KBW Announces Third Quarter 2009 Rebalancing on Its Family of U.S. Indices

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), today announced a quarterly rebalancing across its entire family of U.S. indices. The changes will be effective before markets open on Monday, September 21.

The KBW family of indices includes: KBW Bank Index (Index Symbol: BKX^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (Index Symbol: KSX^SM); KBW Insurance Index (Index Symbol: KIX^SM); KBW Regional Banking Index (Index Symbol: KRX^SM), KBW Mortgage Finance Index (Index Symbol: MFX^SM), KBW Property and Casualty Index (Index Symbol: KPX^SM), KBW Premium Yield Equity REITs Index (Index Symbol: KYX^SM), and KBW Global Financials (ex-U.S.) Index (Index Symbol: KGX^SM).

The following KBW indices have tradable exchange traded funds: KBW Bank Index (Index Symbol: BKX^SM, ETF Symbol KBE^SM); KBW Capital Markets Index (Index Symbol: KSX^SM, ETF Symbol KCE^SM); KBW Insurance Index (Index Symbol: KIX^SM, ETF Symbol KIE^SM); KBW Mortgage Finance Index (Index Symbol: MFX^SM, ETF Symbol: KME^SM), and KBW Regional Banking Index (Index Symbol: KRX^SM, ETF Symbol: KRE^SM).

About KBW

KBW, Inc. is the parent of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Limited and KBW Asset Management. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is a full service investment bank specializing in the financial services industry. Founded in 1962, it is widely recognized as a leading authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking and specialty finance sectors. The firm has established industry-leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as sales and trading for financial services companies.

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