# ETF News, Aug 19, 2026

> ETF News for Aug 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2026 .

## ETF News, Aug 19, 2026

On Aug 19, 2026: 15 funds began trading, 7 closures or closing notices, 6 filings naming 11 funds not yet trading and 2 name or ticker changes.

### Began trading

Every recent launch

- KAIT (KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF) from KraneShares began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- AHBM (Amplify Top 10 Asia Memory ETF) from Amplify ETF Trust began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- ROBX (Amplify Top 10 Robotics ETF) from Amplify ETF Trust began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- XQBT (Amplify Top 10 Quantum ETF) from Amplify ETF Trust began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- XWNG (Amplify Top 10 Space ETF) from Amplify ETF Trust began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- KSMH (xETFs Korea AI Semiconductor ETF) from xETFs began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- 3 funds from First Trust began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). XVAP (FT Vest AAPL & Target Income ETF) · XVNV (FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF) · XVTS (FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF)

- ARKY (ARK Active Autocallable Income ETF) from ARK ETF Trust began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- PCOV (Principal Equity Premium Income ETF) from Principal began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- 4 funds from Leverage Shares began trading on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). FIXX (Leverage Shares 2X Long FIX Daily ETF) · FLEL (Leverage Shares 2X Long FLEX Daily ETF) · MUG (Leverage Shares 2X Long MU Daily ETF) · STMX (Leverage Shares 2X Long STM Daily ETF)

### Closures

Every recent closure

- BCHI (GMO Beyond China ETF) from GMO ETF Trust closed after its last trading day, Aug 14, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- AOTS (AOT Software Platform ETF) from EA Series Trust closed after its last trading day, Aug 18, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- EAOA (iShares ESG Aware 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF) from iShares Trust was liquidated; its exchange removed it on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- EAOK (iShares ESG Aware 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF) from iShares Trust was liquidated; its exchange removed it on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- EAOM (iShares ESG Aware 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF) from iShares Trust was liquidated; its exchange removed it on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- EAOR (iShares ESG Aware 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF) from iShares Trust was liquidated; its exchange removed it on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- IEDI (iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF) from iShares U.S. ETF Trust was liquidated after its last trading day, Aug 17, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

### SEC filings

Every recent filing

- John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust filed for a new fund, John Hancock Multi Asset Credit ETF, on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- The registration for Beacon Tactical Alternatives Risk ETF from Northern Lights Fund Trust II took effect on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- ETF Opportunities Trust filed for a new fund, Curasset Capital Management Reverse Mortgage ETF, on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- The registration for Defiance AI Capacitors Leaders ETF from Defiance took effect on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

- Corgi ETF Trust I filed for 6 new funds on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Corgi A100 Compute ETF · Corgi B200 Compute ETF · Corgi Composite Compute ETF · Corgi H100 Compute ETF · Corgi H200 Compute ETF · Corgi RTX 5090 Compute ETF

- Corgi ETF Trust I filed for a new fund, Corgi LARP ETF, on Aug 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ).

### Name changes

Every recent name change

- A filing on Aug 19, 2026 moves STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF from the ticker TUGN to SEPQ ( SEC filing ).

- CEFS from Exchange Listed Funds Trust changed its name from Saba Closed-End Funds ETF to Saba Opportunistically Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF on Aug 19, 2026 ( 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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