Financials: The 3 Best-Performing Financials Stocks of 2018 (So Far)

The leaders of large-cap financials have been a data company, a subprime lender, and a unique banking institution. Intro: The financials sector hasn’t been a great performer so far in 2018, underperforming the S&P 500 by more than six percentage points. However, there are some stocks in the sector that have done extraordinarily well. Here’s why Morningstar (NASDAQ: MORN), Credit Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ: CACC), and SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) have all risen by more than 35% so far this year.