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Innovator Launches Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (Ticker: BFRZ)-A New Approach to 100% Downside Protection*
May 13, 2025--Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator), pioneer and provider of the largest lineup of Defined Outcome ETFTM, today announced the launch of the Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETTM (BFRZ). The ETF is designed to offer investors 100% downside protection, before fees and expenses, while maintaining exposure to U.S. large-cap equities.
BFRZ is sub-advised by Parametric, a leading provider of risk-managed strategies, and is constructed with a laddered options strategy that aims to provide positive returns in both up and down markets, lower volatility, and consistent capital preservation across full market cycles.
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Source: Innovator Capital Management
Lazard Asset Management Completes Conversion of Mutual Fund to Launch International Dynamic Equity ETF
May 12, 2025--Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF is designed to capitalize on a diversified portfolio of international equities
Lazard today announced that it has completed the conversion of the Lazard International Equity Advantage mutual fund into the exchange-traded fund (ETF), Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF (NYSE: IEQ), listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
IEQ offers investors a way to invest in international equities through a more tax-efficient, lower fee solution.
"We are seeing the pendulum start to swing toward international equities, which are becoming increasingly attractive to investors," said Rob Forsyth, Lazard’s Global Head of ETFs. "This conversion allows us to broaden access to a strategy that has historically delivered consistent performance through different market cycles.
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Source: Lazard, Inc.
Coinbase Launches 24/7 Bitcoin Futures Trading in the U.S.
May 9, 2025--Coinbase becomes the first CFTC-regulated exchange to offer 24/7 Bitcoin futures trading, giving U.S. traders round-the-clock access to manage risk and seize crypto market opportunities.
Coinbase has made a significant move in the U.S. derivatives market, launching 24/7 trading for Bitcoin futures.
This is the first time that leveraged futures contracts for these digital assets will be available around the clock on a CFTC-regulated exchange. Starting today, U.S. traders will have access to Coinbase Derivatives, LLC (CDE), enabling continuous trading, including weekends, with no restrictions tied to traditional market hours.
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Source: bitcoinmagazine.com
The 2023 ETF Series Trusts Select Tidal Financial Group as Service Provider, Ensuring Continuity and Growth for Asset Managers
May 9, 2025-- The Trustees of The 2023 ETF Series Trust and The 2023 ETF Series Trust II ("The Trusts") announced today that, following an extensive due diligence process, Tidal Financial Group has been selected as the preferred service provider to support and grow the Trusts, replacing the Goldman Sachs ETF Accelerator platform as it winds down operations.
While a final agreement is pending and still subject to Board approval, the selection of Tidal marks a strategic move by the Trustees to ensure ongoing institutional-level service, continuity for existing clients, and long-term growth across the ETF sponsor landscape.
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Source: KCSA Strategic Communications
YieldMax Introduces Option Income Strategy ETF on Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD)
May 8, 2025--YieldMax announced the launch today of the following ETF:
YieldMax HOOD Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: HOOY)
HOOY seeks to generate current income by pursuing options-based strategies on Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD).
HOOY is managed by Tidal Financial Group. HOOY does not invest directly in HOOD.
HOOY is the newest member of the YieldMax ETF family and like all YieldMax ETFs, aims to deliver current income to investors. With respect to distributions, HOOY will be a Group C ETF, and its first distribution is expected to be announced on May 28, 2025.
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Source: YieldMax
CBO-Monthly Budget Review: April 2025
May 8, 2025--Summary
The federal budget deficit totaled $1.1 trillion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $196 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues increased by $146 billion (or 5 percent), and outlays rose by $342 billion (or 9 percent).
The change in the deficit was influenced by the timing of outlays, which decreased the deficit during the first seven months of fiscal year 2024. Outlays in fiscal year 2024 were reduced by shifts in the timing of payments that were due on October 1, 2023, a Sunday. (The payments were made that September.) If not for those shifts, the deficit so far this fiscal year would have been $123 billion more than the shortfall at this point last year. In addition, part of the deficit increase in 2025 arises from the postponement of some tax deadlines from 2023 to 2024 (described below), which boosted receipts in 2024.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (cbo.gov)
Pacer ETFs Expands Cash Cows ETF Series With the Addition of a New Growth Rotation Fund and a Quality-Focused Fund
May 7, 2025--The latest fund additions offer distinct, free cash flow-based approaches to navigating market cycles and targeting long-term capital appreciation
Pacer ETFs, the leading U.S. issuer in free cash flow ETFs*, announces today the launch of two new funds, the Pacer Cash COWZ 100-Nasdaq 100 Rotator ETF (Nasdaq: QQWZ) and the Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF Aristocrat ETF (Cboe: LCOW). Together, these ETFs expand upon the innovative strategies within Pacer’s Cash Cows Series to offer investors a dynamic way to balance growth and value or to target long-term capital appreciation from high-quality, large-cap companies.
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Source: Pacer ETFs
Harvest Announces Filing of the Preliminary Prospectus for Harvest Apple Enhanced High Income Shares ETF
May 7, 2025--Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. ("Harvest") is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators for the Harvest Apple Enhanced High Income Shares ETF ("APLE").
APLE provides single-stock ETF access to the growth potential of Apple Inc. by engaging modest leverage and an active covered call strategy designed to generate enhanced high monthly income.
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Source: Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.
Midland National and Dimensional Fund Advisors Announce Collaboration to Deliver New ETF-based Custom Index Annuity Solutions for Advisors and Their Clients
May 7, 2025--Bridging traditional investments with contemporary solutions to empower financial advisors.
Midland Advisory, part of Midland National Life Insurance Company, announces a new collaboration with Dimensional Fund Advisors to enhance index-linked annuity solutions.
This initiative introduces a creative way for advisors to access Dimensional's investment philosophy within the framework of a registered index-linked annuity (RILA), in which performance is linked to a custom index constructed using Dimensional’s industry-leading systematic active Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
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Source: Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.
Invesco to Advance Active Capabilities with Three New Active ETFs
May 7, 2025--Invesco launches three high-quality, active ETF strategies that effectively leverage the expertise of its in-house active managers.
Invesco Ltd., a leading global asset management firm, announced today the launch of three active ETFs that offer access to the unique, in-house expertise of Invesco leading active managers.
The three strategies-Invesco QQQ Hedged Advantage ETF (QQHG), Invesco Comstock Contrarian Equity ETF (CSTK) and Invesco Managed Futures Strategy ETF (IMF)-deliver Invesco's distinctive expertise in ways that align with clients' preferences.
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Source: Invesco Ltd