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Strive Asset Management and Asset Entities (Nasdaq: ASST) Announce $750M Private Investment to Fund First Wave of Bitcoin Accumulation
May 27, 2025--Transaction to raise up to $1.5 billion in total proceeds upon exercise of warrants, which would make Strive Asset Management one of the largest Bitcoin treasury companies.
The combined company will continue to have no outstanding debt for borrowed money after this financing.
Strive CEO Matt Cole to discuss the company's proposed alpha-generating Bitcoin strategies during his 11:54 AM PT keynote on May 27, 2025 at the Bitcoin for Corporations Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Asset Entities (Nasdaq: ASST) and Strive Asset Management today announced the signing of a $750 million private investment in public equity (PIPE), with an additional $750 million in potential financing upon the exercise of warrants, which could increase total potential proceeds to $1.5 billion.
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Source: Asset Entities Inc.
LongPoint Asset Management Launches Triple-Leveraged Semiconductor ETFs Benchmarking the Solactive United States Semiconductors 30 Capped Index
May 23, 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.
The MegaLong (3X) US Semiconductors Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (ticker: SOXU) and the MegaShort (-3X) US Semiconductors Daily Leveraged Alternative ETF (ticker: SOXD) both benchmark the Solactive United States Semiconductors 30 Capped Index.
The semiconductor industry is a cornerstone of modern technology. Global revenue reached USD 167.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025 -an increase of 18.8% compared to the first quarter of 2024-driven by strong demand across all sectors and robust growth in the Americas.[1]At the same time, ETF inflows in Canada reached a record high of CAD 13.6 billion in March 2025, with CAD 393 million coming from leveraged and inverse ETFs[2], underlining the growing investor interest in such instruments.
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Source: Solactive AG
U.S. Global Investors Lists Its GoGold ETF, Ticker GOAU, on the Colombia Securities Exchange Amid Growing Demand for Gold Exposure
May 21, 2025-U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) (the "Company"), a boutique investment firm specializing in precious metals and emerging markets, is pleased to announce that its gold-focused ETF, the U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (NYSE: GOAU), is now trading on the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC), the Colombian Securities Exchange.
With this new listing, Colombian investors will gain access to the GoGold ETF, which offers exposure to companies engaged in the production of gold and other precious metals, either through active mining or passive royalty and streaming agreements.
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Source: U.S. Global Investors, Inc.
KraneShares Launches Strategic Wealth Model Portfolios-An Endowment-Style Approach to ETF Model Portfolios Emphasizing Alternatives and International Exposure
May 21, 2025-Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the KraneShares Strategic Wealth Model Portfolios.
These ETF model portfolios provide a comprehensive, global portfolio solution for financial advisors.
They leverage the best of KraneShares' and their leading asset management partners' ETFs and market insights, emphasizing liquid alternatives and international exposure.
"Over the years, we have developed a unique set of ETFs at KraneShares. The Strategic Wealth Models can help investors understand how our ETFs fit into a total portfolio solution," said Jonathan Krane, KraneShares CEO.
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Source: KraneShares
GraniteShares launches new YieldBoost ETFs on NVIDIA (NVYY) and Bitcoin (XBTY)
May 21, 2025-GraniteShares, an ETF issuer specializing in high conviction ETFs, announced that it is launching two ETFs to add to its existing YieldBOOST lineup- the GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF (NVYY) and the GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF (XBTY).
The GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF (NVYY) is designed to generate income from options1 strategies linked to 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF. To generate income, NVYY sells put options2 on leveraged ETFs linked to 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF.
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Source: GraniteShares
Sprott to Add Physical Copper Allocation to Its Copper Miners ETF (COPP)
May 21, 2025-The Addition of Physical Copper to the Sprott Copper Miners ETF (COPP) Will Make COPP the Only1 ETF to Provide Investment Exposure to Physical Copper
Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. today announced that, effective June 23, 2025, the Sprott Copper Miners ETF (COPP) will include an allocation to physical copper.
This change will make COPP the only1 ETF to provide exposure to physical copper and the only1 ETF to provide pure-play2 exposure to large-, mid- and small-cap copper miners.
The change will result from a modification to the Sprott Copper Miners ETF's underlying index, the Nasdaq Sprott Copper MinersTM Index (NSCOPPTM). At its scheduled June semi-annual rebalance, effective at the market open on June 23, the index will add a 4.75% allocation to physical copper via the inclusion of the Sprott Physical Copper Trust, the world's first and only physical copper investment fund.3
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Source: Sprott Asset Management
U.S. Global Investors Lists Its GoGold ETF, Ticker GOAU, on the Colombia Securities Exchange Amid Growing Demand for Gold Exposure
May 21, 2025-U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) (the Company"), a boutique investment firm specializing in precious metals and emerging markets, is pleased to announce that its gold-focused ETF, the U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (NYSE: GOAU), is now trading on the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC), the Colombian Securities Exchange.
With this new listing, Colombian investors will gain access to the GoGold ETF, which offers exposure to companies engaged in the production of gold and other precious metals, either through active mining or passive royalty and streaming agreements.
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Source: U.S. Global Investors, Inc.
KraneShares Launches Strategic Wealth Model Portfolios-An Endowment-Style Approach to ETF Model Portfolios Emphasizing Alternatives and International Exposure
May 21, 2025--Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the KraneShares Strategic Wealth Model Portfolios.
These ETF model portfolios provide a comprehensive, global portfolio solution for financial advisors. They leverage the best of KraneShares' and their leading asset management partners’ ETFs and market insights, emphasizing liquid alternatives and international exposure.
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Source: KraneShares
Franklin Templeton to Convert 10 Putnam Municipal Bond Mutual Funds to ETFs
May 19, 2025--These conversions will offer the same municipal bond strategies with the structural features of an ETF
Franklin Templeton today announced plans to convert 10 Putnam municipal bond mutual funds into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), marking a significant expansion of its municipal bond ETF lineup following the acquisition of Putnam Investments in January 2024.
The conversions are expected to be completed between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
The funds selected, which will become part of the Franklin Templeton ETF platform, include:
Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund
Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
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Source: Franklin Templeton
TCW Names Scott Dennis Head of ETFs
May 19, 2025--Former BlackRock ETF Executive to Further Expand TCW's Rapidly Growing ETF Offerings
The TCW Group, a leading global asset manager, today announced that it has named Scott Dennis as the firm's Head of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). In this role, he will oversee ETF Capital Markets across asset classes as well as TCW’s ETF strategy and business execution.
He is based in the firm's Boston office and reports to Jennifer Grancio, Global Head of Distribution.
Dennis' appointment comes as TCW has seen significant growth in both the number of ETFs it offers and assets.
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Source: The TCW Group
