Commerce Bancshares

Wintrust Financial

UMB Financial

First Financial Bankshares

United Bankshares

Bank OZK

Hancock Whitney Corp.

International Bancshares Corp.

BancFirst

Texas Capital Bancshares

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

QABA tracks an index of NASDAQ-listed banks and thrifts, excluding the 50 largest.

AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund

Credit Suisse S&P MLP Index ETN 

Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF

ProShares Inflation Expectations ETF

After a powerful rally at the start of the week, the stocks lost momentum on hot inflation data, which would push the Federal Reserve toward another aggressive rate hike.

5 Niche ETFs That Beat a Volatile Market Last Week

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Credit Suisse is one of the world's largest banks, which has been in the news a lot lately. We have developed a testing methodology for bank strength.

Is Your Bank Safe From A Credit Suisse Collapse?

Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF

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

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund

iShares U.S. Insurance ETF

SPDR S&P Insurance ETF

If you are planning to invest in financial companies but aren't sure of the stocks to pick, then one of the best ways is to invest in financial ETFs.

These Are the 10 Best-performing Financial ETFs

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JPMorgan is one of the world's largest banks. We have developed a testing methodology for bank strength.

Is Your Bank Safe? A Look At JPMorgan

Leveraged-finance bankers are nursing a headache after one hell of a party. The average price of U.S. high-yield bonds fell as much as 16% between January and early July, according to the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Index.

Banks' LBO Debt Hangover May Leave Lasting Scars

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF

Vanguard Financials ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Banks could hold off on raising interest payments on deposits if the Federal Reserve hikes rates, potentially further bolstering their bread-and-butter businesses and supporting the outlook on financial sector-related exchange traded funds. The Fed has signaled that it will hike rates in March, the first of potentially multiple hikes in 2022.

Financial ETFs Could Bank on Bread-and-Butter, Deposit-and-Loans Business

Financial sector-related exchange traded funds could outperform this year as their bread-and-butter business could support higher growth with the Federal Reserve prepping multiple interest rate hikes. As the Fed moves to raise rates for the first time in three years, banks' net interest income, or the difference between deposits and lending, could begin to rise, [.

Financial ETFs Could Gain Momentum as Rates Rise Ahead

Trading revenues among Wall Street banks surged during the height of the trading spree amidst the heightened volatility during the pandemic recovery. However, financial sector-related exchange traded funds could begin to ease into a new normal as conditions settle down.

Financial Sector ETFs Could Ease Into a New Normal

As rates rise, investors should consider banks and financial sector-related exchange traded funds. The S&P 500 financials sector is already outperforming in the new year, rising 5.4% last week over the first five trading days of January and marking the sector's best start to a calendar year since 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Look to Financial ETFs as Rates Rise in 2022

Bank of America

Tracey Ryniec shares the names of her favorite smaller banks as earnings are expected to move higher on the recovery.

My Favorite Bank Stocks in 2021

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

iShares US Financial Services ETF

The shift toward a tighter monetary policy will push the yields higher, thereby benefiting the financial sector.

5 Financial ETFs to Buy on Taper Talks

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

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

Citigroup

Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares

JH Mltfct Fncls Shs

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF

ProShares Short Financials

ProShares Ultra Financials

Wells Fargo

The financials and banking stocks have been some of the best performing of the reflation trade since the second half of 2020. On the whole, we know banks like to make their profits by lending long term and borrowing short term.

Financials Look Ripe For A Reversal

Soaring 10-year Treasury yields are buoying bank stocks, and those effects are being felt at the regional bank level. Just look at the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index, which is higher by almost 34% year-to-date.

Regional Bank Resurgence Makes a ‘QABA' Call Compelling

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

Highland iBoxx Senior Loan ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

On May 4, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen commented that interest rates may need to rise modestly over time to keep the U.S. economy from overheating, though she clarified later on that she is not "predicting or recommending" such policies.

Yellen Triggers Rate Rise Talks: 6 ETFs to Play

Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF

VanEck Vectors Steel ETF

United States Oil Fund LP

Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF

The first week of March was mixed for Wall Street.

Top 5 ETF Areas of Last Week

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Though the Fed Chair Powell said on Feb 23 that inflation is still 'soft', we expect the reflation trade to remain steady in the near term on stimulus hopes.

Sector ETFs to Win/Lose on Higher Rates

This community bank ETF has hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

Community Bank ETF (QABA) Hits a 52-Week High

Investors seeking to take advantage of the steep yield curve should bet on bank ETFs.

Bank ETFs to Consider on a Steepening Yield Curve

When the pandemic broke in March, the biggest concern for the banking industry was the future level of bad loans.

The Banking Industry Halfway Through The Pandemic

As banks seek to borrow money at short-term rates and lend at long-term rates, a steepening yield curve will earn more on lending and pay less on deposits, thereby leading to a wider spread.

Why Bank ETFs Are Surging

Chances of higher virus cases in winter, Biden???s considerable chances of winning the election and low rates for longer may spell trouble for bank ETFs ahead.

3 Reasons to Be Wary of Bank ETFs

After facing problems when applying for the Payroll Protection Program through larger banks, small businesses may permanently turn to smaller community banks that have proven to be more accommodating, potentially bolstering small-cap financial sector exchange traded funds. According to Greenwich Associates, six million unhappy small businesses may change banks after suffering through PPP problems when [.

Small-Cap ETFs May Strengthen After PPP Help Community Banks

InfraCap MLP

AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF

AGFiQ U.S. Market Neutral Momentum Fund

Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF

VelocityShares VIX Short-Term ETN

Given the bull and bear tug of war, market volatility is back in the market. As such, we have highlighted the best and worst-performing ETFs of last week.

Top and Flop ETFs of Last Week (June 15)

Banks and sector-related ETFs were leading the markets Wednesday as investors looked for cheap segments of the market and rotated toward more economically sensitive areas. Among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Wednesday, the First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (NasdaqGM: QABA) increased 6.3%, Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB) advanced 5.2%, SPDR [.

News for First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund ETF (QABA)