The investment seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the KBW Nasdaq Property & Casualty Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the underlying index. The underlying index is a modified-market capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of companies primarily engaged in U.S. property and casualty insurance activities, as determined by the index provider. The fund is non-diversified.
IPO Year: n/a
Exchange: NASDAQ
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a leading specialist investment bank to the financial services and fintech sectors, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), announces the upcoming index rebalancing for the third quarter of 2021. This quarter, there are constituent changes within two of our indexes: the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index (TICKER:BKX, NASDAQ:KBWB) and the KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (TICKER:KRX, NASDAQ:KBWR). These changes will be effective prior to the opening of business on Monday, September 20, 2021. As part of this rebalancing, below are the component level changes across impacted indices: KBW Nasdaq Ban
NEW YORK, June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a leading specialist investment bank to the financial services and fintech sectors, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), announces the upcoming index rebalancing for the second quarter of 2021. This quarter, there are constituent changes within two of our indexes: the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (TICKER:KFTX, NASDAQ:FTEK) and the KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (TICKER:KRX, NASDAQ:KBWR). These changes will be effective prior to the opening of business on Monday, June 21, 2021. As part of this rebalancing, below are the component level changes across vari
NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a leading specialist investment bank to the financial services and fintech sectors, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), announces the upcoming index rebalancing for the third quarter of 2021. This quarter, there are constituent changes within two of our indexes: the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index (TICKER:BKX, NASDAQ:KBWB) and the KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (TICKER:KRX, NASDAQ:KBWR). These changes will be effective prior to the opening of business on Monday, September 20, 2021. As part of this rebalancing, below are the component level changes across impacted indices: KBW Nasdaq Ban
NEW YORK, June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a leading specialist investment bank to the financial services and fintech sectors, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), announces the upcoming index rebalancing for the second quarter of 2021. This quarter, there are constituent changes within two of our indexes: the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (TICKER:KFTX, NASDAQ:FTEK) and the KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (TICKER:KRX, NASDAQ:KBWR). These changes will be effective prior to the opening of business on Monday, June 21, 2021. As part of this rebalancing, below are the component level changes across vari
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