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- The Tape
xETFs Samsung Group ETF (SMNG) lists Oct. 23 on Nasdaq
GTS Securities is the designated liquidity provider and daily valuations begin the same day
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- Launches
Nasdaq to list xETFs Samsung Group ETF (SMNG) on Oct. 23, 2026
Exchange notice ETP2026-173 names GTS Securities as designated liquidity provider; daily valuations begin the same day.
- The Tape
Options-based ETFs near $400bn as derivative income takes two-thirds of flows
Schwab's SCIN is expected to list Oct. 21 and Calamos's CAYN is set to launch Oct. 26; iShares data show high-yield flows turned negative for the first time since March.
- The Tape
Calamos sets Oct. 26 launch for least-of autocallable ETF CAYN
The fund ladders at least 52 notes tied to the weakest of three index ETFs; coupon and maturity barriers are both set at -30%.
- Active
PRIMECAP plans Wednesday launch of first ETF, POMG, at 0.68%
The PRIMECAP Odyssey Discovery ETF will trade on NYSE Arca and aims to beat the Russell Midcap Growth Index over three to five years, per its prospectus.
- Passive & Indexing
VettaFi defense ETF article uses Invesco PPA and its SPADE Defense Index
The Oct. 22 piece discloses VettaFi receives an index licensing fee for PPA and describes the index's 10% single-stock cap.
- The Tape
FTSE Russell proposes moving 74% of Russell 1000 market cap to growth index
The value index would narrow to about a quarter of the large-cap gauge and add price-to-sales; comments are due Dec. 11.
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- Launches
Nasdaq to list Emerging Markets AI Mag 3 ETF (EMAG) on Oct. 22
DV Equities is designated liquidity provider and daily valuations begin the same day, per exchange notice ETP2026-172.
- Launches
Mirae lists TIGER Global MLCC and Substrate ETF on Korea Exchange
The fund tracks the Solactive-KEDI Global MLCC and Semiconductor Substrate Index, which draws on companies in Japan, Korea and Taiwan that generally have at least $2 billion in market value.
- Launches
Fidelity International launches two dynamic buffer active ETFs
The Global Equity and US Equity UCITS ETFs list on Borsa Italiana and Xetra on 21 October 2026, with London Stock Exchange listing targeted for 22 October and SIX Swiss Exchange for 26 October.
- Issuers
Albemarle Street Partners to rebrand as WisdomTree Portfolio Solutions
The investment team, philosophy and open-architecture approach remain unchanged, and Charlie Parker takes the Europe portfolio-solutions role on 2 November.
- Launches
Calamos sets Oct. 26 launch for CAYN least-of autocallable ETF
The fund ladders at least 52 notes tied to the weakest of three index ETFs, with coupon and maturity barriers both at -30%.
- Passive & Indexing
FTSE Russell proposes moving 74% of Russell 1000 market cap to its growth index
The value index would narrow to roughly a quarter of the large-cap gauge and add price-to-sales to its screening inputs; responses are due Dec. 11.
- The Tape
Options-based ETFs near $400 billion with more than 1,000 funds
Derivative income funds hold about $230 billion, or roughly 59% of category assets, and have captured about two thirds of this year's flows so far.
- The Tape
ETP launches reach 1,159 by Oct. 20; Nasdaq lists five new ETFs
RBC Capital Markets was designated liquidity provider for four of the five funds and Jane Street for the fifth, according to exchange notices.
- Launches
Donner & Reuschel and Hansainvest launch German ETF share class with Ultumus
Donner & Reuschel acts as custodian and Hansainvest as administrator for one equity ETF; more share classes are planned through 2026, and no fee, index, ticker or asset target is disclosed.
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Nasdaq to list three Allspring and two Thrivent ETFs on Oct. 21
The exchange notices name RBC Capital Markets as designated liquidity provider for four of the five funds and Jane Street for the fifth.
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Exchange-traded product launches reach 1,159, passing 2025's full-year record
State Street's new fund set a record $2.5 billion initial opening, with more than two months left in the year.
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PRIMECAP plans Wednesday launch of first ETF, POMG, a mid/small-cap fund charging 0.68%
The PRIMECAP Odyssey Discovery ETF will trade on NYSE Arca and aims to beat the Russell Midcap Growth Index over three to five years, per its prospectus.
- Active
Fidelity's FYEE fund reports a 9.1% trailing yield against a 6-8% payout target
Since inception, the fund held an equity beta of roughly 0.79 and captured about 80% to 85% of the S&P 500's cumulative return, according to Fidelity portfolio manager Eric Granat.
