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.

First Trust has expanded its line-up of target outcome products with the launch of the world’s first ETF offering ‘buffered’ exposure to gold.

First Trust has added a new target outcome ETF of ETFs, listed on Cboe, which diversifies across four of the firm’s S&P 500-referenced ‘Deep Buffer’ products.

First Trust has expanded its suite of ‘Target Outcome’ ETFs with the launch of two new ‘Buffer’ strategies based on the Nasdaq 100 and MSCI EAFE indices.

First Trust has launched an ETF that applies its popular ‘capital strength’ investment strategy to a universe of developed market stocks outside of the US.

First Trust has retired four, essentially subscale, single-country AlphaDEX ETFs and merged their assets into its developed markets international equity ETF.

First Trust Global Portfolios has cross-listed two ETFs into Germany providing exposure to the cybersecurity and cloud computing investment themes.

First Trust has introduced its First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF to UK-based investors with the listing of a sterling-hedged share class on LSE.

Innovator Capital Management has expanded its line-up of defined-outcome ETFs with the introduction of a fund of funds – the Innovator S&P 500 Diversified Power Buffer ETF (BUFF US) – that diversifies across all 12 of its monthly S&P 500-linked ‘Power Buffer’ ETFs.

First Trust has extended its suite of defined-outcome ETFs with the launch of a laddered fund of funds that diversifies across four of the firm’s S&P 500 ‘Buffer’ ETFs.