Regional Bank ETFs: Don't Mess With Texas
August 02, 2013 at 14:45 PM EDT
Financial services ETFs of all stripes have been standout performers this year. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF ), the largest financial services ETF by assets, is 27.9 percent year-to-date. That is all fine and dandy until XLF is measured against the SPDR S&P Regional Bank ETF (NYSE: