ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for QABA
QABA is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index. The index is a market capitalization-weighted index that includes the common stock of all NASDAQ listed banks and thrifts or their holding companies that are designated as banks by the Industry Classification Benchmark.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financials Equities | 0.60% | 2009-06-29 | First Trust | ETF | +6.32% |
* As of 05-24-2012
QABA Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity | B | XLF |
| Expenses | B- | XLF |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for QABA on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Financials Equities ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
QABA Realtime Rating: Overall
The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for QABA, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in QABA's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for QABA
QABA offers exposure to community banks, a sub-sector of the financial space that often receives little to no weight in broad-based indexes and ETFs. Community banks are often impacted by very different factors than giant Wall Street institutions, and as such QABA may offer be a way to complement...
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