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12Stocks.com Financial Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
September 19, 2025 - All trends (long term, mid-term and short term) for Financial sector looks good.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 90 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Financial sector in short term bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 60 and an improvement of trend continues.

 Year To Date Performance: 13.0735 %
 Weekly Performance: 1.82468 %
 Daily Performance: 0.0924556 %
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Here are the Smart Investing & Trading Scores of the most requested Financial stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock name for detailed review):

12Stocks.com: Investing in Financial sector with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the Financial sector.

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12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in Financial Sector

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceTrend ScoreChange %YTD Change%
MFTBlackRock MuniYield Closed-End Fund - Debt11.740-1.68%0.00%
HALLHallmark  Insurance0.05500.00%435.00%
CIZNCitizens Holding Regional Banks6.5810-1.35%-28.53%
VCIFVertical Capital Asset Mgmt8.2020-0.12%0.00%
PGPPimco Global Closed-End Fund - Foreign8.5360-0.81%17.58%
FPLFirst Trust Asset Mgmt7.76500.19%0.00%
HFBCHopFed Bancorp S&L1.2420-0.80%0.00%
GDLGDL Fund Closed-End Fund - Equity8.42200.00%4.73%
BKJBancorp Of S&L8.6420-0.92%0.00%
HNNAHennessy Advisors Asset Mgmt11.080-3.99%-11.71%
DSDrive Shack REIT - 33.4070-2.25%0.00%
AUBNAuburn National Banks - Regional26.75804.25%17.42%
JSDNuveen Short Asset Mgmt11.60300.00%0.00%
PBHCPathfinder Bancorp Banks - Regional15.1060-1.56%-9.77%
CDRCedar Realty REIT - Retail2.2902.23%0.00%
VGIVirtus Global Closed-End Fund - Debt7.9830-0.25%13.09%
HMNFHMN  S&L27.9930-2.13%0.00%
DNIDividend and Closed-End Fund - Equity10.70800.66%0.00%
GDOWestern Asset Closed-End Fund - Debt12.05500.00%15.02%
RMIRiverNorth Opportunistic Closed-End Fund - Debt14.56900.69%0.11%
FCOabrdn Global Closed-End Fund - Debt3.3220-1.78%-39.51%
HIEMiller/Howard High Closed-End Fund - Equity12.56400.00%0.00%
UBPUrstadt Biddle REIT - Retail2.720-2.51%0.00%
IROQIF Bancorp Banks - Regional25.5790-0.12%12.88%
CMUMFS High Closed-End Fund - Debt3.45600.00%0.84%
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Financial Sector: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
Financial sector is composed of stocks from banks, brokers, insurance, REITs and services subsectors.

Financial sector, as represented by XLF, an exchange-traded fund [ETF] that holds basket of Financial stocks (e.g, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs) is up by 13.0735% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -0.7866% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of Technical charts and trends:

XLF Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Good
Medium Term Trend: Good

XLF Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 90
YTD Performance: 13.0735%
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12Stocks.com: Top Performing Financial Sector Stocks
Hot Financial Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within Financial sector and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing Financial sector stocks year to date are
Maiden [2224%] QC [482%] Hallmark [435%]
CNFinance [189%] Atlantic American[135%] Equus Total[79%]
Summit State[62%] Fathom [60%] Conifer [58%]
Mexico Equity[43%] 180 Degree[34%] European Equity[33%]
View complete list of Financial stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing Financial sector stocks on the move are
Impac Mortgage[65978.1%] ClearBridge MLP[32552.8%] Drive Shack[9442.9%]
Jupai [3047.4%] Maiden [2650%] Aberdeen Indonesia[1563.6%]
Harvest Capital[822.5%] Citizens First[605.6%] Manning & Napier[593.5%]
MVC Capital[579.2%] Ashford [494.6%] Medley Management[451%]
View complete list of Financial stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all Financial stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
Cayson Acquisition[-100%] Wheeler Real[-100%] Eaton Vance[-97%]
BlackRock Enhanced[-96%] Creative Media[-86%] Eason Technology[-84%]
GoHealth [-65%] Fangdd Network[-61%] Office Properties[-53%]
LM Funding[-45%] Oxbridge Re[-40%] abrdn Global[-40%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending Financial stocks are
Maiden [100] Eaton Vance[100] ClearBridge MLP[100]
PIMCO New[100] Dragon Victory[100] Western Asset[100]
National Security[100] Eagle Capital[100] Home Federal[100]
PCM Fund[100] MDJM [90] PIMCO New[90]
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Financial Sector using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors track Financial Index. For detailed view, check out our ETF Funds section of our website.

