Americas ETP News for the Past Year
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Manulife John Hancock Investments launches Global Senior Loan ETF for potential income and global credit exposure
August 20, 2025-Manulife John Hancock Investments today will launch John Hancock Global Senior Loan ETF (NYSE Arca: JHLN),subadvised by affiliated investment manager Manulife | CQS Investment Management (Manulife CQS IM). The launch brings Manulife John Hancock Investment's ETF suite to a total of 18 funds with over $7.5 billion in assets under management,with strategies including U.S. and international equity,preferred income,mortgage-backed securities,and corporate and municipal bonds.1
The new ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income through the investment of at least 80% of its assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of Senior Loans. Senior Loans are investments in originated first and second lien loans,delayed draw term loans,revolving credit facilities,and club deals and will include,but are not limited to,senior secured floating rate bank loans. James Fitzpatrick,Portfolio Manager,Chief Investment Officer,North America,and Head of Global Loans,Manulife | CQS IM,is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio. Mr. Fitzpatrick is also co-portfolio manager of John Hanock CQS Multi Asset Credit Fund.
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Source: Manulife Wealth & Asset Management
Defiance ETFs Launches Leveraged + Income ETFs for AMD (AMDU) and Super Micro Computer (SMCC)
August 20, 2025-Defiance ETFs, a leading innovator in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of two new single-stock leveraged ETFs with income strategies:
Defiance Leveraged Long + Income AMD ETF (NASDAQ: AMDU) -providing leveraged exposure to Advanced Micro Devices.
Defiance Leveraged Long + Income SMCI ETF (NASDAQ: SMCC)-providing leveraged exposure to Super Micro Computer.
Each ETF combines approximately 150%-200% leveraged exposure to its underlying stock with an options-based credit call spread income strategy, designed to offer investors amplified growth potential and consistent cash flow.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Unveils New JPMorgan Equity and Options ETF (JOYT)
August 19, 2025--Fund expands the firm's category-leading Equity Premium Income Suite
J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced the launch of the JPMorgan Equity and Options ETF (JOYT) on the Cboe BZX Exchange.
JOYT represents a strategic expansion of the Firm's innovative Equity Premium Income Suite,catering to clients seeking total return or already utilizing the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) and the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ).
The fund will integrate dividends,options premium,and capital appreciation in a strategy designed to deliver robust returns with reduced volatility and beta compared to the broad U.S. large-cap market. Unlike traditional income-distributing products,the fund's options premium will be used to enhance total return.
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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Amplify ETFs Launches the Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF (SLJY)
August 19, 2025-Covered call strategy on junior silver mining stocks targets 18% annualized option income and capital appreciation
Amplify ETFs, a leading provider of breakthrough ETF solutions, announces the launch of the Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF (NYSE Arca: SLJY). SLJY seeks to provide annualized option premium income of 18% as well as potential capital appreciation by combining exposure to junior silver mining companies with a covered call options strategy.
SLJY invests in a portfolio of junior silver mining companies similar to those in the Nasdaq Junior Silver MinersTM Index. The fund may also invest directly in the Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ). In an effort to generate income, SLJY uses an options strategy that involves selling out-of-the-money call options-contracts set at prices above the current market value-aiming to capture income from market volatility in those securities.
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Source: Amplify ETFs
Themes ETFs Relaunches Humanoid Robotics ETF on Nasdaq (Ticker: BOTT)
August 19, 2025-Humanoid robotics is entering a new era. Advances in AI, mobility, and automation are fueling rapid development of human-like machines designed to transform labor, logistics, and manufacturing- attracting growing investor interest in the future of intelligent automation.
BOTT is one of 19 low-cost ETFs within the firm's lineup of thematic and fundamental funds.
Themes ETFs is proud to announce the re-aunch of the Themes Humanoid Robotics ETF (Ticker: BOTT) offering low-cost exposure to companies leading development of human-interactive robots, autonomous systems for industry and logistics, assistive technologies for healthcare, and the AI and computing infrastructure enabling next-gen robotics.
BOTT will continue to trade on NASDAQ at an industry-low expense ratio of 0.35%.
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Source: Themes ETF Trust
Boom in Bespoke ETFs Drives Growth of Niche 'A-La-Carte' Options
August 17, 2025--When Matt Kaufman needs to include options in Calamos Investments' defined-outcome ETFs, he turns to a type of bespoke equity derivative that lets him-rather than an exchange- set the terms of the contract.
These Flexible Exchange Options-also known as "Flex"-have existed since Cboe Global Markets Inc. introduced them in 1993 but only gained traction in recent years. The number of outstanding contracts has more than tripled since 2022, while the average daily volume has climbed 44% over the past year, according to data from Cboe.
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Source: bloomberg.com
First Leveraged ETFs on MDB and LRCX Set to Trade Next Week
August 15, 2025--MDBX and LRCU launch will expand Tradr's suite of single-stock ETFs to 18 funds
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, announced today that it expects to launch two first-to-market leveraged single-stock ETFs on MongoDB (Nasdaq: MDB) and Datadog Inc. (Nasdaq: LRCX) on Tuesday, August 19.
This launch will grow Tradr's leveraged ETF lineup to 23 funds with 18 of those representing single-stock strategies.
The two new funds are:
Tradr 2X Long MDB Daily ETF (Cboe: MDBX)
Tradr 2X Long LRCX Daily ETF (Cboe: LRCU)
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Source: Tradr ETFs
IMF-Housing Booms and Productivity Growth
August 15, 2025-Summary
This paper investigates the nexus between persistent house price increases and productivity growth in Canada, focusing on the collateral channel. We first present a stylized model explaining the mechanism of the colleteral channel. Using detailed firm-level data spanning from 2000 to 2023, the empirical analysis finds a negative correlation between firm productivity and its real estate holdings.
Furthermore, rising house prices dampen investment for firms with fewer tangible assets but stimulate investment for those with more. At the industry level, while overall productivity may increase with rising house prices on average, industries with significant tangible asset holdings exhibit an opposite trend, suggesting potential resource misallocation associated with persistent housing market boom.
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Source: imf.org
Neuberger Expands Actively Managed ETF Lineup With Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF
August 14, 2025--Neuberger Berman ("Neuberger"), a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, announced the successful conversion of the Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Fund into an active, fully transparent ETF: Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF (the "ETF").
The ETF, which began trading Monday on the NYSE ARCA under the symbol "NEMD," has approximately $102 million in assets following the conversion.
In discussing the conversion, Gorky Urquieta, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Emerging Markets Debt, said, "We are delighted to bring our longstanding expertise and track record of investing in Emerging Markets Debt to an active ETF vehicle catering to U.S. investors. Designed to invest in hard currency-denominated emerging markets (EM) sovereign debt, we believe the ETF is attractively positioned to capture the yield and diversification potential associated with the asset class."
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Source: Neuberger Berman
Tradr ETFs Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets Under Management
August 14, 2025--Milestone Reflects Growing Demand for High-Conviction, Tactical Exposure to the Innovation Economy.
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, proudly announces that it has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) just over one year after its launch in May 2024.
This significant achievement underscores investor confidence in the firm's leveraging strategies and cements its position as one of the fastest-growing independent ETF issuers in the country.
"Crossing the $1 billion mark is a meaningful milestone, but it's only the beginning," said Russell Tencer, President of Tradr ETFs. "This rapid growth reflects both the investor demand we're seeing for precise, high-conviction leveraged exposures, especially in sectors and companies transforming the world, as well as our team's passion for creating the trading tools our investors seek."
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Source: Tradr ETFs
