The Financials sector ranks fifth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 4Q22 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Financials sector ranked first. It gets our Neutral rating, which is based on an aggregation of ratings of the 407 stocks in the Financials sector as of October 11, 2022. See a recap of our 3Q22 Sector Ratings here.
Figures 1 and 2 show the five best and worst rated ETFs and mutual funds in the sector. Not all Financials sector ETFs and mutual funds are created the same. The number of holdings varies widely (from 24 to 385). This variation creates drastically different investment implications and, therefore, ratings.