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The ETF Graveyard: This Has Been a Record Year for Closures

For wealth professionals who use or evaluate ETFs, the episode offers a look at which product categories are being culled and why launching a fund is no guarantee of longevity.

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Summary

By the etfs desk

This Trillions episode tours the ETF Graveyard, looking at funds that have closed and the record pace of ETF closures. Eric Balchunas and Joel Weber are joined by Andre Yapp of Bloomberg Intelligence and Todd Sohn of Baird Strategas to discuss which strategies died out, why leveraged ETFs account for many casualties, and which funds closed despite substantial assets or strong returns.

The episode says roughly 8,000 ETFs have launched and about 2,500 have closed.
About 250 closures are expected in 2026 after 245 already, putting the year near a record.
Casualties include leveraged single-stock ETFs, ESG funds, crypto-related products and niche thematic funds.
The guests discuss funds that closed despite substantial assets or strong returns and nominate possible "Lazarus" resurrections.

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