U.S.-listed ETFs gathered $800 billion of new money in the first 11 months of 2021, continuing to obliterate the prior record of $504 billion set in 2020.

State Street’s move makes its funds cheaper than similar products from competitors.

Defiance ETFs is launching the Defiance Digital Revolution ETF (NFTZ), which will track a blockchain-related-companies and non-fungible-token index.

Small but focused, activist asset manager Engine No. 1 managed to win three board seats at Exxon Mobil earlier this year. It's now bringing its brand of shareholder engagement to a wider swath of companies, and investors, with ETFs.

Many ESG-focused ETFs have yet to attract a broad investor base.

Measuring ESG fund performance is still causing headaches—wealth management firms could face rebalancing hurdles.

In this week's fund news, Voya acquires the investment advisory business of Tygh Capital Management; Hartford launches first semitransparent ETF; VanEck's bitcoin futures ETF lists; and Schwab introduces its first active and ESG ETF.