Index ETFJune 6, 2025--BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") (NYSE: BLK), is announcing that iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF (the "iShares ETF") is expected to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover as a result of upcoming changes to the evaluation process used to determine the composition of the Morningstar Jantzi Social Index (the "Index"). The iShares ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the Index, net of expenses. The composition of the Index will change as part of its regularly scheduled rebalance on June 20, 2025 (the "Rebalance"). As a result of the Rebalance, the iShares ETF may experience higher than normal transaction costs and is also expected to realize net capital gains. However, the iShares ETF's total net capital gains income for the year will not be known until its tax year ends on December 15, 2025. The iShares ETF will follow its normal process for determining and distributing capital gains in December 2025. Source: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (iShares) |
Defiance Launches PLTZ: The First 2X Short ETF for Palantir Technologies Inc.
June 6, 2025-- Defiance ETFs announces the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Short PLTR ETF (Ticker: PLTZ), the first 2X short single-stock ETF designed to provide amplified daily inverse exposure to Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR).
Vantagepoint A.I. Announces Massive ETF Expansion with 70+ New Funds Across 10 Additional Sectors
June 5, 2025-Revolutionary expansion delivers predictive forecasting across crypto, emerging markets, A.I. & robotics, and seven other high-demand sectors as ETF trading reaches unprecedented popularity among investors worldwide.
Vantagepoint A.I., LLC, (www.vantagepointsoftware.com)- VantagePoint A.I., the pioneer in artificial intelligence-driven market forecasting technology, today announced a groundbreaking expansion of its ETF coverage within its award-winning software platform.
KraneShares Launches First Global Humanoid & Embodied Intelligence ETF (Ticker: KOID) On Nasdaq
June 5, 2025--Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced the launch of the KraneShares Global Humanoid and Embodied Intelligence Index ETF (Ticker: KOID). KOID represents the first US-listed thematic equity ETF that captures the global humanoid opportunity.1
Akre Capital Proposes Conversion of Akre Focus Fund to an ETF: One of the Industry's Largest Single Mutual Fund-to-ETF Conversions
June 5, 2025--Akre Capital Management, LLC ("Akre Capital"), a boutique asset manager with a 35-year history of managing concentrated, active equity portfolios, is pleased to announce the proposed conversion of the Akre Focus Fund (the "Fund") to a transparent, actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Akre Focus ETF (Ticker: AKRE).
Wedbush Fund Advisers Launches IVES AI Revolution ETF Built on Dan Ives' Proprietary Research
June 4, 2025--IVES Offers Targeted Exposure to Core Drivers of Artificial Intelligence
Wedbush Fund Advisers has launched the Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF (Ticker: IVES). The ETF will provide investors with transparent, cost-effective access to 30 names at the heart of the AI Revolution.
Guardian Capital LP Launches New GuardBonds Funds
June 3, 2025--Guardian Capital LP ( "Guardian Capital") is excited to announce the launch of GuardBondsTM 2028 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Cboe: GBFE) and GuardBondsTM 2029 Investment Grade Bond Fund (Cboe: GBFF) (the "New GuardBondsTM Funds) to join the existing suite of GuardBondsTM funds which includes
LongPoint Launches Five Triple-Leveraged ETFs Benchmarking Three Solactive Indices
June 3, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its latest collaboration with LongPoint Asset Management. LongPoint launched Canada's first triple-leveraged ETFs offering exposure to the US semiconductor sector, allowing investors to gain increased long or inverse exposure to a sector at the center of global technology innovation.
RBC iShares Expands iShares Core Offering with Launch of New ETFs
June 2, 2025--Today, RBC iShares expands its iShares Core exchange traded fund (ETF) lineup with the launch of two iShares ETFs (each an ''iShares Fund' and collectively, the 'iShares Funds').
