ETF News You Missed This Week - Feb. 9 - Feb. 13, 2026

ETF Launches

Equity Strategies Get More Targeted

Wedbush, in partnership with Indiggo, introduced the Wedbush ReturnOnLeadership® U.S. Large-Cap ETF (EXEQ), a strategy designed to quantify and monetize corporate leadership quality. Tracking the Solactive Indiggo ROL® Index, EXEQ selects 50 large-cap companies using AI-driven leadership metrics, turning qualitative assessments into a rules-based factor.

Active equity conversions also continue. The Pabrai Wagons Fund has transitioned into the ETF wrapper and now trades as the Pabrai Wagons ETF (WAGN). Managed by Pabrai Wagons Advisors, the fund follows a concentrated, value-driven “Dhandho” philosophy with global equity exposure and a willingness to hold cash when opportunities are limited. The move reflects the continued migration of long-standing active strategies into ETFs.

Dividend growth and small-cap strategies are also expanding.

The First Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (IDVY) targets developed ex-U.S. companies with consistent dividend and earnings growth, while the Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF (AIMS) brings a multi-manager institutional approach to U.S. small caps.

Meanwhile, the Kurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF (KCOP) blends copper exposure, mining equities and options overlays to deliver both commodity participation and income.

Fixed Income and Cash Solutions Evolve

F/m Investments has made its Treasury bill strategy available through both ETF and mutual fund share classes. The F/m U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill ETF (TBIL) now sits within a dual-structure portfolio, marking one of the first live ETF-mutual fund combinations under a modern SEC exemptive order.

CLO exposure continues to expand. Reckoner launched multiple CLO-focused funds including the Reckoner Yield Enhanced AAA CLO Reinvesting ETF (RAAR), Reckoner Yield Enhanced AAA CLO Annual ETF (RAAY), Reckoner BBB-B CLO Reinvesting ETF (RCLR) and Reckoner BBB-B CLO Annual ETF (RCLY). Fidelity also entered the segment with the Fidelity AAA CLO ETF (FAAA) and the Fidelity CLO ETF (FCLO), offering access to both high-quality and below-investment-grade CLO tranches.

Cash management is evolving as well. State Street introduced the State Street Prime Money Market ETF (MMK), an actively managed strategy targeting income, liquidity and capital preservation through short-term, high-quality debt.

With a competitive fee and backing from State Street’s large cash team, MMK adds further competition in the growing ETF cash segment.

Leveraged and Tactical Tools Expand

Direxion launched four new 2x bull funds. The Direxion Daily ASML Bull 2X ETF (ASMU), Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF (BABU), Direxion Daily MRVL Bull 2X ETF (MRVU) and Direxion Daily SOFI Bull 2X ETF (SOFA) each seek to deliver double the daily return of their underlying stocks.

Inverse strategies are also gaining ground. Tradr ETFs introduced the Tradr 2X Short BE Daily ETF (BEZ) and the Tradr 2X Short SMR Daily ETF (SMZ), offering leveraged downside exposure to Bloom Energy and NuScale Power. Leverage Shares expanded its lineup with the Leverage Shares 2X Long Critical Metals ETF (CRMU), Leverage Shares 2X Long Uranium Energy ETF (UEGG) and Leverage Shares 2X Long Denison Mines ETF (DNNG), providing amplified exposure to mining and uranium companies tied to the energy transition.

Commodities Stay in Focus

Global X listed the Global X Commodity Strategy ETF (COMD), an actively managed fund investing across energy, metals and agriculture through futures and commodity-linked ETPs. Using quantitative macro and momentum models, COMD aims to navigate shifting demand and geopolitical risks across global commodity markets.

Filings

Active, Income and Core Portfolio Building Blocks

Traditional portfolio exposures remain a key area of development. AllianceBernstein has filed for the AB Multisector Income ETF, an actively managed strategy spanning government bonds, corporates, mortgage-backed securities and high yield, targeting a one to six year duration and using derivatives and leverage to enhance income. SEI is also expanding in credit with the SEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETF (LEND), a multi-manager strategy allocating across junk bonds, bank loans and structured credit.

Equity-focused active filings continue as well. Bancreek Capital’s proposed Bancreek Billionaires Club ETF will invest globally in companies founded or controlled by billionaire entrepreneurs and families. Carillon Tower Advisers has filed the RJ ClariVest Capital Appreciation ETF, targeting long-term growth stocks through a quantitative-driven fundamental and technical process.

