Nasdaq Global Indexes and Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW) have partnered to enhance KBW’s industry-leading family of financial indexes.
The KBW Nasdaq indexes will offer investors the purest targeted exposure to each individual financial sector. The targeted sectors include banking, asset management, broker/dealer, insurance, equity REITs and mortgage finance.
Featured Indexes
The indexes are currently the basis for seven ETFs offering investors access to key financial sub-sectors, including:
| Fund Name | Index Name | ETF Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Bank Index | KBWB |
| PowerShares KBW Capital Markets Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Capital Markets Index | KBWC |
| PowerShares KBW Insurance Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Insurance Index | KBWI |
| PowerShares KBW Regional Banking Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index | KBWR |
| PowerShares KBW Property and Casualty Insurance Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Property & Casualty Index | KBWP |
| PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index | KBWD |
| PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio | KBW Nasdaq Premium Yield Eq. REIT Index | KBWY |
There are a number of outside influences impacting the financial sector - such as the potential of rising interest rates and increased regulatory scrutiny - and the KBW Nasdaq products offer investors specific ways to play or hedge against the sector.
The KBW indexes are an extremely valuable brand, and we are excited about the new energy that Nasdaq will bring to this partnership. Financial Services is the second largest sector of the overall market and while many products lump all financial services companies together, they fail to recognize that financial companies tend to trade on different factors.
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