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As of Oct 19, 2026 .\n ETF News, Oct 19, 2026\n On Oct 19, 2026: 2 funds began trading, 1 closure or closing notice, 7 filings naming 20 funds not yet trading and 4 name or ticker changes.\n Began trading\n Every recent launch \n HINC (Hartford High Yield ETF) from Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust began trading on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n SQBR (FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 20 Barrier ETF) from First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Viii began trading on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n Closures\n Every recent closure \n PSET (Principal Quality ETF) from Principal was liquidated after its last trading day, Oct 20, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n \n SEC filings\n Every recent filing \n Schwab International Bond ETF from Schwab Strategic Trust was given the ticker SCIN on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n The registration for YA Columbus Macro Anti-Debasement Index ETF from Yorkville America Investment Trust took effect on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n A filing on Oct 19, 2026 gives YA Columbus Macro Anti-Debasement Index ETF the ticker YADB ( SEC filing ). \n Janus Investment Fund filed for a new fund, Janus Henderson U.S. Research Core Fund, on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n iShares Trust filed for a new fund, iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF, on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n The registration for 5 funds from Sterling Capital Funds took effect on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Sterling Capital Large Cap Value Focused Factor ETF \u00b7 Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free ETF \u00b7 Sterling Capital Small Cap Value ETF \u00b7 Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Focused Factor ETF \u00b7 Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free ETF \n\n Augustar Variable Insurance Products Fund Inc filed on Oct 19, 2026 to merge 3 funds ( SEC filing ). AVIP AB Relative Value Portfolio into AVIP S&P 500® Index Portfolio \u00b7 AVIP BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Portfolio into AVIP AB Small Cap Portfolio \u00b7 AVIP Fidelity Institutional AM® Equity Growth Portfolio into AVIP BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Portfolio \n\n ETF Opportunities Trust filed for 7 new funds on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). Tuttle Capital AI Leaders Autocallable Income ETF \u00b7 Tuttle Capital AI Power & Grid Autocallable Income ETF \u00b7 Tuttle Capital Memory & Storage Autocallable Income ETF \u00b7 Tuttle Capital Photonics & Optical Autocallable Income ETF \u00b7 Tuttle Capital Quantum Computing Autocallable Income ETF \u00b7 Tuttle Capital Robotics & Physical AI Autocallable Income ETF \u00b7 Tuttle Capital Space & Defense Technology Autocallable Income ETF \n\n Name changes\n Every recent name change \n A filing on Oct 19, 2026 renames YADB from Yorkville America Anti-Debasement Index ETF to YA Columbus Macro Anti-Debasement Index ETF ( SEC filing ). \n AIED from Defiance changed its name from QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF to Defiance LLM Catalyst Momentum ETF on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n Defiance LLM Catalyst Momentum ETF from Defiance changed its ticker from AMOM to AIED on Oct 19, 2026 ( SEC filing ). \n A filing on Oct 19, 2026 renames ISMH from xETFs International Semiconductor ETF to xETFs International Semiconductor Index 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 Oct 16, 2026 Oct 15, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 Oct 13, 2026 Oct 9, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 Oct 7, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 Oct 5, 2026 Oct 2, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Sep 29, 2026 Sep 28, 2026 Sep 25, 2026 Sep 24, 2026 Sep 23, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Sep 18, 2026 Sep 17, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 Sep 14, 2026 Sep 11, 2026 Sep 10, 2026 Sep 9, 2026 Sep 8, 2026 Sep 4, 2026 Sep 3, 2026 \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, ETF News, Oct 19, 2026, data as of Oct 19, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-10-19/ 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, Oct 19, 2026, data as of Oct 19, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-10-19/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 19, 2026). ETF News, Oct 19, 2026. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/news/2026-10-19/ Markdown [ETF News, Oct 19, 2026 (ETFIQ, Oct 19, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/news/2026-10-19/)","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, Oct 19, 2026, data as of Oct 19, 2026. https://etfiq.com/news/2026-10-19/"}