M&T Bank

Huntington Bancshares

Regions Financial

Citizens Financial Group

Truist Financial

First Horizon National

Zions Bancorp

Webster Financial

Synovus Financial

Bank OZK

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

KRE tracks an equal-weighted index of US regional banking stocks.

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Vanguard Financials ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Though financials are 13% of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), roughly half the size of the information technology sector, it has been the focus throughout March.

Financials Remain in Focus but Not All ETFs Are the Same

Most people haven't heard of a lot of regional banks. But they are the backbone of the U.S. economy, and originate much of the country's lending activity.

3 Reasons We Absolutely Need Regional Banks

First Republic

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

While the final Q4 '22 GDP estimate and the GDP deflator will get a lot of lip service, the big data point this week will be Friday's PCE deflator data for February '23. While Jay Powell is saying the Fed funds rate reductions are not even in the FOMC's “base-case” scenario, Fed funds futures are already expecting reductions in the base rate by July '23.

February '23 PCE Data This Week, First Republic And The Regional Bank ETF

The Financial Stability Oversight Council said that “while some institutions have come under stress, the U.S. banking system remains sound and resilient,” in a Friday statement.

U.S. bank sector ‘remains sound and resilient,' council of top regulators says after Friday meeting

Data show short sellers were almost entirely blindsided by the banking sector turmoil.

Not Even the Short Sellers Saw the Banking Panic Coming

Some investors might look at big banks' growing deposits and lower stock prices and see an opportunity.

Opportunity in Big Bank ETFs

Invesco QQQ

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF

ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

Worried more banks will fall apart like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank? ETFs can help protect you from risk in the S&P 500.

If More Banks Crash — Here's How To Avoid Losing Money

Vance Barse and Rita Cheng are telling their clients there's no need to do anything rash.

Advisors to Clients on Banking Crisis: ‘Don't Panic'

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Ninth-straight increase suggests rates will stay high for a long stretch.

Investors Bid Up Treasury ETFs After Quarter-Point Rate Hike

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Class A

As the bank crisis hots up for the U.S. ETF market, the contagion may now be impacting mortgages. The average rate on the 30-year fixed dropped to 6.

Real Estate ETFs Take Bank Hit, Volatility ETFs Ride

PacWest Bancorp

Regional bank stocks have been closely followed in recent days amid concerns over the broader sector.

Regional bank shares fall as Fed persists with rate hikes despite industry turmoil

Financial stocks were mostly lower Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve decision expected to signal whether the central bank is concerned that bank collapses could spell trouble for the economy.

Bank Stocks Slump Ahead of Rate Decision

Regional banking ETFs rallied on Yellen's assuring comments related to the rescue of the U.S. banking system. However, the crisis is not over yet.

Can the Rally in Regional Bank ETFs Continue?

Financial stocks have landed in the “the cheap seats” alongside energy, with top banks looking even cheaper than the financial sector as a whole after stress emerged in the banking system in the past couple of weeks, according to DataTrek Research.

Financial stocks in ‘the cheap seats' as top banks widely underperform the sector, says DataTrek

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

iShares Select Dividend ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

The banking crisis has shaken the global markets since Mar 9. These ETF areas amassed maximum cash during the peak of the crisis.

Most Loved/Hated ETFs Amid the Height of Banking Crisis

Banking stocks remain center stage of the circus, after the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the cratering of First Republic Bank shares and the rescue of Credit Suisse.

Buying KRE on the Dip as Government Seeks Fix

The banking sector is largely fine. That has not changed in the last week. Banks are using the discount window to meet short-term liquidity needs, so things are working as planned.

Update On Bank Run Plays: KRE

Eleven of the nation's largest banks came together to support a smaller rival.

Regional Bank ETFs Gyrate After First Republic Liquidity Injection

Does the Fed follow the market, or chart its own path?

Fed to Make Key Decision as Regional Banks Reel

Report finds that ETFs provide ‘additive liquidity' to what's already available in the primary market, even in times of crisis.

Latest Banking Crisis Highlights ETFs' ‘Additive Liquidity'

Credit Suisse

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

UBS Group AG

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

All eyes are currently on the crucial two-day FOMC meeting to see whether the hawkish central bank will go for a 50-bps hike or a smaller one or a halt following the latest crunch in the financial sector.

Rate Hike or Not: ETFs in Focus Ahead of FOMC Meet

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF

UBS Group (UBS) has agreed to acquire the crisis-hit Credit Suisse Group (CS) in an emergency rescue deal engineered by Swiss authorities to prevent the meltdown spreading through the global financial system.

UBS-Credit Suisse Deal to Lift Crisis-Hit Bank ETFs

Many smart and well-informed analysts seem to think that this is a great opportunity to buy the dip in regional bank stocks. While I think that the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF will eventually recover, I believe that the risks are disproportionately high.

KRE: Regional Banks - It's All About Risks And Price Action

Last Friday (March 10), seemingly out of the blue, the financial world was rocked with the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), then Signature Bank. This week we saw the contagion spread to Europe (Credit Suisse).

An Anatomy Of The Banking Crisis

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News for SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ETF (KRE)