Americas ETP News for the Past Year
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KraneShares Launches Photonic & Optical ETF (NYSE: LUMA)
July 15, 2026-KraneShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) delivering access to emerging technology strategies, today announced the launch of the KraneShares Photonic and Optical ETF (Ticker: LUMA) on the New York Stock Exchange.
LUMA seeks to provide exposure to both public and private companies worldwide that build optical interconnects, transceivers, fiber-optic cables, and other light-based infrastructure that can move vast amounts of data at the speed of light, powering the modern digital economy. LUMA is actively managed with stock selection in both public and private markets to capture the momentum of the AI buildout and the growing need for super-high-capacity data transfers.
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Source: KraneShares
Y'all Street Physical Gold and Silver ETFs Begin Trading on Nasdaq with Texas Precious Metals as Sole Custodian
July 15, 2026-YSAU and YSAG are now live on Nasdaq, becoming the first physically-backed bullion ETFs to custody 100% of their gold and silver on American soil at Texas Precious Metals Depository.
Texas Precious Metals today announced that the Y'all Street Physical Gold ETF (NASDAQ: YSAU) and the Y'all Street Physical Silver ETF (NASDAQ: YSAG) have commenced trading on the Nasdaq, with Texas Precious Metals serving as the funds' sole custodian.
As custodian, Texas Precious Metals holds and safekeeps every ounce of the funds' physical gold and silver in fully allocated bars at its depositories-offering investors a domestic, U.S.-vaulted option for the first time in history.
Each gold and silver bar backing the funds is uniquely identified by bar number and specification, allocated to the funds' account, and held in a specified area within the Texas Precious Metals Depository. Unlike many existing bullion ETFs that rely on unallocated pool holdings- which can expose investors to the credit risk of clearing banks-the Y’all Street funds are structured so that none of the funds' metal is held on an unallocated basis.
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Source: Texas Precious Metals
DTCC Turns Tokenization into Reality: U.S. Trades Successfully Processed Using DTC-Tokenized Assets
July 15, 2026-Firm validates that tokenization service can bridge TradFi and digital markets by tokenizing DTC-held securities for multiple on-chain trades
Event marks major milestone ahead of DTCC Tokenization Service launch in October 2026 and progresses the evolution of the financial digital ecosystem
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC),the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry,today announced that it successfully converted assets held at The Depository Trust Company (DTC) into tokens that were then used in real production trades,,a notable milestone that marks the largest tokenization production initiative in breadth of use cases,asset classes and number of participants.
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Source: DTCC
Manulife John Hancock Investments Launches New Active Large Cap Opportunities ETF
July 15, 2026-Manulife John Hancock Investments today announced the launch of John Hancock Large Cap Opportunities ETF (NYSE Arca: JLCO), managed by Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM), bringing an actively managed U.S. equity ETF to investors. With JLCO, Manulife John Hancock Investments' ETF platform now has 20 ETFs with more than $15 billion in assets under management.1
Strategies include U.S. and international equity, hedged equity, preferred income, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate and municipal bonds.
The new ETF seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation through investment in a high-conviction portfolio of primarily large-cap U.S. companies. Manulife IM portfolio managers, Michael J. Scanlon, Jr. CFA, and Leigh Pressman, CFA are primarily responsible for the management of the fund's portfolio. The strategy has been managed by Manulife IM (US) since 2020, and this new ETF will be added to the strategy's composite.
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Source: Manulife Wealth & Asset Management
2x Avalanche ETF Now Trading
July 15, 2026-Volatility Shares is pleased to announce the launch of 2x Avalanche ETF today.
2x Avalanche ETF (Ticker: AVAZ)
Volatility Shares today announced the launch of the 2x Avalanche ETF (Ticker: AVAZ), providing investors with a Fund seeking to deliver twice the daily performance of the Avalanche (AVAX) ecosystem through futures contracts.
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Source: Volatility Shares
ETFGI reports ETF Industry in the United States Reaches Record US$15.78 Trillion as YTD Inflows Surpass US$1 Trillion at the end of June
July 14, 2026-ETFGI reports ETF Industry in the United States Reaches Record US$15.78 Trillion as YTD Inflows Surpass US$1 Trillion at the end of June.
