A look at the Financial Sector’s fastest growing. The following have earnings per share growth of more than 30% this year, quarter over quarter sales growth of at least 30%, and return on equity of more than 15% (to weed out the weak.)
| Ticker | Company | Sector | Industry | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADX | The Adams Express Company | Financial | Closed-End Fund – Equity | USA |
| AI | Arlington Asset Investment Corp. | Financial | Mortgage Investment | USA |
| APO | Apollo Global Management, LLC | Financial | Diversified Investments | USA |
| CUZ | Cousins Properties Inc. | Financial | REIT – Diversified | USA |
| EIG | Employers Holdings, Inc. | Financial | Property & Casualty Insurance | USA |
| FBRC | FBR & Co. | Financial | Asset Management | USA |
| GGAL | Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. | Financial | Foreign Regional Banks | Argentina |
| HCI | HCI Group, Inc. | Financial | Property & Casualty Insurance | USA |
| MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | Financial | Investment Brokerage – National | USA |
| NSM | Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. | Financial | Mortgage Investment | USA |
| OAK | Oaktree Capital Group, LLC | Financial | Asset Management | USA |
| PMT | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | Financial | REIT – Residential | USA |
| QIWI | Qiwi plc | Financial | Credit Services | Russia |
| TY | Tri-Continental Corporation | Financial | Closed-End Fund – Equity | USA |
| TYY | Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. | Financial | Closed-End Fund – Equity | USA |
| WAC | Walter Investment Management Corp. | Financial | Mortgage Investment | USA |
| WETF | WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | Financial | Asset Management | USA |