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SP Funds has expanded its suite of Sharia-compliant funds with the launch of The SP Funds S&P Global Technology ETF (SPTE) on the New York Stock Exchange. As North America’s largest family of Shariah-compliant exchange-traded funds (ETFs), SP Funds aims to provide investors access to cutting-edge technological advancements through SPTE.
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Alternative Investments/ESG: NTZO, A New Climate ETF From Impact Shares, Will Donate Fees To A UN Fund
Rockefeller Foundation backed, non-profit ETF sponsor Impact Shares has launched the Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF (NYSEArca: NTZO) in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). The launch of NTZO was announced November 3 in Glasgow at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange the same day.
Alternative Investments/ESG: Schwab Launches Small And Midcap ESG ETF
A new ETF from Schwab Asset Management will start trading from November 16, 2021. The Schwab Ariel ESG ETF offers investors exposure to small and mid cap stocks that have been screened for ESG factors. The actively managed, semi-transparent ETF has an operating expense ratio of 0.59%.
Alternative Investments/ESG: VanEck’s Lineup Of Moat Investing ETFs Now Has An ESG Version
VanEck launched in October the VanEck Morningstar ESG Moat ETF (CBOE: MOTE), a sustainable addition to its lineup of “moat” investing ETFs. Investors can hope to get exposure to US companies that have the advantages of being attractively priced, have competitive moats, and are screened for ESG risks.
Alternative Investments/Digital: Roundhill Investments Launches Digital Infrastructure ETF
Roundhill Investments and IO Digital Partners have launched a new ETF to provide investors with exposure to the digital infrastructure sector. The Roundhill IO Digital Infrastructure ETF (NYSE: BYTE) will invest in companies that own high-tech assets that support the efficient storage and transmission of data, powering the internet.
Alternative Investments/ESG: Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Create New Clean Energy Index
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs asset Management have launched a new clean energy index. The Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Global Clean Energy Index was jointly developed by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Asset Management and identifies companies that have a significant business exposure to the clean energy sector.
Alternative Investments/ESG: On The Eve Of COP26, Hedge Funds Ambivalent On ESG (Survey)
The results of a poll of hedge fund managers conducted by Hedge Fund Research showed that 53% of them (687 managers) incorporated ESG factors and sustainability metrics into their investment processes. However, 47% (609 managers) said they did not do so. The results are significant, coming as they do ahead of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow this weekend.
Alternative Investments/ESG: Invesco Launches Two New Nasdaq-100 ESG ETFs
Global asset management firm Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ) announced today the launch of trading of Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 ETF (NASDAQ: QQMG) and Invesco ESG NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (NASDAQ: QQJG). The new ESG ETF offerings expand the number of investment structures in the Invesco QQQ Innovation Suite to six.
Alternative Investments/ESG: New York Life Floats ETFs For Gender Equality, Clean Oceans, Cleaner Transport
The three thematic ETFs meet investor demand for ESG approaches. IndexIQ, the New York Life Investments company, announced Wednesday the launch of three new ETFs. The IQ Engender Equality ETF (EQUL), IQ Clean Oceans ETF (OCEN), and IQ Cleaner Transport ETF (CLNR) represent an expansion of IndexIQ’s Dual Impact family of thematic investment strategies. (ETF…
Alternative Investments/Digital: Bitcoin Futures ETFs By Vaneck And Valkyrie Set To Launch
Wealth manager Vaneck has won SEC approval to launch a bitcoin futures ETF after October 23, according to a post-effective filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This is the second such ETF to be cleared after the ProShares bitcoin ETF (NYSEArca: BITO), and will trade under the moniker XBTF.
Alternative Investments/ESG: Alpha Architect Mulls ETF For Companies Led By High-Character CEOs
If you like CEO’s that have high character, a clean non-controversial record, and achieved solid financial returns for their company’s shareholders with a focus on ESG, you’re in luck. You can now invest in companies led by such CEOs though Alpha Architect’s Return on Character ETF.
Alternative Investments/Digital: Encouraged By BITO, Grayscale Files To Convert GBTC Into An ETF
Grayscale Investments LLC, together with the NYSE, has filed with the SEC to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a physical bitcoin ETF. They applied on the same day that the first bitcoin futures ETF, the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEArca: BITO) opened for trading.
