US Leveraged ETF growth is exploding: The number of US-listed leveraged ETFs is up to a record 700, now more than double the number seen at the end of 2024. More than 400 of these funds are leveraged single-stock ETFs. This comes as ~210 new leveraged funds have been launched year-to-date, already surpassing the ~205 seen in the full year 2025. In the first half of 2026, leveraged and inverse ETFs made up 31% of all US-listed ETF launches, up from 22% in all of 2025. In June alone, 117 such funds had their debut, nearly half of the total 239 ETFs launched in the US market. Leverage has never been more popular.(The Kobeissi Letter)