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you are currently viewing:Westwood to Launch Westwood Salient Enhanced Power & Infrastructure ETF (PWRX) as the First New ETF on the Texas Stock ExchangeAugust 20, 2026-Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE: WHG), a leading boutique asset manager, today announced plans to launch the Westwood Salient Enhanced Power & Infrastructure ETF (TXSE: PWRX) on September 17, 2026. PWRX will be the first new ETF to launch on the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE). "Westwood is delighted that PWRX will be the first new ETF listing on the Texas Stock Exchange. We think it is fitting that a Dallas-based manager and a Houston-based energy team are helping to open a Texas exchange with an ETF focused on the industries powering the country's future," said Brian Casey, Chief Executive Officer of Westwood Holdings Group. Source: Westwood Holdings Group Inc |
CoinShares Renames WGMI as "Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF," Reflecting the Convergence of Bitcoin Mining and AI Infrastructure
August 18, 2026-Strategy update positions WGMI to capture the build-out of the energy and compute backbone behind bitcoin and artificial intelligence, anchored in the listed bitcoin miners that already operate it.
XFUNDS Launches 1-3 Month BOX ETF (XCSH) Seeking Treasury Bill-Like Returns
August 18, 2026- XFUNDS, a leading provider of actively managed ETFs, today announced the launch of the XFUNDS 1-3 Month BOX ETF (NASDAQ: XCSH).
Designed as a cash management solution, XCSH seeks to deliver investment results, before fees and expenses, that equal or exceed the performance of the one to three month U.S. Treasury bill market.Rather than investing primarily in Treasury bills, XCSH seeks exposure to short-term interest rates through box spreads.
Miller Value Partners ETF to Transfer Listing to NYSE
August 17, 2026-Ticker symbol MVPA will remain unchanged; no shareholder action required.
Miller Value Partners, LLC, investment adviser to the Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF (the "Fund") (ticker: MVPA), today announced that the Fund will transfer its primary listing from NYSE Arca, Inc. to the New York Stock Exchange, effective September 1, 2026.
Northern Trust Asset Management Brings Its FlexShares ETFs Under the Northern Trust Brand
August 17, 2026-Rebrand unifies the firm's ETF lineup while maintaining investor continuity
Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm with US$1.6 trillion in assets under management and US$27 billion in exchange traded fund assets as of June 30, 2026, announced that its full ETF lineup now operates as Northern Trust ETFs.
Virtus Introduces Two Actively Managed ETFs from Zevenbergen
August 17, 2026-Open-end funds were converted to ETFs providing investors the same investment philosophy and portfolio management approach through an ETF structure
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) today announced the introduction of new ETFs managed by Zevenbergen established through the conversion of two Zevenbergen mutual funds to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Jane Street takes $15bn hit in July tied to AI sell-off
August 15, 2026---Jane Street generates more than $40bn in trading revenue year to date, source says
executives tell employees firm closed significant risk in areas that lost money in July
Jane Street says it is pulling back on risk-taking in some strategies after recent losses
ETFGI reports ETFs industry in the United States Gathered a Record US$ 1.23 Trillion in YTD Net Inflows at end of July
August 14, 2026---During July, the ETFs industry in the United States gathered net inflows of US$193.42 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$1.23 trillion, according to ETFG's July 2026 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report,the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.
Bitwise To Explore Tokenizing Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) With Superstate; Other ETFs May Follow
August 13, 2026-Bitwise Asset Management, a global crypto asset manager, today announced a partnership with Superstate, a financial technology firm that partners with issuers and asset managers to bring securities onchain, to develop the capability for shares of certain Bitwise funds to be held in tokenized form.
WEBs Investments Inc. Announces Intention to Close 11 Defined Volatility Sector ETFs
August 13, 2026--WEBs Investments Inc. (WEBs) announced today its intention to close 11 series within its Defined Volatility Sector ETFs suite of funds: WEBs Energy XLE Defined Volatility ETF, WEBs Materials XLB Defined Volatility ETF, WEBs Industrials XLI Defined Volatility ETF, WEBs Consumer Discretionary XLY Defined Volatility ETF, WEBs Consumer Staples XLP Defined Volatility ETF,
VegaShares Announces Launch of the AI Inference ETF (CGPT) and the AI Thermal, Cooling & Power Management ETF (COOL)
August 13, 2026--CGPT and COOL provide targeted exposure to two layers of the AI infrastructure buildout: the inference stack that runs trained models, and the power and cooling that keep high-density data centers online.
