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you are currently viewing:GMO Launches ETF Share Class of GMO International Equity Fund: GMIEOctober 21, 2026-GMO among the first to offer ETF and mutual fund share classes of the same active portfolio
The launch makes GMO among the first asset managers to offer ETF and mutual fund share classes of the same actively managed fund. The ETF share class will launch with over $200M in assets from a strategic partner’s conversion from the mutual fund to the ETF share class. The International Equity Fund seeks high total return by investing primarily in non-U.S. developed market equities and has beaten the MSCI World -USA Index across 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year and since inception time periods as of September 30, 2026. Source: GMO |
Ruane Cunniff Launches Sequoia ETF, Carrying Its 56-Year Investment Legacy Into a Modern, Tax-Efficient Vehicle
October 19, 2026-The $6.6 billion actively-managed ETF, which Ruane Cunniff believes is among the largest actively-managed ETF launches to date, unites Sequoia Fund and the majority of Ruane Cunniff's taxable separate accounts in a single portfolio
Ruane Cunniff LP, the New York-based investment firm that has managed the Sequoia Fund mutual fund for over 56 years, today announced the launch of Sequoia ETF (NYSE: SEQ), a milestone in the firm's history.
Calamos Extends Autocallable Leadership through CAYN--World's First Indexed Least-Of Autocallable Income ETF
October 19, 2026-Calamos continues to innovate in autocallable ETFs with an indexed approach to the popular "least-of" (also known as "worst-of") autocallable income structure-expanding upon the broadest line of autocallable ETFs in the world.
CAYN links income payments and principal repayment to the weakest performer among SPY, QQQ and IWM, via a weekly ladder of synthetic notes, each with a three-year maturity, 30% downside coupon and principal barriers, and a coupon-memory feature.
NYSE Introduces Extended Trading Hours for NYSE American Options
October 19, 2026-Eligible symbols will trade in extended sessions before and after the core trading session
The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today introduced NYSE American Options Extended Trading Hours ("ETH"), giving market participants additional access to options listed on NYSE American.
AMOM Becomes AIED: Defiance ETFs Introduces the Defiance LLM Catalyst Momentum ETF
October 19, 2026-Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and income ETFs, today announced that the QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF has been renamed the Defiance LLM Catalyst Momentum ETF and now trades on NYSE Arca under the ticker AIED.
Cboe Launches Extended Trading Sessions for Select Single Stock and ETF Options
October 19, 2026-New pre-and post-market sessions bring more access to U.S.-listed options
Trading launched today with options on 24 single stocks and 5 ETFs
Several global brokers are supporting the launch
Longview Research Partners Hires Alec Messino to Lead ETF Growth
October 19, 2026-Messino to lead advisor relationships, 351 exchange education and business development for LRP's growing suite of ETFs
Longview Research Partners (LRP), an investment management firm on the leading edge of evidence-based investing products, announces its hiring of Alec Messino as the firm's first ETF Growth Lead as the firm continues to innovate in the ever-expanding ETF space.
ETFGI reports ETFs Industry in the US Breaks Full-Year Net Inflow Record with $1.56 Trillion Gathered Through end of September
October 16, 2026-ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm, reported today ETFs Industry in the US breaks full-year net inflow record with $1.56 trillion gathered through September that assets of US$16.24 trillion were invested in the ETFs industry in the United States at the end of September.
Rareview Capital and Tuttle Capital Management Launch Humanoid Robotics ETF HOID
October 16, 2026-New actively managed ETF seeks to provide exposure to companies developing humanoid robots and the technologies powering their advancement.
Rareview Capital LLC and Tuttle Capital Management today announced the launch of the Tuttle-Rareview Humanoid Robotics ETF (Symbol: HOID), an actively managed exchange-traded fund seeking capital appreciation through investments in companies developing humanoid robots and the technologies that make them possible.
Global X Launches Small Modular Reactor ETF; Growing Market Is Spurred by Federal Approvals, Direct Investments by Technology Companies
October 15, 2026-The first SMR in the U.S. has been approved; there could be 1,000 globally by 2050[i] [ii]
Global X Management Company LLC ("Global X"), the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the Global X Small Modular Reactor ETF (ticker SMRZ).
Fidelity Investments(R) Announces Liquidation of Five Exchange-Traded Funds
October 15, 2026-Fidelity Investments(R) today announced the upcoming liquidation of five exchange-traded funds (ETFs): Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF (FDFF), Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF (FMED), Fidelity Disruptors ETF (FDIF), Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET) and Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF (FPRO).
