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$14.52 -0.19 (-1.26%)
2/10/2012 10:29 AM

Financial Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (AMEX:XLF)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

Seeks to replicate the total return of the Financial Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index. It unbundles the benchmark S&P 500 and gives the investor ownership in particular sectors of industries that are represented by a specified Select Sector Index.

Current Price $14.52 Mkt Cap $5.49B
Open $14.55 P/E Ratio 0.00
Prev. Close $14.71 Div. (Yield) 0.23 (1.50%)
Daily Range $14.49 - $14.59 Volume 23,700,190
52-Wk Range $10.95 - $17.20 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Wall Street

3 Outperform
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Top XLF Bull/Bear Pitches

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merkonv (< 20)
Submitted April 22, 2008

The banks have gone through the wringer and flushed out there downsides. Now they have huge bad debt reserves on their balance sheet that will not likely be 100% realized and will result in future gains as the credit market recovers and they see that… More

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Imperial1964 (98.01)
Submitted April 02, 2009

This rally will fade, likely led by financials.Citigroup is now recommending you buy Puts on... Citigroup (and every other large bank).

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Member Avatar divinezone (48.00) Submitted: 1/20/2012 11:21:17 AM : Outperform Start Price: $14.05 XLF Score: +1.06

Financials were beaten down in 2011 and show signs of improvement in the long-run. As a sector it seems Financials are undervalued.

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Member Avatar chaturchand (38.03) Submitted: 4/13/2011 1:12:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $16.04 XLF Score: -11.64

Is bottoming out. Financials been underperforming over all market. Should pick up now after Congress short out Financial Bill in July 2011.

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Member Avatar sdrozdowski (< 20) Submitted: 11/7/2010 7:33:46 PM : Underperform Start Price: $15.25 XLF Score: +14.38

There is a lot of political risk here. The sector may outperform, but this potential reward does not outweigh the potential political risks. This is an easy case that is hard to debate against.

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Score Leader

JohnPRutledge

JohnPRutledge (82.81) Score: +94.69

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in XLF.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
ETFmaster 73.40 12/15/2006 Underperform NS $33.77 -57.06% -0.44% +56.63 0 Comment
onlineaces 69.21 2/26/2007 Underperform NS $34.58 -58.07% -2.54% +55.53 0 Comment
zakncusaf 43.95 3/6/2009 Outperform NS $5.80 +150.00% +98.27% +51.73 0 Comment
whakojacko 95.56 8/13/2007 8/21/2007 Underperform 1Y $31.50 -53.97% -3.78% +50.18 0 Comment
ETLA 65.31 8/2/2007 Underperform NS $31.06 -53.31% -3.96% +49.35 0 Comment
Jooonyer 74.87 8/6/2007 Underperform NS $29.71 -51.19% -2.26% +48.94 0 Comment
alphadawgcapital < 20 9/18/2007 Underperform NS $31.27 -53.63% -5.29% +48.34 0 Comment
GSH1976 82.18 7/19/2007 Underperform 5Y $33.51 -56.73% -9.18% +47.55 0 Comment
philgall 44.29 1/30/2008 Underperform 5Y $26.20 -44.66% +2.75% +47.41 0 Comment
RICHIEROLY 68.36 1/28/2008 Underperform 1Y $25.47 -43.08% +4.25% +47.33 0 Comment
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Wall Street

See what the Wall Street professionals think, according to their public statements and filings.

Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackTMFAleph1 55.34 1/18/2012 Outperform 5Y $13.68 +5.99% +3.55% +2.44 1 Comment
TrackSnow 80.83 3/31/2010 Outperform 3M $15.78 +0.82% +9.14% -8.32 12/31/2010 @ $15.91 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 3/9/2010 Underperform 3W $14.90 -2.68% +16.98% +19.66 0 Comment
TrackVanDenBerg 95.05 5/27/2008 Outperform 1Y $22.95 -37.88% -17.97% -19.91 9/30/2010 @ $14.26 5 Comments
TrackJohnKeeley 77.70 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $23.27 -38.77% -17.20% -21.57 12/31/2009 @ $14.25 1 Comment
TrackDreman 90.14 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $26.70 -45.69% -4.55% -41.14 1 Comment
TrackGaryBSmith 89.94 12/21/2007 Outperform 3W $27.03 -46.36% -5.80% -40.56 0 Comment
TrackSnow 80.83 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $32.91 -64.12% -41.96% -22.16 5/15/2009 @ $11.81 2 Comments

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