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ShariaPortfolio Wealth Group Surpasses $2 Billion in Assets Under Management
August 8, 2025--The ShariaPortfolio Group of Companies (SP Wealth) is proud to celebrate a significant achievement in its pursuit of financial excellence: $2 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM) as of May 2, 2025. This milestone underscores the firm's commitment to delivering Sharia-compliant, ethically sound investment strategies that align with the financial goals and values of its diverse client base.
A standout contributor to this success is SPUS, the group’s flagship ETF, which alone has grown to over $1.2 billion in assets as of May 9, 2025, a remarkable achievement that demonstrates strong investor confidence in Sharia-compliant equity solutions. SPUS remains a cornerstone in the firm's ETF lineup and a benchmark for ethical investing.
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Source: SP Funds
Defiance Launches QPUX: 2X Leveraged ETF on Pure Quantum Companies
August 7, 2025--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of the Defiance 2X Daily Long Pure Quantum ETF (Ticker: QPUX). This innovative ETF provides investors with amplified 2X daily exposure to a hand-picked basket of pure quantum computing companies, empowering investors to capture opportunities in one of the most transformative technology sectors.
QPUX seeks to deliver daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of its equal-weighted Target Portfolio, which currently consists of IONQ, Inc. (IONQ), Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI), D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS), and Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT). The portfolio is rebalanced daily to maintain equal weighting among these four companies.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Manulife John Hancock Investments Launches New Active ETF Targeting Select Value Opportunities
August 6, 2025--Manulife John Hancock Investments today will launch John Hancock Disciplined Value Select ETF (NYSE Arca: JDVL), a concentrated U.S. value portfolio and the second actively managed ETF subadvised by the team at Boston Partners. The launch brings Manulife John Hancock Investment's ETF suite to a total of 17 funds with over $7.5 billion in assets under management, with strategies including U.S. and international equity, preferred income, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate and municipal bonds.1
The new fund seeks long-term capital growth and is overseen by veteran portfolio managers David Cohen, CFA, and Joshua White, CFA, both of whom manage Boston Partners' other large-cap value strategies, including the John Hancock Disciplined Value mutual fund.
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Source: Manulife Wealth & Asset Management
Wall Street is Reaping the Benefits of Faster Trading
August 6, 2025--A long-anticipated overhaul in Wall Street's trade settlement system is proving more beneficial than expected, unlocking billions in capital and improving bond market efficiency.
More than a year after the U.S. adopted its new one-day settlement cycle, or T+1, trading costs in the corporate bond market have dropped significantly. According to Barclays Research, a key measure of transaction costs has fallen by 12%, while margin requirements the collateral or cash firms must set aside to protect against failed trades have declined 29%. This freed-up capital is now being deployed back into markets, boosting credit market liquidity in the process.
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Source: tradealgo.com
Timothy Plan Announces Merger Reorganization of the Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock Enhanced ETF (TPHE) and the Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF (TPHD)
August 6, 2025--On July 25, 2025, at the recommendation of Timothy Partners, Ltd., the Trust's investment adviser, the Board of Trustees of The Timothy Plan (the "Trust") approved the merger of the Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock Enhanced ETF (the "Acquired Fund") into the Timothy Plan High Dividend ETF (the "Acquiring Fund") each a series of the Trust (each of the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund may be referred to as a "Fund," and together, the "Funds") (the "Reorganization").
The Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund are each index funds and have similar, but not identical, principal investment strategies. The Funds are managed by the same investment adviser, investment sub-adviser and portfolio managers. The Reorganization is expected to close after market hours on October 3, 2025. The last day of trading in the security will be on or about October 3, 2025, and the security will be suspended in the pre-market on October 6, 2025.
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Source: Timothy Plan
The Timothy Plan Announces Merger Reorganization of the Timothy Plan Large Mid/Cap Core Enhanced ETF (TPLE) into the Timothy Plan Large Mid/Cap Core ETF (TPLC)
August 6, 2025--On July 25, 2025, at the recommendation of Timothy Partners, Ltd., the Trust's investment adviser, the Board of Trustees of The Timothy Plan (the "Trust") approved the merger of the Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Cap Core Enhanced ETF (the "Acquired Fund") into the Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Cap Core ETF (the "Acquiring Fund") each a series of the Trust (each of the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund may be referred to as a "Fund," and together, the "Funds") (the "Reorganization").
The Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund are each index funds and have similar, but not identical, principal investment strategies. The Funds are managed by the same investment adviser, investment sub-adviser and portfolio managers. The Reorganization is expected to close after market hours on October 3, 2025. The last day of trading in the security will be on or about October 3, 2025, and the security will be suspended in the pre-market on October 6, 2025.
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Source: Timothy Plan
Cboe Surpasses 1,000 U.S. Listed ETFs as Demand for Innovative Products Drives Market Growth
August 5, 2025--Major milestone highlights Cboe's role as a leading listing venue for innovative actively-managed ETFs
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. ("Cboe U.S.") welcomed 185 new U.S. ETFs year-to-date in 2025, representing strategies encompassing derivatives, global equities, fixed income, and cryptocurrency-based products
Cboe U.S. is currently the second largest ETF listing venue in the U.S.
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, announced it surpassed 1,000 U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listings, becoming only the second venue to ever cross the mark. As of today, over 115 unique issuers list ETF products on Cboe U.S.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets, Inc
Grayscale Announces Strategic Expansion of Management Team and Board of Directors as Company Enters Next Phase in Its Evolution
August 4, 2025-- Broadened Management Team Brings Decades of Traditional Finance Experience to the Maturing Crypto Industry
Board Expands to Five as Founder Barry Silbert Returns as Board Chairman
Grayscale Investments, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform, today announced the strategic expansion of its management team and Board of Directors to support the firm's next phase of growth.
Following announcements earlier this year, the appointments include four seasoned financial services executives joining the management team and a key addition to board leadership, underscoring Grayscale's commitment to innovation as the pioneer of digital asset investment platforms.
The management team expansion now includes Diana Zhang as Chief Operating Officer, Ramona Boston as Chief Marketing Officer, Andrea Williams as Chief Communications Officer, and Maxwell Rosenthal as Chief Human Resources Officer, all reporting to Grayscale CEO Peter Mintzberg.
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Source: Grayscale Investments
Acting Chairman Pham Launches Listed Spot Crypto Trading Initiative
August 4, 2025--Stakeholders Invited to Provide Public Input by August 18
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced today the CFTC will launch an initiative for trading spot crypto asset contracts that are listed on a CFTC-registered futures exchange (designated contract market or DCM).
This is the first initiative in the CFTC's crypto sprint to start implementation of the recommendations in the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report. Acting Chairman Pham announced CFTC's crypto sprint last week.
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Source: www.cftc.gov
Defiance Launches DKNX: 2X Leveraged ETF on DraftKings (DKNG)
July 31, 2025--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of an innovative ETF: The Defiance Daily Target 2X Long DKNG ETF (Ticker: DKNX). This fund provides investors with amplified 2X daily exposure to the performance of DraftKings Inc. (DKNG), empowering retail investors to capitalize on high-growth opportunities in the sports betting and gaming industry without the need for a margin account.
DKNX seeks to deliver daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the daily performance of DraftKings Inc. Through the use of derivatives, including swaps and options, DKNX aims to achieve precise 2X daily leveraged exposure to the underlying stock.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
