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you are currently viewing:Alert: Lowest-Cost (1) BOX Spread ETF Launches Today (LBOX)August 25, 2026--LBOX enters a box spread ETF category that has grown past $10 billion in assets, launching as the lowest-cost1 fund in the space and giving investors a tax-aware way to hold short-term cash. (Source: ETF.com as of March 20, 2026) GraniteShares, an independent ETF issuer, today launched the GraniteShares Short Term Box ETF (ticker: LBOX), an actively managed ETF designed to help investors put short-term cash to work. LBOX seeks capital appreciation through an options strategy known as box spreads2, offering a low-cost1, tax-aware alternative to holding short-term U.S. Treasury bills. LBOX begins trading August 25, 2026, on CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc Source: GraniteShares |
Cboe Launches Extended Trading Sessions for Select Single Stock and ETF Options
October 19, 2026-New pre-and post-market sessions bring more access to U.S.-listed options
Trading launched today with options on 24 single stocks and 5 ETFs
Several global brokers are supporting the launch
ETFGI reports ETFs Industry in the US Breaks Full-Year Net Inflow Record with $1.56 Trillion Gathered Through end of September
October 16, 2026-ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm, reported today ETFs Industry in the US breaks full-year net inflow record with $1.56 trillion gathered through September that assets of US$16.24 trillion were invested in the ETFs industry in the United States at the end of September.
Rareview Capital and Tuttle Capital Management Launch Humanoid Robotics ETF HOID
October 16, 2026-New actively managed ETF seeks to provide exposure to companies developing humanoid robots and the technologies powering their advancement.
Rareview Capital LLC and Tuttle Capital Management today announced the launch of the Tuttle-Rareview Humanoid Robotics ETF (Symbol: HOID), an actively managed exchange-traded fund seeking capital appreciation through investments in companies developing humanoid robots and the technologies that make them possible.
Global X Launches Small Modular Reactor ETF; Growing Market Is Spurred by Federal Approvals, Direct Investments by Technology Companies
October 15, 2026-The first SMR in the U.S. has been approved; there could be 1,000 globally by 2050[i] [ii]
Global X Management Company LLC ("Global X"), the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the Global X Small Modular Reactor ETF (ticker SMRZ).
Fidelity Investments(R) Announces Liquidation of Five Exchange-Traded Funds
October 15, 2026-Fidelity Investments(R) today announced the upcoming liquidation of five exchange-traded funds (ETFs): Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF (FDFF), Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF (FMED), Fidelity Disruptors ETF (FDIF), Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET) and Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF (FPRO).
Forge First Asset Management Launches ETF Series and USD Hedged Series of its Alternative Strategies
October 15, 2026-Forge First Asset Management Inc. ("Forge First"), a wholly owned subsidiary of CI Global Asset Management ("CI GAM"), announces the launch of ETF series and U.S. dollar hedged series of its liquid alternative funds, providing investors with expanded access to these strategies focused on balancing capital preservation with long-term growth.
William Blair Investment Management Launches First ETFs, Expanding International and Emerging Markets Expertise to Active ETF Market
October 15, 2026-New ETFs extend firm's more than three-decade heritage in non-U.S. investing to a transparent, tax-efficient structure
William Blair Investment Management today announced the launch of its first two actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs): the William Blair Emerging Markets Equity ETF (WBEM) and the William Blair International Equity ETF (WBIE).
State Street Investment Management Builds on Nearly 30 Years of Sector ETF Leadership with New Market Sector ETFs
October 14, 2026-Four new ETFs designed to track market-cap-weighted S&P 500(R) sector indexes
State Street Investment Management today announced the launch of four new State Street(R) S&P 500(R) Market Sector SPDR(R) ETFs, building on the sector ETF franchise the firm pioneered nearly 30 years ago.
PGIM to merge PGIM Jennison Focused Value Fund into PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
October 14, 2026-Reorganization expected to become effective on or about January 15, 2027
PGIM, the $1.5 trillion1 global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), will merge the PGIM Jennison Focused Value Fund into the PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF.
REX Shares Launches REX Peptide ETF (PEPT)
October 14, 2026-New thematic ETF targets the full peptide value chain: the drug developers, manufacturers, delivery specialists, and consumer brands behind today's GLP-1 treatments and the pipeline forming beyond obesity, in one globally diversified trade.
REX Shares ("REX"), a leading innovator in alternative ETFs, today announced the launch of the REX Peptide ETF (Ticker: PEPT), a thematic ETF built to own the peptide economy end to end.
