A New York-based manager of socially responsible investments has opened its doors with the launch of an ETF investing in companies that it considers are making the greatest contribution to society.

AdvisorShares’ actively managed US cannabis ETF has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, less than six months after its debut on NYSE Arca.

The European domiciled VanEck Vectors Semiconductor UCITS ETF has amassed more than $150 million in assets, less than three months after its introduction.

Assets under management at HANetf have topped $2 billion, just two months after the firm hit the $1bn mark.

Investors in WisdomTree’s Gold Bullion Securities are no longer able to exchange their shares for gold bullion coins or bars issued by the Royal Mint.

SIX has introduced a suite of environmental, social, and governance indices covering Swiss equity and bond markets.

Lyxor Asset Management has converted its EUR and USD investment-grade corporate credit ESG ETFs to physical replication. It has also cut their fees from 0.20% to 0.14% – among the lowest available in the market.

A booming market for initial public offerings has helped push the NYSE Arca-listed First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX US) above $2 billion in assets under management.

ProShares has rolled out a pair of leveraged equity ETFs on Nasdaq providing amplified exposure to two sought-after investment themes: cybersecurity and cloud computing.

Global X has augmented its partnership with risk index architects Adaptive Wealth Strategies with the launch of the Global X Adaptive US Risk Management ETF (ONOF US) on NYSE Arca.