Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Visa

Mastercard

Bank of America

Wells Fargo

Goldman Sachs

Morgan Stanley

S&P Global

American Express

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

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

First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

The second-quarter 2023 earnings reporting cycle is nearing an end. These sectors and the related ETFs emerged winners.

5 Sector ETFs to Bet On Revenue Growth in Q2

Citizens Financial Group

First Citizens BancShares

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

M&T Bank

PNC Financial Services

Truist Financial

Eighteen regional banks may add about $63 billion of holding company debt to meet proposed regulatory guidelines for lending institutions of $100 billion to $250 billion of assets, in the latest challenge to the sector, according to a Bloomberg report.

Regional banks may saddle themselves with $63B in fresh debt to meet regulatory requirements: report

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. bank profits were largely flat in the second quarter of 2023 after accounting for the impact of three large failed bank acquisitions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported Thursday.

U.S. bank profits flat after accounting for failed bank acquisitions: FDIC

The failure of three banks in early 2023 pushed bank earnings down 11.3% in the second quarter compared to the prior quarter, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Co.'s quarterly report released Thursday. Combined profit from 4,645 commercial banks and savings institutions fell $9 billion to $70.8 billion, including the effects of on acquirers' incomes of their acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank and Signature Bank, the FDIC said.

Bank earnings fell 11.3% in second quarter from prior quarter after impact of three failed banks: FDIC

Citigroup

Bank stocks outpaced the broad market into positive territory on Friday as a healthy August jobs report sparked buying in the sector after a weak performance last month. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index BKX, +1.27% rose by 1.2%, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF XLF, +0.80% rose 0.7% and the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE, +1.48% rose 1.7%.

Bank stocks gain after jobs report in rebound from August losses

Jefferies bank analyst Ken Usdin on Wednesday said the Federal Deposit Insurance Co.'s propose requirements on long-term debt for banks of $100 billion or more in assets came in “on the tamer side of expectations.” The long term debt proposal will result in minimal earnings impact with a three-year phase in, Usdin said.

Analyst sees FDIC rules on long-term debt ‘on the tamer side of expectations'

Fitch Ratings analyst Christopher Wolfe on Thursday reduced his firm's operating environment rating for U.S. banks to aa- from aa due to the unknown path of interest rate hikes and regulatory changes facing the sector. Wolfe cited “structural uncertainty around the path and rate of monetary tightening and gaps in the regulatory framework” for the downgrade.

Fitch lowers operating environment score for banks by one notch to aa- with stable outlook

Warren Buffett is best known for his largest bet: A massive stake in Apple. But his second-largest sector holding, financials, is starting to pay off.

Warren Buffett's Second-Largest Bet After Apple Is Paying Off

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

VanEck High Yield Muni ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Invesco Buyback Achievers ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets for the third week in four. Investors took a risk-off approach to investing during the fund flows week. Equity ETFs witnessed net outflows for the first week in seven.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Investors Go Into Risk-Off Mode For Fund Flows Week

Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

It has been almost a month since the second-quarter earnings season kicked off. These sectors emerged winners so far in this earnings season.

5 Sector ETF Winners Amid Q2 Earnings Season

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

Intel

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Timeframes are key to proper portfolio allocation, says Alex King, who runs Growth Investor Pro and Cestrian Capital Research. Combining Elliott Wave analysis, Fibonacci levels, and the Wyckoff cycle to analyze stock behavior.

Intel, Elliott Wave, Fibonacci And Wyckoff; How To Approach ETFs With Cestrian Capital Research (Growth Investor Pro)

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares

Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF

Moody's rating downgrade has shed light on the intricate challenges facing U.S. banks, both large and small.

Moody's Downgrade 10 U.S. Banks: ETF Strategies to Play

The Financial Select Sector SPDR FUND NYSE: XLF has staged an impressive rally over the past few months, climbing almost 10% from its June low. As the ETF pulls back into its uptrend support, an attractive risk: reward buying opportunity is forming.

Is Now The Time To Buy XLF Financial ETF?

This options strategy is a sensible way to bet on a bounce in financial stocks.

Bank Stocks Could Soon Catch Up With the Market. Here's How to Play It.

To place the trade investors will receive a credit of 45 cents per set of option contracts, based on recent trading.

XLF And ETFs Today: With Banks Hitting Earnings Beats, This Spread Bets On Continued Buoyancy

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF

The recessionary fears are ebbing in the United States. The upbeat mood is likely to boost these top-Ranked ETFs.

Top-Ranked ETFs to Buy as Goldman Cuts U.S. Recession Forecast

The financial sector, represented by the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF, is attractively valued. I see it as a very plausible scenario for interest rates to either stabilize or even decrease. Lower rates are especially helpful for bank performance.

XLF: 2% Rate Cut Could Be A 2023 Black Swan

Net interest margin, reflecting the spread banks earn between borrowing and lending, will come under pressure this quarter, investors expect.

The Key Number to Watch in U.S. Bank Earnings

Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares

ProShares Short QQQ

Invesco QQQ

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

High trading volume indicates high liquidity, which is a key characteristic of ETFs.

10 Most-Heavily Traded ETFs of the Last Three Months

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Of the 16 Zacks sectors, five are expected to post positive earnings growth in the second quarter, with the strongest gains in the Consumer Discretionary (11.3%) sector.

4 Sector ETFs to Capitalize on Q2 Earnings Potential

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

All 23 major U.S. banks have endured the rigors of the Fed's stress test, exhibiting resilience amid global growth worries.

ETFs in Focus Post Fed's Stress Test for U.S. Banks

Bank stocks rose Tuesday a day ahead of the publication of the Federal Reserve's annual stress test results for U.S. banks after a difficult first half for the sector as it absorbed the impact of three regional bank failures this year.

Bank stocks rise ahead of Fed stress test results as analyst sees ‘relatively calm' outcome

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

Invesco DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

Here are a few zones and their ETFs that could potentially experience the positive effects of a hawkish Fed.

5 ETF Zones Primed for 2023 Growth Amid Rate Hike Prospects

Fifth Third Bancorp

Northern Trust

New York Community Bancorp

Synchrony Financial

The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday that U.S. regulators are considering a plan to include banks with assets as low as $100 billion in the international regime for capital requirements known as Basel III.

FDIC studying plan to include smaller U.S. banks in Basel III capital requirements after failures in early 2023

Advisorshares Restaurant ETF

SPDR S&P Transportation ETF

Fed Chair Jerome Powell remarked that most central bank officials anticipate raising interest rates by the end of 2023. While this weighed on stocks on Jun 21, 2023, we believe cyclical sector ETFs to gain despite Fed rate hike fears.

News for Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLF)