The U.S. Treasury Department announced that Trump Accounts will officially launch on July 4, with all contributions initially invested in the low-cost State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM). This ETF was chosen for its broad exposure to the U.S. stock market and low expense ratio below 0.1%. In the coming months, additional low-cost ETFs tracking broad U.S. market indexes, including iShares IVV, Vanguard VTI, State Street SPTM, and iShares ITOT, will become available for investors to choose from. The Treasury will provide instructions for parents and guardians on how to change investment allocations once the functionality is live, aiming to help families invest in their children's futures.
In the first half of 2026, U.S.-listed ETFs attracted a record $560 billion in inflows during Q2 alone, setting a new high for any three-month period. This surge was led by low-cost core index ETFs like the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, alongside strong ...
Ondo Finance has launched the first third-party tokenization of U.S. securities—BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Micron shares—on a public blockchain within existing U.S. regulations. Partnering with Broadridge, token holders gain full shareh...
The VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ), which tracks the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index, has shown mixed performance. Although it outperformed the IVV ETF for three consecutive calendar years and year-to-date, it has underperformed the S&...
The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV), which tracks the Ball Metaverse Index, has underperformed compared to broader tech ETFs like QQQM and IVV since June 2024. Investor interest in the metaverse theme has declined since its peak in 2021, with cap...
