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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

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Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-3.5% 30d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-4.4% 30d

    SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-12.5% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-3.8% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • WFC Wells Fargo-5.0% 30d

    Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • C Citigroup-7.8% 30d

    Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLFNo price data for this ticker———————
KRENo price data for this ticker———————
BACNo price data for this ticker———————
JPMNo price data for this ticker———————
WFCNo price data for this ticker———————
CNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

Companies carried with this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    For “Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    In “Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    For “Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    For “Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    For “Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies,” Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

“Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies” (27 Oct 2026) reaches Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) through this story.

What ties Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) to the headline is this: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (KRE): SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Price levels for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

BAC traded between 49.26 and 55.09 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 50.67. KRE traded between 67.80 and 71.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.61. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

How strong the case is around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

54 out of 100

“Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.