Americas ETP News for the Past Year
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Borrowed money fueling US stock rally is getting more expensive
June 29, 2026--Primary dealers hold a record in equity repo exposure
U.S.-domiciled leveraged exchange-traded product assets nearly doubled to around $200 billion in the first quarter
Barclays estimates hedge fund gross equity exposure at around $10 trillion
The borrowed money helping to fuel the U.S. stock rally is getting more expensive, and some on Wall Street are starting to wonder how much longer the math will work.
Inflows into leveraged exchange-traded products, rising stock options trading volumes and record hedge-fund exposure are collectively straining the global balance-sheet capacity of the large banks that offer equity financing, driving up the costs of the loans that underlie much stock trading.
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Source: reuters.com
Direxion to Split Nine ETFs
June 26, 2026--Corrected CUSIPs for TECS and SOXS
Direxion announced on June 10, 2026 it will execute forward share splits for two of its exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), as well as reverse share splits for an additional seven ETFs.
The total market value of the shares outstanding will not be affected as a result of these splits, except with respect to the redemption of fractional shares, as outlined below. CUSIPS listed under the "Current CUSIP" column for TECS and SOXS are corrected from the release dated June 10, 2026, with no other changes.
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Source: Direxion.com
Leverage Shares by Themes Adds Aehr Test Systems to Growing Leveraged Single-Stock ETF Lineup
June 26, 2026--Leverage Shares by Themes is pleased to announce the launch of a new 2X single-stock leveraged ETF, available for trading beginning June 26, 2026. Built for active traders seeking dynamic ways to engage with a potentially high-growth innovator, this product is designed with the goal of helping investors amplify returns (up & down) while actively participating in the daily performance of Aehr Test Systems.
The new Cboe-listed ETF is tailored to target 200% exposure to the daily performance of its underlying stock, offering sophisticated traders and the retail investor an efficient tool to help capitalize on market movements, for a .99% management fee.
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Source: Themes ETF Trust
Ninepoint Partners Announces Filing of Preliminary Prospectus for Ninepoint Anthropic HighShares ETF
June 26, 2026--Ninepoint Partners LP ("Ninepoint"), one of Canada's leading independent investment managers, today announced the filing of a preliminary prospectus in respect of the Ninepoint Anthropic HighShares ETF ("ANHI"). A receipt for ANHI's preliminary prospectus has been issued by the securities regulators in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.
Ninepoint Anthropic HighShares ETF seeks to provide securityholders with (i) long-term capital appreciation through purchasing and holding, on a levered basis, common stock of Anthropic and (ii) high monthly cash distributions.
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Source: Ninepoint Partners LP
Defiance Analytics and ExchangiFi Enter Strategic Partnership to Market 351 Exchange ETFs to Advisors
June 26, 2026--The partnership pairs Odyssey's advisor intent scoring with ExchangiFi's 351 exchange data, giving ETF issuers a way to reach high intent advisors for their 351 exchange ETF launches
Defiance Analytics, the marketing technology firm for ETF issuers, and ExchangiFi, the 351 Exchange Marketplace, today announced a partnership to launch the first marketing campaign built specifically for Section 351 exchange ETFs.
The campaign helps ETF issuers find high-intent advisors for their 351 exchange ETF launches.
Odyssey is Defiance Analytics' AI driven advisor attribution platform. It scores advisor intent across many data points to show issuers which advisors are most likely to engage with their fund. Odyssey then runs the outreach through email, calls, and LinkedIn, with a dashboard that tracks every touchpoint designed to improve cold outreach success rates.
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Source: Defiance Analytics
Tradr to Launch Leveraged ETFs on CIEN,, QNT, RMBS, TSEM & TTMI
June 26, 2026--Three semi stocks, a networking stalwart and a quantum computing name set to receive the Tradr treatment
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, announced that it expects to launch five single stock leveraged ETFs on Wednesday, July 1.
The Cboe-listed funds seek to deliver two times (200%) the daily performance of a specific underlying stock.
Expected Tradr launches:
Tradr 2X Long CIEN Daily ETF (Cboe: CIEX)- tracks Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN)
Tradr 2X Long QNT Daily ETF (Cboe: QNTU)- tracks Quantinuum Inc. (Nasdaq: QNT)
Tradr 2X Long RMBS Daily ETF (Cboe: RMBX)- tracks Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS)
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Source: Tradr ETFs
Defiance Launches DRAL: 2X Long DRAM ETF
June 25, 2026--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long DRAM ETF (Cboe: DRAL). Now trading, DRAL gives active traders amplified, single-ticker exposure to the semiconductor memory theme that sits at the center of the artificial intelligence buildout.
DRAL is an actively managed ETF that seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% (2X) of the daily percentage change in the share price of DRAM, the underlying ETF, for a single trading day. It pursues that exposure primarily through swap agreements and listed options contracts, rebalancing daily.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Defiance Launches XIGV: The First ETF Targeting Nasdaq-100 Ex-Software Companies
June 25, 2026--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Defiance US 100 Tech Ex Software ETF (Cboe: XIGV), the first U.S. ETF designed to target the Nasdaq-100 while systematically screening out the software industry.
The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx US 100 Tech Focused Ex Software Technology Index, an index designed to provide exposure to many of the largest U.S.-listed, technology-oriented companies while screening out companies whose core business is software.
Defiance built XIGV around a clear thesis: artificial intelligence is beginning to do to software what the creator economy did to traditional television.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Defiance Launches AIX: The First ETF Targeting the AI Beneficiaries Within the Nasdaq 100
June 25, 2026--DDefiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF (Nasdaq: AIX), which is designed to provide exposure to companies that the Index Provider identifies as potential beneficiaries of artificial intelligence within the Nasdaq 100.
The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx US 100 Tech AI Moat Index, which starts with the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq and narrows them to the companies it identifies as positioned to benefit from, or structurally withstand, the expansion of artificial intelligence due to a durable competitive advantage, or "AI moat." Simply put, the fund is intended to provide exposure to companies the Index considers to have stronger AI-related characteristics while excluding those it considers more vulnerable.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Cboe Canada Welcomes Listing of Hamilton Enhanced Bitcoin DayMAXTM ETF (BDAY)
June 25, 2026--BDAY offers investors exposure to Bitcoin and attractive semi-monthly income
Cboe Canada Inc. ("Cboe Canada") one of Canada’s leading exchange operators, today announces the listing of the Hamilton Enhanced Bitcoin DayMAXTM ETF, trading under the ticker BDAY.
The fund, managed by Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. ("Hamilton ETFs") is a first-of-its-kind product that redefines what a Bitcoin covered call ETF can offer Canadian investors.
"We are excited to expand our DayMAX™ ETF suite with the addition of BDAY - Canada's first ETF to combine Bitcoin exposure with a 0DTE options strategy," said Babak Assadi, Head of Product Strategy and Trading at Hamilton ETFs. "As interest in Bitcoin has grown, we saw an opportunity to apply our expertise in income-generating ETFs through a differentiated approach that combines Bitcoin exposure with attractive semi-monthly income."
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Source: Cboe Canada