During June, the ETFs industry in the United States gathered net inflows of US$197.63 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$1.03 trillion, according to ETFGI's June 2026 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.
ETFGI, is a 14 year old leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, 6 annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summits, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets invested in the US ETF industry reached a new all-time high of $15.78 trillion at the end of June 2026, surpassing the previous record of $15.69 trillion set in May.
Industry assets have increased 17.5% year-to-date, rising from $13.43 trillion at the end of 2025 to $15.78 trillion.
US ETF industry gathered net inflows of $197.63 billion in June, reflecting continued strong investor demand.
Year-to-date net inflows reached a record $1.03 trillion, far exceeding the previous high of $553.98 billion recorded in 2025 and the $472.20 billion gathered in 2021.
June marked the 50th consecutive month of positive net inflows.
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Source: ETFGI
ProShares Launches SKHU ETF Targeting 2x Daily Returns of SK hynix
July 14, 2026-World's largest provider of leveraged and inverse ETFs expands its single-stock ETF lineup with 2x SK hynix ETF following the U.S. listing of the company's ADRs
ProShares, the world's leader in geared (leveraged and inverse) investing, today announced the launch of ProShares Ultra SK hynix (NYSE Arca: SKHU), targeting 2x the daily returns of the American Depositary Receipt (ADR) of SK hynix.
The 2x SK hynix ETF gives U.S. investors, for the first time, a way to magnify a bullish view on the company.
SK hynix's U.S. listing of its ADRs drew significant investor interest, with shares rising approximately 13% on the day of the offering to close at $168.01.1
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Source: ProShares
T-REX Launches T-REX 2X Long SKHY Daily Target ETF (NYSE Arca: HYNX)
July 14, 2026-REX Shares ("REX") and Tuttle Capital Management ("TCM") today announce the launch of the T-REX 2X Long SKHY Daily Target ETF (NYSE Arca: HYNX), a leveraged ETF providing 2x daily long exposure to the SK hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) (SKHY). HYNX is available in pre-market trading beginning at 4:00 a.m. ET.
HYNX is designed to deliver 200% of the daily performance of the SK hynix ADRs (SKHY), before fees and expenses, giving traders a tool to engage with one of the central names in the artificial-intelligence memory buildout. SK hynix is the world's second-largest memory chipmaker and the leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the stacked DRAM that sits alongside the GPUs powering AI data centers. The company also produces conventional DRAM and NAND flash storage, and counts the largest AI accelerator makers among its key customers. Surging demand for HBM tied to the AI compute has made SK hynix one of the most closely watched semiconductor names in the market.
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Source: T-REX
Columbia Threadneedle Investments Launches Two New Premium Income ETFs
July 14, 2026-RECI and CDPI enhance firm's equity income offerings as ETF platform surpasses $12 billion1 in assets
Columbia Threadneedle Investments today announced the launch of two new actively managed exchange traded funds (ETFs) that seek high income while maintaining equity market exposure with a lower volatility profile.
The new funds, the Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF (NYSE Arca: RECI) and the Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF (NYSE Arca: CDPI), expand Columbia Threadneedle's robust suite of equity income solutions and are the firm's first offerings in the fast-growing derivative income ETF category.
Both ETFs seek to generate monthly income through option premiums and stock dividends, while also pursuing capital appreciation. By combining actively managed equity portfolios with dynamically managed option overlays, the funds aim to provide high income with reduced volatility compared to traditional equity exposures.
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments
XOVR Expands Private Market Strategy with $30 Million Investment in Kalshi
July 13, 2026-XOVR, the first ETF** to provide access to private equity exposure through a private-public crossover structure, adds Kalshi through its proprietary VC Lens after SpaceX exposure helped drive Q2 performance
Key Highlights
XOVR invested $30 million in Kalshi*, making it one of the Fund's largest private-company investments and adding exposure to a leading company in regulated prediction markets.
XOVR, relaunched in August 2024, was the first ETF to provide access to private equity exposure through a private-public crossover structure, combining select private-company exposure with publicly traded innovation leaders using its proprietary ER30TR Index, all inside a single Nasdaq-listed ETF.
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Source: ERShares
