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you are currently viewing:XFUNDS Launches 1-3 Month BOX ETF (XCSH) Seeking Treasury Bill-Like ReturnsAugust 18, 2026- XFUNDS, a leading provider of actively managed ETFs, today announced the launch of the XFUNDS 1-3 Month BOX ETF (NASDAQ: XCSH). A box spread combines four options positions, consisting of a synthetic long and a synthetic short with different strike prices but the same expiration date, to create a payoff profile similar to a short-term fixed-income investment. When the position is held intact through expiration, the offsetting options are designed to reduce exposure to movements in the underlying market and produce a defined payoff. Source: Nicholas Wealth Management |
Vanguard Announces Termination of Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF
August 19, 2026-Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. (the "Manager") announces that it has submitted an application to the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") to voluntarily delist Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF (TSX:VVO) (the "Vanguard ETF").
KraneShares Launches Asia AI Technology ETF (NYSE: KAIT)
August 19, 2026-KraneShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) delivering access to emerging technology strategies, today announced the launch of the KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF (Ticker: KAIT) on the New York Stock Exchange.
Main Management Announces the Launch of a 351 Exchange ETF
August 19, 2026-Main Management will launch the Main Active Rotation ETF (SECA) on the Cboe BZX Exchange on September 18, 2026. The Fund is the firm's fifth ETF and its first brought to market through a Section 351 exchange - a structure that lets investors contribute appreciated securities into the Fund on a tax-deferred basis.
Tradr Debuts First-to-Market ETFs on Meta, AXT, Coherent & Lightwave Logic
August 18, 2026-Launch broadens the firm's diverse suite of leveraged strategies covering highly watched technology stocks
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, today launched four first-to-market single-stock leveraged ETFs listed on Cboe.
Texas Capital's TXS and OILT to Become First Primary Listings on the Texas Stock Exchange
August 18, 2026-The two Texas-focused funds are expected to participate in TXSE's inaugural opening auction for exchange-traded products this September
Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors, a subsidiary of Texas Capital Bank, and the Texas Capital Funds Trust, today announced plans to transfer its two Texas-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Arca) to the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE).
CoinShares Renames WGMI as "Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF," Reflecting the Convergence of Bitcoin Mining and AI Infrastructure
August 18, 2026-Strategy update positions WGMI to capture the build-out of the energy and compute backbone behind bitcoin and artificial intelligence, anchored in the listed bitcoin miners that already operate it.
Miller Value Partners ETF to Transfer Listing to NYSE
August 17, 2026-Ticker symbol MVPA will remain unchanged; no shareholder action required.
Miller Value Partners, LLC, investment adviser to the Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF (the "Fund") (ticker: MVPA), today announced that the Fund will transfer its primary listing from NYSE Arca, Inc. to the New York Stock Exchange, effective September 1, 2026.
Northern Trust Asset Management Brings Its FlexShares ETFs Under the Northern Trust Brand
August 17, 2026-Rebrand unifies the firm's ETF lineup while maintaining investor continuity
Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm with US$1.6 trillion in assets under management and US$27 billion in exchange traded fund assets as of June 30, 2026, announced that its full ETF lineup now operates as Northern Trust ETFs.
Virtus Introduces Two Actively Managed ETFs from Zevenbergen
August 17, 2026-Open-end funds were converted to ETFs providing investors the same investment philosophy and portfolio management approach through an ETF structure
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) today announced the introduction of new ETFs managed by Zevenbergen established through the conversion of two Zevenbergen mutual funds to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Jane Street takes $15bn hit in July tied to AI sell-off
August 15, 2026---Jane Street generates more than $40bn in trading revenue year to date, source says
executives tell employees firm closed significant risk in areas that lost money in July
Jane Street says it is pulling back on risk-taking in some strategies after recent losses
