Legal & General Investment Management has expanded its thematic ETF platform in Europe with the launch of four new funds targeting disruptive technologies.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), the €820 billion asset management arm of French insurance group AXA, has made its ETF debut in Europe.

Franklin Templeton has launched a new thematic equity ETF in Europe targeting companies worldwide that are shaping the development of the metaverse.

Fidelity International has introduced a suite of five thematic equity ETFs in Europe targeting the emerging technology themes of clean energy, electric vehicles & future transportation, cloud computing, digital health, and the metaverse.

Seoul-based CT Investments has launched a niche thematic equity ETF in the US providing exposure to Korean entertainment and interactive media companies involved in Korean popular music, also known as K-pop.

BlackRock has launched a new thematic equity ETF in the US targeting healthcare companies with significant operations in the field of neuroscience.

AdvisorShares has expanded its suite of marijuana-focused ETFs with a new fund delivering leveraged exposure to the US cannabis market.

Amplify ETFs has launched a new ETF providing exposure to dividend-paying equities of companies operating in natural resource and commodity-related industries.

BlackRock has launched a new actively managed thematic equity ETF targeting companies delivering innovative technologies used in the financial services industry.

Newly minted Strive Asset Management has debuted its first ETF, an anti-activism fund that aims to ‘unshackle’ the US energy sector from constraints imposed by ESG-linked asset managers.