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Financials Sector Performance Today
Financials sector price performance from XLF, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how many of the 174 covered financials stocks are behind the move.
AIQ participation
Narrowing leadershipFinancials is beating the S&P 500 while fewer than half of its stocks improve — the move is being carried by a shrinking group. It sits at +4.42 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 41% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.
Financials stocks by AIQ signal
Highest AIQ scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| HAFC | Hanmi Financial Corporation | 10 |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 10 |
| OFG | OFG Bancorp | 10 |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 10 |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | 10 |
| MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | 10 |
| DBRG | DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | 10 |
| LC | LendingClub Corporation | 10 |
| ALL | The Allstate Corporation | 10 |
| WSFS | WSFS Financial Corporation | 9 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | 7d change (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| HAFC | Hanmi Financial Corporation | +8 |
| WSFS | WSFS Financial Corporation | +7 |
| TCBI | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. | +6 |
| GOLD | Gold.com, Inc. | +6 |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | +5 |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | +5 |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | +4 |
| SFNC | Simmons First National Corporation | +4 |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | +4 |
| OFG | OFG Bancorp | +4 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | 7d change (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | -17 |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | -15 |
| MCO | Moody's Corporation | -13 |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | -12 |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | -12 |
| ERIE | Erie Indemnity Company | -12 |
| TBBK | The Bancorp, Inc. | -11 |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | -11 |
| TPG | TPG Inc. | -11 |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | -10 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: HAFC vs CRBG, or open any symbol above for its full technicals and fundamentals.
Themes concentrated in financials
Themes are selective baskets built around a single driver, and can draw members from several sectors at once. These draw at least a third of their constituents from financials:
- Fintech, Payments & Exchanges8 of 12 constituents
Methodology
Financials sector performance is represented by XLF, the Select Sector SPDR fund, and reflects price return, not total return — dividends are excluded. The fund holds S&P 500 constituents, so it describes large-cap financials exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
AIQ breadth is the share of the 174 covered financials stocks with an AIQ score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ composite rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The composite runs 0–100 with 50 neutral, so the two figures are related but sit on different scales and should not be read as one number. Funds are excluded from both, so an ETF's holdings are never counted twice. The state label is derived from the benchmark-relative return and the improving share alone, using the same rule as the sector hub.
Data as of 2026-09-10, market close.
Financials sector — frequently asked questions
How is the financials sector performing today?
Financials is +8.88% over the past three months, measured by XLF, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is -0.33% over one day, -1.37% over one week, -1.81% over one month, +8.88% over three months and +3.83% year to date. These are price returns and exclude dividends.
Which ETF tracks the financials sector?
XLF, the Select Sector SPDR fund, is used on this page as the financials sector benchmark. It holds the S&P 500 constituents assigned to the sector, weighted by market capitalisation, so it represents large-cap sector exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
How many financials stocks are participating?
52% of the 174 covered financials stocks currently carry an AIQ score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 41% saw their underlying AIQ composite rise over the past seven days. The first is a level reading of how much of the sector is in constructive shape; the second is a change reading on the 0 to 100 composite, so the two sit on different scales. Funds are excluded from both so their holdings are not counted twice.
What does "Narrowing leadership" mean?
Financials is beating the S&P 500 while fewer than half of its stocks improve — the move is being carried by a shrinking group. It sits at +4.42 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 41% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.