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As of Aug 20, 2026 .\n ETF News, Aug 20, 2026\n On Aug 20, 2026: 2 funds began trading, 1 closure or closing notice and 4 filings naming 8 funds not yet trading.\n Began trading\n Every recent launch \n GEEQ (Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income ETF) from Guggenheim began trading on Aug 20, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n BBLS (Munificent Seven ETF) from Harbor ETF Trust began trading on Aug 20, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Closures\n Every recent closure \n YBMN (Defiance BMNR Option Income ETF) from ETF Series Solutions was liquidated after its last trading day, Sep 4, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n SEC filings\n Every recent filing \n PLUS Korea Manufacturing Core Alliance Index ETF from PLUS was given the ticker KMCA on Aug 20, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n A filing on Aug 20, 2026 gives Bluemonte Large Cap Core II ETF the ticker BLLC ( SEC filing ). \n Themes ETF Trust filed for 3 new funds on Aug 20, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Leverage Shares 1X Short FormLabs Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Long FormLabs Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Short FormLabs Daily ETF \n\n Themes ETF Trust filed for 3 new funds on Aug 20, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Leverage Shares 1X Short WHOOP Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Long WHOOP Daily ETF \u00b7 Leverage Shares 2X Short WHOOP Daily ETF \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 19, 2026 Aug 18, 2026 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 \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, ETF News, Aug 20, 2026, data as of Aug 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-20/ 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 20, 2026, data as of Aug 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-20/ APA ETFIQ. (Aug 20, 2026). ETF News, Aug 20, 2026. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-20/ Markdown [ETF News, Aug 20, 2026 (ETFIQ, Aug 20, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-20/)","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 20, 2026, data as of Aug 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-08-20/"}