In a rising interest rate environment, fixed-income mutual fund portfolios with short durations see higher inflows, as this segment is expected to do well.
MB Financial has a market cap of $2.4 billion. After the earnings report in 3Q15, MB Financial rose by 0.1% to close at $31.30 per share as of October 15.
Webster Financial has a market cap of $3.3 billion. After the earnings report in 3Q15, Webster fell by 1.1% to close at $35.35 per share as of October 15, 2015.
PrivateBancorp (PVTB) has a market cap of $3.20 billion. After the earnings report in 3Q15, it rose by 1.6% to close at $40.58 per share as of October 13.
A flattening yield curve refers to a situation in which the difference between yields of short- and long-maturity securities has decreased from its historical trend.
