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ETP launches reach 1,159 by Oct. 20; Nasdaq lists five new ETFs

RBC Capital Markets was designated liquidity provider for four of the five funds and Jane Street for the fifth, according to exchange notices.

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  • Exchange-traded product launches reached 1,159 by Oct. 20, passing 2025's full-year record with more than two months left in the year, according to our tracking.

  • Nasdaq listed three Allspring and two Thrivent ETFs on Oct. 21, with RBC Capital Markets as designated liquidity provider for four of the five funds and Jane Street for the fifth, according to exchange notices.

  • State Street's new fund set a record $2.5 billion initial opening, according to our records.

Exchange-traded product launches reached 1,159 by Oct. 20, passing 2025's full-year record with more than two months left in the year, according to our tracking.

Nasdaq listed three Allspring and two Thrivent ETFs on Oct. 21, with RBC Capital Markets as designated liquidity provider for four of the five funds and Jane Street for the fifth, according to exchange notices.

State Street's new fund set a record $2.5 billion initial opening, according to our records.

PRIMECAP plans a Wednesday launch of its first ETF, POMG, a mid/small-cap fund charging 0.68% that aims to beat the Russell Midcap Growth Index over three to five years, per its prospectus.

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