##  [# ETF Week: ProShares Targets Retail Decline](/sections/daily-etf-watch/etf-week-proshares-targets-retail-decline) 

 

# ETF Week: ProShares Targets Retail Decline

 

 

Plus, a fund offers leveraged exposure to pharmaceuticals.



 

 

 

 

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Below is a roundup of key developments in the ETF space during the week started Nov. 13, 2017:

**Launches**

- ProShares rolled out [two funds that seek to play the decline of brick-and-mortar stores](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/2-new-etfs-capitalize-retails-decline) and the success of online retail operations
- Direxion launched ETF offering [300% exposure to pharmaceutical stocks](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/direxion-debuts-pharma-etf-revamp)

**Filings**

- AdvisorShares’ [“vice” ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/advisorshares-plans-vice-etf) will target companies in the tobacco, alcohol and marijuana industries
- First Trust became the latest firm to file for a [blockchain ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/first-trust-plans-blockchain-etf)
- Weatherstorm plans [smart-beta real estate fund](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/second-weatherstorm-etf-planned)
- Proposed ETF will [target large-cap stocks](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/high-turnover-etf-planned) and update portfolio weekly

For more on launches, filings and closures, visit the [ETF Watch page.](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch.html)

*Contact Heather Bell at <hbell@etf.com>*



 

 

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 [Pharmaceuticals](http://www.etf.com/topics/pharmaceuticals) 

 [Leveraged](http://www.etf.com/topics/leveraged)