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Roundhill Targets Six Largest US Banks with “BIG” ETF

Roundhill Targets Six Largest US Banks with “BIG” ETF

Roundhill Investments has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), Roundhill Big Bank ETF (BIGB) providing focused exposure to the largest and most liquid US bank stocks.

The ETF carries an expense ratio of 0.29%. The fund will employ an equal weighting, rebalance on a quarterly basis and reconstitute on an annual basis.

Instead of tracking a large, diversified basket of companies within the banking sector, BIGB provides more targeted exposure to the six largest US banks: Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

The collapse in regional bank shares may be offering an opportunity for investors to consider an allocation to larger banks. All six banks in the fund are Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs) which are required to carry higher capital ratios than non-GSIBs, making them a potentially safer investment amid stress in the banking system.

“In the wake of banking failures at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank of New York, and Silvergate, individuals and institutions alike are migrating banking relationships to the institutions deemed too big to fail,” said Dave Mazza, Chief Strategy Officer at Roundhill.

In addition to the launch of BIGB, Roundhill plans to introduce BIGT, BIGA, and BIGD to its suite of BIG ETFs in the coming weeks, targeting the largest companies in technology, airlines and defense, respectively.

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.