Americas ETP News for the Past Year
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Defiance Launches AIHY: The World's First AI Hyperscalers ETF
July 21, 2026--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF (NASDAQ: AIHY), the world's first ETF designed to provide exposure to the leading AI hyperscalers.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in the companies building and operating the compute backbone of AI, spanning: AI compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, emerging AI-native cloud providers, data centers, AI model deployment infrastructure, AI model and ecosystem development, semiconductors, and AI-related software platforms. In short, AIHY targets the AI companies that are scaling profitably rather than those that are simply attached to the AI narrative.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Grayscale Investments Appoints Sebastian Pulido as Managing Director, Head of Onchain Asset Management
July 21, 2026--Crypto-native and capital markets veteran joins Grayscale to support the continued expansion of its investment platform
Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform*, today announced the appointment of Sebastian Pulido as Managing Director, Head of Onchain Asset Management. In this newly created role, Pulido will report to Steve Vanourny, Head of Index.
Pulido brings more than 15 years of experience across traditional finance, institutional blockchain strategy, tokenization, and decentralized finance. His background combines deep crypto-native and capital markets expertise with a proven track record of building institutional digital asset initiatives.
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Source: Grayscale Investments
Purpose Investments Becomes First Digital Asset ETF Manager in Canada to Operate a Three-Sub-Custodian Model, Adding Anchorage Digital Bank
July 21, 2026--Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose"), manager of various digital asset ETFs (the "Digital Asset Funds") today became the first digital asset ETF manager in Canada to custody assets of its digital asset ETFs across three independent, institutional-grade sub-custodians, with the appointment of Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., America’s first federally chartered crypto bank, effective as of July 21, 2026.
Anchorage Digital joins Coinbase and Gemini, which currently act as sub-custodians to the Digital Asset Funds.
Purpose, Anchorage Digital, and Cidel Trust Company, the custodian of the Digital Asset Funds, have entered into an agreement pursuant to which Anchorage Digital acts as an additional sub-custodian for the Digital Asset Funds.
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Source: Purpose Investments Inc.
VistaShares looks to tap space, defense, and robotics booms with thematic ETF trio
July 21, 2026-ETF issuer VistaShares set its sights on the space, defense, and robotics industries with the launch of a trio of thematic ETFs that it says will harness the significant growth in those industries.
The VistaShares Space Supercycle ETF (Ticker: GALX), the VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF (Ticker: AMMO) and the VistaShares Robotics Supercycle ETF (Ticker: RTOO) are actively managed and join a lineup of ETFs that includes the VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (Ticker: AIS) and the VistaShares Electrification Supercycle ETF (Ticker: POW).
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Source: investmentnews.com
BondBloxx Midyear Outlook: Record Bond ETF Inflows in First Half of 2026 and the Case for Fixed Income as Stock Valuations Stretch
July 20, 2026--Income-focused ETF provider releases its midyear outlook, highlighting four bond ETF ideas for investors to consider instead of equities
BondBloxx Investment Management, the first ETF issuer focused exclusively on fixed income, has released its Midyear Outlook, which contains a range of timely and compelling answers to the question "Why Fixed Income Now?"
"As we move into the second half of the year, bond yields are high enough to rival, and even outperform, equity returns," said JoAnne Bianco, CFA(R), Senior Investment Strategist at BondBloxx. "The macro outlook for equities is rapidly turning less favorable as inflation remains stubbornly above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, valuations sit at historically high levels, and overall equity market gains have become concentrated in volatile sectors like mega-cap AI and energy.”
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Source: BondBloxx
Strategy Shares Announces Edward Rosenberg as Head of ETFs
July 20, 2026--Rosenberg Brings 25+ Years of Experience to Lead ETF Platform for Fund Family
Strategy Shares, a provider of alternative investment solutions, announced Edward Rosenberg as Head of ETFs, effective today.
Mr. Rosenberg joins Strategy Shares from Russell Investments, where he was most recently the Head of ETF Products & Capital Markets.
In this newly created role, Mr. Rosenberg will lead Strategy Shares' ETF growth initiatives, broaden awareness of the firm's current lineup of four ETFs, and help guide the firm's expansion as it prepares to launch additional investment strategies.
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Source: Strategy Shares
Harding Loevner Launches International Developed Markets Select Equity ETF
July 20, 2026--Actively managed ETF offers long-term growth opportunities across international developed markets
Harding Loevner, a global equity asset management firm, today announced the launch of the International Developed Markets Select Equity ETF (NYSE: LOEV). The actively managed ETF offers investors access to the firm's established International Developed Markets strategy through a new, more tax-efficient vehicle.
Northern Trust will serve as the fund administrator and custodian for the ETF.
Harding Loevner's International Developed Markets Equity strategy employs the firm's long-standing, bottom-up approach to invest in high-quality, growing companies in developed markets outside the United States. The ETF currently maintains continuity with the existing strategy, including the same portfolio managers, investment philosophy, and disciplined approach that have defined the strategy for decades.
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Source: Harding Loevner
Virtus Introduces Virtus InfraCap Preferred and Income Securities ETF
July 20, 2026--Actively managed ETF seeks current income through a portfolio of preferred securities issued by U.S. companies
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) today announced the launch of the Virtus InfraCap Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NYSE Arca: VPFF), an actively managed exchange-traded fund subadvised by Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC ("Infrastructure Capital").
The newly introduced fund is the 27th ETF offered through Virtus' multi-manager ETF platform, Virtus ETF Solutions.
The fund invests primarily in U.S. preferred securities and uses an active management approach intended to address risks associated with callable securities, changing interest rate environments, and issuer concentration. The portfolio management team evaluates investment opportunities through market analysis, fundamental research, and ongoing portfolio review.
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Source: Virtus ETF Solutions
Russell Investments Expands ETF Lineup with Two New Multi-Manager Funds
July 20, 2026--New ETFs build on firm's growing suite, offering access to leading global managers through a single, efficient investment
Russell Investments today announced the launch of two new actively managed ETFs -Russell Investments Global Real Estate ETF (CRIB) and Russell Investments Core Plus Bond ETF (BD)- further expanding its multi-manager ETF platform.
Both funds began trading on NYSE Arca and NYSE Texas in June.
The new ETFs provide U.S. investors with access to Russell Investments' open-architecture, multi-manager approach, bringing together leading global managers and diverse strategies within a single portfolio.
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Source: Russell Investments
Little Harbor Advisors, LLC Announces Fund Closure
July 20, 2026-Little Harbor Advisors, LLC announced today that the Board of Trustees of ETF Series Solutions (the "Trust") has determined to close and liquidate the LHA Market State Risk Managed Income ETF (Ticker Symbol: RMIF) (the "Fund") effective immediately after the close of business on July 27, 2026.
Little Harbor recommended the liquidation and closure of the Fund because it is unclear whether the Fund's assets can be significantly increased in the near future.
The Fund's last day of trading will be July 27, 2026, which will also be the final day for creation unit orders by authorized participants.
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Source: Little Harbor Advisors LLC
