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Fidelity Investments Expands Active ETF Lineup With Two CLO ETFs: Fidelity AAA CLO ETF (FAAA) and Fidelity CLO ETF (FCLO)
February 12, 2026--FAAA and FCLO Broaden Investors' ETF Options and Opportunities for Diversification Through Access to the Collateralized Loan Obligation Market
New ETFs are Competitively Priced and Fees Waived for First 12 Months
Fidelity Investments(R) today announced the launch of Fidelity AAA CLO ETF (FAAA) and Fidelity CLO ETF (FCLO), two active ETFs that offer investors access to the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market.
The ETFs are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and available today commission-free for individual investors and financial advisors through Fidelity's online brokerage platforms.
FAAA and FCLO both seek to generate income by investing in CLOs. FAAA normally invests at least 80% of its assets in CLOs that are rated AAA, while FCLO invests the majority of its assets in CLOs rated from BBB+ to B- or the equivalent1. Learn more about CLO ETFs and their features in this Fidelity Viewpoints article, "A new way to seek extra yield."
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Source: fidelity.com
Averdas and Solactive Introduce the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 1500 Index and the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 500 Index
February 12, 2026-Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Averdas AG on the launch of the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 1500 Index and its US 500 version. Developed through a data-driven and rules-based framework, this innovative index identifies U.S. companies that demonstrate superior productivity, operational resilience, and sustainable profitability, even during adverse economic conditions.
In the context of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, productivity has emerged as a key performance driver. Firms that effectively combine profitability with operational efficiency are increasingly distinguished by their ability to withstand economic pressures and sustain long-term value creation. Averdas' proprietary methodology targets such firms, offering a differentiated lens on productivity through asset deployment, process efficiency, and financial resilience.
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Source: Solactive
Global X Expands Commodity Line-Up; New Fund Invests in Physical Commodity Exchange-Traded Products and Futures Contracts
February 11, 2026--The firm's eight commodity funds hold more than $20 billion in assets
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 Commodity Strategy ETF (COMD). The fund is designed to provide access to physical commodity exchange-traded products (ETPs) and futures contracts ranging from precious metals to energy to agricultural products.
Global X has built a line-up of eight ETFs that offer indirect exposure to commodities or direct exposure to companies economically linked to commodities, including uranium, gold, silver, copper, liquified natural gas, and rare earth materials such as lithium and cobalt. Together, they comprise more than $20 billion in assets.
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Source: Global X
Tradr Unveils Short Leveraged ETFs on Bloom Energy and Nuscale Power
February 11, 2026--Launch complements firm's leveraged long funds on two names powering the AI compute buildout
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, today launched two new leveraged short ETFs on single stocks.
The Cboe-listed funds seek to deliver the inverse of twice (-200%) the daily performance of a specific underlying stock. Both ETFs are first-to-market strategies.
The following ETFs are expected to open for trading today:
Tradr 2X Short BE Daily ETF (Cboe: BEZ)- Bloom Energy Corp. (NYSE: BE).
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Source: Tradr ETFs
Israel's FINQ launches US ETFs managed solely by AI
February 10, 2026--Israel fund manager FINQ said on Tuesday it was entering the U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds market with two funds that will be solely managed by artificial intelligence, a nascent sub-sector where so far AI has only been used as a supporting tool.
Portfolio decisions will be fully selected and managed by FINQ's AI model, with human involvement focused only on oversight and governance, it said. It added that its AIUP and AINT U.S. large-cap equity ETFs were the first such funds to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Source: reuters.com
Quantified Funds Announces Name Change of the Gold Bullion Strategy Fund to Quantified Gold Futures Tracking Fund
February 6, 2026--Name change effective February 3, 2026; investment objective and strategy remain unchanged
Quantified Funds today announced that The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (QGLDX) will be renamed the Quantified Gold Futures Tracking Fund, effective February 3, 2026.
The name change is intended to more clearly reflect the Fund's quantitative, rules-based approach to gold futures exposure in an effort to track the daily price of gold bullionstocks.
The Fund's investment objective, investment strategy, and portfolio management team will remain unchanged as a result of the name update.
The following ETFs are expected to open for trading today:
Tradr 2X Short BE Daily ETF (Cboe: BEZ)- Bloom Energy Corp. (NYSE: BE).
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Source: Tradr ETFs
Burney Company Launches Second ETF: Burney U.S. Equity Select ETF (BRES)
February 5, 2026-Core U.S. equity strategy brings decades of stock selection expertise to broader portfolio format
Burney Company announces the launch of the Burney U.S. Equity Select ETF (BRES), the firm's second exchange-traded fund. BRES provides core U.S. equity exposure through a systematic stock selection process refined over 50 years.
BRNY, the firm's first ETF, earned a 5-Star Overall Morningstar RatingTM in its third year. The rating confirmed that Burney's investment approach works effectively in an ETF structure while delivering the tax efficiency and accessibility investors expect.
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Source: Burney Company
SEC Publishes Data on Exchange Traded Funds and Fund Mergers; Updated Statistics on Municipal Advisors' Transfer Agents, and Security-Based Swap Dealers
February 5, 2026-The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has published two new reports on exchange traded funds and fund mergers, and updated statistics and data visualizations on municipal advisors, transfer agents, and security-based swap dealers (SBSDs).
The reports provide the public with information about the growth in active ETFs and the changes in fees paid by investors when mutual funds and ETFs acquire other funds.
"With more than 3600 ETFs holding assets exceeding $10 trillion, understanding this market is critical, not just because of its size, but because of its evolving dynamics" said Dr. Joshua T. White, Chief Economist and Director of the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. "Active ETFs, while still a smaller segment of the market, are growing rapidly and now rival passive funds in number, reflecting a shift toward more actively managed strategies. At the same time, our research shows that fund mergers can deliver meaningful fee reductions for investors. These trends highlight the importance of ongoing analysis to ensure transparency and resilience in this fast-changing landscape."
The two reports issued today are:
The Fast-Growing Market of Active ETFs examines the general characteristics of active ETFs.
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Source: sec.gov
Solactive and Indiggo Introduce First Systematic Leadership Index to Translate Corporate Leadership into Investment Strategy
February 4, 2026-Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Indiggo, LLC (Indiggo), resulting in the launch of the Solactive Indiggo ReturnOnLeadership(R) US Large Cap Index. The new index systematically translates corporate leadership into a rules-based equity benchmark designed to serve as the basis for investment products, marking a new chapter in the evolution of thematic and factor-based investing.
As investors increasingly look beyond traditional financial metrics, leadership quality has emerged as a key factor used to assess organizational alignment, value creation, and execution capability. The index provides differentiated exposure to companies demonstrating these leadership characteristics, representing an alternative thematic approach within the U.S. equity universe.
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Source: Solactive
Defiance Launches MRNX: The First Daily 2X Long ETF for Moderna, Inc.
February 4, 2026-Defiance ETFs today announced the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MRNA ETF (MRNX), expanding its lineup of single-stock leveraged ETFs designed for active traders seeking amplified exposure to innovative companies at the forefront of biotechnology and life sciences.
MRNX is designed for traders seeking magnified, short-term bullish exposure to Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA), a biotechnology company known for its messenger RNA (mRNA)-based medicines and vaccine development platform.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
