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State Street adds four S&P 500 Market Sector SPDR ETFs

The week's lists also include a Global X Asia semiconductor fund, a MerQube gold miners index and Pictet's AI Enhanced Emerging Equity Active ETF.

At a glance

  1. The funds are XLYM, XLPM, XLEM and XLKM.
  2. Global X contributed two funds to the week's lists: the Asia Semiconductor ETF (ACHP) in the US and a Responsible Gold Miners UCITS ETF on the non-North American list.
  3. Pictet Asset Management is to list the AI Enhanced Emerging Equity Active ETF (PQEM), which this publication's records count as its fifth AI-enhanced fund.

State Street added four S&P 500 Market Sector SPDR ETFs for consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy and technology, according to ETF Express's US launch roundup for the week to 15 October.

The funds are XLYM, XLPM, XLEM and XLKM. They sit alongside the four full-weight sector SPDRs this publication covered on 14 October. Those funds carry a 0.12% annual fee.

Global X contributed two funds to the week's lists: the Asia Semiconductor ETF (ACHP) in the US and a Responsible Gold Miners UCITS ETF on the non-North American list. MerQube launched a Responsible Gold Miners Index in the same roundup. The semiconductor fund arrives as broad emerging-market benchmarks hold more than 45% of their country weight in Taiwan and South Korea, according to this publication's September analysis.

Pictet Asset Management is to list the AI Enhanced Emerging Equity Active ETF (PQEM), which this publication's records count as its fifth AI-enhanced fund. Also in the global roundup are 21shares' pre-IPO Synthetic Anthropic ETP (CLAU), three Amundi ETFs focused on AI and future technology, SEI's global active ETF suite in Europe and an expansion of Franklin Templeton's active ETF range. GraniteShares enters commodities with three 4x leveraged ETPs on oil and precious metals, covered here on 15 October.

Reported by the Launches desk from ETF Express and ETF Express. Published . Corrections

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