Introducing LeagueShares: the First ETF Issuer Built Solely for Capturing Sports Performance Introducing LeagueShares: the First ETF Issuer Built Solely for Capturing Sports Performance

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Introducing LeagueShares: the First ETF Issuer Built Solely for Capturing Sports Performance

August 26, 2026-Where other firms may treat sports funds as one product among many, LeagueShares is dedicated to this asset class alone.
LeagueShares, LLC today announced its formation as an exchange-traded fund issuer dedicated to a single asset class: sports performance.

Sports performance is becoming investable. The asset class is following the path of other alternative investments that trade through a regulated exchange, a published benchmark, and, eventually, a listed ETF. Individuals may one day be able to access sports performance exposure through an ordinary brokerage account.1

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Jeff Weniger joins Corgi as Chief Investment Strategist After Nearly a Decade at WisdomTree Asset Management

August 19, 2026-Veteran macro strategist joins Corgi Invest to lead market strategy and investor education across the firm's ETF lineup.
Corgi Invest today announced that Jeff Weniger, CFA, has joined the firm as Chief Investment Strategist. In the role, Mr. Weniger will help shape product strategy and lead the firm''s market commentary and investor-education efforts.

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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").

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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.

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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.

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First Trust Expands ETF Lineup with Launch of Three New Single Stock Target Income ETFs(R)

August 19, 2026- First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading provider of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and outcome-based strategies, announced the launch of three new actively managed ETFs, collectively referred to as the "Single Stock Target Income ETFs" or "the funds."

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xETFs Launches ETF to Capture Leading Firms Across the Full Korea AI Semiconductor Ecosystem: KSMH

August 19, 2026-Fund provides single-ticker access and significant exposure to Korea's largest AI chipmakers and the broader Korean semiconductor industry, including memory, packaging, substrates, testing and equipment
xETFs, a New York-based ETF issuer that makes differentiated investment opportunities accessible to investors, is today launching the xETFs Korea AI Semiconductor ETF (KSMH).

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Saba Capital Announces Name Change of the Saba Closed-End Funds ETF to Saba Opportunistically Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF

August 19, 2026-Fund's Shares Will Continue to Trade on Cboe BZX Exchange Under the Ticker Symbol "CEFS"
Change Effective on August 19, 2026, Reflects Fund's Longstanding Investment Practices

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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.

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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).

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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.

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SEC Filings


August 28, 2026 Yorkville America Investment Trust files with the SEC-Yorkville America MANGOS Plus Index ETF
August 28, 2026 BlackRock ETF Trust files with the SEC-iShares Defense Industrials and Tech Active ETF
August 28, 2026 Tidal Trust V files with the SEC-Defiance China Memory ETF
August 28, 2026 BlackRock ETF Trust files with the SEC-iShares Large Cap Growth Active ETF
August 28, 2026 FundVantage Trust files with the SEC-3 Polen ETFs

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Europe ETF News


August 27, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on August 27, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
August 21, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on August 21, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
August 20, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on August 20, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
August 20, 2026 Vanguard strengthens its offer of global UCITS ETFs with three new low-cost funds
August 18, 2026 Themes ETF Trust files with the SEC-6 Leverage Shares 2X Group Daily ETFs

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Asia ETF News


August 27, 2026 Global X ETFs, Citi and OSL Launch Hong Kong's First Tokenized Covered Call ETF
August 24, 2026 Australia Launches First Bond & Credit Index Futures
August 21, 2026 Korean Retail Investors Continue to Embrace U.S.-Listed ETFs, with 21 ETFs, Among Top 50 Overseas Securities Purchased in July
August 20, 2026 Hong Kong First! Global X Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Enhanced Income ETF
August 19, 2026 Mirae Asset Securities Launches WTI Leverage ETNs in First Partnership with Solactive

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Global ETP News


August 25, 2026 STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates
August 25, 2026 The $150 Trillion Global Economy in 2030
August 25, 2026 Clear Street Launches Electronic Execution Across Europe and Asia-Pacific
August 24, 2026 Active ETF Assets Reach Record US$ 2.59 Trillion as Industry Posts Highest-Ever YTD Inflows of US$ 590 Billion at end July
August 21, 2026 ETFGI Reports Global Thematic ETF Industry Gathered a Record USD 43.99 Billion in July as YTD Net Inflows Reach All-Time High of USD 112.26 Billion

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Middle East ETP News


August 28, 2026 How the Iran conflict has reshaped the Gulf economy
August 25, 2026 Mideast Stocks: Gulf stock markets muted as investors assess fresh US measures on Iran
August 20, 2026 Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf markets rise as oil gains amid Iran war jitters
August 19, 2026 Saudi economy contracts 4.8% in Q2 as oil output slumps
August 19, 2026 Kuwait's return to bond markets is a sign of resilience

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Africa ETF News


August 10, 2026 West Africa growth projected at 4.6% in 2026, remains resilient-AfDB Regional Economic Outlook Report
August 10, 2026 Africa: 'Nigeria's Fintech Ecosystem Has Become One of Africa's Largest'
August 06, 2026 Africa: Zimbabwe Overtakes Nigeria As Africa's Best-Performing Stock Market
August 05, 2026 Nairobi Securities Exchange Plans East Africa's First AI ETF- But Its CEO Is Watching for a Bubble
July 29, 2026 Regional Economic Outlook 2026: Southern Africa Must Mobilise Development Finance at Scale to Close Annual $55 Billion Financing Gap

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 10, 2026 Europe's devastating heatwaves and wildfires in 4 charts
August 10, 2026 Infographic Ranked: The World's Biggest Mineral Fuel Producers
July 30, 2026 Ranked: The World's Biggest Mineral Producers

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White Papers


July 20, 2026 IMF Staff Country Report Singapore: Selected Issues
July 17, 2026 Graying Asia: How Aging Is Reshaping Banking
July 17, 2026 The Changing Landscape of Financial Integration in Asia-Pacific
July 10, 2026 What Drives Crypto Mining? Evidence from Hardware Imports
July 10, 2026 Aggregate Gains from AI and Their Distribution: Global Evidence from Usage Data

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