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Friday, July 24, 2026

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Nasdaq Announces Changes to NFN Daily List, NFN Symbol Directory and Product Directory

Markets Impacted:

Products Impacted:

  • NFN Daily List
  • NFN Symbol Directory

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

Update 9/11/2026: On Monday, November 23, 2026, Nasdaq announces three additional fields to the Nasdaq Fund Network (NFN) Daily List, Symbol Directory, and one new field on the Product Directory.

NFN is adding additional field values to the Investor Type field for European funds.

Additionally, NFN is adding one new field to the Issuer Manager and a CSV file attachment to the Next Day automated emails.

What is changing?

Update 9/11/2026: On Monday, November 23, 2026 Nasdaq Fund Network (NFN) is making the following changes to the NFN reports:

The following fields are being added to the NFN Daily List and Symbol Directory, please see the NFN Daily List Specification for full details:.

Field Name Field Format Description
Pricing Frequency 1 character, alphanumeric Denotes the new pricing frequency for the NFN instrument as of the Daily List posting date.
Code Value
T Twice a week
Minimum Initial Subscription Currency 3 characters, alphanumeric Denotes the Minimum Initial Subscription Currency for the primary listing market center for the NFN instrument at the time of the Daily List posting. Nasdaq will use the GitHub currency alphabetic codes for this field.
Minimum Incremental Subscription Currency 3 characters, alphanumeric Denotes the Minimum Incremental Subscription Currency for the NFN instrument as of the Corporate Action Date. Values are selected from the same list used in the Currency field. Nasdaq will use the GitHub currency alphabetic codes for this field.
Investor Type 1 character, alphanumeric

Denotes the new target investor type for an instrument. The new values will be:

Code Value
P Professional
E Eligible Counterparty
B Basic Investor
F Informed Investor
A Advanced Investor
G Expert Investor Germany

Note: The current rule for US Money Market Funds to populate the Investor Type field remains unchanged. Either Institutional or Retail must be selected.

NFN is adding the following fields to the Product Directory.

Field Name Field Format Description
Assets Under Management 12 characters, numeric Denotes the Assets Under Management.
Assets Under Management Date Date, MM/DD/YYYY Denotes the date of Assets Under Management.
Assets Under Management Currency 3 characters, alphanumeric Denotes the currency which is applicable to the Assets Under Management.

NFN is adding a field to the Issuer Manager.

Field Name Field Format Description
LEI 20 characters, alphanumeric Denotes the Legal Entity Identifier for the Issuer. It identifies legally distinct entities participating in financial transactions.

NFN will be making the following change to NFN Daily List and Symbol Directory.

Old Field Name New Field Name
SRRI SRI
SRRI Record Date SRI Record Date

For more information regarding changes to the NFN Daily List and Symbol directory, please go to the NFN Daily List specification.

What enhancements should Issuers expect?

NFN is adding a CSV file attachment to the Next Day automated reminder emails containing the same instrument data displayed in the "New Instruments Set to Go Live" notification, enabling easier review and analysis.

How can I test instrument registration?

Update 9/11/2026: Nasdaq will offer one Saturday User Acceptance Test (UAT) for NFN fund issuers on:

  • Saturday, November 21, 2026 – Confidence Test

Firms wishing to participate in the UAT should complete and submit the NFN testing registration form to NFN Operations by Thursday before the scheduled test date. Registered testing firms will receive a testing information sheet, spelling out daily event schedule and open conference call number prior to each test.

Where can I get additional information?

Contact NFN Operations at +1 301 978 5307 (Option #6).


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