Alternative Investments/Digital: Bitcoin Futures ETF From ProShares To Start Trading Tomorrow On The NYSE [Updated]
By a notice on Form 8-A dated October 15 the US SEC has notified registration of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF for trading on the NYSEArca Exchange. The notice referred to a post-effective amendment number 238 filed on the same date by ProShares in Form N-1A that states the approximate date of the proposed public offering as October 18, 2021.
Alternative Investments/Digital: Bitcoin Spikes In Anticipation Of SEC’s Clearance Of Bitcoin ETF
Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is within handshaking distance of its April all-time high of $64,895 after spiking over the last 24 hours on rising market expectations of an imminent SEC approval for a futures-based bitcoin ETF.
Alternative Investments/Digital: Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Partners With 21Shares For Bitcoin Futures ETF
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has lent its brand name to the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF which will trade under the ticker symbol ARKA on the CBOE BZX Exchange, according to a filing Wednesday. While Philadelphia-based, white-label ETF issuer Alpha Architect will act as adviser to the ETF, cryptocurrency asset manager 21Shares will be sub-adviser. ARK will lend marketing support.
Alternative Investments/Digital: BetaShares To Soon Launch Crypto ETF On The ASX
BetaShares is to launch the BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX: CRYP) on the ASX. The fund will track the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators Index (BITQ).
Alternative Investments/Digital: The Volt ETF, Focused On Bitcoin Companies, Gets SEC Nod
The SEC approved on October 5 a new ETF that provides investors exposure to companies that hold a majority of their net assets in bitcoin or derive a majority of their profit or revenue from bitcoin-related activities.
Alternative Investments/ESG: A Hydrogen-Themed ETF Lists On The ASX
ETF Securities, the Australian fund manager that brought the first physically-backed gold ETF to the world in 2003, has launched a thematic equity ETF to target the world’s leading hydrogen companies. The ETFS Hydrogen ETF (ASX: HGEN) tracks the Solactive Global Hydrogen ESG Index.
Alternative Investments/ESG: After Blockbuster KRBN, KraneShares Launches European and California Carbon ETFs
Asset management firm Krane Funds has launched two new ETFs that expand its range of carbon market offerings – the KraneShares European Carbon Allowance ETF (KEUA) and the KraneShares California Carbon Allowance ETF (KCCA).
Alternative Investments/Real Estate: Avantis Launches Active Real Estate ETF
Avantis Investors has launched Avantis Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA: AVRE), an actively managed real estate ETF that provides exposure to real estate securities focused on income derived from real estate investments and structured in a similar way as real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Alternative Investments/AI: New ETFs From ProShares For Exposure To High Tech Sectors
ProShares launched three new thematic ETFs that address high technology themes such as automated manufacturing, big data and clean tech. “Each ETF is designed to offer investors exposure to a rapidly changing industry, from the automation of manufacturing to enhanced analytics and big data processing to powering the transition to clean energy,” ProShares CEO Michael Sapir said Thursday in a statement.
Alternative Investments/Digital: Evolve Launches Canada’s First Multi-Crypto ETF
It’s Canada’s, and perhaps North America’s first multi-crypto ETF, but maybe not the world. “We thought we were the world’s first, but I got a message from a Brazilian issuer saying it’s actually not the first in the world,” said Raj Lala, Evolve’s President and CEO, to Wealth Professional. Nevertheless, the Evolve Cryptocurrencies ETF provides investors with exposure to both bitcoin and ether.
FinTech: Validity Finance, A Legal Dispute Funder And Alternative Asset Manager, Raises $70M
Validity Finance is a commercial litigation finance company with nearly $150 million of assets under management. The company has raised a new managed “sidecar” fund of $70 million from a major family office, its existing private equity investors as well as other third-party investors.
Alternative Investments/ESG: Nuveen Launches ESG Dividend ETF
Nuveen has launched two new ETFs, the Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF (NYSE: NUGO) and the Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (CBOE: NUDV) in its drive to help investors build better financial futures.
Alternative Investments/ESG: New, Climate-Focused, Emerging Market ETFs From Northern Trust
The FlexShares ETF unit of Northern Trust Asset Management announced Monday the launch of two new emerging markets climate-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) in Europe. The FlexShares Emerging Markets High Dividend Climate ESG UCITS ETF (QDFE) and the FlexShares Emerging Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG UCITS ETF (QVFE) are listed on the Euronext exchange and Deutsche Börse and are available in five countries across Europe: the UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands.