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KBW Announces Changes to KBW Bank Index (BKX) and KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX)

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 13:35 GMT by 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 share increases for Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) in the KBW Bank Index (BKX^SM), and for First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE: FHN) in the KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX^SM). These changes are due to the recent equity issuances by both companies and will be effective before markets open for business on Monday, February 28, 2011.

The KBW indices have eleven tradable exchange-traded funds licensed; they 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); 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.