09:02 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Thursday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing by 0.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.5% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.2%.

WisdomTree ( WT ) shares were up more than 1% after the company reported assets under management of $131.14 billion as of Aug. 31, up from $127.19 billion at the end of July.