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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Financial Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-financial-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulators are considering changes to the way big banks operate in light of JP Morgan&#8217;s (NYSE: JPM) recent loses. Meanwhile, financial exchange traded funds have been reeling in the aftermath.
Financial sector ETFs, like Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEArca: VFH) and iShares Dow Jones US Financial Sector (NYSEArca: IYF), have dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Manager Tudor Scooped Up Financial ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-fund-manager-tudor-scooped-up-financial-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-fund-manager-tudor-scooped-up-financial-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hedge fund run by noted manager Paul Tudor Jones bought shares of an ETF that invests in U.S. financial stocks in the first quarter, according to a filing.
“Tudor purchased 8.66 million shares of the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLF), making the ETF its biggest U.S. stock holding as of March 31,” Bloomberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETF Pares Decline After JP Morgan Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/financial-etf-tumbles-2-on-jp-morgan-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/financial-etf-tumbles-2-on-jp-morgan-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest exchange traded fund tracking the U.S. financial sector was in the red Friday after JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) revealed a $2 billion loss attributed to a trader known as the “London Whale.”
The sector ETF pared its 2% premarket decline and was lower by 0.7% at last check.
JP Morgan shares were down 8%. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Earnings Could Propel Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/higher-earnings-could-propel-stock-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/higher-earnings-could-propel-stock-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the majority of stock components revealing better-than-expected earnings results, major indices, along with the exchange traded funds that track them, could be in for a record breaking year. Of course, Europe&#8217;s debt crisis is the wildcard.
According to a poll of 10,000 analyst estimates, the S&#38;P 500 could top off at 1,569.74, a little above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETF Holds 50-Day Average on Bank of America Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/financial-etf-holds-50-day-average-on-bank-of-america-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/financial-etf-holds-50-day-average-on-bank-of-america-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest exchange traded fund tracking the U.S. financial sector was getting a boost Tuesday from key holding Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) after surviving a recent test of the 50-day moving average.
The $6.9 billion Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) is up 19% year to date, topping the 12% gain for the S&#38;P 500. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial, Bank ETFs for Earnings Season</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/financial-bank-etfs-for-earnings-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/financial-bank-etfs-for-earnings-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial sector stocks have slid back along with the broader markets over the past month, but the auspicious start to this earnings season has helped bank picks and financial sector exchange traded funds regain some of their lost strength.
Companies like JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Earnings Disappoint Bullish ETF Options Traders</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/bank-earnings-disappoint-bullish-etf-options-traders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/bank-earnings-disappoint-bullish-etf-options-traders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of strong first-quarter bank earnings, options traders were taking on bullish positions in exchange traded funds that follow financial stocks. However, the financial sector ETF fell into the red Friday.
On Thursday, financial sector stocks and ETFs were rising ahead of company earnings as options traders piled into calls &#8211; futures options associated with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial ETFs Slip on JP Morgan, Wells Fargo Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/financial-etfs-slip-on-jp-morgan-wells-fargo-earnings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/financial-etfs-slip-on-jp-morgan-wells-fargo-earnings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest ETF tracking the financial sector was in the red in Friday’s premarket following quarterly results from banking bellwethers JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC).
Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) slipped nearly 1% before the opening bell. Wells Fargo and JP Morgan are the top two holdings in the ETF with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings Season for Dow, Sector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/alcoa-kicks-off-earnings-season-for-dow-sector-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/alcoa-kicks-off-earnings-season-for-dow-sector-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stock ETFs were set to open higher Wednesday following a five-day losing streak on weak U.S. jobs data and lingering European debt concerns. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicked off the earnings season for Dow components, while sector ETFs could see action as companies announce first-quarter results.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEArca: DIA) is down 3.5% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs in Focus as Companies Raise Payouts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-in-focus-as-companies-raise-payouts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/dividend-etfs-in-focus-as-companies-raise-payouts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate America is sitting on a lot of cash and more companies are beginning to dole out more with dividends. With companies issuing higher payouts and bond yields still low, dividend exchange traded funds may begin to attract even greater interest.
S&#38;P 500 dividends rose about 15% in the first quarter year-over-year, writes Eddy Elfenbein for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best ETFs for Sectors in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/best-etfs-for-sectors-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/best-etfs-for-sectors-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The S&#38;P 500 had its best first quarter since 1998, gaining 12% over the past three months. Is this a sign that investor confidence is back as analysts are raising earnings profits, and various sector exchange traded funds are rallying?
&#8220;The generally positive results from the Federal Reserve’s stress test of  U.S. banks helped financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Financial Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-financial-sector-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the leaders in creation activity last week in the ETF realm was SPDR S&#38;P Bank (NYSEArca: KBE), taking in nearly $400 million in new assets.
A related ETF, Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), also had a strong week from an asset flows standpoint, as it saw nearly $300 million flow into the fund. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America Leads Financial ETFs Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/bank-of-america-leads-financial-etfs-higher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) shares are threatening to break above $10 and the stock has helped lead financial sector ETFs sharply higher in March.
Financial ETFs have seen about $1.5 billion in inflows over the last week with the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) gaining about $1.2 billion of those assets. ETFs lacking Bank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs That Access High-Price Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etfs-that-access-high-price-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etfs-that-access-high-price-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Triple-digit stock prices can limit the amount of exposure an investor would like when constructing a well-rounded portfolio. However, with exchange traded funds, investors can take on a basket of expensive, yet favorably positioned large-cap companies.
There are a number of ETFs that include triple-digit stock components. Benzinga&#8217;s ETF Professor at Minyanville lists out five such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank exchange traded funds are moving higher with some of the sector&#8217;s top names unveiling share buybacks and dividend hikes. For example, SPDR S&#38;P Regional Banking (NYSEArca: KRE) rallied nearly 4% on Tuesday.
In notes to customers we have mentioned the outperformance in the Financial sector in general relative to the broader market in 2012, and [...]]]></description>
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