ETF News You Missed This Week - Nov. 24 - Nov. 28, 2025

ETF Launches

The latest batch of ETF launches spans everything from meme-coin exposure to quantum computing and advanced nuclear bets. It’s a snapshot of where investor curiosity is heading and how issuers continue to carve out new niches across sectors, themes, and income-focused strategies.

Defiance added to its lineup with OKLS, a -2X daily inverse ETF tied to Oklo Inc. The fund targets short-term traders looking to play sharp moves in the clean-energy firm behind advanced nuclear micro-reactors. OKLS resets daily and offers amplified downside exposure to a stock known for big swings.

Bitwise rolled out BWOW, a Dogecoin ETF trading on NYSE with a 0.34% fee and a temporary waiver on early assets. Grayscale joined the same lane with GDOG, the first U.S.-listed product delivering pure DOGE exposure in ETP format.

XRP investors also got two new options. Grayscale brought GXRP to NYSE Arca after previously offering it privately, while Franklin Templeton launched XRPZ with a sponsor-fee waiver on its first several billion in assets.

GraniteShares introduced two YieldBOOST ETFs, RGYY and QBY, generating income by selling options on leveraged ETFs tied to quantum-computing players Rigetti and D-Wave.

Defiance followed with YBMN, an options-based weekly income ETF linked to Bitmine Immersion Technologies. Built with Milliman’s multi-engine overlay, YBMN seeks income from volatility on a stock closely associated with the Ethereum ecosystem.

Portfolio Building Block launched three rules-based ETFs tracking European banks, global pharma and biotech, and global integrated oil and gas with E&P exposure. Each fund uses a BITA index and focuses on developed-market companies across those industries.

DWS unveiled IND, the Xtrackers Nifty 500 India ETF. It gives U.S. investors access to an all-cap basket covering more than 90 percent of India’s listed market, packaged at a competitive expense ratio.

First Trust introduced DLNV, a dual-directional buffered ETF built with FLEX Options on SPY. The design offers a capped upside, limited inverse exposure, and a downside buffer over a one-year outcome period.

ETF Filings

MIG Capital files for the MIG Core ETF, an actively managed strategy focused on U.S. large caps with a lens on valuation discipline and downside protection.

Rockbridge is joining the same lane with the Rockbridge Fund ETF, a high-conviction portfolio targeting quality compounders with strong capital allocation. BlackRock added the iShares Large Cap Value Active ETF II, centered on undervalued U.S. large-cap equities within the Russell 1000 Value universe and focused on dividends and balance-sheet strength.

Invesco filed the Diversified Dividend Opportunities ETF (DVVY), an active fund searching for large-cap companies with attractive valuations, healthy fundamentals, and consistent payouts. The strategy blends dividend income with capital appreciation for total return.

Invesco prepared the QQQ Equal Weight ETF (QEW), tracking the Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index for a more balanced approach to the mega-cap tech-heavy benchmark.

Wedbush filed for the ReturnOnLeadership® U.S. Large-Cap ETF, a 50-stock strategy built on purpose and alignment metrics assessed through AI-driven analysis of public corporate data.

Grayscale moved to convert its $196 million Zcash Trust into the market’s first ZEC ETF. The filing follows recent trust conversions into ETPs for Dogecoin, XRP, and SOL, pointing to a growing roster of crypto exposures now preparing for a more ETF-friendly regulatory environment.

Defiance filed for 11 LightningSpread™ ETFs using its synthetic income engine. These actively managed funds target stocks like NVDA, AAPL, COIN, and TSLA through options and swaps, seeking income from put spreads and option premiums while maintaining 80 percent notional exposure to the underlying name.

Chesapeake Capital submitted a filing for a Trend-Following Fixed Income ETF using long-term signals and high turnover to navigate global bond markets.

J.P. Morgan filed the Managed Futures Plus ETF, which blends U.S. equity exposure with a managed-futures overlay across asset classes, creating a hybrid structure capable of running above 100 percent notional exposure.

II Technology followed with the ARMOR Core Risk-Managed ETF, an all-sector strategy adjusting allocations daily using its proprietary volatility-based ARMOR™ system.

Pictet filed the AI Enhanced US Equity ETF, which uses machine-learning models analyzing over 250 features to guide stock selection. ESG screens and active stewardship practices are built into the portfolio, aiming for index-like risk with targeted outperformance.

Climate Global filed for an ETF tracking the CRDS Climate Resilient US REIT Index, which selects real estate companies with high scores on flood, fire, and storm exposure using insurance-grade climate modeling.

Vanguard submitted plans for a 2027 corporate bond ETF, part of a new suite of term-maturity funds spanning 2027 through 2036. Each product will track an ICE index and liquidate in its designated year, offering a ladder-friendly approach to investment-grade corporate debt.

Fund Updates

Amplify is renaming its Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF to the Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF while keeping the NDIV ticker. The fund will track a new index applying a covered call strategy to high-yield natural-resource stocks, targeting a 0.50 percent monthly premium and maintaining 80 percent exposure to the underlying holdings.

The CrossingBridge Pre-Merger SPAC ETF will transition to the CrossingBridge Ultra-Short Duration ETF on January 28, 2026. The fund will drop its SPAC mandate and shift toward fixed income securities aimed at delivering higher yield than cash with minimal duration risk while allowing for active trading and selective high-yield exposure.

KraneShares’ KOID ETF, which targets humanoid robotics and embodied AI, has been added to LPL Financial’s No-Transaction-Fee platform. This gives more than twenty-two thousand advisors access to a low-cost vehicle offering exposure to global robotics, sensors, autonomy, and next-generation AI hardware.

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