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Calamos to Launch World's First Downside Protected Bitcoin ETF Suite With New 90% Protection (CBXJ) and 80% Protection (CBTJ) ETFs; Announces Upside Cap Ranges for the Suite
January 21, 2025-John Koudounis, President and CEO of Calamos, announced the expansion of the Calamos Protected Bitcoin ETF Suite through two new ETFs offering upside growth potential of bitcoin with 90% (CBXJ) and 80% (CBTJ) protection levels over a one year outcome period.
He stated, "This enhancement builds upon the announcement of CBOJ, the world's first 100% Protected Bitcoin ETF, and continues our tradition of bringing innovative options-based and risk managed investment solutions to the marketplace."
CBOJ will launch on January 22, 2025, offering upside potential to bitcoin to a cap with 100% downside protection over a one-year outcome period. On February 4, 2025, Calamos will list CBXJ and CBTJ, providing 90% and 80% downside protection levels respectively, with correspondingly higher upside cap rates:
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Source: Calamos Investments
Roundhill Announces Exchange Listing Changes for Magnificent Seven ETFs
January 17, 2025--MAGS and MAGX to transfer exchange listings from Nasdaq to Cboe BZX
Roundhill Investments, an ETF sponsor focused on innovative financial products, has announced exchange listing changes for the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) and the Roundhill Daily 2x Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGX) from Nasdaq to Cboe BZX.
No shareholder action is expected because of this change, nor is the transfer expected to affect the trading of fund shares.
The changes are set forth below and are anticipated to go into effect after markets open on February 3, 2025.
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Source: Roundhill Investments
Calamos Announces Upside Cap Range for Upcoming Structured Protection ETF Providing Exposure to S&P 500 with 100% Downside Protection Over One Year
January 17, 2025--The Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF - February (CPSF) is slated to launch February 3, 2025, with an estimated upside cap range of 7.36%-7.75% over a one-year outcome period.
The Calamos Structured Protection ETF suite combines Calamos' decades-long alternatives, risk management and options investing expertise with the liquid, cost-effective and tax-efficient ETF structure.
Calamos Investments LLC ("Calamos"), a leading alternatives manager, today announced the estimated upside cap-range for the Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF- February (CPSF), providing 100% downside-protected S&P 500 exposure with an estimated upside cap range of 7.36%-7.75% over a one-year outcome period before fees and expenses.
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Source: Calamos Investments
Roundhill Investments Surpasses $4 Billion AUM Milestone
January 16, 2025-- Roundhill Investments, an ETF sponsor focused on innovative financial products, is pleased to announce that the firm has surpassed $4 billion in assets under management (AUM).1
This latest milestone was driven by a transformational 2024, during which the firm launched nine new ETFs and recorded over $2.79 billion in net inflows.2
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Source: Roundhill Investments
Defiance Launches SOFX, The First 2X Leveraged Single-Stock ETF on SoFi Technologies, Inc.
January 16, 2025- Defiance ETFs is proud to unveil SOFX, the first 2X long ETF for SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFX seeks to provide 200% long daily targeted exposure to SoFi Technologies, Inc. Defiance's single-stock ETFs provide leveraged exposure to disruptive companies without the need for a margin account.
"Building off the success of MSTX, SOFX offers investors a distinct opportunity to amplify their exposure to one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking financial technology ecosystems in the market today. SoFi has consistently proven its ability to innovate and adapt, capturing the future of personal finance, investing, and lending. SoFi has consistently proven its ability to innovate and adapt, capturing the future of personal finance, investing, and lending. By leveraging this fund, investors can capitalize on SoFi's growth trajectory, backed by a diversified portfolio designed to maximize returns while maintaining a disciplined risk strategy. This is a chance to invest in a bold vision for the future of finance with the potential for outsized gains," said Sylvia Jablonski, CEO of Defiance ETFs.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Investors pour billions into S&P equal weight fund as tech fears rise
January 15, 2025--Invesco ETF garners record inflows on growing concerns over Magnificent Seven's dominance of US market
Investors have poured record amounts of money into a fund that spreads its assets equally across the S&P 500, as concerns mount that Wall Street's returns have become overly reliant on a handful of technology titans.
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight exchange traded fund took in about $14.4bn in the second half of 2024, according to data from Morningstar, as investors hedged themselves against the dominance of big technology stocks.
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Source: ft.com
Simplify Introduces China A Shares Plus Income ETF (CAS), Providing A Share Exposure with Options Overlay Designed to Deliver Additional Income
January 14, 2025-- CAS is actively managed to provide exposure to small, mid and large cap Chinese mainland-listed companies; the Fund uses total return swaps so investor cash would not be locked up in the event of adverse geopolitical events.
Simplify Asset Management ("Simplify"), a leading provider of Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs"), today introduced the Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF (CAS), an actively-managed fund designed to achieve capital appreciation in its core portfolio, while providing investors additional current income via exposure to mainland Chinese equities utilizing an options overlay.
China A shares are equities that trade on mainland China exchanges and are predominantly held by domestic Chinese investors. The exposure available via the A share market is much broader than that available via the offshore Chinese equities that are typically accessed by foreign investors.
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Source: Simplify Asset Management Inc.
YieldMax Launches Its First Portfolio ETF The Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (LFGY)
January 14, 2025--YieldMaxTM announced the launch today of its first YieldMaxTM Portfolio Option Income ETF:
YieldMaxTM Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (NYSE Arca: LFGY)
LFGY Overview
LFGY is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income and capital appreciation via direct investments in a select portfolio of 15-30 crypto industry and technology ("Crypto") companies. LFGY aims to generate current income through an options portfolio on Crypto companies and/or Crypto ETFs.
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Source: YieldMax
ETFGI reports that assets invested in the ETFs industry in the United States reached a new record of US$10.73 trillion at the end of January
February 13, 2025-ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry in the United States reached a new record of US$10.73 trillion at the end of January.
During January the ETFs industry in the United States gathered net inflows of US$90.25 billion, according to ETFGI's January 2025 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets invested in the ETFs industry in the United States reached a record of $10.73 Tn at the end of January beating the previous record of $10.59 Tn at the end of November 2024.
Net inflows of $90.25 Bn in January are the highest on record, followed by January net inflows of $78.78 Bn for 2018 and the third highest recorded January net inflows are of $71.09 Bn in 2024.
In January, Vanguard led with the highest net inflows, amounting to $36.05 billion. They were followed by iShares, which attracted $9.64 billion, and Invesco, which saw $7.70 billion in net inflows.
In January, SPDR ETFs experienced the largest net outflows, totalling $11.28 billion. They were followed by Direxion with $947.06 million and VanEck with $890.28 million in net outflows.
33rd month of consecutive net inflows.
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Source: ETFGI
Vanguard Expands Fixed Income Lineup with New Actively Managed Bond ETF
January 10, 2025--Vanguard today announced plans to introduce Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (VSDB), an active fixed income ETF that will be managed by Vanguard Fixed Income Group.
Vanguard intends to launch the ETF in early April of this year.
"The addition of VSDB to our line up underscores Vanguard's commitment to meeting the needs of our clients, providing them with access to Vanguard's world-class active investment talent at a low cost with the convenience and flexibility offered by the ETF structure," said Dan Reyes, head of Vanguard Portfolio Review Department.
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Source: Vanguard
