Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Visa

Mastercard

Bank of America

Wells Fargo

Goldman Sachs

Royal Bank of Canada

ClearBridge American Energy MLP Fund, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

iShares Global Financials ETF

IXG tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global financial stocks.

Citigroup

The financial sector is often seen as a bellwether for the overall economy, and right now, it's sending out healthy signals. As expectations for a soft landing of the U.S. economy increase, financial stocks are on investors' radars.

Cashing In on Earnings: 3 Financial Stocks Set to Surge

Financial stocks have been heavily impacted by market oscillations since March, making banks a risky investment due to regulatory scrutiny and tighter lending practices. While the stress test results reveal the robustness of banks, financial securities are not recession-proof, with the inverted U.S. treasury yield curve indicating a potential economic slowdown. I rate IXG a Hold, as a potential recession still lies in the picture despite what the stress test revealed.

IXG: Stress Test Results Pose Good News, But Recession Prospects Stand

UBS ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Cmpn Indx ETN 2015-26.4.41 Lkd to Wells Fargo Business Dvlpmnt Indx Ser B

VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

Davis Select Financial ETF

Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund

iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF

iShares U.S. Insurance ETF

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

iShares US Financial Services ETF

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF

Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF

Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF

SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF

SPDR S&P Insurance ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

Lipper Financial Services ETFs recorded their largest weekly outflow of the year over the past fund flows week (-$1.4 billion). On top of the bank failures, market participants are worried about the largest U.S. banks gaining an increasing market share by allowing them to take over the smaller regional institutions.

Regional Banking Concerns Produce Financial Services ETF Outflows

Banco Bradesco

Bank of Montreal

MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN

MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Leveraged ETN

Bank of Nova Scotia

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Comerica

Fifth Third Bancorp

Huntington Bancshares

HSBC Holdings

KeyCorp

M&T Bank

PNC Financial Services

SVB Financial Group

One month ago, Silicon Valley Bank failed, with a resulting decline across the diversified banking industry. Some investors may be tempted to buy the dip, while others are considering doubling down on losing positions.

Banks Are On Sale But Risks Remain

iShares Global Financials ETF's AUM has contracted by 23% in the last month. The systemic risk narrative may be overblown but other risks remain.

IXG: Consider This Global Financials ETF On The Cheap

Blackrock Future Financial And Technology ETF

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

The biggest bank failure since the financial crisis reverberated across the industry.

SVB's Collapse Hit Banking ETFs

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Investors favored these funds during a wild year.

ETFs With The Largest Asset Gains In 2021

A depositor protection scheme insulates banks from its depositors' anticipation of impending failure. Banks expand credit by a process of double-entry book-keeping.

Banking Faces Seismic Changes

As inflation rates rise, investors may be well served by moving capital into sectors which traditionally benefit from inflation, such as the financials space. The iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) offers investors a chance to gain globally-diversified exposure to the financial sector, with almost half of its portfolio holdings listed on non-US exchanges.

IXG - A Good Fund For Global Financial Exposure

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF

Vanguard Financials ETF

One of the winning themes in the year ahead are bank stocks. That said, here are seven financial services ETFs to buy to ride that wave.

7 Great Financial Services ETFs to Buy Now for 2020

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