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Leverage Shares by Themes Launches Nine 2X Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs on Cboe

A corrected press release on May 12, 2026, announced the availability of nine new 2X leveraged ETFs listed on Cboe with a 0.75% management fee. The products seek 200% daily exposure to stocks including Seagate Technology, Caterpillar and Applied Materials. Themes ETFs, established in 2023 by Leverage Shares co-founders, issued the correction changing the previously stated fee from 0.35%.

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Leverage Shares by Themes launched nine new 2X single-stock leveraged ETFs that became available for trading on May 12, 2026. 75%. The new Cboe-listed ETFs target 200% exposure to the daily performance of their underlying stocks.

75%. The nine ETFs and their targets are STXU, the Leverage Shares 2X Long STX Daily ETF, which seeks 2X daily performance of Seagate Technology Holdings (NASDAQ: STX); SNDG, the Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF, which seeks 2X daily performance of SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ: SNDK); and CIEG, the Leverage Shares 2X Long CIEN Daily ETF, which seeks 2X daily performance of Ciena Corp (NYSE: CIEN).

CATG is the ticker for the Leverage Shares 2X Long CAT Daily ETF, which seeks 2X daily performance of Caterpillar Inc.

(NYSE: CAT). (NASDAQ: HON).

(NASDAQ: AAOI). (NASDAQ: AMAT).

The corrected release originated from Greenwich, Conn. Benzinga reported the full details of the launch and correction.

"This launch underscores our commitment to expanding access to high-conviction, single-stock trading strategies across a diverse set of market leaders. With these nine new 2X leveraged ETFs, we're providing traders with precise, capital-efficient tools to actively engage with the daily performance of companies driving innovation across technology, industrials, and beyond," Paul Marino, Chief Revenue Officer of Themes ETFs, said.

Themes ETFs was established by the Co-Founders of Leverage Shares in 2023.

Themes Management Company LLC serves as an adviser to the Themes ETFs Trust. Leverage Shares was launched in 2017 by CEO Jose Gonzalez-Navarro, COO Dobromir Kamburov and General Counsel Tracy Grant.

Key Facts

Nine new 2X leveraged ETFs launched and available May 12, 20
Products listed on Cboe target 200% daily performance of nine specific stocks with 0.75% management fee after same-day correction from 0.35%
Paul Marino quote on launch purpose
Chief Revenue Officer of Themes ETFs highlighted commitment to high-conviction single-stock strategies and capital-efficient tools for technology and industrial
Company backgrounds
Themes ETFs founded in 2023 by Leverage Shares co-founders; Leverage Shares started in 2017 by named executives; Themes Management Company LLC advises the trust

Story Timeline

3 events
  1. 2026-05-12

    Themes ETF Trust issues correction changing management fee from 0.35% to 0.75% and announces launch of nine 2X leveraged ETFs available for trading the same day

    1 sourceBenzinga
  2. 2023

    Themes ETFs established by the Co-Founders of Leverage Shares

    1 sourceBenzinga
  3. 2017

    Leverage Shares launched by CEO Jose Gonzalez-Navarro, COO Dobromir Kamburov and General Counsel Tracy Grant

    1 sourceBenzinga

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Corrected 0.75% fee applies to all nine new ETFs

  2. 02

    Provides traders with additional 2X daily exposure options to specific tech and industrial stocks on Cboe

  3. 03

    Expands single-stock leveraged product offerings from Leverage Shares by Themes

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