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you are currently viewing:KSM, a Phoenix Investment House Company, Partners with Defiance to Launch ISRL, the Israel 120 ETF Tracking the Largest Israeli Companies Listed on the TASESeptember 1, 2026-Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and income ETFs, today announced the launch of the Defiance KSM Israel 120 ETF (Nasdaq: ISRL), sponsored by KSM Group of The Phoenix Investment House through KSM US LLC ("KSM") and built on an index from TMX VettaFi. ISRL is designed to provide US investors with access to the breadth of the Israeli equity market through a single US-listed ticker: the 120 largest companies in Israel by market capitalization, drawn exclusively from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The Index draws its universe entirely from equity securities trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and constituents must be incorporated or domiciled in Israel. Source: Defiance ETFs |
Tema Launches First-Ever MLCC & Power Semiconductor ETF (PSOX)
August 26, 2026-PSOX offers targeted exposure to hard-to-access global leaders addressing AI's emerging power bottlenecks.
Tema ETFs ("Tema"), a leader in actively managed exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Tema MLCC & PowerSemi ETF (PSOX), the first ETF of its kind.
Victory Capital to Acquire First Eagle Investments, Creating a $571 Billion Diversified Global Asset Manager
August 26, 2026-Adds a differentiated global value multi-asset capability, complementary equity and fixed income capabilities, and a scaled CLO and alternative credit platform
Enhances Victory Capital's organic growth profile through a multi-year history of positive net flows, broadened investment capabilities, and strong investment performance
Defiance ETFs Launch CAPA: The First Capacitor and MLCC Themed ETF in the U.S.
August 26, 2026-Defiance ETFs, the leading publisher of the Thematic and Earnings ETF, today announced the launch of the Defiance AI Capacitors Leaders ETF (Chicago Board of Options Exchange: CAPA), the first listed ETF in the United States to focus on the capacitor supply chain that enables AI infrastructure.
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.
EMXETF Launches China AI Tigers LLM ETF (NASDAQ: TGRZ) to Tap into China's Leading AI Models
August 26, 2026-Where other firms may treat sports funds as one product among many, LeagueShares is dedicated to this asset class alone.
New ETF targets the DeepSeek-era AI revolution as China emerges as a global challenger in large language models
Vanguard to Acquire Altruist, Expanding the Reach and Impact of Financial Advice
August 26, 2026-Altruist to operate as a standalone business, extending the "Vanguard effect" to more advisors and their clients through AI-forward wealth technology and custody platform
VanEck Enters Defined Outcome Space with Its First Buffer ETF, JULV
August 25, 2026-First in a planned suite of defined outcome funds, the VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF -July (JULV), subadvised by Lido Advisors, is designed to buffer against the first 20% of losses over a one-year period while providing upside exposure to a predetermined cap.1
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.
The Zcash ETF (Ticker: ZCSH), Built-By Grayscale, Begins Trading on NYSE Arca, Expanding Investor Access to the Leading Privacy-Focused Digital Currency
August 25, 2026--ZCSH is the first exchange-traded product in the world offering spot exposure to ZEC, the native digital currency of the Zcash network
YieldMax(R) Introduces Portfolio Option Income Strategy ETF on Memory and Storage (YRAM)
August 25, 2026--YieldMax(R) ETFs is excited to announce the launch today of the following ETF:
YieldMax(R) Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF (NASDAQ: YRAM)
YRAM joins the YieldMax(R) family of ETFs, extending the firm's options-based income approach to the memory and storage sector.
