Lastly, Chicago-based Northern Trust ( NTRS) reentered the market last September under the FlexShares brand.

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At the closing bell, HOT is up about 1.7%, while NTRS is down about 0.2% on the day Friday.

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Northern Trust (NTRS) reports its third quarter earnings on Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

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Northern Trust (NTRS) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.

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Other competitors in the financial sector include: Bank Of New York Mellon (BK), Northern (NTRS), and Citigroup (C).

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The Smith Family of Chicago, long-time holders of a huge stake in Northern Trust ( NTRS), also holds a better-than 10% stake here.

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Still, as of Dec. 31, Northern Trust (nasdaq: NTRS - news - people ) Co. (with 4.9%) and Davis Selected Advisers (4.6%) were believers.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, HOT and NTRS collectively make up 1.27% of the Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio ETF (PXMV) which is higher by about 0.7% on the day Friday.

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The surviving 12: Hanover Insurance ( THG, 42 ), Cree ( CREE, 45 ), Owens-Illinois ( OI, 25 ), Alleghany ( Y, 375 ), URS ( URS, 42 ), Northern Trust ( NTRS, 53 ), Sandridge Energy ( SD, 5.7 ), Great Plains ( GXP, 22 ), General Cable ( BGC, 34 ), Whiting Petroleum ( WLL, 49 ), RF Micro Devices ( RFMD, 5.3 ) and Global Payments ( GPN, 50 ).

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