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you are currently viewing:Defiance Launches XIGV: The First ETF Targeting Nasdaq-100 Ex-Software CompaniesJune 25, 2026--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Defiance US 100 Tech Ex Software ETF (Cboe: XIGV), the first U.S. ETF designed to target the Nasdaq-100 while systematically screening out the software industry. The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx US 100 Tech Focused Ex Software Technology Index, an index designed to provide exposure to many of the largest U.S.-listed, technology-oriented companies while screening out companies whose core business is software. Defiance built XIGV around a clear thesis: artificial intelligence is beginning to do to software what the creator economy did to traditional television. Source: Defiance ETFs |
PGIM Announces Strategic Enhancements to Equity ETF Platform
June 12, 2026-BlackRock has one of the most comprehensive investment platforms in the industry, providing investors with choice to meet their individual needs. Investors continue to turn to BlackRock to unlock the full potential of their portfolios, as evidenced by nearly $2 trillion of net inflows in the past five years globally.1
GraniteShares Launches SPAL and SNK, Offering 2x Leveraged and Inverse Access to SpaceX
June 12, 2026-New single-stock ETFs give investors amplified leveraged and inverse daily participation tied to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: SPCX)
Faith Investor Services Launches Arimathea Catholic Core Bond ETF
June 12, 2026-New ETF offers Catholic investors a core bond holding to align their faith and fixed income investments.
Faith Investor Services, LLC ("FIS"), a faith-based investment firm offering ETFs and wealth management solutions aligned with Christian values, today announced the launch of the Arimathea Catholic Core Bond ETF. This expands the firm's faith-based ETF platform to six total funds covering both stock and bond allocations.
Inspire Investing Screens SpaceX Negative, Citing Ownership of X Platform Documented for Child Sexual Exploitation
June 12, 2026-The world's largest Christian ETF provider will not hold SpaceX in any Inspire ETF, citing the Inspire Impact Score and documented violations tied to SpaceX's ownership of X (formerly Twitter).
Inspire Investing, the world's largest Christian exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, announced today that SpaceX will receive a negative Inspire Impact Score upon its initial public offering this Friday, 6/12/2026, disqualifying it from inclusion in any Inspire ETF.
