KBW Bank Index

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An economic index consisting of the stocks of 24 banking companies. This index serves as a benchmark of the banking sector. This index trades on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, where it was created. The KBW Index is named after Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, a recognized authority in the banking industry.   
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The KBW Index trades under ticker symbol BKX. The index is weighted according to capitalization and represents major banks and money centers from across the country. Mathematically, the index is based on a tenth of the value of the Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Index (KBWI). It began trading options in September of 1992.

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  • Is It Time For Bank Stocks?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Is-It-Time-For-Bank-Stocks-KBE-IYF-FII-SCWB-WFC0531.aspx
    ... Over the last year, they have lagged the broader US market, with the KBW Bank Index
    having fallen 10%. The S&P 500 is up about 15.6% during that time. ...

  • Four ETFs On Fire Right Now

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Four-ETFs-On-Fire-Right-Now-KBE-JPM-BAC-CGMFX-C0827.aspx
    ... The SPDR KBW Bank ETF (NYSE:KBE), which tracks the performance of the
    KBW Bank Index, has surged 25% during this timeframe. The ...

  • 2011 In Review: Regional Banks Are Suffering

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/2011-In-Review-Regional-Banks-Are-Suffering-TCBI-OZRK-STI-CMA-RF-ZION-SBNY1218.aspx
    ... That's better than the larger cap KBW Bank Index (which is down almost 24% on a
    year-to-date basis), but still well short of matching the S&P 500 this year. ...

  • Regionals Rebound, But Still Face Concerns

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Regionals-Rebound-But-Still-Face-Concerns-BBT-STI-USB0104.aspx
    ... There are three fairly liquid ETFs that track regional banking names; the SPDR KBW
    Bank Index (NYSE:KBE) is flat year-to-date as is the Regional Bank HOLDRs ...

  • 4 ETFs On Fire Right Now

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/4-ETFs-On-Fire-Right-Now-KBE-KRE-XHB-BBH0102.aspx
    ... is up about 1% during the month and a number of index funds that had ... Straight to
    the Bank After muddling through a challenging Q3, the SPDR KBW Bank ETF (ARCA ...

  • Financial ETFs That Can Hurt Your Portfolio

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Financial-ETFs-That-Can-Hurt-Your-Portfolio-XLF-SKF-KBE-XLU1107.aspx
    ... performance of the Dow Jones US Financials Index, when it ... Bank on Problems Banks
    have been the driver of ... The SPDR KBW Bank ETF (ARCA:KBE), which tracks the ...

  • Regional Banks With Great Dividends

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Regional-Banks-With-Great-Dividends-STL-FNB-BOH-BUSE-KRE0318.aspx
    ... about increased optimism for the regionals as the KBW Regional Index has outperformed ...
    FNB) is a Pennsylvania based financial and bank holding company ...

  • Regional Bank Round-Up

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Regional-Bank-Round-Up-USB-ZION-RF-MTB-KRE-WFC-PNC0422.aspx
    ... at least as measured by the SPDR KBW Regional Banking ... versus a roughly 7% gain in
    the broader market index. ... a recent batch of big regional bank earnings does ...

  • Top 3 Sectors For Value Investors

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Top-3-Sectors-For-Value-Investors-XLV-IHE-KBE-PGF-VPU0208.aspx
    ... these beaten down sectors rather than just buying the iShares S&P 500 Index ETF
    (NYSE ... The SPDR KBW Bank (NYSE:KBE) follows the biggest of the big and both the ...

  • 3 Reasons To Own First Niagara Financial Group

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/3-Reasons-To-Own-First-Niagara-Financial-Group-FNFG-PNC-HCBK-BBT-CMA-FHN-KRE0706.aspx
    ... Compared to regional bank peers BB&T (NYSE:BBT), Comerica (NYSE:CMA), First ... which
    is a small-cap fund based on the KBW Regional Banking index, you'll ...

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