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As of Aug 18, 2026 .\n ETF News, Aug 18, 2026\n On Aug 18, 2026: 6 funds began trading, 5 filings naming 13 funds not yet trading and 1 name or ticker change.\n Began trading\n Every recent launch \n FTG (FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF) from Capitol Series Trust began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n AINF (Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF) from Defiance began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n XCSH (XFUNDS 1-3 Month BOX ETF) from Tidal Trust II began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n CROB (Defiance China Robotics ETF) from Defiance began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n LWLX (Tradr 2X Long LWLG Daily ETF) from Tradr began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n IACL (GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF) from GraniteShares began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n SEC filings\n Every recent filing \n Yorkville America Investment Trust filed for a new fund, Yorkville America Quantum Momentum Index ETF, on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n The registration for VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July from VanEck ETF Trust took effect on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n A filing on Aug 18, 2026 gives tickers to 4 funds from Investment Managers Series Trust II ( SEC filing ). Tradr 2X Short AAPL Daily ETF, AAPM \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short DRAM Daily ETF, DRAQ \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short MSFT Daily ETF, MSFQ \u00b7 Tradr 2X Short MU Daily ETF, MUQ \n\n Principal Exchange-Traded Funds filed for a new fund, Principal Growth ETF, on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n Themes ETF Trust filed for 6 new funds on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Leverage Shares 2X Long Hyundai Group Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Long SK Group Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Long Samsung Group Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Short Hyundai Group Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Short SK Group Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Short Samsung Group Daily ETF \n\n Name changes\n Every recent name change \n A filing on Aug 18, 2026 renames WGMI from CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF to CoinShares Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF ( 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 Aug 17, 2026 Aug 14, 2026 Aug 13, 2026 Aug 12, 2026 Aug 11, 2026 Aug 10, 2026 Aug 7, 2026 Aug 6, 2026 Aug 5, 2026 Aug 4, 2026 Aug 3, 2026 Jul 31, 2026 Jul 30, 2026 Jul 29, 2026 Jul 28, 2026 Jul 27, 2026 Jul 24, 2026 Jul 23, 2026 Jul 22, 2026 Jul 21, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 Jul 16, 2026 Jul 15, 2026 Jul 14, 2026 Jul 13, 2026 Jul 10, 2026 Jul 9, 2026 Jul 8, 2026 Jul 7, 2026 \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, ETF News, Aug 18, 2026, data as of Aug 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-18/ 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, Aug 18, 2026, data as of Aug 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-18/ APA ETFIQ. (Aug 18, 2026). ETF News, Aug 18, 2026. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-18/ Markdown [ETF News, Aug 18, 2026 (ETFIQ, Aug 18, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-18/)","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, Aug 18, 2026, data as of Aug 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-18/"}