ETF News You Missed This Week - June 1 - June 5, 2026

ETF Launches

AI Infrastructure and Technology Themes Remain Front and Center

Artificial intelligence continued to dominate new product development.

Tuttle Capital launched the Tuttle Capital Concentrated Memory Stack ETF (HBMX), an actively managed fund targeting the memory semiconductor ecosystem powering AI data centers. The ETF focuses on companies involved in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), DRAM, NAND, advanced packaging, testing, substrates, and semiconductor equipment, positioning memory as one of the critical bottlenecks in AI infrastructure.

VanEck took a broader approach with the launch of the VanEck Data Center Supply Chain ETF (RACK). The thematic ETF targets companies generating significant revenue from data center and AI infrastructure activities, spanning semiconductors, cooling systems, electrical equipment, power infrastructure, and nuclear energy. The launch arrives as hyperscalers are projected to spend roughly $750 billion on AI infrastructure this year.

Defiance ETFs also expanded its technology-focused leveraged lineup with the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long INFQ ETF (INFH) and Defiance Daily Target 2X Long VELO ETF (VELL). The funds seek to deliver twice the daily performance of quantum computing company Infleqtion and metal 3D-printing manufacturer Velo3D, respectively.

Later in the week, Defiance added another single-stock product with the launch of the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long WYFI ETF (WYFL), providing leveraged exposure to WhiteFiber.

The semiconductor theme also attracted new leveraged offerings from Leverage Shares, which launched the Leverage Shares 2X Long ON Daily ETF (ONG) and Leverage Shares 2X Long NXPI Daily ETF (NXPG), targeting ON Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors.

For investors seeking broader AI exposure, BMO and REX introduced the MicroSectors 3× Long Artificial Intelligence ETN (AIQU) and MicroSectors -3× Short Artificial Intelligence ETN (AIQD), offering leveraged bullish and bearish exposure to the BITA AI Leaders Select Index.

Active Managers Continue Expanding ETF Offerings

Several traditional active managers brought new strategies into ETF wrappers.

Hartford Funds launched the Hartford Alpha Capture Growth ETF (ACGO), an actively managed U.S. growth strategy sub-advised by Wellington Management. The fund combines ideas from multiple Wellington equity teams and focuses on high-conviction growth opportunities.

MFS added two new active ETFs: the MFS Active International Value ETF (MIVL), focused on undervalued international equities, and the MFS Blended Research® Small-Mid Cap ETF (BRSM), which combines fundamental and quantitative research to invest in U.S. small- and mid-cap companies.

Baillie Gifford was among the most active issuers this week. The firm launched the Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets ETF (BGEG) and the Baillie Gifford International Alpha ETF (BGIA), while also converting two long-running mutual fund strategies into ETFs: the Baillie Gifford International Concentrated Growth ETF (BGCG) and the Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth ETF (BGGG).

Nuveen expanded its ETF share-class lineup with the launch of the Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund ETF Share Class (NGIF) and the Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF Share Class (NUDG), bringing existing mutual fund strategies into the ETF structure.

Income and Buffer Strategies Continue to Grow

Zacks Investment Management entered the ETF market with two income-oriented funds.

The Zacks Income ETF (ZINC) seeks income and capital appreciation through dividend-paying stocks selected using valuation, quality, and earnings-momentum factors, while the Zacks Preferred Income ETF (PRIZ) invests primarily in preferred securities and junior subordinated debt. Both funds target an 8% annual distribution yield without relying on covered-call strategies.

YieldMax expanded its option-income lineup with the launch of the YieldMax INTC Option Income Strategy ETF (INYY), providing options-based income exposure linked to Intel shares.

Structured outcome products also remained active. Innovator introduced the Innovator U.S. Equity Dual Directional ETF™ - June (DDFZ) and the Innovator U.S. Equity Dual Directional ETF™ - June 2 (DDTZ), two buffer ETFs designed to generate positive outcomes in both rising and moderately declining markets.

