The regional banks have taken center stage as a new banking crisis is among us. Ever since the fall of Silicon Valley Bank, these small institutions have been the subject of speculation and a favorite of short-sellers. “Which bail will fail next?” has been a popular question across social media and business news.

In today’s Chart of the Day, we look at the SPDR S&P 500 Regional Bank ETF (KRE Quick QuoteKRE - Free Report) ). In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the regional banks segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").

Currently, the SPDR S&P 500 Regional Banking ETF is a Zacks ETF Rank #4 (SELL). Its top holdings include Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) New York Community Bancorp and Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) Regions Financial (RF Quick QuoteRF - Free Report) ).

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