New ETF from First Trust on Xetra: access to the US equity market for companies with the highest momentum ranking

August 5, 2024--Since Monday, a new exchange-traded fund from First Trust has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF tracks the performance of the iNDEX US Momentum Index. The benchmark index is currently composed of 180 companies with the highest momentum ranking out of over 750 of the largest listed companies in the United States.

The momentum ranking per company is determined by a) the difference between the current price and the average price over the last eight months and b) the difference between the average price over the last 50 days and the average price over the last 200 days.

In addition, no more than 40 companies may belong to the same sector.

The composition of the index is updated quarterly.

Ex-Pimco executive plans Europe's first catastrophe-bond ETF

October 29, 2025--King Ridge Capital Advisors is already managing the world's first-ever cat-bond ETF for Brookmont Capital Management.
Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds.
An application to register the ETF was filed in Ireland, according to Rick Pagnani, co-founder and CEO of King Ridge Capital Advisors.

CoinShares Launches TON ETP with Zero Management Fees and 2% Staking Yield

October 28, 2025-Europe's leading digital asset manager delivers institutional access to TON, the blockchain powering Telegram's 900+ million users.