Kbw announces change to kbw global financials (ex-u.s.) index (kgxsm)

New york--(business wire)--keefe, bruyette & woods, inc., a full-service, boutique investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of stifel financial corp. (nyse: sf), announces the following change: effective prior to the opening of business on tuesday, may 21, 2013, itau unibanco holding sa ads (nyse: itub), a member of the kbw global financials (ex-u.s.) index (kgxsm), will undergo an increase in shares due to a recent stock split. the kbw indices have ten tradable exchange-traded funds licensed: kbw bank index (index ticker: bkxsm, etf ticker: kbwbsm); kbw capital markets index (index ticker: ksxsm, etf ticker: kbwcsm); kbw insurance index (index ticker: kixsm, etf ticker: kbwism); kbw regional banking index (index ticker: krxsm, etf ticker: kbwrsm, krssm, krusm); kbw financial sector dividend yield index (index ticker: kdxsm, etf ticker: kbwdsm); kbw premium yield equity reit index (index ticker: kyxsm, etf ticker: kbwysm); kbw property and casualty insurance index (index ticker: kpxsm, etf ticker: kbwpsm); and kbw global (ex. u.s.) financial sector index (index ticker: kgxsm, etf ticker: kbwxsm). about kbw kbw llc, a stifel company, operates in the u.s. and europe through its broker dealer subsidiaries, keefe, bruyette & woods, inc. and keefe, bruyette & woods limited. over the years, kbw has established itself as a leading independent authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking and specialty finance sectors. founded in 1962, the firm maintains industry-leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.
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