Exchange-traded funds

Direxion Launches Low Priced Stock ETF

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Exchange-traded funds, Direxion, Inverse exchange-traded fund

Direxion equips investors who are driven by conviction with ETF solutions built for purpose and fine-tuned for precision.

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  • Direxion equips investors who are driven by conviction with ETF solutions built for purpose and fine-tuned for precision.
  • Direxion's reputation is founded on developing products that precisely express market perspectives and allow investors to manage their risk exposure.
  • For more information on all Direxion Shares daily leveraged ETFs, go to direxion.com , or call us at 866.476.7523.
  • Companies with low trading volume and/or low security prices may be seen to have a deteriorating company reputation comparted to those companies with greater market capitalization.

ETFMG Sit Ultra Short ETF (VALT) Exceeds $200 Million in Assets Under Management

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Banking, Professional services, Exchange-traded funds, Finance, Financial markets, Investment, ETF, SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF, Indxx

ETF Managers Group LLC (ETFMG), a leading thematic exchange-traded fund issuer, announced today that the Sit Ultra Short ETF (NYSE ARCA: VALT) has surpassed a remarkable milestone of $200 million1 in assets under management.

Key Points: 
  • ETF Managers Group LLC (ETFMG), a leading thematic exchange-traded fund issuer, announced today that the Sit Ultra Short ETF (NYSE ARCA: VALT) has surpassed a remarkable milestone of $200 million1 in assets under management.
  • ETFMG funds are proof as to the power of the ETF wrapper and that thematic products can have a place in investors portfolios.
  • Sit is a full product global asset manager offering management expertise in domestic equities, international equities and fixed income instruments.
  • ETF Managers Group LLC and ETFMG Financial LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Exchange Traded Managers Group LLC (collectively, ETFMG).

ETF Action's ETF All-Stars Thematic Composite Index Licensed by Amplify ETFs

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Exchange-traded funds, Finance, Financial markets, Investment, Christian Magoon

DENVER, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ETF Action is pleased to announce that the ETF All-Stars Thematic Composite Index has been licensed by Amplify ETFs for the Amplify Thematic All-Stars ETF (NYSE: MVPS), which begins trading today.

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  • DENVER, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ETF Action is pleased to announce that the ETF All-Stars Thematic Composite Index has been licensed by Amplify ETFs for the Amplify Thematic All-Stars ETF (NYSE: MVPS), which begins trading today.
  • These companies represent the ETF Thematic All-Stars which seek to establish a consensus view on which companies best align with popular investment themes by accessing publicly available ETF ownership data."
  • Referencing ETF Action's latest ETF Thematic Landscape report shows AUM for U.S. listed thematic ETFs growing from under $30 billion at the beginning of 2019 to over $130 billion today.
  • Akins went on to say, "We are thrilled to partner with Amplify ETFs, a clear leader in the thematic ETF space, to make the ETF All-Stars Thematic Composite Index available to investors."

Horizons ETFs and National Bank Direct Brokerage Announce the Champion of the 'Biggest Winner 10' Trading Competition

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Exchange-traded funds, Horizons ETFs, Finance, Money, Investment

TORONTO, July 21, 2021 /CNW/ -Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") and National Bank Direct Brokerage ("NBDB") are pleased to announce that Galiaskar Aitkuzhinov from Toronto, Ontario is the grand prize winner of the Horizons ETFs Biggest Winner 10 Trading Competition (the "Competition").

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, July 21, 2021 /CNW/ -Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") and National Bank Direct Brokerage ("NBDB") are pleased to announce that Galiaskar Aitkuzhinov from Toronto, Ontario is the grand prize winner of the Horizons ETFs Biggest Winner 10 Trading Competition (the "Competition").
  • This is the second Biggest Winner competition in which Simon has earned the runner-up accolade, having done so in 2017 during the Biggest Winner 7 competition as well.
  • "National Bank Direct Brokerage would like to congratulate Galiaskar Aitkuzhinov, Simon Bolton-Smith and the other winners in the Biggest Winner 10 trading competition," said Claude-Frdric Robert, President of National Bank Direct Brokerage.
  • National Bank Direct Brokerage makes no representation or guarantee, whether explicit or implicit, as to the suitability of investing in exchange-traded funds, or does it endorse Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. or its products.

Amplify ETFs Launches the Amplify Thematic All-Stars ETF (NYSE: MVPS)

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Exchange-traded funds, Finance, Christian Magoon

CHICAGO, July 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Amplify ETFs announces the launch of the Amplify Thematic All-Stars ETF (NYSE: MVPS), a core thematic ETF that invests in the themes and stocks considered the purest and most attractive as determined by U.S. ETF ownership data. MVPS seeks investment results that generally correspond to the ETF All-Stars Thematic Composite Index (the “Index”), which is powered by ETF Action, a technology and research firm.

