IYF News and Press, iShares U.S. Financial From 10/27/23

2023-10-27 10:20:00 ET Summary The face of finance has evolved considerably, from changing financial architecture and payment applications through to regulatory developments and the impact of AI. All of these have major implications for banking’s business models. With all o...

2023-10-09 10:37:22 ET Summary The John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund invests primarily in financial services companies and has a current yield of 10.14%. The fund has underperformed the S&P 500 Index and other financial ETFs, with shares down 24.40% year-to-date. T...

2023-09-29 02:25:00 ET Summary Massively inflated during the pandemic, corporate profits are still not normalizing, and bode well for future investments and economic growth. Corporate profits rose 1.3% from the prior quarter and 6.2% year-over-year, to a seasonally adjusted annual...

2023-09-28 14:40:13 ET More on iShares U.S. Financials ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares U.S. Financials ETF Dividend scorecard for iShares U.S. Financials ETF For further details see: iShares U.S. Financials ETF declares quarterly distribution o...

2023-09-11 09:00:00 ET Summary Texas-focused regional bank, Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), presents a rare buying opportunity as its stock price has dropped 30% YTD and offers a dividend yield of nearly 4%. CFR is the largest Texas-based bank with a strong market share and a long his...

2023-08-09 11:43:30 ET The 2023 trading year has been a positive one for stocks while bond yields have also pushed up of late. Bank of America argued on Wednesday that they still favor exposure to stocks over bonds and the financial institution also prefers exposure to free cash flow names ...

2023-07-21 16:18:27 ET Summary KCE and IAI are two Capital Markets ETFs that have outperformed the broader Financial Services sector over the last 17 years. Expense ratios are 0.35% and 0.39%, respectively. KCE is equal-weighted while IAI is market-cap-weighted and highly concentr...

2023-07-19 21:32:00 ET Summary Beneath the surface of every economy and society, financial markets ensure that capital flows freely to and from businesses and people. If transparency and liquidity are the heart of a healthy, functioning financial market for all of society, data ar...

2023-07-17 23:25:22 ET Summary 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 per...

2023-07-10 05:30:00 ET Summary Financial and tech sectors face weak comparisons from late 2022, while the energy sector faces stronger comparisons and good growth from late 2022. The 'pandemic' influence will ripple through the S&P 500 numbers through the end of 2023. Fina...