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VanEck Launches VEFA: ETF Built on MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment Factor
April 2, 2026-VEFA targets excess returns in developed international markets by using an MSCI factor based on sell-side analyst sentiment to identify companies with improving fundamentals.
VanEck today announced the launch of the VanEck MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment ETF (VEFA), a new strategy designed to help investors access developed international equities through a differentiated, forward-looking signal.
International developed equities offer meaningful diversification benefits at a time when U.S. markets have become increasingly concentrated in a narrow group of large technology companies. The backdrop is also shifting. After a prolonged period of U.S. outperformance over the past decade, international stocks are beginning to gain ground, with the relative performance gap narrowing since late 2024. VEFA is designed to capture this opportunity by tracking the MSCI EAFE Analyst Sentiment Select Index, which draws from the approximately 800 constituents of the MSCI EAFE Index spanning 21 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada, and applies a rules-based process to overweight companies with improving analyst outlooks.
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Source: VanEck
Thornburg Among First to Launch Actively Managed ETF Share Classes
April 1, 2026--American Opportunities and Focus Growth ETF share classes are now trading
Expands investor access to Thornburg's actively managed strategies
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ("Thornburg"), a global investment firm overseeing $57 billion1 in assets, today announced the launch of two actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) share classes of its mutual funds: Thornburg American Opportunities Fund (Nasdaq: TAOZ) and Thornburg Focus Growth Fund (Nasdaq: TFGZ).
With these listings, Thornburg is helping advance the ETF landscape as one of the first firms to offer actively managed ETF share classes of mutual funds and is the first to list them on Nasdaq.
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Source: Thornburg Investment Management
DoubleLine Ultrashort Income ETF (DLUX) Lists on NYSE Arca Exchange
April 1, 2026--The DoubleLine Ultrashort Income ETF (ticker DLUX), an exchanged-traded fund actively invested in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, short-term securities in the government, securitized and corporate fixed income markets, listed today on the NYSE Arca exchange.
Leading the investment teams managing the DoubleLine Ultrashort Income ETF ("DLUX" or "the Fund") are Portfolio Managers Robert Cohen, head of DoubleLine's Global Developed Credit team; Andrew Hsu, head of the firm's Asset-Backed Securities team; and Vitaliy Liberman, head of the firm's Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities team.
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Source: DoubleLine
Shelton Capital Management Becomes the Investment Advisor of STF Management ETFs (TUG, TUGN)
March 30, 2026-Shelton Capital Management ("Shelton") announced today that it will become the investment advisor of STF Management LP ("STF Management") assets including two exchange-traded funds: the STF Tactical Growth ETF (TUG) and the STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF (TUGN).1
The combined assets of the funds are approximately $100 million, with Shelton's total assets under management now exceeding $6.5 billion. Shelton has appointed Jonathan Molchan of STF Management as senior portfolio manager and head of ETF trading, effective March 30.
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Source: Shelton Capital Management
J.P. Morgan Private Capital Expands Team with Senior Hires
March 30, 2026-Rand Araskog joins as Partner from Permira
Eric Ghernati transitions to Partner role from J.P. Morgan Asset Management U.S. Equity Group
J.P. Morgan Private Capital, the venture and growth equity investment arm within J.P. Morgan Asset Management, today announced the appointments of Rand Araskog and Eric Ghernati as Partners focused on investing in leading growth companies.
The team's expansion comes in response to a fundamental shift in capital markets. Companies are staying private for longer, with the median age at IPO of U.S. tech companies nearly tripling from five years in 1999 to fourteen years in 20241. Over the same period, global private market assets have expanded 20-fold to $20 trillion2.
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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
A PENGU ETF Would Put Pudgy Penguins NFTs Inside a Regulated US Fund -What That Actually Means
March 29, 2026-Pioneering Hybrid Model: The Canary PENGU ETF represents a first-of-its-kind attempt to combine liquid tokens $PENGU and direct NFT holdings within a traditional regulated fund structure.
Structural Hurdles: Integrating illiquid assets like NFTs into an ETF faces three primary obstacles: inconsistent valuation standards, limited liquidity for redemptions, and complex institutional custody.
Regulatory Benchmark: With a final SEC deadline set for March 11, 2026, the ruling will establish a critical precedent for the "financialization" of digital collectibles on Wall Street.
An ETF that could place Pudgy PenguinsNFTs inside a regulated investment product in the U.S. is testing the boundaries of traditional finance, as illiquid assets are introduced into a capital structure designed for continuous trading.
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Source: nftevening.com
Morgan Stanley (MS) Launches Ultra-Low 0.14% Bitcoin ETF to Challenge Market Leaders
March 28, 2026-Morgan Stanley's proposed spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) features a 0.14% management fee, establishing a new low benchmark for US-listed Bitcoin funds
The pricing strategically beats Grayscile’s Bitcoin Mini Trust (0.15%) and significantly undercuts BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (0.25%)
Morgan Stanley's extensive network of approximately 16,000 financial advisors oversees $6.2 trillion, creating substantial distribution capabilities for MSBT
Regulatory approval would mark a historic milestone, making Morgan Stanley the first traditional Wall Street bank to offer a spot Bitcoin ETF
Industry analysts from Bloomberg project a potential launch window as soon as April 2026
Wall Street powerhouse Morgan Stanley has submitted regulatory documentation to introduce a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund carrying an exceptionally competitive 0.14% annual fee structure, positioning it as the most affordable Bitcoin ETF available to American investors upon approval.
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Source: blockonomi.com
J.P. Morgan to Transfer 14 ETFs From Current Exchanges
March 27, 2026-J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced the upcoming exchange listing transfer of 14 ETFs from their current exchanges including the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., and Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
As of the exchange opening on April 16, 2026, the listing exchange for each fund will be changed per the following. At that time, all references to the listing exchange will be revised accordingly.
Fund: JPMorgan Active High Yield ETF (JPHY)
Current Exchange: Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Future Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Fund: JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF (JEMA)
Current Exchange: Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Future Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites 'First Amendment retaliation'
March 26, 2026-A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
Anthropic sued the administration to try to reverse the Defense Department's decision to blacklist the company after contract talks fell apart.
Judge Rita Lin questioned the U.S. government about the "attempt to cripple" the AI startup in a hearing on Tuesday.
A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
Judge Rita Lin issued the ruling on Thursday, two days after lawyers for the artificial intelligence startup and the U.S. government appeared in court for a hearing. Anthropic sued the administration to try to reverse its blacklisting by the Pentagon and President Donald Trump's directive banning federal agencies from using its Claude models.
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Source: cnbc.com
Global X Launches NYSE(R) 100 ETF Tracking Top Technology and Tech-Enabled Growth Companies
March 26, 2026-Fund tracks newly created NYSE(R) 100 Index; includes companies listed across major U.S. stock exchanges
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 NYSE(R) 100 ETF (NYSX) (the "Fund").
Premiering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Fund provides targeted exposure to 100 technology and tech-enabled growth companies listed in the U.S.
NYSX tracks the newly created NYSE(R) 100 Index, a rules-based, modified float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted equity index comprising companies from major U.S. exchanges, including the NYSE. The NYSE is part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets.
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Source: Global X Management Company LLC