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12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Financial Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
CHIXChina Financials  10.5720000%
 Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)
12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of Financial Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all Financial stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

One can sort Financial stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.
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Stock Chart of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality FundMFT BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Debt
MarketCap: 99.8707 Millions
Recent Price: 11.74    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -1.67504%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -19.2572%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
MFT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.HALL Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Property & Casualty Insurance
MarketCap: 99 Millions
Recent Price: 0.05    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 7%    
Year-to-date Change: 435.0%
HALL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Citizens Holding CompanyCIZN Citizens Holding Company
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Regional - Northeast Banks
MarketCap: 98.9199 Millions
Recent Price: 6.58    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -1.34933%    
Day Change: -0.07
Week Change: -6%    
Year-to-date Change: -28.5%
CIZN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Vertical Capital Income FundVCIF Vertical Capital Income Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Asset Management
MarketCap: 98.6203 Millions
Recent Price: 8.20    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -0.120586%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -0.374204%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
VCIF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Pimco Global StocksPLUS & Income FundPGP Pimco Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Foreign
MarketCap: 98.01 Millions
Recent Price: 8.53    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -0.813953%    
Day Change: -0.01
Week Change: -0.582751%    
Year-to-date Change: 17.6%
PGP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy FundFPL First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Asset Management
MarketCap: 97.9203 Millions
Recent Price: 7.76    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0.193673%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 0.129032%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
FPL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of HopFed Bancorp, Inc.HFBC HopFed Bancorp, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Savings & Loans
MarketCap: 96.87 Millions
Recent Price: 1.24    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -0.8%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -62.6506%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
HFBC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of GDL FundGDL GDL Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Equity
MarketCap: 96.86 Millions
Recent Price: 8.42    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -0.03
Week Change: -2.20674%    
Year-to-date Change: 4.7%
GDL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Bancorp Of New Jersey, Inc.BKJ Bancorp Of New Jersey, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Savings & Loans
MarketCap: 95.1 Millions
Recent Price: 8.64    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -0.917431%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 4.72727%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
BKJ Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Hennessy Advisors IncHNNA Hennessy Advisors Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Asset Management
MarketCap: 94.7 Millions
Recent Price: 11.08    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -3.98614%    
Day Change: -0.15
Week Change: -5.94228%    
Year-to-date Change: -11.7%
HNNA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Drive Shack Inc.DS Drive Shack Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: REIT - Diversified
MarketCap: 94.4253 Millions
Recent Price: 33.40    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: -2.25344%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 9442.86%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
DS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Auburn National Bancorp IncAUBN Auburn National Bancorp Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Banks - Regional
MarketCap: 94.05 Millions
Recent Price: 26.75    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 4.24786%    
Day Change: -0.76
Week Change: -1.63271%    
Year-to-date Change: 17.4%
AUBN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities FundJSD Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Asset Management
MarketCap: 94.0203 Millions
Recent Price: 11.60    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 0%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
JSD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Pathfinder Bancorp, IncPBHC Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Banks - Regional
MarketCap: 92.53 Millions
Recent Price: 15.10    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: -1.56454%    
Day Change: 0
Week Change: 0%    
Year-to-date Change: -9.8%
PBHC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.CDR Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: REIT - Retail
MarketCap: 92.2114 Millions
Recent Price: 2.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: 2.23214%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -92.1034%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
CDR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income FundVGI Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Debt
MarketCap: 90.84 Millions
Recent Price: 7.98    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -0.25%    
Day Change: -0.01
Week Change: -1.11524%    
Year-to-date Change: 13.1%
VGI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of HMN Financial, Inc.HMNF HMN Financial, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Savings & Loans
MarketCap: 90.513 Millions
Recent Price: 27.99    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -2.13287%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 1.52339%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
HMNF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Dividend and Income FundDNI Dividend and Income Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Equity
MarketCap: 90.3547 Millions
Recent Price: 10.70    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 0.658514%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 21.0407%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
DNI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund IncGDO Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Debt
MarketCap: 89.63 Millions
Recent Price: 12.05    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: 0
Week Change: 0.921273%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.0%
GDO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund IncRMI RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Debt
MarketCap: 89.59 Millions
Recent Price: 14.56    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 0.691563%    
Day Change: -0.06
Week Change: 0.691563%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.1%
RMI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of abrdn Global Income Fund IncFCO abrdn Global Income Fund Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Debt
MarketCap: 89.5 Millions
Recent Price: 3.32    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -1.77515%    
Day Change: 0
Week Change: -50.3737%    
Year-to-date Change: -39.5%
FCO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Miller/Howard High Income Equity FundHIE Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Equity
MarketCap: 88.3547 Millions
Recent Price: 12.56    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 0.48%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
HIE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.UBP Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: REIT - Retail
MarketCap: 86.6114 Millions
Recent Price: 2.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -2.50896%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -87.1759%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
UBP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of IF Bancorp IncIROQ IF Bancorp Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Banks - Regional
MarketCap: 85.16 Millions
Recent Price: 25.57    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: -0.117188%    
Day Change: 0
Week Change: -0.699029%    
Year-to-date Change: 12.9%
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Stock Chart of MFS High Yield Municipal TrustCMU MFS High Yield Municipal Trust
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Closed-End Fund - Debt
MarketCap: 85.02 Millions
Recent Price: 3.45    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -0.01
Week Change: 0%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.8%
CMU Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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