Corgi launched nine new June-series buffer ETFs:

• Corgi June U.S. Equity Buffer ETF (JUNC)
• Corgi June U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - 15 (CJUN)
• Corgi June U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - 30 (CTJN)
• Corgi June U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - 100 (HJUN)
• Corgi June Growth & Technology Buffer ETF (QJN)
• Corgi June Growth & Technology Buffer ETF - 15 (QQJN)
• Corgi June U.S. Small Cap Buffer ETF (SCJN)
• Corgi June International Developed Buffer ETF (IDJN)
• Corgi June Emerging Markets Buffer ETF (EMJN)

Corgi Expands Across Multiple ETF Categories

Beyond buffer strategies, Corgi was one of the week's most active issuers.

The firm launched the Inside Ownership 100 ETF (OWN), which tracks an index of S&P 500 companies with the highest levels of insider ownership.

Corgi also rolled out 34 new daily 2x leveraged ETFs covering U.S. equity sectors, international markets, commodities, infrastructure, semiconductors, and broad market benchmarks.

In fixed income, the issuer launched six ETFs tracking FTSE Fixed Income LLC benchmarks:

• Corgi 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF (CGOV)
• Corgi 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF (CBIL)
• Corgi 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (CUST)
• Corgi 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (CIEI)
• Corgi 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (CIVG)
• Corgi 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (CHYG)

The lineup offers targeted exposure across Treasury bills, Treasury bonds, investment-grade corporates, and high-yield credit.

Fixed Income Innovation Continues

Collateralized loan obligations remained a popular theme among fixed-income issuers.

PGIM launched the PGIM AAA CLO Aggregate Duration ETF (AAAD), a strategy combining AAA-rated CLO exposure with duration management tools designed to produce an interest-rate profile similar to the broader U.S. bond market.

Franklin Templeton introduced the Franklin BSP CLO ETF (YCLO), an actively managed ETF focused primarily on investment-grade CLO debt securities across U.S. and European markets.

Meanwhile, Vanguard entered the high-yield corporate bond space with the Vanguard U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF (VCHY). Tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 250MM 2% Issuer Capped Index, the ETF launched with a highly competitive 0.05% expense ratio.

Crypto Products Continue Evolving

Grayscale expanded beyond traditional crypto exposures with the launch of the Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG). The product provides exposure to HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid blockchain, while also capturing staking rewards generated through network participation.

Another unique launch came from 7RCC, whose 7RCC Spot Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF (BTCK) combines approximately 80% spot bitcoin exposure with 20% regulated carbon credit futures exposure, creating one of the ETF industry's more unconventional alternative-asset combinations.

Beyond Traditional Asset Classes

Tuttle Capital also introduced the Porter & Company Porter Portfolio Index ETF (PCPP), a multi-asset strategy inspired by Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio concept. The ETF allocates assets equally across property and casualty insurance stocks, capital-efficient equities, hard assets such as bitcoin and precious metals, and short-duration cash-like investments.

ETF Filings

AI Infrastructure Moves Deeper Into the Supply Chain

Yorkville America Equities filed for an actively managed ETF focused on the “Universal Memory Ecosystem,” targeting companies developing or benefiting from next-generation semiconductor memory technologies. The proposed fund would invest across advanced memory architectures such as MRAM, ReRAM, PCM, FeRAM, spintronic memory, and storage-class memory, as well as suppliers of semiconductor equipment, materials, IP, and AI infrastructure.

Defiance filed for the Defiance AI Capacitors Leaders ETF, which would track the BITA AI Capacitors Leaders Index. The fund would focus on companies supplying advanced capacitors and passive electronic components used in AI servers, accelerators, networking equipment, and data centers.

Defiance also filed for the Defiance Global Foundries ETF, which would track the MarketVector Global Foundries Index. The strategy would provide concentrated exposure to semiconductor foundry operators and related service providers, with the ability to invest in stocks, ADRs, swaps, options, and select private foundry companies.

Power, Energy, and Data Center Demand Drive New Filings

Simplify filed two actively managed infrastructure ETFs sub-advised by Kayne Anderson.

The Simplify Kayne Power Infrastructure Equity ETF (KPW) would invest in companies tied to electricity generation, transmission, distribution, storage, natural gas infrastructure, renewables, nuclear power, grid operators, and energy storage.

