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you are currently viewing:Defiance Launches AMA: The First Daily 2X Long ETF for Applied Materials, Inc.May 1, 2026-Defiance ETFs today announced the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long AMAT ETF (AMA), expanding its lineup of single-stock leveraged ETFs designed for active traders seeking amplified exposure to innovative growth companies. AMA is designed for traders seeking magnified, short-term bullish exposure to Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT), a leading provider of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. By seeking to deliver 200% of the daily percentage change in the share price of Applied Materials, Inc., the Fund allows investors to express tactical upside views on AMAT within the accessibility and transparency of an exchange-traded fund. Source: Defiance ETFs |
Main Management Announces the Launch of a 351 Exchange ETF
August 19, 2026-Main Management will launch the Main Active Rotation ETF (SECA) on the Cboe BZX Exchange on September 18, 2026. The Fund is the firm's fifth ETF and its first brought to market through a Section 351 exchange - a structure that lets investors contribute appreciated securities into the Fund on a tax-deferred basis.
First Trust Expands ETF Lineup with Launch of Three New Single Stock Target Income ETFs(R)
August 19, 2026- First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading provider of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and outcome-based strategies, announced the launch of three new actively managed ETFs, collectively referred to as the "Single Stock Target Income ETFs" or "the funds."
xETFs Launches ETF to Capture Leading Firms Across the Full Korea AI Semiconductor Ecosystem: KSMH
August 19, 2026-Fund provides single-ticker access and significant exposure to Korea's largest AI chipmakers and the broader Korean semiconductor industry, including memory, packaging, substrates, testing and equipment
xETFs, a New York-based ETF issuer that makes differentiated investment opportunities accessible to investors, is today launching the xETFs Korea AI Semiconductor ETF (KSMH).
Saba Capital Announces Name Change of the Saba Closed-End Funds ETF to Saba Opportunistically Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF
August 19, 2026-Fund's Shares Will Continue to Trade on Cboe BZX Exchange Under the Ticker Symbol "CEFS"
Change Effective on August 19, 2026, Reflects Fund's Longstanding Investment Practices
Tradr Debuts First-to-Market ETFs on Meta, AXT, Coherent & Lightwave Logic
August 18, 2026-Launch broadens the firm's diverse suite of leveraged strategies covering highly watched technology stocks
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, today launched four first-to-market single-stock leveraged ETFs listed on Cboe.
Texas Capital's TXS and OILT to Become First Primary Listings on the Texas Stock Exchange
August 18, 2026-The two Texas-focused funds are expected to participate in TXSE's inaugural opening auction for exchange-traded products this September
Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors, a subsidiary of Texas Capital Bank, and the Texas Capital Funds Trust, today announced plans to transfer its two Texas-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Arca) to the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE).
CoinShares Renames WGMI as "Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF," Reflecting the Convergence of Bitcoin Mining and AI Infrastructure
August 18, 2026-Strategy update positions WGMI to capture the build-out of the energy and compute backbone behind bitcoin and artificial intelligence, anchored in the listed bitcoin miners that already operate it.
XFUNDS Launches 1-3 Month BOX ETF (XCSH) Seeking Treasury Bill-Like Returns
August 18, 2026- XFUNDS, a leading provider of actively managed ETFs, today announced the launch of the XFUNDS 1-3 Month BOX ETF (NASDAQ: XCSH).
Designed as a cash management solution, XCSH seeks to deliver investment results, before fees and expenses, that equal or exceed the performance of the one to three month U.S. Treasury bill market.Rather than investing primarily in Treasury bills, XCSH seeks exposure to short-term interest rates through box spreads.
Nasdaq confirms 23-hour trading from December with new overnight session
August 18, 2026--The Nasdaq announced it will begin trading US stocks for nearly 23 hours a day from Sunday 6 December onwards.
The move, still subject to SEC approval, means Nasdaq's trading day will stretch from Sunday evening to Friday evening with barely a pause.
Miller Value Partners ETF to Transfer Listing to NYSE
August 17, 2026-Ticker symbol MVPA will remain unchanged; no shareholder action required.
Miller Value Partners, LLC, investment adviser to the Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF (the "Fund") (ticker: MVPA), today announced that the Fund will transfer its primary listing from NYSE Arca, Inc. to the New York Stock Exchange, effective September 1, 2026.
