ETF provider ProShares launched its first leveraged thematic investing ETFs.

Legal & General Investment Management has launched two new corporate bond ETFs which employ a sustainability filter on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.

The Invesco AT1 Capital Bond UCITS ETF has surpassed USD1 billion in assets under management as investors have continued seeking higher yields and greater diversification for their income portfolios. 

Investors are pricing in an improved outlook for the cannabis sector under a Democratic House and Presidency, and that this momentum has continued through January, with a surprise Senate takeover by the Democrats, which greatly improves the odds of cannabis reform in the US says a spokesperson for the Medical Cannabis and Wellness UCITS ETF (CBDX). 

Global Palladium Fund (GPF), which was founded in 2016 by Norilsk Nickel, a diversified mining company, has launched its four physically-backed metal Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange.  

First Trust Advisors has launched the FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) and the FT Cboe Vest Fund of Deep Buffer ETFs (BUFD).

Defiance ETFs 5G ETF (FIVG) has surpassed USD1 billion in AUM in less than two years, making it one of the most successful thematic ETF launches in recent years.

Wealth management and consulting firm Advanced Research Investment Solutions' (ARIS) RPAR Risk Parity ETF (RPAR) has gathered more than USD1 billion in assets in less than 13 months since its launch to become one of the largest alternative ETFs in the country. 

ETF data provider TrackInsight has launched ESG ETF platform, ESG Observatory, on the back of the huge growth in demand for ESG ETFs observed during 2020.

Germany’s Deutsche Börse has published its review of its ETP business for 2020, noting that sustainability, thematic and cryptocurrencies ETFs dominated the year.