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KBW Announces Changes to KRX and MFX

^{Published on 2010-12-29 13:35:54 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full-service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), today announces increases in shares of Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFND) in the KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFX^SM), and in Webster Financial Corp. (NYSE: WBS) in the KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX^SM). These changes will be effective before markets open for business on Monday, January 3, 2011.

The increase in the shares of Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFND) is due to completion of a secondary offering. Additionally, we are increasing the shares of Webster Financial Corp. (NYSE: WBS) due to their recent equity issuance.

The KBW indices that have tradable exchange-traded funds are KBW Bank Index (Index Symbol: BKX^SM, ETF Symbol: KBE^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (Index Symbol: KSX^SM, ETF Symbol: KCE^SM); KBW Insurance Index (Index Symbol: KIX^SM, ETF Symbol: KIE^SM); KBW Mortgage Finance Index (Index Symbol: MFX^SM, ETF Symbol: KME^SM) KBW Regional Banking Index (Index Symbol: KRX^SM, ETF Symbol: KRE^SM, KRS^SM, KRU^SM), and KBW Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index (Index Symbol: KDX^SM, ETF Symbol: KBWD^SM); KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Index (Index Symbol: KYX^SM, ETF Symbol: KBWY^SM); KBW Property and Casualty Insurance Index (Index Symbol: KPX^SM, ETF Symbol: KBWP^SM); and KBW Global (Ex. U.S.) Financial Sector Index (Index Symbol: KGX^SM, ETF Symbol: KBWX^SM).

About KBW

KBW, Inc. is the parent of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Limited and KBW Asset Management. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is a full-service investment bank specializing in the financial services industry. Founded in 1962, it is widely recognized as a leading authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking, real estate and specialty finance sectors. The firm has established industry-leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as sales and trading in equities and debt securities of financial services companies.