The Simplify Kayne Energy and Infrastructure Equity ETF (KFLO) would focus on energy infrastructure and energy companies, including pipelines, power generation, utilities, storage, exploration, and related businesses.

Roundhill filed for the Roundhill Power Semiconductor ETF (PSEM), an actively managed fund targeting companies tied to SiC and GaN power chips, power management ICs, power conversion systems, and related equipment.

Tema filed for several AI and semiconductor infrastructure ETFs, including the Tema Semiconductor Supply Chain ETF, Tema Semiconductor Packaging ETF, Tema Neocloud ETF, Tema AI Token Economy ETF, and Tema Power Semiconductor ETF. Together, the filings target chip manufacturing, advanced packaging, AI-focused cloud computing, GPU infrastructure, AI token-driven compute demand, and power semiconductor technologies.

VistaShares filed for the VistaShares AI Computing Power ETF, which would seek exposure to AI computing power through GPU compute futures contracts tied to models such as NVIDIA’s H100, A100, and B200. Rather than holding semiconductor stocks, the fund would aim to track the market value of renting GPU compute capacity.

Active Equity Managers Target Global and U.S. Opportunities

3A Capital filed for the 3A All World Equity ETF, an actively managed global equity strategy combining direct stock investments with regional and global ETFs. The fund would use a top-down approach to adjust country and regional allocations based on macro trends, valuations, earnings expectations, interest rates, and market cycles.

Opal Capital and Polen Capital filed for the Pathfinder Disciplined Midcap Equity ETF, an actively managed U.S. mid-cap fund using a machine learning-enabled multi-factor process to evaluate momentum, sentiment, growth, quality, and valuation signals.

CAPTRUST filed two active U.S. equity ETFs. The Brickworks Extended Market ETF would target small- and mid-cap companies across the U.S. extended market, while the Brickworks Core US Equity ETF would combine dividend-focused income investing with core large-cap growth exposure.

Global X filed for the Global X U.S. TaxSmart Income Edge ETF, an actively managed fund combining high-dividend U.S. stocks with a covered-call strategy designed to support weekly distributions. The strategy would write options on broad-market ETF exposures rather than directly on portfolio holdings, aiming to improve tax efficiency.

Alternatives and Fixed Income Add to the Pipeline

Beacon filed for the Beacon Tactical Alternatives Risk ETF (BTA), an actively managed alternatives strategy allocating across commodities, gold, currencies, managed futures, digital assets, and carbon credits through underlying ETFs. The fund would use a risk-parity framework and trend-following system to adjust exposures and reduce drawdowns.

Russell Investments filed for the Russell Investments Multisector Bond ETF (RINK), a flexible global bond strategy with the ability to invest across investment-grade debt, high yield, emerging-market debt, bank loans, mortgages, asset-backed securities, and distressed debt. The fund may also use derivatives, currency positions, leverage, and long-short exposures.

Defiance Targets 13F Portfolios and Photonics

Defiance filed for the Defiance Situational Awareness Select ETF, which would track the BITA Situational Awareness Select Index. The index is designed to replicate the disclosed U.S. equity holdings of Situational Awareness LP, the investment firm led by Leopold Aschenbrenner, based on its latest SEC Form 13F filing.

Defiance also filed for the Defiance 2X Daily Long Photonics ETF, an actively managed leveraged ETF designed to deliver twice the daily performance of a proprietary portfolio of photonics-related companies. The target portfolio would focus on silicon photonics, optical interconnects, lasers, fiber optics, photonic AI computing, and optical sensors.

Leveraged Single-Stock ETF Filings Keep Expanding

Leverage Shares filed 24 new 2x leveraged single-stock ETFs tied to companies across technology, semiconductors, electrification, automation, and industrial infrastructure. The proposed funds would target Dell, Trane Technologies, ServiceNow, Johnson Controls, Micron, Modine Manufacturing, IBM, STMicroelectronics, Comfort Systems USA, Wolfspeed, Celestica, Vicor, Flex, Power Integrations, Hubbell, Vishay Intertechnology, Rockwell Automation, Littelfuse, Emerson Electric, Diodes, Sanmina, Qorvo, Carrier Global, and Fluence Energy.

