QABA News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund From 07/13/23

2023-07-13 02:35:00 ET Summary Despite a meaningful rally in the second quarter, bank spreads are still wide relative to the broader investment-grade corporate market. In March, the spread differential between the Bloomberg U.S. Investment Grade Banking Index and the Bloomberg U.S...

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...

2023-06-29 21:26:00 ET Summary Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries (NBFIs) have grown significantly since 2008 and as a result, the sector's influence has come under increasing scrutiny. NBFIs were thrust into the spotlight once again this year following the recent turmoil in the ba...

2023-06-28 08:44:19 ET First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund ( NASDAQ: QABA ) - $0.3365 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.35% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 28; ex-div Jun 27. For further details see: First Trust NASDAQ ABA Com...

2023-06-20 02:13:22 ET Summary The First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund ETF offers a steady dividend yield and low-risk profile due to its investments in less volatile community banks. Despite the potential benefits from interest rate hikes and digital transformation, ...

2023-06-08 07:31:00 ET Summary S&P Global PMI survey data show global growth to have been led by the financial services industry in May, for which a broad-based upturn was recorded across the US, Europe and Asia. The Global PMI - compiled by S&P Global across over 40 econo...

2023-05-26 08:30:00 ET Summary If the asset side of a bank’s balance sheet shrinks, the liability side of the balance sheet must get crunched too by the same amount. The FDIC and other agencies are already considering introducing long-term debt requirements for banks with m...

2023-05-25 12:45:00 ET Summary Banks have been well-represented across the value indices. The midcap value index tracks about 30 super regionals. But smaller regional and community banks - more than 300 of them - dominate the small-cap value index. The sheer number of banks in the...

2023-05-24 10:07:00 ET Summary Corporate bonds offer better opportunities than government bonds, in our view, as central banks wind down their monetary tightening cycles. The health of regional banks and the debt ceiling are concerns, but we see selective opportunities in the bank...

2023-05-21 08:54:00 ET Summary While the Fed is able to obscure its capital losses by valuing its assets at cost, there’s one item the Fed isn’t able to completely bury in its balance sheet accounting. Regardless of the level of valuations, an improvement in the unif...