##  [# ETF Week: Gold Fund Debuts; Whiskey ETF Closing](/sections/daily-etf-watch/etf-week-gold-fund-debuts-whiskey-etf-closing) 

 

# ETF Week: Gold Fund Debuts; Whiskey ETF Closing

 

 

Plus, unique launches from Amplify, First Trust, Equbot and O’Shares.



 

 

 

 

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 Jun 08, 2018

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The first full week of June was a busy one, with several launches from the likes of iShares, Amplify ETFs, First Trust and Equbot. Additionally, Invesco has made a filing that would expand its newly acquired BulletShares family to include target-maturity municipal bond ETFs, while ETF Managers Group announced it would shut down its whiskey producers fund.

**Launches**

- iShares rolled out a ’[40 Act structured gold ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/ishares-gold-etf-debuts) that invests in a variety of futures and physical gold vehicles
- Amplify Investments debuted a fund that invests in the companies that produce and recycle the [materials used in advanced battery technologies](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/battery-materials-etf-launches)
- Equbot followed up its 2017 launch of an artificial-intelligence-powered U.S. ETF with [a complementary international AI-driven fund](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/ai-powered-intl-etf-debuts)
- O’Shares takes a new direction with the rollout of an [“Internet giants” ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/internet-giants-etf-launches) targeting internet and e-commerce companies
- First Trust unveiled an [unconstrained bond fund managed by TCW](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/go-anywhere-bond-etf-debuts)

**Closures**

- ETF Managers Group is shutting down the [Spirited Funds/ETFMG Whiskey &amp; Spirits ETF (WSKY)](https://www.etf.com/wsky); its [last day of trading](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/whiskey-etf-close) will be June 15

**Filings**

- Invesco is planning to [add 10 municipal bond ETFs](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/invesco-add-new-bulletshares-family) to its BulletShares family of target-date maturity bond funds, which currently covers high-yield and investment-grade corporate debt

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



 

 

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