- Issuers
American Century runs municipal tax-loss harvesting as yields hit highs
Portfolio manager Joe Gotelli says the firm has been improving income distribution across its municipal portfolios.
- Launches
Schwab's planned SCIN ETF will charge 0.06%, one basis point below Vanguard's BNDX
The fund is expected to list Oct. 21 and track a dollar-hedged ICE index of non-dollar investment-grade debt, according to ETF Trends.
- The Tape
Cboe puts Q3 options ADV at 70.6 million contracts, 4% below Q2 record
Growth was concentrated in index and ETF options even as total activity cooled, the quarterly review says.
- The Tape
MSCI opens consultation on dropping Indonesia; Jakarta shares fall 16%
Indonesia is less than 0.5% of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, yet Jakarta shares fell 16% over two sessions.
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Fidelity survey: European allocators expect active ETF allocation to reach 14.6% in 18 months
CoreData polled 310 allocators across five European markets who already use or plan to use active ETFs.
- The Tape
Global ETF assets slip to $22.8tn in September despite $207bn of net inflows
LSEG Lipper put iShares first among promoters at $64.7 billion, with U.S.-domiciled funds drawing $141.6 billion of the month's total.
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Schwab international bond ETF (SCIN) expected to list October 21, 2026 at 0.06% fee
The fund would track a dollar-hedged ICE index of non-dollar investment-grade debt and charge one basis point less than Vanguard's BNDX, according to ETF Trends.
- Launches
WisdomTree brought two actively managed long/short equity ETFs to market
WSLS is a U.S. small-cap strategy, WTAL is global, and the S&P 500 was up 14.1% year to date through Oct. 15, ETF Trends reported.
- Issuers
Average equity UCITS ETF charges fall 49% since 2013, ETF Express reports
Vanguard cut its FTSE All-World UCITS ETF fee to 0.14%; HANetf’s Hector McNeil says the wrapper doesn’t tell you whether a strategy should cost 3 or 80 basis points.
- The Tape
Cybersecurity ETFs drew €101.3m and lost 10.06% in the week to 16 October
Trackinsight data published by ETF Express show equity ETFs took €5.23bn over the five days while Financials lost €628.5m.
- Passive & Indexing
MSCI opens consultation on dropping Indonesia from emerging markets
Indonesia's main stock gauge fell 16% over two sessions after the proposal; the country was less than 0.5% of EEM's weight as of Oct. 16.
- Passive & Indexing
Invesco 0-5 Year US TIPS ETF charges 0.07% fee and has 2.32-year duration
The ETF holds 25 AA-rated securities, yields 4.05% and has $244.8 million in assets, according to an ETF Trends article on an Invesco-sponsored hub.
- The Tape
Nasdaq disseminates three AI Select index lines; THNQ and CHAT stand 10.7 points apart
The three Nasdaq lines differ only by return treatment; THNQ charges 68 basis points to CHAT’s 75.
- The Tape
Vanguard's VOO flips from $19.36 billion July inflow to $13.3 billion September outflow
Ultumus data show iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) took the opposite side in July, while all 20 largest ETF issuers still posted net inflows in September.
- The Tape
Global ETF flows passed $1 trillion for the year as VOO and IVV diverged
Ultumus's July report, published Aug. 4, put VOO at $19.36 billion of net inflows for the month and IVV at a $17.8 billion outflow.
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All 20 largest ETF issuers posted net inflows in September; VOO lost $13.3bn
Ultumus put global ETF assets at $21.35tn, down 0.9% like-for-like as market moves outweighed $150bn of net inflows.
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- Launches
Nasdaq to list Hartford High Yield ETF (HINC) on Oct. 19
Citadel Securities is named designated liquidity provider, and daily valuations begin the same day, per exchange notice ETP2026-168.
- Active
THNQ returned 4.5% over three months; CHAT fell 6.2%
THNQ charges 68 basis points to CHAT's 75, and its average weighted market capitalization is less than half CHAT's, according to the comparison.
- Launches
Defiance CEO Matthew Bielski ties autism ETF launch to son's treatment search
ASD launched in June 2026, tracks a 40-stock VettaFi index, charges 0.79% and held about $1.35 million.
- The Tape
State Street launches four S&P 500 sector SPDR ETFs with uncapped weights and 0.12% fee
Each fund holds its Select Sector SPDR counterpart as a base and buys top index names directly to reach the sector's full S&P 500 weight.