DGLO Etf launch

First Trust Launches First Trust RBA Deglobalization ETF

Published August 07, 2025 at 01:25 PM

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched a new ETF, the First Trust RBA Deglobalization ETF (Nasdaq: DGLO) (the “fund”). The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund’s fees and expenses) of the RBA U.S. Deglobalization Index (the “index”). The global economy is undergoing a significant transformation as c

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