Top-Ranked ETFs to Power Your Portfolio Higher

With market tailwinds building and optimism returning, these top-ranked ETFs can help investors capture momentum safely.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 8, 2025

Bank Stocks Are Near Record Highs. What They Need to Break Them.

Bank stocks are coming close to breaking out to record highs, but they need one of a couple factors to turn their way.

Barrons • Dec 5, 2025

State Street Now Distributor for Select Sector SPDR ETFs

State Street Investment Management (SSIM) has been the investment advisor for the Select Sector SPDR ETFs since 1998. It will now take over the distribution and marketing for these funds.

ETF Trends • Dec 1, 2025

XLF: 3 Reasons Why I Am Not A Buyer

The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund offers exposure to U.S. financial services but has underperformed the S&P 500 since inception. XLF's concentrated portfolio features top holdings like Berkshire Hathaway and JPM, yet its diversification is enhanced by their varied business segments. XLF's historical risk-adjusted returns lagged the broader market, with higher volatility and lower compensation for added risk.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 29, 2025

5 ETFs Primed to Soar if the Fed Cuts Rates in December

XLK and other sector ETFs set to gain as expectations surge for a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in December.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 28, 2025

US bank profits climb in Q3 as loss provisions ease, FDIC says

According to numbers released Monday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the US banking industry's quarterly profitability rebounded sharply, jumping 13.5% to $79.3 billion in the third quarter of 2025.

Invezz • Nov 24, 2025

Active vs. Passive ETF Flows, State Street on ETF Industy's Future | ETF IQ 11/24/2025

"Bloomberg ETF IQ" focuses on the opportunities, risks and current trends tied to the trillions of dollars in the global exchange traded funds industry. Today's guests: Capital Group Head of Global Product Strategy and Development Holly Framsted, State Street Investment Management CEO Yie-Hsin Hung and HDGE ETF Co-Portfolio Manager Brad Lamensdorf.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • Nov 24, 2025

Baron Capital's Active Approach Coming Soon to ETFs

Many financial companies are slow-growing and balance sheet intensive, making them more common in value funds and usually less appealing to growth strategies. However, there are asset-light firms that have competitive advantages and that are benefiting from secular trends.

ETF Trends • Nov 18, 2025

Should You Invest in the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF)?

Looking for broad exposure to the Financials - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 16, 1998.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 11, 2025

$1.7 trillion-dollar ETF giant State Street says 401(k) market about to face new low-cost challenger

State Street, which manages roughly $1.7 trillion in ETFs, is planning to offer traditional mutual fund versions of its exchange-traded funds in the retirement plan market, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Its ETFs include the oldest and most-traded S&P 500 product, SPY, and the world's biggest gold ETF, GLD, which combined have close to $850 billion in assets, as well as the Select Sector SPDRs.

CNBC • Nov 7, 2025