U.S. ETF launches: Sept. 17–24, 2026

U.S. exchanges listed a broad slate of new exchange-traded funds during the week of Sept. 17–24, 2026. Listings appeared on venues including NYSE Arca and the Texas Stock Exchange, where one issuer recorded the exchange’s first ETF listing.

Thematic and artificial-intelligence focused launches included iShares Future AI Beneficiaries ETF (AIBF), Grayscale AI Compute ETF (GCPU), REX AI Chipmaking ETF (CHIP), xETFs AI Bottlenecks ETF (NECK) and KraneShares Actuator ETF (TORK). These funds target companies tied to AI development and semiconductor supply chains.

Active equity and sector offerings that began trading included Man Active Global Infrastructure ETF (MGIN), American Beacon The London Company Income Equity ETF (TLIE), Hotchkis & Wiley Mid-Cap Value Fund (HWMV), Invesco Nasdaq International Innovators 100 ETF (QQI) and Calamos Timpani Active SMID Growth ETF (CTAG). Energy and leveraged products that launched included Ninepoint North American Energy Independence ETF (ENRG) and Yorkville America 2X Inverse MANGOS Plus Daily Target ETF (MNGB).

Fixed-income and tax-aware products made up a substantial portion of the new listings. State Street introduced three target-year bond ETFs: My2032 Municipal Bond ETF (MYML), My2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (MYHF) and My2036 Corporate Bond ETF (MYCP). VictoryShares listed VictoryShares Short-Duration Municipal ETF (VMSD) and VictoryShares Municipal High Yield ETF (VMHY). Northern Trust added state-specific intermediate tax-exempt funds for California and New York investors with Northern Trust California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (TXCA) and Northern Trust New York Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (TXNY). VegaShares launched US Equity Autocallable Conservative Income ETF (VAIC), a structured-income product.

Products with downside-protection features and tactical exposure also began trading. VistaShares listed Shield S&P 500 Enhanced Protection ETF (VOOB) and Shield Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Protection ETF (QQQB). Beacon Tactical Alternatives Risk ETF (BTA) and Westwood Salient Enhanced Power & Infrastructure ETF (PWRX) offered alternative and infrastructure-related strategies, with the Westwood fund appearing on the Texas Stock Exchange. Several of the new funds incorporate specific structures or features such as enhanced-protection mechanisms, embedded autocallable note components, target-year bond positioning, state-specific tax exemption and active management.

Ticker symbols, fund structures and investment objectives varied across the launches. The range of new listings added thematic, income-focused and state-specific options to U.S. ETF menus during the Sept. 17–24 window.