Key Points: 
  • This and additional information can be found in Amplify Funds statutory and summary prospectus, which may be obtained above or by calling 855-267-3837, or by visiting AmplifyETFs.com.
  • The ETF All-Stars Thematic Composite Index seeks to provide access to a diversified basket of global companies (Thematic ETF All-Stars) most widely owned by ETFs included in the Index Providers qualifying thematic universe.
  • Amplify Investments LLC serves as the Investment Adviser and Toroso Investments, LLC serves as Sub-Adviser to the Fund.
  • Amplify ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

Custodian REIT plc : Disposal of Property

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Real estate investment trust, Investment, Exchange-traded funds, Finance

Custodian REIT plc (CREI)

Custodian REIT plc : Disposal of Property 21-Jul-2021 / 07:00 GMT/BST

Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Key Points: 
  • The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), the UK property investment company, is pleased to announce the disposal of a property from its portfolio.
  • The property was part of the initial portfolio acquired on the Company's admission to the London Stock Exchange in 2014.
  • The Company intends to use the proceeds from the disposal to fund acquisitions better aligned to its stated investment strategy.

Innovator ETFs to Liquidate Innovator IBD ETF Leaders ETF (LDRS)

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Exchange-traded funds, Finance

CHICAGO, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator) today announced the scheduled liquidation of the Innovator IBD® ETF Leaders ETF (NYSE Arca: LDRS) (the “Fund”). Based upon the recommendation of Innovator, the Fund’s investment adviser, the Board of Trustees of the Innovator ETFs Trust unanimously determined that it was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to liquidate the Fund.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator) today announced the scheduled liquidation of the Innovator IBD ETF Leaders ETF (NYSE Arca: LDRS) (the Fund).
  • Based upon the recommendation of Innovator, the Funds investment adviser, the Board of Trustees of the Innovator ETFs Trust unanimously determined that it was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to liquidate the Fund.
  • No new creation units will be sold after that time, and the Fund will liquidate on or around Friday, August 20, 2021.
  • Innovators category-creating Defined Outcome ETF family includes Buffer ETFs, Floor ETFs, Stacker ETFs and the Accelerated ETFs, the worlds first ETFs to seek to offer a multiple of the upside return of a reference asset, up to a cap, with approximately single exposure on the downside.

Net Lease Corporate Real Estate ETF (NYSE Arca: NETL) Surpasses $100 Million Milestone in Assets Under Management

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Professional services, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Finance, Construction & Property, REIT, Leasing, Finance, Real estate investment trust, Net lease, Property, Exchange-traded funds, S&P Global, Fundamental Income, the Fundamental Income Net Lease Real Estate Index (NETLXT), FUNDAMENTAL INCOME, THE FUNDAMENTAL INCOME NET LEASE REAL ESTATE INDEX (NETLXT)

Fundamental Income, a Phoenix-based net lease real estate platform, announces the Net Lease Corporate Real Estate ETF (NYSE Arca: NETL) has surpassed $100 million in assets under management. NETL is the first and only publicly traded ETF to define the net lease sector as a pure play. The fund tracks the Fundamental Income Net Lease Real Estate Index, calculated by NASDAQ, which is comprised of 25 publicly traded equity REITs totaling over $150 billion in market cap and collectively offers investors exposure to all 50 states, 26,000+ properties, 40+ industries, and more than 3,000 tenants.

Key Points: 
  • Fundamental Income , a Phoenix-based net lease real estate platform, announces the Net Lease Corporate Real Estate ETF (NYSE Arca: NETL) has surpassed $100 million in assets under management.
  • NETL is the first and only publicly traded ETF to define the net lease sector as a pure play.
  • In addition to founding the Net Lease Real Estate Index, the Company also raised $500 million of equity from a fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) to build a private, net lease platform.
  • The Index includes only equity REITs which derive the majority of their revenue from net leases, i.e., Net Lease REITS.

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.08 Per Share for August

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Professional services, Finance, Finance, Money, Investment, Institutional investors, Investment funds, Mutual fund, Investment management, Exchange-traded funds, Hedge fund

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FAM) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.08 per share payable on August 16, 2021, to shareholders of record as of August 3, 2021. The ex-dividend date is expected to be August 2, 2021. The monthly distribution information for the Fund appears below.

Key Points: 
  • First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FAM) has declared the Funds regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.08 per share payable on August 16, 2021, to shareholders of record as of August 3, 2021.
  • The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
  • FTP is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded fund creation units.

Viridi Funds Launches $RIGZ, an NYSE-Listed Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Cryptocurrency, Investment fund, Exchange-traded funds, Economy

SEATTLE, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viridi Funds ("Viridi"), a registered investment advisor and emerging fund manager providing environmentally focused crypto investment products, today announced the launch of the Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: RIGZ, "RIGZ" or "the Fund").

Key Points: 
  • SEATTLE, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viridi Funds ("Viridi"), a registered investment advisor and emerging fund manager providing environmentally focused crypto investment products, today announced the launch of the Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: RIGZ, "RIGZ" or "the Fund").
  • The Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that is focused on investments within the cryptocurrency mining and mining infrastructure industries.
  • Our team at CoinShares looks forward to collaborating with Viridi Funds to bring new thematic products to market in the coming years."
  • Viridi Funds is a registered investment adviser, that couples its experience in crypto mining operations with capital markets to invest in the crypto mining space, with a focus on clean energy.