Will Banking ETFs, ‘KBE’, Lead the Economic Recovery?

Things are looking up for bank stocks, making options like the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE) appealing to a broader swath of investors. Last week, JPMorgan Chase ( NYSE: JPM ) got the OK to resume stock buybacks and Moody’s Investors Service says high shareholder payouts early this year won’t strain banks’ capital positions.

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With Cyclicals and Value Back, ‘SDOG’ Is Almost Drooling in Anticipation

Cyclical value stocks are coming back into style as rising Treasury yields plague growth fare. Investors can get in on the action with dividend compensation through the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) . SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies the “Dogs of the Dow Theory” on a sector-by-sector basis using the S&P 500 with a focus on high dividend exposure .

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KBWB, KBWR Have Investors Banking on the Banking Sector

Historically speaking, rising rates are a boon for bank stocks and the related exchange traded funds. Up nearly 5% over the past week, the Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB)  is proving the point. KBWB tracks the widely followed KBW Nasdaq Bank Index. “The Index is a modified-market capitalization-weighted index of companies primarily engaged in US banking activities.

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Beware of Zombies in U.S. Small Caps

By now, many investors can probably recite most investment strategists’ expectations for 2021 in their sleep. The common theme is an anticipated economic recovery. Although forecasts are inherently limited, after a tumultuous 2020, this sanguine consensus is certainly encouraging.

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