Americas ETF News
you are currently viewing:Purpose Launches Canadian Yield Shares, Defining a New Era in How Investors Earn Enhanced Monthly Income from Top Canadian StocksAugust 21, 2025-Built for investors who want enhanced monthly income from popular Canadian stocks while preserving the long-term growth potential Designed for investors seeking more income from their portfolios, these ETFs aim to deliver enhanced* monthly income from some of Canada's most popular companies by combining direct stock exposure with a covered call strategy and moderate leverage, all while optimizing for total return. Income Today, Growth for Tomorrow For the first time in Canada, investors can access Canadian single-stock ETFs that combine modest leverage with a proprietary diversified covered call strategy to generate enhanced income. Whether it's a dividend name like Enbridge or a growth play like Shopify, the strategy is designed to work in both income-focused and growth-oriented portfolios. Investors no longer need to choose between income or total return; Yield Shares aim to deliver both. Source: Purpose Investments Inc. |
KAT and GKAT Leap into Market with approximately $890 Million, Largest Active Equity ETF Launch of 2025
August 26, 2025--Scharf Converts Flagship Mutual Funds into ETFs, Extending Firm's Over 40-Year Track Record of Value Investing
Scharf ETF (Ticker: KAT) and the Scharf Global Opportunity ETF (Ticker: GKAT),began trading yesterday on NASDAQ. KAT debuted with approximately $770 million in assets, making it the largest active domestic equity ETF launch of 2025,while GKAT launched with approximately $120 million,bringing total assets at inception to approximately $890 million.
Options Trading Available on Recently Launched Tradr ETFs: LABX,DOGD,MDBX and LRCU
August 26, 2025-Newly listed options deliver another trading tool to express high conviction views on growth stocks including Astera Labs and MongoDB
Tradr ETFs,a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders,today announced that options trading is now available on its four newest leveraged ETFs: the Tradr 2X Long ALAB Daily ETF (Cboe: LABX),the Tradr 2X Long DDOG Daily ETF (Cboe: DOGD),the Tradr 2X Long MDB Daily ETF (Cboe: MDBX),and the Tradr 2X Long LRCX Daily ETF (Cboe: LRCU).
21Shares Renames Spot Ethereum Product
August 26, 2025-21Shares US LLC today announced the renaming of the 21Shares Ethereum Core ETF (CETH) or "the Fund" to the 21Shares Ethereum ETF (TETH), effective August 28, 2025. The changes do not affect investment objectives, principal investment strategies or any other aspect of operations. Client holdings remain unaffected by the change.
Tom Lee's Fundstrat Capital Files Preliminary Prospectus for Two New ETFs
August 25, 2025-Fundstrat Capital announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs):
Fundstrat Granny Shots U.S. Small- & Mid-Cap ETF – Seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of U.S. small- and mid-capitalization equities selected using Fundstrat's proprietary "Granny Shots" thematic investment process.
Vanguard Announces Intent to Revert Diversification Status for Two Funds
August 25, 2025-Vanguard today announced its intent to seek shareholder approval to change the diversification status of both the ETF and mutual fund share classes of Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (ETF shares: VHT, Admiral shares: VHCIX) and Vanguard Financials Index Fund (ETF shares: VFH, Admiral shares: VFAIX) from diversified to non-diversified, which requires a shareholder vote.
There Are Now More ETFs in US Than There Are Individual Stocks
August 25 2025--The ETF boom that has democratized investing across America is reaching a tipping point. Investors and financial advisers have too many funds to choose from.
