Tired of the goliath banks on Wall Street that are about to be heavily regulated by the government then investing in Regional Bank ETFs might be right for you. Regional banks are neither national nor global banks like CitiBank or Goldman Sachs that are being accused of defrauding people.
The biggest gains in this field of financial establishments are from those that are giving out loans. For the past week heartland financial USA (HTLF) has steadily climbed. Their YTD is at 38.3% with the stock price rising from $17.05 a share on April 22, 2010 to $19.74 by April 29 2010. This gives you the idea of the potential this group of financial institutions can have when grouped together for ETF investing.
One of these ETF’s is the SPDR KBW Regional Banking (KRE). This ETF has an average trading volume of 4.6 million shares. It had a 1st quarter return for 2010 at 17.66% and YTD is 26.63%. This ETF is made up of 50 regional banks that have an expense ratio of 0.35%. As of April 29, 2010 the stock price was at $28.09.
Another one is iShares Dow Jones US Regional Bank (IAT). This ETF has an average trading volume of 193k shares. It had a 1st quarter return for 2010 at 18.64% and YTD is 25.38%. This ETF is made up of 66 regional banks that have an expense ratio of 0.48%. As of April 29, 2010 the stock price was at $26.05.
The last of the major players in this field is the Regional Bank HOLDRs (RKH). This ETF has an average trading volume of 1.5 million shares. It has an YTD return of 13.98%. This ETF is made up of 17 regional banks that have an expense ratio of 0.05%. As of April 29, 2010 the stock price was at $88.93.
Investing in Regional Bank ETFs could help the recovery and keep the profits away from Wall Street.
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