Nicholas Wealth is bringing its long-standing thematic framework into the ETF wrapper with two filings. The Fitz-Gerald Must Have Portfolio® ETF (FITZ) will focus on a concentrated 15–30 stock portfolio aligned with its “5D” thematic framework, while the Fitz-Gerald Must Have Portfolio® and Options Overlay ETF (FIZY) will pair that exposure with options strategies to generate income and monthly distributions.

Faith-based investing continues to expand through ETFs as well. Timothy Partners has filed three new products. The Timothy Plan Free Cash Flow ETF (TPFC) and Timothy Plan Free Cash Flow Growth ETF (TPFG) will track free cash flow-focused U.S. equity indexes while applying biblical values screens, and the Timothy Plan Fixed Income ETF (TPFI) will offer an actively managed core bond strategy aligned with faith-based exclusions.

Meanwhile, iShares has proposed a more traditional building block with the iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, tracking an index of Treasuries across the one- to ten-year maturity range.

Crypto, Staking and Yield Innovation

Crypto-linked ETF filings are evolving beyond simple spot exposure. Truth Social has filed for the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF, targeting a 60/40 mix of bitcoin and ether with direct holdings, staking of ETH for yield and covered call overlays to enhance income.

It has also proposed the Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF, offering exposure to CRO tokens combined with staking-based yield generation and related instruments.

Meanwhile, the push toward single-asset crypto ETFs continues to gather pace. Grayscale has filed to convert its Grayscale Aave Trust into an ETF that would trade on NYSE Arca under the ticker GAVE. The fund will hold AAVE tokens directly, with shares designed to track the token’s price minus expenses. Creations and redemptions will take place in 10,000-share baskets, either in kind or in cash.

Options, Structured Income and Autocall Strategies

Options-based income strategies continue to multiply. Hohimer Wealth has filed for the Apex Consolidated Income ETF, combining U.S. equities with covered calls, cash-secured puts and swaps to generate high monthly income. Structured payoff strategies are also gaining traction.

Wedbush has filed for the Dan IVES Wedbush AI Autocallable Income ETF, which will use swaps to replicate a laddered portfolio of synthetic autocallable notes tied to a volatility-managed AI equity index. Alaia Capital has filed a broader suite of autocall and buffer ETFs using similar structures to deliver high income with partial downside protection.

Energy transition and real asset themes remain prominent. Cohen & Steers has filed for the Cohen & Steers Future of Energy Active ETF, targeting global companies across traditional and renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure and related industries positioned to benefit from long-term structural shifts.

Event-Driven and Election-Linked Concepts

Some of the most unconventional filings center on binary, event-driven outcomes. Roundhill has proposed multiple ETFs tied to U.S. election results, using CFTC-regulated event contracts to deliver payouts based on outcomes such as the 2028 presidential race or control of Congress. These products would carry near-total loss risk if the predicted outcome does not occur, highlighting how issuers are exploring prediction market-style exposure within an ETF format.

Leverage Race Intensifies

Defiance has filed for a range of 2x long single-stock ETFs covering names from Ryanair to Virgin Galactic and Rolls-Royce ADRs. Direxion has proposed leveraged bull and bear ETFs tied to ether, gold and silver through underlying ETFs.

REX Shares has filed for multiple 3x and 4x single-stock ETFs, including 4x long funds on major technology companies such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla.

It also proposed 3x leveraged funds tied to companies still private or nearing IPO, including Stripe, SpaceX and OpenAI. ProShares is pushing leverage further in crypto with filings for 3x and 4x bitcoin and ether ETFs using derivatives-based exposure rather than direct holdings.

GraniteShares has taken the leverage theme to scale, filing for dozens of 3x and 4x leveraged and inverse ETFs tied to major indexes, sector ETFs and thematic exposures spanning semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, uranium, robotics and blockchain.

It has also filed for a 2x leveraged ETF tied to SpaceX, despite the company not being publicly listed.

Leverage Shares is pursuing similar territory with proposed 2x long and short ETFs linked to private or pre-IPO companies including Stripe, Databricks, SpaceX, Anthropic and Strava, as well as listed aerospace firm York Space Systems.

Please note this article is for information purposes only and does not in any way constitute investment advice. It is essential that you seek advice from a registered financial professional prior to making any investment decision.