ProShares also filed a series of 2x leveraged single-stock ETFs tied to global industrial and AI infrastructure leaders, including Foxconn, Hyundai Motor, Siemens Energy, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Quanta Computer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Global Unichip, and Alchip.

In a separate filing set, ProShares proposed additional 2x leveraged ETFs tied to Saudi Aramco, Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics, SAP, ABB, BE Semiconductor Industries, Roche, and Novartis. The filings expand leveraged ETF exposure beyond U.S. mega-cap technology into global energy, semiconductors, industrial automation, enterprise software, and healthcare.

Other Updates

Fee Cuts and Fund Updates

The MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF (MJSC) adopted a new expense limitation agreement that will cap net operating expenses at 1.00% through December 31, 2027. While gross expenses are estimated at 1.68%, investors are expected to pay approximately 1.01% after waivers and reimbursements.

The Franklin Focused Growth ETF (FFOG) will be renamed the Franklin Focused Dynamic Growth ETF on June 30, 2026. At the same time, Franklin Templeton will reduce the fund's management fee from 0.55% to 0.41%, lowering total annual expenses to 0.41%.

The TBG Dividend Focus ETF (TBG) also announced a fee reduction. Effective June 8, its net expense ratio will fall from 0.59% to 0.45% following a contractual fee waiver that will remain in place through November 2027.

Index and Methodology Changes

The Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (CRTC) has narrowed its investment universe following updates by the U.S. Department of Defense. The index will now focus on six strategic technology categories: Applied Artificial Intelligence, Biomanufacturing, Contested Logistics Technologies, Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance, Scaled Hypersonics, and Scaled Directed Energy.

SEI is rebranding four quantitative ETFs under its Quantitative Investment Management platform. Effective June 8, the firm's Momentum, Quality, Value, and Low Volatility ETFs will all carry the "QiM Active ETF" designation. The changes affect branding only and do not alter investment strategies.

ETF Liquidations Continue

Janus Henderson will liquidate the Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF (JRE) following a review of its ETF lineup. The fund will stop accepting creation orders after August 6, with liquidation expected around August 13.

The Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF (PULT) is also scheduled to liquidate this month. Trading is expected to cease before market open on June 10, with final liquidation occurring around June 16.

Meanwhile, the Stoneport Advisors Commodity Long Short ETF (SCLS) will shut down after Tidal Investments determined that continued operation was no longer advisable. The fund is expected to liquidate on or about June 18.

ETF Milestones

The biggest milestone of the week belongs to the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which became the first ETF in history to surpass $1 trillion in assets under management.

The achievement comes less than 18 months after VOO overtook the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as the world's largest ETF. Vanguard's ultra-low 0.03% expense ratio continues to attract investors seeking low-cost exposure to the U.S. equity market.

Among its closest rivals, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) now manages approximately $860 billion, while SPY holds roughly $785 billion.

Corgi Funds surpassed $500 million in assets under management across its 88-ETF lineup. The firm's flagship Corgi Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF (EUV) accounts for more than half of total assets, highlighting strong investor demand for semiconductor and photonics-related exposures.

The Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) surpassed $100 million in assets, reaching approximately $105 million. The fund has attracted $81.8 million in net inflows and averages more than $35 million in daily trading volume.

Roundhill announced that firmwide assets have surpassed $25 billion. Much of that growth has been driven by the Roundhill Memory ETF, which has grown to roughly $14 billion in assets and remains one of the fastest-growing thematic ETFs in the market.

ETF Ecosystem

Following a consultation on the treatment of mega-cap companies, S&P Dow Jones Indices decided to leave eligibility requirements unchanged for the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600.

Proposals to relax IPO seasoning requirements, float thresholds, and profitability standards for large companies were ultimately rejected. However, S&P DJI will implement updates to float-adjusted market capitalization calculations within the S&P Total Market Index and related benchmarks beginning June 8, 2026.

The decision preserves the existing framework governing the world's most influential equity benchmarks despite growing concentration among the largest U.S. companies.

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