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you are currently viewing:Inspire Investing Screens SpaceX Negative, Citing Ownership of X Platform Documented for Child Sexual ExploitationJune 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).
The determination follows an assessment by Inspire's research team under its biblically responsible investing (BRI) methodology, which found that SpaceX's ownership of X (formerly Twitter) triggers violations in the Exploitation and Sexually Explicit screening categories. X (formerly Twitter), a platform owned by SpaceX, has been identified by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) for failing to adequately address child sexual abuse material on its platform. Source: Inspire Investing |
Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF (GLDY) Trading Halt
June 12, 2026-Tidal Investments LLC ("Tidal") announces that trading in the Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF (Nasdaq: GLDY) was halted on June 11,2026,to allow Tidal to review and verify the accuracy of the fund's portfolio holdings file.
Leverage Shares by Themes Closing Capped Accelerated Single-Stock ETF Series Due to Lack of Assets
June 12, 2026-Due to their inability to attract sufficient investment assets,the Board of Trustees of the Themes ETF Trust (the "Board") has decided to liquidate and close five ETFs (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The Board concluded that liquidating and closing the Funds would be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders.
SPCL Becomes the First and Only U.S. ETF With 2X SpaceX Exposure on IPO Day
June 12, 2026-With SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq today, Defiance ETFs confirmed that the Defiance Daily 2X Space ETF (Cboe: SPCL) will seek 2X daily leveraged exposure to SpaceX Class A common stock within its portfolio, making it the first and only U.S. ETF to have 2X exposure to SpaceX on IPO day. The fund’s SpaceX exposure was established at the $135 IPO price.
Leverage Shares by Themes Launches 2X Long and -2X Short SpaceX ETFs with 0.75% Fee to Meet Unprecedented Retail Demand
June 12, 2026-SPCH and SSPC provide active traders with cost-effective bullish and bearish daily leveraged exposure to the historic SpaceX IPO
In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Themes ETF Trust, please note that in the first paragraph, the commencement of trading for the new ETFs has been corrected to June 15 at 9:30 AM ET, instead of 4:00 AM ET.
VistaShares BitBondsTM 5 Yr Enhanced Weekly Option Income ETF (BTYB) to Close
June 12, 2026-VistaShares and Tidal Financial Group announce the planned closure and liquidation of the VistaShares BitBondsTM 5 Yr Enhanced Weekly Option Income ETF (NYSE: BTYB) (the "Fund").
ETFGI reports ETFs Industry in the US reaches US$15.7 Trillion milestone, driven by record US$837 billion in YTD net inflows
June 12, 2026- ETFGI, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs Industry in the United States reached US$15.7 Trillion milestone, driven by record US$837 billion in YTD net inflows.
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.
Purpose Receives Approval to Launch SpaceX (SPCX) Yield Shares ETF, Set to Launch on Monday, June 15, 2026
June 11, 2026-Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose Investments") is pleased to announce that it has filed, and been receipted for,an amendment to the Purpose Yield Shares prospectus qualifying the ETF shares of Purpose SpaceX (SPCX) Yield Shares ETF (the "ETF").
