Defiance InvestmentsUBS Enters Active Equity ETF Market With Global Income Strategy
UBS Asset Management has launched its first active equity ETF in Europe with the UBS Global Equity Income Plus UCITS ETF (FGZJ).
Defiance ETFs has launched the Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF (PHOT), Europe’s first ETF focused on photonics, offering exposure to companies developing optical technologies that use light to transmit and process data. The fund invests across the photonics value chain, including optical components, photonic semiconductors, networking, and manufacturing infrastructure, as AI and data centre spending drive demand for faster, more energy-efficient connectivity. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana, with Xetra to follow, PHOT is Defiance’s fifth UCITS ETF launch in Europe, where its product range now manages more than USD 162 million in assets.
At a glance
- Beat
- Launches
- Issuer
- Defiance Investments
- Region
- United States
- Filed
- 9 July 2026
Source: Press Release
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