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LMBO (Direxion Daily Crypto Industry Bull 2X ETF) \u00b7 REKT (Direxion Daily Crypto Industry Bear 1X ETF) \n\n SEC filings\n Every recent filing \n The registration for 5 funds from ETF Series Solutions took effect on Apr 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Aptus April Deep Buffer ETF \u00b7 Aptus January Deep Buffer ETF \u00b7 Aptus July Deep Buffer ETF \u00b7 Aptus Laddered Deep Buffer ETF \u00b7 Aptus October Deep Buffer ETF \n\n ETF Series Solutions filed for 9 new funds on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Predictive ASTS Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive Bitcoin Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive Ethereum Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive Gold Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive NVDA Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive Nasdaq Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive Rocket Labs Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive S&P 500 Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \u00b7 Predictive Telsa Moonshot Target [TBA Year] [TBA Upside] ETF \n\n 7 funds from ProShares were given tickers on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). ProShares Ultra Copper K-1 Free ETF, UCOP \u00b7 ProShares Ultra Gold K-1 Free ETF, UGOL \u00b7 ProShares Ultra Oil K-1 Free ETF, UOIL \u00b7 ProShares Ultra Palladium K-1 Free ETF, UPAL \u00b7 ProShares Ultra Platinum K-1 Free ETF, UPLT \u00b7 ProShares Ultra Silver K-1 Free ETF, USIL \u00b7 ProShares Ultra Natural Gas K-1 Free ETF, UUNG \n\n The registration for Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF from Amplify took effect on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n The registration for Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - May from Innovator took effect on Apr 29, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n WisdomTree filed for a new fund, WisdomTree Space Economy Fund, on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n Capitol Series Trust filed for a new fund, MRP SynthEquity Nasdaq 100 ETF, on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n Tidal Trust II filed for a new fund, Defiance Daily Target 2X Long LWLG ETF, on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n A filing on Apr 17, 2026 gives STKd 100% NVDA & 100% AMD ETF the ticker LAYS ( SEC filing ). \n \n Name changes\n Every recent name change \n HBTC from Listed Funds Trust changed its name from Fortuna Hedged Bitcoin Fund to Fortuna Hedged Bitcoin ETF on Apr 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n SPCL from Defiance changed its name from Defiance Daily 2X Space ETF to Defiance Pure Space Daily 2X Strategy ETF on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n Defiance Pure Space Daily 2X Strategy ETF from Defiance changed its ticker from XAIL to SPCL on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n Quantify Absolute Income ETF from Tidal Trust II changed its ticker from YLDA to YLDB on Apr 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Fee changes\n Every recent fee change \n HBTC (Fortuna Hedged Bitcoin ETF) from Listed Funds Trust raised its expense ratio from 1.75% to 1.97% on Apr 19, 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 Earlier days\n Each day kept at its own address, rebuilt each night from the sources it lists.\n Apr 16, 2026 Apr 15, 2026 Apr 14, 2026 Apr 13, 2026 Apr 10, 2026 Apr 9, 2026 Apr 8, 2026 Apr 7, 2026 Apr 6, 2026 Apr 3, 2026 Apr 2, 2026 Apr 1, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Mar 30, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 Mar 26, 2026 Mar 25, 2026 Mar 24, 2026 Mar 23, 2026 Mar 20, 2026 Mar 19, 2026 Mar 18, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Mar 16, 2026 Mar 13, 2026 Mar 12, 2026 Mar 11, 2026 Mar 10, 2026 Mar 9, 2026 Mar 6, 2026 \n Cite this page. 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