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- Themes US Small Cap Cash Flow Champions ETF (SMCF) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive US Small Cap Cash Flow Champions Index. The fund invests in the top 75 small capitalization U.S. companies exhibiting the highest three-year positive cash flow yield; it holds approximately 76 securities, including top positions such as East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC, 4.65%), Fidelity National Financial Inc. (FNF, 4.42%), Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL, 4.06%), Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA, 3.96%), and RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR, 3.90%), with sector allocations emphasizing financial services (approximately 52%), industrials (18%), and energy (16%). Launched on December 13, 2023, and listed on Nasdaq, SMCF features a total expense ratio of 0.29%, quarterly rebalancing, and assets under management of approximately $4.3 million as of late 2025; it is issued by Themes ETF Trust and managed by Themes Management Company, LLC, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The fund targets investors seeking value-oriented exposure to small-cap equities with strong cash flow generation, primarily in the U.S. market. Recent developments for the issuer include surpassing $100 million in assets under management across its thematic and sector-based ETF suite in June 2025, crossing $500 million in total AUM by August 2025, and reaching $1 billion in October 2025; Themes ETFs expanded with new listings such as commodity ETFs on Cboe in September 2024, initial 2x daily leveraged single-stock ETFs in December 2024, capped accelerated monthly ETFs in August 2025, and four additional single-stock leveraged ETFs (IREG, BEG, GEV, SATS) on December 16, 2025. In February 2024, Themes Management Company selected SS&C ALPS Distributors to provide distribution, underwriting, and compliance services, supporting its growing lineup of 18 thematic and fundamental ETFs at launch, now expanded to over 35 products.