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Financials Sector Performance Today
Financials sector price performance from XLF, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how broadly covered financials stocks are participating in the move.
AIQ participation
Confirmed weaknessFinancials is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -10.77 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 49% 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 Edge Scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Edge (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| TCBI | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. | 10 |
| EVR | Evercore Inc. | 10 |
| OZK | Bank OZK | 10 |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 10 |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 10 |
| PGR | The Progressive Corporation | 10 |
| AIZ | Assurant, Inc. | 10 |
| ALL | The Allstate Corporation | 10 |
| TRV | The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 10 |
| COLB | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 9 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| TCBI | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. | +10 |
| FIBK | First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. | +10 |
| EVR | Evercore Inc. | +9 |
| COLB | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | +8 |
| BANC | Banc of California, Inc. | +8 |
| FBNC | First Bancorp | +7 |
| PFS | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | +7 |
| PB | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | +7 |
| FULT | Fulton Financial Corporation | +7 |
| VLY | Valley National Bancorp | +7 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| XP | XP Inc. | -15 |
| ITUB | Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. | -14 |
| NU | Nu Holdings Ltd. | -13 |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. | -13 |
| HIG | The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | -11 |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | -10 |
| UNM | Unum Group | -10 |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | -9 |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | -9 |
| SEIC | SEI Investments Company | -8 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: TCBI vs EVR, 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 covered financials stocks with an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ Score rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The AIQ Score 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 2026-10-28, market close.
Financials sector — frequently asked questions
How is the financials sector performing today?
Financials is +2.48% over the year to date, measured by XLF, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is +0.45% over one day, +0.16% over one week, +5.11% over one month, -1.53% over three months and +2.48% 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?
46% of covered financials stocks currently carry an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 49% saw their underlying 0 to 100 AIQ Score 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, so the two sit on different scales. Funds are excluded from both so their holdings are not counted twice.
What does "Confirmed weakness" mean?
Financials is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -10.77 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 49% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.