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As of Jan 2, 2026 .\n ETF News, Jan 2, 2026\n On Jan 2, 2026: 1 fund began trading, 1 closure or closing notice, 3 filings naming 17 funds not yet trading and 1 name or ticker change.\n Began trading\n Every recent launch \n GOLS (Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETF) from Gabelli began trading on Jan 2, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Closures\n Every recent closure \n NYSE Arca filed on Jan 2, 2026 to delist PRAY (FIS Christian Stock Fund) ( SEC filing ). \n \n SEC filings\n Every recent filing \n The registration for 2 funds from Pacer took effect on Jan 3, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF High Dividend ETF \u00b7 Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF R&D Leaders ETF \n\n A filing on Jan 2, 2026 gives tickers to 2 funds from Pacer ( SEC filing ). Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF High Dividend ETF, QFHD \u00b7 Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF R&D Leaders ETF, QFRD \n\n iShares filed for a new fund, iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Quality Factor ETF, on Jan 2, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n 11 funds from Tidal Trust II were given tickers on Jan 3, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Defiance Daily Target 2X Long BTQ ETF, BTQL \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ETHM ETF, ETTL \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long JBLU ETF, JBLL \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long BE ETF, LBE \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long BIIB ETF, LBII \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long NOK ETF, LNOK \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long OXY ETF, LOXY \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RMBS ETF, LRMB \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long VRTX ETF, LVRT \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long WING ETF, WINL \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ZIM ETF, ZIML \n\n The registration for Defiance Daily Target 2X Long NOK ETF from Defiance took effect on Jan 3, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Name changes\n Every recent name change \n Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 2 Yr to January 2026 from Innovator ETFs Trust changed its name to Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 2 Yr to January 2028 on Jan 2, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Where to next\n New ETF launches ETF closures and closing notices New ETF filings ETF name and ticker changes ETF fee changes ETF share splits ETF News The ETF News feed (RSS) Every issuer What changed on ETFIQ \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, ETF News, Jan 2, 2026, data as of Jan 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-01-02/ Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, ETF News, Jan 2, 2026, data as of Jan 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-01-02/ APA ETFIQ. (Jan 2, 2026). ETF News, Jan 2, 2026. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/news/2026-01-02/ Markdown [ETF News, Jan 2, 2026 (ETFIQ, Jan 2, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/news/2026-01-02/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, ETF News, Jan 2, 2026, data as of Jan 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-01-02/"}