# ETF News, Aug 18, 2026

> ETF News for Aug 18, 2026: ETF events read from SEC filings and the exchanges. Each line links the fund, its issuer and the SEC filing.

Data as of Aug 18, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Read from SEC EDGAR and the exchanges. Before Oct 5, 2026 ETFIQ read only the trusts of the funds it covers, so this day may not list every filing. As of Aug 18, 2026 .

## ETF News, Aug 18, 2026

On Aug 18, 2026: 6 funds began trading, 5 filings naming 13 funds not yet trading and 1 name or ticker change.

### Began trading

Every recent launch

- FTG (FullerThaler Behavioral Growth ETF) from Capitol Series Trust began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- AINF (Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF) from Defiance began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- XCSH (XFUNDS 1-3 Month BOX ETF) from Tidal Trust II began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- CROB (Defiance China Robotics ETF) from Defiance began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- LWLX (Tradr 2X Long LWLG Daily ETF) from Tradr began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- IACL (GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF) from GraniteShares began trading on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

### SEC filings

Every recent filing

- Yorkville America Investment Trust filed for a new fund, Yorkville America Quantum Momentum Index ETF, on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- The registration for VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July from VanEck ETF Trust took effect on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- 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 · Tradr 2X Short DRAM Daily ETF, DRAQ · Tradr 2X Short MSFT Daily ETF, MSFQ · Tradr 2X Short MU Daily ETF, MUQ

- Principal Exchange-Traded Funds filed for a new fund, Principal Growth ETF, on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- Themes ETF Trust filed for 6 new funds on Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Leverage Shares 2X Long Hyundai Group Daily ETF · Leverage Shares 2X Long SK Group Daily ETF · Leverage Shares 2X Long Samsung Group Daily ETF · Leverage Shares 2X Short Hyundai Group Daily ETF · Leverage Shares 2X Short SK Group Daily ETF · Leverage Shares 2X Short Samsung Group Daily ETF

### Name changes

Every recent name change

- A filing on Aug 18, 2026 renames WGMI from CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF to CoinShares Bitcoin Mining and Digital Power ETF ( SEC filing ).

### Where to next

### Earlier days

Each day kept at its own address, rebuilt each night from the sources it lists.

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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