Portfolio Strategy Chart of the Day

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Portfolio Strategy Chart of the Day

June 5, 2026

Are FINs Sniffing Out a Problem Ahead?

S&P 500 Financials S&P 500 Sectors

Top 5 Contributors to Return (YTD, Total Return)

Goldman Sachs 0.9%

Energy 32%

Morgan Stanley 0.7%

Technology 24%

Citigroup 0.5% Industrials 14%

BNY 0.3% Materials 13%

Interactive Brokers 0.2% Real Estate 11%

Bottom 5 Contributors to Return S&P 500 11%

Comm. Serv. 7% Wells Fargo -0.4%

Staples 7%

Capital One -0.4%

Utilities 4%

Berkshire Hathaway -0.6%

Discretionary 0%

Visa -0.6% Health Care -1%

Mastercard -0.9% Financials -4%

• Yesterday’s price action was exemplary of another systematic investor unwind with those investors “selling what they own” and

YTD lagging sectors (FIN/HC) / anti-momentum outperforming. We don’t expect this to be the start of a major trend or turning

point. Given the massive weight of Tech/Comm Services within the S&P 500, any small outflows from Tech spawn a strong upside

move in other sectors, if at least temporarily.

• One day doesn’t change a trend and the bigger concern to us has been the very weak performance of the Financials sector YTD

(the worst!). Uncertainty over the path of monetary policy, industry worries over stablecoins to deposits, and the contemporaneous

flattening of the yield curve have pressed the group. Over the past few days, the durability of private credit has once again

emerged as several large funds have announced outsized redemption requests. Additionally, some of the largest weights within

the sector (MA, V, & BRK account for ~25% of the Financials sector) have also hurt FINs YTD performance. If oil prices continue to

fall, Financials should benefit from a steeper yield curve, increased lending activity, and mega IPOs/ M&A activity against a strong

U.S. economic backdrop.