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Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLF tracks an index of S&P 500 financial stocks, weighted by market cap.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Current monetary and fiscal policies risk an overheated and inflationary economy. Increased interest rates already begun are a likely result.

The Best And Worst Sectors For Rising Interest Rates

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Just days ago, XLP was the worst-performing sector on a year-to-date basis (through Mar. 23).

Are Consumer Staples The New Sector Leader For Equities?

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF

Financial sector-related exchange traded funds plunged after a fire sale of stocks from a U.S. hedge fund dragged on Credit Suisse Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc., fueling speculation of a wider fallout in the banking segment and potential for additional regulations. Among the worst performing non-leveraged ETFs of Monday, the Invesco KBW Regional Bank [.

Bank ETFs Drop on Archegos Contagion Fears

A rising interest rate spread - i.e. the difference between the interest rate banks pay to depositors and the interest they receive from borrowers - could give bank net margins and stocks a big boost in the coming months.

A Rising Interest Rate Spread Could Give Banks a Big Boost

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

iShares Global Materials ETF

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

iShares Residential Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

These index funds are among the most widely followed in different sectors. With possible profit-taking in the near future, keep these index funds in mind.

7 Sector Index Funds To Keep On Your Radar

About a month ago, we highlighted a bearish divergence in the semiconductor ETF (SMH) that indicated a potential rotation away from this growth-oriented group into more value plays. That rotation played out fairly well, as the SMH has indeed pulled back and broken its swing low from February.

Bearish Trigger For Financials Sector ETF (XLF)

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Bank stocks and financial sector-related exchange traded funds strengthened Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed that U.S. banks are healthy enough to pay dividends and repurchase stocks again. On Wednesday, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEArca: KRE) and Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) both gained 1.3%.

Financial ETFs Rise after Yellen Backs Bank Dividends, Stock Repurchases

ARK Innovation ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

The pandemic-ridden 2020 has witnessed the record ETF assets growth

10 Most Popular ETFs of This Year

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

The decision means banks will have to hold more capital or cut their holdings of Treasuries and deposits to be in compliance.

Bank Stocks Take a Breather After Fed Opts to Let Covid Capital Break Expire

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Bank stocks dropped Monday, with a widely watched bank ETF pulling further away from a 13-year high as borrowing costs tracked by the 10-year Treasury yield edged lower. Bank stocks in recent sessions have been gaining as the 10-year Treasury yield and other long-dated yields rise while investors price in expectations of stronger inflation as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Banks seeking to lend money can see interest income improve when long-dated yields rise.

Bank stocks tumble as yields falling from 14-month high pause interest-income optimism (KBE, WFC, C, BAC, JPM)

4:05pm: US equities end mixed on Fed news US stocks ended a mixed session with the DJIA falling more than 200 points after a Federal Reserve's decision to not extend a pandemic-era capital break for banks. The central bank's move stoked a rise in bond yields and a sell-off in financial stocks.

US stocks end mixed session after Federal Reserve decision to not extend pandemic-era capital break for banks

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

Financial sector-related exchange traded funds were dealt a blow Friday after the Federal Reserve planned to end coronavirus pandemic relief that provided a temporary capital buffer for big banks. On Friday, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEArca: KRE) fell 0.9%, Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) dropped 1.0%, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (NYSEArca: FNCL), was [.

Financial ETFs Drop as Fed Allows Covid Capital Relief to Expire

Investors will be closely watching demand for U.S. government securities in the coming months after the Federal Reserve declined to extend pandemic-related regulatory relief for big U.S. banks, which means they may need to raise capital against holdings of U.S. Treasuries and central bank deposits.

Bank demand for Treasuries in focus after Fed ends regulatory break

The central bank had exempted safe assets from a crucial regulatory requirement, in a bid to keep markets chugging last year.

Fed Lets Break for Banks Expire but Opens Door to Future Changes

An expiration of regulatory relief may not matter as much for the Treasury market as investors might fear. Smaller banks could get a boost.

The Fed Will End Emergency Relief for Banks. What to Know.

Shares of JPMorgan and other banks fell Friday after the Federal Reserve decided to end a rule that relaxed capital requirements to encourage banks to loan money during the COVID-19 crisis. The central bank said its rule change in the supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, will expire as scheduled on March 31. Under the SLR, banks with more than $250 billion in assets have to protect against losses by holding capital equal to 3% of their total assets.

Bank stocks fall after Fed elects to let pandemic-era capital break for banks expire

The Fed said it would not extend an emergency measure intended to facilitate lending due to the coronavirus pandemic. The post Bank Stocks Fall As Fed Ends This Pandemic-Era Relief Measure appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.

Bank Stocks Fall As Fed Ends This Pandemic-Era Relief Measure

With 10-year Treasury yields soaring, financial services stocks and funds like the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) are back in style in a big way. This ETF, one of the powerhouse SPDR products, provides exposure to an index that includes companies from the following industries: diversified financial services; insurance; commercial banks; capital markets; real estate investment [.

The Banks Are Back: Analyzing State Street's XLF ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

Exchange-traded funds with exposure to the financial sector slipped on Friday after the Federal Reserve said it would not extend a measure of bank regulatory relief. The Invesco KWB Bank ETF was down 2.2% mid-morning, and the First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund each fell 1.7%.

Bank ETFs slide on surprise Fed decision

The Fed declined to extend a pandemic-era rule that relaxed the amount of capital banks had to maintain against Treasurys and other holdings.

The Fed will not extend a pandemic-crisis rule that had allowed banks to relax capital levels

The Federal Reserve on Friday said it would not extend a temporary exemption that allowed banks to exclude Treasurys and deposits with the central bank from the calculation of the supplementary leverage ratio past March 31.

The Fed: Fed won't extend relief for banks from key capital rule

Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF

Vanguard Financials ETF

As banks free up their cash hoards accumulated during the coronavirus pandemic, financial sector-related ETFs could benefit from the increased loan activity. In the months ahead, banks are expected to let loose billions of dollars in reserves they previously set aside to cover potentially poor loans that still haven't materialized after a year into the [.

Look to Financial ETFs as Banks Unleash Their Cash

Higher interest rates go in hand with improved profit margins for financials and lead to that sector's outperformance. It is still the time to adjust the sector allocation to favor companies that are expected to benefit from the stronger economy.

XLF: Financials Are Back In Style

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Goldman Sachs expects households to be the largest source of equity demand this year thanks to President Joe Biden's $1.9-trillion stimulus package.

$1.9-T Stimulus to Boost U.S. Equity Demand? ETFs to Gain

The financial sector enjoyed a broad rally Monday, with the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF rallying into record territory, as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbed toward a 13-month high. The Financial ETF climbed 2.4% with 63 of 65 components gaining ground, on a day that the S&P 500 tacked on 0.8%.

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