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As of May 18, 2026 .\n ETF News, May 18, 2026\n On May 18, 2026: 1 fund began trading, 1 closure or closing notice, 9 filings naming 40 funds not yet trading, 1 name or ticker change and 2 share splits.\n Began trading\n Every recent launch \n LEND (SEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETF) from SEI Exchange Traded Funds began trading on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Closures\n Every recent closure \n LQIG (State Street SPDR MarketAxess Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond ETF) from SPDR Series Trust was removed from its exchange on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n SEC filings\n Every recent filing \n 2 funds from MFS Active Exchange Traded Funds Trust were given tickers on May 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). MFS Blended Research Small-Mid Cap ETF, BRSM \u00b7 MFS Active International Value ETF, MIVL \n\n BlackRock ETF Trust II filed for 2 new funds on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). iShares National Municipal Active ETF \u00b7 iShares Short Duration Muni Active ETF \n\n Investment Managers Series Trust II filed for 22 new funds on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Tradr 2X Long AAON Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long AEHR Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long ASPI Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long FORM Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long GFS Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long HAWK Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long IPGP Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long IVES Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long KEEL Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long LWLG Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long MRAM Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long ONTO Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long SITM Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long UMC Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Long XMTR Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short AAPL Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short AXTI Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short COHR Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short DRAM Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short META Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short MSFT Daily ETF \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short MU Daily ETF \n\n GraniteShares ETF Trust filed for a new fund, GraniteShares Autocallable DRAM ETF, on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n GraniteShares ETF Trust filed for 2 new funds on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). GraniteShares 2x Long Crusoe Energy Systems Daily ETF \u00b7 GraniteShares 2x Short Crusoe Energy Systems Daily ETF \n\n GraniteShares ETF Trust filed for 2 new funds on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). GraniteShares 2x Long Kioxia Daily ETF \u00b7 GraniteShares 2x Short Kioxia Daily ETF \n\n ETF Opportunities Trust filed for a new fund, Tuttle Capital Magnificent 10 ETF, on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n T. Rowe Price filed for 6 new funds on May 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). T. Rowe Price Biotech ETF \u00b7 T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fixed Income ETF \u00b7 T. Rowe Price Dynamic Emerging Markets Bond ETF \u00b7 T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Equity Research ETF \u00b7 T. Rowe Price Securitized Income ETF \u00b7 T. Rowe Price Small-Cap ETF \n\n A filing on May 18, 2026 gives tickers to 2 funds from Tidal Trust II ( SEC filing ). Defiance Daily Target 2X Long SIL ETF, SLL \u00b7 Defiance Daily Target 2X Long SILJ ETF, SLVJ \n\n Name changes\n Every recent name change \n MIVL from MFS Active Exchange Traded Funds Trust changed its name from MFS Active International Large Cap Value ETF to MFS Active International Value ETF on May 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Share splits\n Every recent split \n PALL from abrdn had a 5-for-1 share split on May 18, 2026 (Tiingo daily prices). \n PPLT from abrdn had a 10-for-1 share split on May 18, 2026 (Tiingo daily prices). \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 May 15, 2026 May 14, 2026 May 13, 2026 May 12, 2026 May 11, 2026 May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026 May 6, 2026 May 5, 2026 May 4, 2026 May 1, 2026 Apr 30, 2026 Apr 29, 2026 Apr 28, 2026 Apr 27, 2026 Apr 24, 2026 Apr 23, 2026 Apr 22, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Apr 20, 2026 Apr 17, 2026 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 \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, ETF News, May 18, 2026, data as of May 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-05-18/ 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, May 18, 2026, data as of May 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-05-18/ APA ETFIQ. (May 18, 2026). ETF News, May 18, 2026. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/news/2026-05-18/ Markdown [ETF News, May 18, 2026 (ETFIQ, May 18, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/news/2026-05-18/)","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, May 18, 2026, data as of May 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-05-18/"}